Slicer Release 251027.01.01

Mac build (intel)
Mac build (arm64)
Linux build
Windows build

Changes since 250516.14.01-master slicer release:

Fixes

• Fixes unplayable asset produced when both -cmaf_only and -dasher options are combined.
• Fixes windows slicer not working correctly with -dasher option.
• Fix luma reporting in debugoverlay.
• Fix VOD ingest of .webm files.
• Fix -bug parameter parsing with start time but no duration.
• Fix unlimited buffering of uncompressed frames due to livepreview.
• Fix /status response state: -1 issue.

Enables

• Initial support for animated imagebug functionality (GIF, APNG).
• Initial support for squeezeback functionality.
• Add VOD slicer support for .vtt subtitles ingest with new -vtt option.
• Add VOD slicer support for .srt subtitles ingest with new -srt option.
• Add .vtt and .srt file detection to slicebot.
• New -replacetrack option for replacing an existing audio track.
• New VOD slicer -add_missing_audio_track option.
• Add support for decoding AV1 video.
• Add support for .mxf SMPTE 436m track CEA-608 captions.

Other Changes

• Automatically detect libpython version.
• Allow -cmaf_only and -cleardash to be used together.
• Improve nvenc failure handling, resize cache to fit the profile for dasher.
• Luma calculation performance improvements.
• Skip services checkin call if slicer already checked-in with a broker.
• Improve handling of unexpected video encoder output frames.
• Change how DTS (decode timestamps) are calculated for nvenc and livepreview.
• Update ca-bundle.crt.

Known Issues

• Apple M-series slicer build (mac_arm64) does not support Dolby AC3/EC3 encoding, or Nielsen options.

Prerequisites

• Due to CentOS 7 reaching EOL on July 1st 2024 this slicer release was built on Ubuntu 18.04.
• Nvidia driver 418 or later is required for HEVC 4K HDR/SDR.
• Mac intel build: sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_64-251027.01.01-master
• Mac arm64 build: sudo xattr -d -r com.apple.quarantine uplynk_slicer_mac_arm64-251027.01.01-master