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  • Added UHD HEVC decoding context, the reported HDR10 Media Profile metadata list, and version-scoped Apple TV static-metadata reports; retained primary-source and current-tvOS verification limits.

  • Added HDR10 ecosystem/FAQ references, HDR10+ Adaptive and format-versus-disc limits, RTINGS further reading and HDR10+ disc discovery; recorded unresolved historical and FAQ pointers.

  • Added a provisional Hades RC8 Intel/AMD compatibility report with secondary-transcript provenance and follow-up requirements; kept CroqueMr/CB1 matrix ratings unchanged.

  • Made measured display calibration explicit in Video priorities, alongside picture settings and viewing conditions; distinguished calibration from choosing a preset.

  • Clarified MaxCLL/MaxFALL, added Dolby’s versioned metadata-level reference, and expanded the proposed T03 controls without changing the guide’s headings.

  • Integrated display-capability, metadata and quantisation explanations into the existing Video and output sections; removed the separate ideal-display section. Added limits on repeated-dither and TV-led/player-led quality claims.

  • Added an ideal-display explanation distinguishing mapping, FEL reconstruction and panel precision; corrected claims that processing rounds only once or that a capable display guarantees metadata bypass.

  • Replaced RGB brightness ramps with a paper-and-lamp illustration; separated luminance, gamut and bit depth, with claim-specific references to official ITU, Dolby and HDR10+ documentation.

  • Clarified HDR10 fallback, binary bit depth, clipping and static/dynamic tone mapping. Added a schematic brightness illustration and a calculated 150-inch projector example; moved edition notes to the end of Video.

  • Video page: the introduction is now two sentences; a What matters most section near the end ranks the display, setup, player and format details (editorial). The Audio page has a matching section on speakers, the room, placement and calibration, and format details; its troubleshooting order points to it. More light now explains dynamic range and that HDR brings brighter red, green and blue, not just brighter white.

  • Video page: tone mapping now explains in order what HDR10's static metadata is for, why one setting for the whole film can leave dark scenes unnecessarily dark, and how dynamic metadata (HDR10+, Dolby Vision) and dynamic tone mapping adapt scene by scene. How much it matters by display, and implementation errors, moved to a new section near the end. HDR10 explains what 10 bits means (1,024 levels per colour, 2 to the power of 10).

  • Video page: the Video and Testing sections now live at video/ and testing/, matching their headings. Headings on article pages are numbered (1, 1.1). Under HDR10, a single More light section explains HDR's brightness and wider colour range; bit depth is a footnote; tone mapping is introduced as what it is and why it is needed. HDR10 notes that consumer TVs show 10 bits (S63), and FEL explains why 12-bit reconstruction still helps the TV's tone mapping.

  • Added a preliminary DMDreview Xiaomi S905X5M report: spatial dithering, tested-path limits and follow-up checks. Xiaomi output precision now links to the report; other chips are not reclassified.

  • Video page now opens with HDR10, and explains under it what HDR adds over SDR, what 10 bits means and why tone mapping is needed. Dynamic metadata and dynamic tone mapping are explained there, with HDR10+ as an open, royalty-free standard and Dolby Vision as Dolby's proprietary format (S62). madVR is now a footnote on dedicated video processors in high-end home cinemas.

  • Video page: the separate pages on HDR formats, Profile 7, film examples and display compatibility are merged into the Video page, so HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision each have one section. Dolby Vision now covers Profile 7 (base layer, enhancement layer, RPU), MEL and FEL with examples, and a new subsection on displays without Dolby Vision: Samsung TVs, including the 2026 models, do not support it (S61). Edition details and smaller caveats moved to footnotes; the More on video table was removed.

  • Aligned desktop navigation with the reading column, made the logo circular, renamed Testing and clarified the invitation for stable test-file links.

  • Narrowed article text for comfortable desktop reading while retaining the wide player matrix; added the Runesblog logo to the header and browser tab.

  • Clarified the bounded FEL ranking, Native Player attribution, ARC stereo PCM, reconstruction precision and build-specific measurements. Added the DTS-HD Master Audio lookup section.

  • DMDreview's test is now described as a still-image measurement that does not cover motion (frame pacing, judder, dither over time). Testing asks for Vero V output-precision measurements and links OSMC's FEL testing thread; matrix note 14 links the request.

  • Native Player rendering: TS 103 448 fixes height speaker positions per layout, so a front-height or top-middle setting would mean departing from the specification; added to note 28 and the spatial-fidelity section. Note 28 now introduces the developer's statements without conversational framing.
  • Native Player rendering: note 28 and the spatial-fidelity section add the developer's reply of 8 November 2026 on why the AC-4 renderer specification applies to TrueHD Atmos and where a receiver's render can differ (height speaker type, object size and zones, exact layout). S52 now links the thread and both replies.
  • Audio page: new section on spatial fidelity (whether sounds come from the right places), separate from lossless decoding; explains renderer choice and Native Player's use of the public ETSI TS 103 448 renderer specification (S52). Testing lists Native IT's Sound test for Dolby Atmos app.
  • Testing: a Test files and tools section with The HDR Dissector's FEL test pattern and a request for further test files (FEL/MEL, Profile 7 without the enhancement layer, 12-bit ramps, Atmos and DTS:X channel and object tests), test software and testers.
  • Video page: madVR explained briefly and compared with Dolby Vision (S60); game consoles as disc players: PS5 and Xbox Series X play discs in HDR10 only, without Dolby Vision or HDR10+, and need settings changed for Atmos and DTS:X bitstream (S58, S59). The comparison notes why disc players and consoles are not in the matrix.
  • Audio page: real speakers usually matter more than format details, with how soundbars create height (S23); ARC versus eARC and what a TV connection limits (S40).
  • Video page: a plain explanation of 10-bit versus 12-bit (ITU-R BT.2390), a note that HDR10+ adds metadata but no extra bits, and why tone mapping in the TV from 12-bit values avoids rounding twice.
  • Rewrote the Video page as a guided explanation: an introduction on what matters most; HDR versus SDR, HDR10, tone mapping and dynamic metadata (including where they matter less and how implementation can go wrong), HDR10+, Dolby Vision Profile 7 with MEL and FEL examples, why the metadata cannot simply be reused without the enhancement layer, and a ranking of five playback approaches for FEL discs. Added where 12 bits become 10. Troubleshooting order moved to the end of the Video and Audio pages (S54–S57).
  • Removed internal working notes (project status, assistant workflow, brief-coverage checklist) from the site; they now live in the repository outside the published pages.
  • Filled six Unknown cells: 3D for Infuse (side-by-side/top-and-bottom only, MVC in 2D) and Native Player (no 3D output on Apple TV) from Firecore's statements (note 29, S53); output precision for Shield, Zidoo and Raspberry Pi 5 (10-bit, since the enhancement layer is not used; note 30) and Ugoos AM6B+ (12-bit with some steps merged, from DMDreview; note 26). The Testing tab is now called Testing. Removed internal working remarks from source notes; note 28 quotes the developer's reply in full.
  • Split Native Player's sound and picture explanations: new note 28 explains local Atmos/DTS:X object rendering with the developer's reply (screenshot archived) and what ETSI TS 103 448 is; note 22 now quotes the developer on FEL. Note 5 keeps lossless decoding and general support (S52).
  • Shield FEL marked red: with the enhancement layer discarded, unmodified RPU metadata may not fit the base layer and can look darker than HDR10 (note 27). FEL colour legend updated.
  • Removed the disc players (Sony UBP-X700, Panasonic DP-UB450, OPPO UDP-203) from the matrix with their notes; the clipping report now has its own short section on the Video page. The reading guide states that the Dolby Vision columns describe TV-led output and which players also offer player-led.
  • Updated Native Player's FEL handling from a developer post: metadata is aligned with the base layer on FEL discs with brightness expansion, so Dolby Vision is no longer darker than HDR10; highlights carried only by the enhancement layer are still not restored (note 22, S51).
  • Removed the separate Dolby Vision metadata (RPU) column; MEL and FEL cells now say how the RPU is handled when the enhancement layer is discarded. Infuse MEL and FEL marked No (HDR10 base layer), per the Firecore forum reply (S48).
  • Other notes for Infuse and Native Player now list the features that need Pro. Matrix notes 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11–14, 16 and 22 now explain what the cell means and whether Pro is required, not only where the source is.
  • Clarified Dolby Vision metadata cells (Shield passes the RPU unmodified; Native Player converts it to P8.1). Renamed rows to PC · LibreELEC, CoreELEC and LibreELEC without "fork", and "Apps based on AetherEngine", whose cells now assume every optional feature is enabled (notes 6–7).
  • Added a DTS-HD Master Audio (lossless) column. The matrix header row now stays visible under the site header while scrolling down the page (a small script), and the first column stays fixed when scrolling sideways. Sourced the 96 kHz TrueHD point behind Infuse's 48 kHz limit (S23).
  • Audio columns renamed to Dolby TrueHD (lossless), Dolby TrueHD Atmos (lossless) and DTS:X (lossless); passthrough cells now read Bitstream passthrough. Shield's Dolby Vision metadata cell shows the best-supporting app (note 27). Added a comparison of how Infuse, Native Player and AetherEngine deliver TrueHD on Apple TV, including AetherEngine's lossy default bridge.
  • Matrix cells now state support uniformly (Yes, No, Unknown, Passthrough) with a qualification only where it changes the answer; evidence types are left to the linked source notes. Side margins reduced by 30%, and the home heading moved up.
  • Testing now opens with an invitation to contribute objective tests, followed by a list of the external tests and registers the comparison uses, each with what it shows and leaves open. Added plain-language introductions with official Dolby, DTS and HDR10+ references, a short 3D Blu-ray section, linked matrix column headings to their explanations, and fixed the matrix so the first column stays in place while scrolling.
  • Explained Atmos beds, objects and Dolby spatial coding with a plays-where table, citing Dolby's renderer guide; added a DTS:X fallback note and two AVS Forum listening threads (S49).
  • Simplified desktop navigation to section tabs; retained the mobile menu.
  • Removed the left navigation and right page contents on desktop. Five fixed top tabs (Home, Video, Audio, Player Comparison, Testing); research and source pages are listed under Testing. Each section's first page lists its other pages at the end. Header, tabs and text share one left and right margin. The mobile menu is unchanged.
  • Explained compatible Atmos/DTS:X channel playback and stereo limits; added community listening lists, display-review links and extraction-scope guidance.
  • Applied verified OPPO HDR10+ and p3i CMv4.0-default corrections.

  • Added a 3D Blu-ray (MVC) column and six register-based players (Ugoos AM9 Pro, Homatics Box R 4K Plus, Xiaomi Box S 3rd gen, Dune HD 8K series, Zidoo Z9X Pro/Z20 Pro, Raspberry Pi 5) from HT2 Tweak's community spreadsheet (S50); filled Shield, Ugoos and PC cells it covers; removed the Zidoo/Dune placeholder.

  • Consolidated on the MkDocs website with a Chrome live-preview launcher. Retired the separate single-file export; its history remains in Git.

  • Added a self-contained offline HTML edition with embedded styling and navigation, plus a Chrome launcher.

  • Clarified the limits of a further excerpt from the HDR Dissector video; player capability ratings unchanged.

  • Added a navigable HDR10/HDR10+/Dolby Vision primer with an edition-specific disc example and explicit research placeholders.

  • Described the AetherEngine audio configuration with optional components enabled; retained yellow for the local-rendering path.

  • Replaced generic disc baseline with Sony X700, Panasonic UB450 and discontinued OPPO UDP-203; retained unverified FEL precision limits.

  • Identified Native Player as a third-party app, documented RPU conversion and clarified inferred Apple TV video precision versus HDMI transport.

  • Added an edition-specific HDR10+ disc example.

  • Reframed UHD Blu-ray disc players as a disc-playback baseline with model-dependent capabilities and a scoped clipping-test note.

  • Expanded Dolby Vision column headings, added HDR10+ and documented Infuse/Native Player payment options with source notes.

  • Added numbered source notes to every matrix badge and pinned the Ugoos comparison to p3i T4c with explicit configuration and evidence limits.

  • Folded source-availability notes into Other notes, removed routine app-download wording and named audio bitstream passthrough explicitly. Added Shield support references.

  • Removed the Apple TV group divider and added source-availability, plug-and-play and installation notes columns.

  • Moved the player matrix directly below its title, placed explanations below, and grouped Apple TV apps at the top.

  • Made homepage cards fully clickable with hover/focus feedback.

  • Combined player video, audio and setup information in one source-linked capability matrix, with explicit uncertainty and per-row dates.

  • Restored the spacious three-section homepage and corrected the light primary colour that could make links unreadable on white backgrounds.

  • Renamed primary sections Video, Audio and Player Comparison; shortened the homepage and added direct topic links.

  • Shortened the HDR case study and separated observed outcomes from mechanism.

  • Clarified MAT versus rendering, corrected Infuse higher-rate handling to documented 48 kHz conversion, and avoided unsupported Native Player transport exclusions.

  • Did not import unverified video-frame details or additional low-priority technical digressions.

  • Simplified headings and named the test hub Testing.

  • Defined playback accuracy and practical impact without a universal reference score.
  • Clarified Native Player diagnostic-app evidence and independent testing gaps.

  • Added contribution scope, review limits and an AI-assistance policy.

  • Added an enthusiast-focused title and source-preservation introduction.

  • Added a Tests hub with six proposed experiments and a submission/review/replication workflow.

  • Added per-row player entry dates and correction guidance; dates do not imply hardware testing.

  • Named the site UHD Blu-ray Remux Playback Guide in the header and homepage title.

0.3.1 — 2026-11-06

  • Added brief practical priorities to Picture and Sound, with homepage and specialist-page links.
  • Distinguished troubleshooting order from a universal quality-loss ranking; no claim that precision differences are always invisible.

0.3.0 — 2026-11-06

  • Added preservation-versus-conversion and playback-quality introductory pages.
  • Added the supplied HDR Dissector video with checked transcript timestamps and explicit audit limits.
  • Connected CPM A13 source-metadata release notes without claiming a universal fix.
  • Added homepage/player cross-links and sources S34–S38.

0.2.0 — 2026-11-06

  • Reworked the wiki in English around UHD Blu-ray remux playback.
  • Added Picture and Sound overview paths, with linked player matrices.
  • Replaced the question-led homepage with a concise introduction and section navigation.
  • Added neutral Apple-inspired styling, system typography and restrained blue accents.
  • Added edition-scoped film examples, separating HDR10-only, reported MEL and reported FEL.
  • Identified an HDR Dissector Avatar video and Native IT's spatial test app; retained evidence limits.
  • Added display compatibility, playback failure and AV1/upscaling research placeholders.

0.1.0 — 2026-11-06

  • Created the MkDocs Material wiki, sources, research queue and contribution templates.
  • Pinned AetherEngine/CB1 code references and separated code observations from developer contracts.
  • Updated Vero V status to the May 2026 announcement.
  • No player measurements or independent technical review performed.