MediaInfoLib source code has been audited by several security researchers and private individuals. Thank you to Yazan Balawneh (CyStack), Feng Ning (Innora), TristanInSec, Gareth Davidson (bitplane), Stanley Tang, Brandon Barrante, Erik White, Miklos Juhasz, iliasabk, buzz, mega-wli, cjee21, and many others for their reports and/or patches.
+ Update of Turkish translation, thanks to umablognot
+ Update of Czech translation, thanks to Michal Várady
+ Update of Portuguese (Brazil) translation, thanks to Fúlvio Alves
+ Update of Russian translation, thanks to solokot
+ Windows GUI: Fix missing translation for some UI elements
+ macOS GUI: Add close button in Compare view's header
+ Android GUI: avoid to ask for geolocation data access many times
+ Android GUI: fix of a couple of crashes while migrating from Rx Java to Kotlin Coroutines, thanks to cjee21
+ Conformance checker: update with more precise error messages, sponsored by Austrian Mediatek
+ Conformance checker: tolerate common padding patterns found in some files, sponsored by Austrian Mediatek
+ MXF: cross-check header and footer values for timecode tracks, prioritizing the footer value
+ MXF: support more ARRI camera metadata, thanks to Luis Gómez Gutiérrez
+ Global performance improvement when analyzing files with uncommon file extensions or junk files
+ HEVC: support interlaced content, thanks to Torbjörn Einarsson
+ HEVC: detect CBR and report nominal bitrate
+ AV2: support v1.0.0 streams, thanks to cjee21
+ MP3: support gapless files, thanks to hat3k
+ MOV/MP4: support Auro CS layout information, thanks to almirus
+ DTS:X: support supplemental channel layout, thanks to almirus
+ EIA-608/708: report maximum number of characters per line
+ TTML: report maximum number of characters per line
+ MOV: support chpl version 0
+ ELF: support RISC-V
+ GIF: support XMP and loop count, thanks to cjee21
+ GIF: support animated GIFs
+ I2632, ApeTag: handle cover images, thanks to cjee21
x I2690, TAR: improve parsing of the TAR header to avoid more false positives
x I2706, MPEG-TS: fix infinite loop with some partial packets at the end of the file
x I2670, DVD-Video: preserve IFO stream languages after VOB merge, thanks to wastaken7
x I2589: fix MediaInfoList_Open file options not being used with the DLL API
x MXF: fix failure to detect sparse content in Teletext or OP47, thanks to MaxEliaserAWS
x DTS: move DTS:X objects to their own field, matching Dolby Atmos
x Opus: fix 5.0 support and center-channel ordering, thanks to Puella Purpura
x MP3: detect headerless VBR after parsing finishes, thanks to Bernard Wiesner
x MP3: fix reconstructed settings for LAME CBR 256 and 320 kbps, thanks to hat3k
x MP3: clean up some LAME version values
x MOV: fix mapping for Apple language tags >= 95

Each year at vMix we take a look at the available laptops on the market and put forward the best option for vMix. It’s usually a powerful laptop that capable of a 4 camera production with streaming and recording…but at an affordable price point. You may have preferred laptop brands, and that’s ok! You’ll just need to match or exceed our recommended specs. This year we’re recommending the…

Acer 16″ Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (PHN16-I71-90LV)

• Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 24-Core
• 16GB DDR5 | 1TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
• 16″ 2560 x 1600 IPS 240 Hz Display
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti (12GB GDDR7)
• HDMI | USB-C | USB-A | Thunderbolt 4
• 2.5 GbE | Wi-Fi 6E | Bluetooth 5.4
• Full HD Webcam
• RGB Backlit Keyboard | Touchpad
• Windows 11 Home

Link to the laptop on B+H. It retails for $2,549.00 USD but it’s often on sale, so if you keep your eye on it you can probably get it for cheaper!

ANOTHER Option! ASUS 16″ TUF Gaming F16 Laptop (FX608LPG-BB94)

Unsurprisingly, after we bought the Acer and made the video…B+H started to stock the 2026 version of the Asus TUF Gaming F16 with the 290HX! It’s very similar to the Acer Predator, although it has an RTX 5070 instead of the 5070ti, but that’s not really worth the extra $150.

• Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 24-Core
• 16GB DDR5 | 1TB M.2 SSD
• 16″ 2560 x 1600 OLED 165 Hz Display
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 GPU (8GB GDDR7)
• Gigabit LAN | Wi-Fi 6E | Bluetooth 5.4
• Thunderbolt 4 | HDMI 2.1 | USB-C
• User-Upgradable RAM & SSD Slots
• Full HD IR Webcam
• Windows 11 Home

B+H link. This is currently priced at $2,399.99 USD, but again, there are always sales at B+H, so you may be able to get it cheaper.

Asus website link to the laptop model.

If you want to different brand or model, what should you look for?

• Intel Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus 24-Core
• 16GB or 32GB of DDR5 Ram
• 1TB SSD
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060/5070/5070 Ti GPU
• Advanced Optimus or Mux Switch
• Thunderbolt 4 if you require it

Do you need the latest and greatest?

If you don’t need bragging rights then no you don’t need the latest gen of CPU. If you’re able to get an Intel Ultra 9 275HX on sale, then that’s a great way to go! Here’s the specs to look for-

• Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
• 16GB or 32GB of DDR5 Ram
• 1TB SSD
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060/5070/5070 Ti GPU
• Advanced Optimus or Mux Switch
• Thunderbolt 4 if you require it.

You could even look for an older CPU like a 14th gen i9. Here are some of our older recommendations!

2024-2025 Laptop– Intel i9 14900HX
2025-2026 Laptop– Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX

Laptop best practices!

Check out our Knowledge Base article about getting the most out of your laptop with vMix-https://www.vmix.com/knowledgebase/article.aspx/264/laptop-best-practices