Micro-stuttering and jittering edges on Sony BRAVIA 8 (Android 14) using ExoPlayer/Media3 (SDR and Dolby Vision)

Version

Media3 main branch

More version details

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Devices that reproduce the issue

Device Details:
TV Model: Sony BRAVIA 8 (XR80 / Bravia 8 OLED)OS Version: Android 14 / Google TV (Latest firmware)Player Engine: ExoPlayer / Media3 (integrated into streaming apps)Description of the Issue:There is a persistent micro-stuttering and jittering effect visible on the edges and contours of objects during video playback. This rendering issue occurs using the native ExoPlayer/Media3 engine with hardware decoding enabled.Key Observations:The issue is NOT limited to SDR content; it is also highly noticeable during Dolby Vision playback using hardware-direct decoding (MediaCodec).Disabling or enabling frame-rate matching inside the player apps does not resolve the edge jitter.Modifying internal buffer settings (from minimum values up to 200s+) does not mitigate the micro-stutter.Other independent playback engines like Kodi's VideoPlayer handle the exact same video files smoothly without any edge artifacts or jittering, while perfectly maintaining Dolby Vision playback.
Expected Behavior:ExoPlayer/Media3 should deliver a stable frame-pacing pipeline to the Sony XR Processor without inducing artificial edge vibration or breaking frame synchronization during Dolby Vision or SDR streams.

Devices that do not reproduce the issue

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Reproducible in the demo app?

Yes

Reproduction steps

1 Open any streaming app that uses the ExoPlayer/Media3 standalone player engine on a Sony BRAVIA 8 (Android 14).
2 Play any video stream using native hardware-direct decoding (MediaCodec). This includes both standard 24fps SDR content and high-end Dolby Vision files.
3 Observe the contours and edges of objects moving across the screen.

Expected result

ExoPlayer/Media3 should deliver a stable frame-pacing pipeline to the Sony XR Processor without inducing artificial edge vibration or breaking frame synchronization during Dolby Vision or SDR streams.

Actual result

There is persistent micro-stuttering, jittering, and visible edge vibrations along contours and lines of moving objects. This issue compromises image stability on the Sony BRAVIA 8 across both SDR and Dolby Vision playback formats.

Media

Any standard 24fps video stream using MediaCodec hardware direct decoding, including high bit-rate SDR video files and native Dolby Vision profile streams.

Bug Report

• You will email the zip file produced by adb bugreport to android-media-github@google.com after filing this issue.

The issue names no source file or test. Begin by reproducing the playback problem in the demo app on a Sony BRAVIA 8 with MediaCodec, covering 24fps SDR and Dolby Vision streams, then collect the requested adb bugreport. Done means the frame-pacing or rendering cause is isolated well enough to define a targeted fix and verification case.