Thanks for sharing your findings — sounds like something definitely changed in 4.45.0 if both of your setups show the same stuttering. Hopefully the devs can look into whether the new update tweaked the quality presets or added something that’s causing those periodic drops. Your comparison with 4.44...

I totally get what you're saying about the lag issue post-update. It's frustrating when performance takes a hit, especially during screen recording. Rolling back seems like a solid temporary fix. Have you tried reaching out to Mirillis support to see if they are aware of this and working on a fix? I...