-
diff --git a/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js b/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
index f692a29..9a52a56 100644
--- a/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
+++ b/public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
@@ -707,6 +707,44 @@ class VideoPlayer {
this.nowPlaying.classList.add('hidden');
}
+ /**
+ * Start a HLS transcode session
+ */
+ async startTranscodeSession(url, options = {}) {
+ try {
+ console.log('[Player] Starting HLS transcode session...', options);
+ const res = await fetch('/api/transcode/session', {
+ method: 'POST',
+ headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+ body: JSON.stringify({ url, ...options })
+ });
+ if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to start session');
+ const session = await res.json();
+ this.currentSessionId = session.sessionId;
+ return session.playlistUrl;
+ } catch (err) {
+ console.error('[Player] Session start failed:', err);
+ // Fallback to direct transcode if session fails
+ return `/api/transcode?url=${encodeURIComponent(url)}`;
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Stop and cleanup current transcode session
+ */
+ async stopTranscodeSession() {
+ if (this.currentSessionId) {
+ console.log('[Player] Stopping transcode session:', this.currentSessionId);
+ try {
+ // Fire and forget cleanup
+ fetch(`/api/transcode/${this.currentSessionId}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
+ } catch (err) {
+ console.error('Failed to stop session:', err);
+ }
+ this.currentSessionId = null;
+ }
+ }
+
/**
* Play a channel
*/
@@ -716,6 +754,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
try {
// Stop current playback
this.stop();
+ this.updateTranscodeStatus('hidden');
// Hide "select a channel" overlay
this.overlay.classList.add('hidden');
@@ -758,14 +797,20 @@ class VideoPlayer {
}
if (info.needsTranscode) {
- // Incompatible audio (AC3/EAC3/DTS) - use transcode
- console.log('[Player] Auto: Using transcode (incompatible audio)');
- const transcodeUrl = `/api/transcode?url=${encodeURIComponent(streamUrl)}`;
- this.currentUrl = transcodeUrl;
- this.video.src = transcodeUrl;
- this.video.play().catch(e => {
- if (e.name !== 'AbortError') console.log('[Player] Autoplay prevented:', e);
- });
+ // Incompatible audio (AC3/EAC3/DTS) - use transcode session
+ console.log('[Player] Auto: Using HLS transcode session');
+
+ // Heuristic: If video is h264, it's likely compatible, so only copy video (audio transcode only)
+ // If video is hevc/other, we need full transcode
+ const videoMode = (info.video && info.video.includes('h264')) ? 'copy' : 'encode';
+ const statusText = videoMode === 'copy' ? 'Transcoding (Audio)' : 'Transcoding (Video)';
+
+ this.updateTranscodeStatus('transcoding', statusText);
+ const playlistUrl = await this.startTranscodeSession(streamUrl, { videoMode, videoCodec: info.video });
+ this.currentUrl = playlistUrl; // Update currentUrl for HLS reload
+
+ this.playHls(playlistUrl);
+
this.updateNowPlaying(channel);
this.showNowPlayingOverlay();
this.fetchEpgData(channel);
@@ -774,6 +819,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
} else if (info.needsRemux) {
// Raw .ts container - use remux
console.log('[Player] Auto: Using remux (.ts container)');
+ this.updateTranscodeStatus('remuxing', 'Remux (Auto)');
const remuxUrl = `/api/remux?url=${encodeURIComponent(streamUrl)}`;
this.currentUrl = remuxUrl;
this.video.src = remuxUrl;
@@ -794,25 +840,73 @@ class VideoPlayer {
}
}
- // CHECK: Force Transcode Priority - transcoded streams bypass HLS.js
- if (this.settings.forceTranscode) {
- console.log('[Player] Force Transcode enabled. Routing through ffmpeg...');
- const transcodeUrl = `/api/transcode?url=${encodeURIComponent(streamUrl)}`;
- this.currentUrl = transcodeUrl;
+ // CHECK: Force Video Transcode (Full)
+ if (this.settings.forceVideoTranscode) {
+ console.log('[Player] Force Video Transcode enabled. Starting session (encode)...');
+ this.updateTranscodeStatus('transcoding', 'Transcoding (Video)');
+ const playlistUrl = await this.startTranscodeSession(streamUrl, { videoMode: 'encode' });
+ this.currentUrl = playlistUrl;
- // Transcoded streams are fragmented MP4 - play directly with