Updated transcoding to support surround sound

public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
                             // Buffer stalled - seek forward to unstick
                             console.log('[HLS] Buffer stalled, seeking to recover...');
                             if (!this.video.paused && this.video.currentTime > 0) {
-                                this.video.currentTime += 0.5;
+                                this.video.currentTime += 1;
                             }
                         }
                     }
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
                             if (!wasFirstDetection && !this.video.paused && this.video.currentTime > 0) {
                                 // Seek forward slightly to skip past any corrupted audio frames
                                 console.log('[HLS] Seeking past discontinuity boundary');
-                                this.video.currentTime += 0.5;
+                                this.video.currentTime += 1;
                             }
                         }
                     }

server/routes/transcode.js

@@ -31,9 +31,8 @@ router.get('/', (req, res) => {
         '-c:v', 'copy',
         // Audio: Transcode to browser-compatible AAC with consistent parameters
         '-c:a', 'aac',
-        '-ac', '2',
         '-ar', '48000',
-        '-b:a', '128k',
+        '-b:a', '256k', // Increased for surround sound
         '-af', 'aresample=48000:async=1',
         // Fragmented MP4 for streaming (browser-compatible)
         '-f', 'mp4',