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feat: add Plex-style adaptive transcoding with bitrate limits and hardware fallback

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2026-09-29 23:31:05 +02:00
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public/index.html
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@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
<h3>Encoder Settings</h3>
<div class="setting-item">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Hardware Encoder</span>
<span class="setting-label">Transcoding Device</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Select which GPU encoder to use for transcoding. Auto will use the best
available.</span>
</div>
@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
</div>
<div class="setting-item">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Max Resolution</span>
<span class="setting-label">Maximum Transcoded Resolution</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Limit transcoded output resolution. Lower = faster, more
compatible.</span>
</div>
@ -567,7 +567,7 @@
</div>
<div class="setting-item">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Quality Preset</span>
<span class="setting-label">Encoding Quality</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Higher quality uses more bandwidth and CPU/GPU.</span>
</div>
<select id="setting-quality" class="source-select" style="width: auto; min-width: 200px;">
@ -578,7 +578,7 @@
</div>
<div class="setting-item">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Audio Mix Preset</span>
<span class="setting-label">Audio Downmix</span>
<span class="setting-hint">How multi-channel audio (5.1/7.1) is mixed down to stereo for browser
playback.</span>
</div>
@ -600,14 +600,14 @@
<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
</label>
<div class="setting-info">
<span class="setting-label">Enable Upscaling</span>
<span class="setting-label">Upscale Low-Resolution Video</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Upscale lower-resolution content to a higher resolution during
transcoding.</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="setting-item" id="upscale-method-container" style="display: none;">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Upscale Method</span>
<span class="setting-label">Upscaling Method</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Hardware is faster; Software (Lanczos) is higher quality.</span>
</div>
<select id="setting-upscale-method" class="source-select" style="width: auto; min-width: 200px;">
@ -617,7 +617,7 @@
</div>
<div class="setting-item" id="upscale-target-container" style="display: none;">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Upscale Target</span>
<span class="setting-label">Target Resolution</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Target resolution for upscaled output.</span>
</div>
<select id="setting-upscale-target" class="source-select" style="width: auto; min-width: 200px;">
@ -629,25 +629,43 @@
</div>
<div class="settings-section">
<h3>Stream Processing</h3>
<h3>Automatic Playback</h3>
<div class="setting-item">
<label class="setting-toggle">
<input type="checkbox" id="setting-auto-transcode-tc">
<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
</label>
<div class="setting-info">
<span class="setting-label">Auto Transcode (Smart)</span>
<span class="setting-label">Choose Playback Method Automatically</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Automatically detect stream codecs and only transcode/remux when needed.
Adds ~1-3s probe delay on first play.</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="setting-item">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Maximum Streaming Bandwidth</span>
<span class="setting-hint">The bandwidth limit is evaluated when playback starts. Quality does not change automatically during playback.</span>
</div>
<select id="setting-max-direct-bitrate" class="source-select" style="width: auto; min-width: 200px;">
<option value="0">No Limit</option>
<option value="20000">20 Mbps</option>
<option value="12000">12 Mbps</option>
<option value="8000">8 Mbps</option>
<option value="4000">4 Mbps</option>
<option value="2000">2 Mbps</option>
</select>
</div>
</div>
<div class="settings-section">
<h3>Stream Processing</h3>
<div class="setting-item">
<label class="setting-toggle">
<input type="checkbox" id="setting-force-transcode-tc">
<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
</label>
<div class="setting-info">
<span class="setting-label">Force Audio Transcode</span>
<span class="setting-label">Always Convert Audio</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Transcode audio to AAC for browser compatibility. Enable if you get video
but no audio (fixes Dolby/AC3/EAC3).</span>
</div>
@ -658,7 +676,7 @@
<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
</label>
<div class="setting-info">
<span class="setting-label">Force Video Transcode</span>
<span class="setting-label">Always Convert Video</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Force full video transcoding (burn-in subtitles, incompatible video).
Uses
HW encoder.</span>
@ -670,14 +688,14 @@
<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
</label>
<div class="setting-info">
<span class="setting-label">Force Remux</span>
<span class="setting-label">Always Remux Streams</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Remux streams to MP4 container. Enable for raw .ts streams from IPTV
middleware like m3u-editor or dispatcharr.</span>
</div>
</div>
<div class="setting-item">
<div class="setting-info" style="flex: 1;">
<span class="setting-label">Stream Output Format</span>
<span class="setting-label">Stream Container</span>
<span class="setting-hint">Container format for Xtream streams. Try TS if you experience buffering
issues.</span>
</div>
@ -686,6 +704,15 @@
<option value="ts">MPEG-TS (ts) - Better buffer</option>
</select>
</div>
<div class="setting-item">
<label class="setting-toggle">
<input type="checkbox" id="setting-allow-hardware-fallback">
<span class="toggle-slider"></span>
</label>
<div class="setting-info">
<span class="setting-label">Use CPU if hardware transcoding fails</span>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="settings-section">

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public/js/components/VideoPlayer.js
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@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class VideoPlayer {
forceTranscode: false,
forceRemux: false,
autoTranscode: true,
maxDirectBitrateKbps: 0,
targetTranscodeBitrateKbps: 6000,
allowHardwareFallback: true,
streamFormat: 'm3u8',
epgRefreshInterval: '24'
};
@ -813,6 +816,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
* Start a HLS transcode session
*/
async startTranscodeSession(url, options = {}) {
this.currentTranscodeSession = null;
try {
console.log('[Player] Starting HLS transcode session...', options);
const res = await fetch('/api/transcode/session', {
@ -823,6 +827,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Failed to start session');
const session = await res.json();
this.currentSessionId = session.sessionId;
this.currentTranscodeSession = session;
return session.playlistUrl;
} catch (err) {
console.error('[Player] Session start failed:', err);
@ -871,9 +876,14 @@ class VideoPlayer {
// Determine if HLS or direct stream
this.currentUrl = streamUrl;
// CHECK: Auto Transcode (Smart) - probe first, then decide
if (this.settings.autoTranscode) {
// Forced playback modes take priority over automatic selection below.
const hasForcedPlaybackMode = this.settings.forceVideoTranscode ||
this.settings.forceTranscode || this.settings.forceRemux;
// Automatic playback: probe once, then choose transcode, remux, or direct play.
if (this.settings.autoTranscode && !hasForcedPlaybackMode) {
console.log('[Player] Auto Transcode enabled. Probing stream...');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('direct', 'Analyzing…');
try {
const probeRes = await fetch(`/api/probe?url=${encodeURIComponent(streamUrl)}`);
const info = await probeRes.json();
@ -905,14 +915,23 @@ class VideoPlayer {
}
}
if (info.needsTranscode || this.settings.upscaleEnabled) {
const maxDirectBitrateKbps = Number(this.settings.maxDirectBitrateKbps) || 0;
const overallBitrateKbps = Number(info.overallBitrateKbps) || 0;
const exceedsBandwidthLimit = maxDirectBitrateKbps > 0 &&
overallBitrateKbps > maxDirectBitrateKbps;
const requiresTranscode = info.needsTranscode || this.settings.upscaleEnabled ||
(!info.needsRemux && exceedsBandwidthLimit);
if (requiresTranscode) {
// Incompatible audio (AC3/EAC3/DTS) or Upscaling enabled - use transcode session
console.log(`[Player] Auto: Using HLS transcode session (${this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'Upscaling' : 'Incompatible audio/video'})`);
// Heuristic: If video is h264, it's likely compatible, so only copy video (audio transcode only)
// BUT: If upscaling is enabled, we MUST encode.
const videoMode = (info.video && info.video.includes('h264') && !this.settings.upscaleEnabled) ? 'copy' : 'encode';
const statusText = videoMode === 'copy' ? 'Transcoding (Audio)' : (this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'Upscaling' : 'Transcoding (Video)');
const videoMode = (info.video && info.video.includes('h264') &&
!this.settings.upscaleEnabled && !exceedsBandwidthLimit) ? 'copy' : 'encode';
const statusText = videoMode === 'copy' ? 'Audio Transcode' :
(this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'Upscaling' : 'Video Transcode');
const statusMode = this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'upscaling' : 'transcoding';
this.updateTranscodeStatus(statusMode, statusText);
@ -920,8 +939,18 @@ class VideoPlayer {
videoMode,
videoCodec: info.video,
audioCodec: info.audio,
audioChannels: info.audioChannels
audioChannels: info.audioChannels,
targetVideoBitrateKbps: this.settings.targetTranscodeBitrateKbps ||
this.settings.maxDirectBitrateKbps || 6000,
allowHardwareFallback: this.settings.allowHardwareFallback !== false
});
if (this.currentTranscodeSession?.hardwareFallbackOccurred) {
this.updateTranscodeStatus('transcoding', 'CPU Fallback');
}
if (exceedsBandwidthLimit) {
this.updateQualityBadge(this.settings.targetTranscodeBitrateKbps ||
this.settings.maxDirectBitrateKbps || 6000);
}
this.currentUrl = playlistUrl; // Update currentUrl for HLS reload
this.playHls(playlistUrl);
@ -934,7 +963,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
} else if (info.needsRemux) {
// Raw .ts container - use remux
console.log('[Player] Auto: Using remux (.ts container)');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('remuxing', 'Remux (Auto)');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('remuxing', 'Remux');
const remuxUrl = `/api/remux?url=${encodeURIComponent(streamUrl)}`;
this.currentUrl = remuxUrl;
this.video.src = remuxUrl;
@ -949,6 +978,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
}
// Compatible - fall through to normal HLS.js path
console.log('[Player] Auto: Using HLS.js (compatible)');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('direct', 'Direct Play');
} catch (err) {
console.warn('[Player] Probe failed, using normal playback:', err.message);
// Continue with normal playback on probe failure
@ -957,11 +987,19 @@ class VideoPlayer {
// CHECK: Force Video Transcode (Full) or Upscaling
if (this.settings.forceVideoTranscode || this.settings.upscaleEnabled) {
const statusText = this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'Upscaling' : 'Transcoding (Video)';
const statusText = this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'Upscaling' : 'Video Transcode';
const statusMode = this.settings.upscaleEnabled ? 'upscaling' : 'transcoding';
console.log(`[Player] ${statusText} enabled. Starting session (encode)...`);
this.updateTranscodeStatus(statusMode, statusText);
const playlistUrl = await this.startTranscodeSession(streamUrl, { videoMode: 'encode' });
const playlistUrl = await this.startTranscodeSession(streamUrl, {
videoMode: 'encode',
targetVideoBitrateKbps: this.settings.targetTranscodeBitrateKbps ||
this.settings.maxDirectBitrateKbps || 6000,
allowHardwareFallback: this.settings.allowHardwareFallback !== false
});
if (this.currentTranscodeSession?.hardwareFallbackOccurred) {
this.updateTranscodeStatus('transcoding', 'CPU Fallback');
}
this.currentUrl = playlistUrl;
// Load HLS
@ -1002,7 +1040,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
// CHECK: Force Audio Transcode (Copy Video) - legacy forceTranscode setting
if (this.settings.forceTranscode) {
console.log('[Player] Force Audio Transcode enabled. Starting session (copy)...');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('transcoding', 'Transcoding (Audio)');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('transcoding', 'Audio Transcode');
// Probe to get video codec for HEVC tag handling
let videoCodec = 'unknown';
@ -1012,7 +1050,11 @@ class VideoPlayer {
videoCodec = info.video;
} catch (e) { console.warn('Probe failed for force audio, assuming h264'); }
const playlistUrl = await this.startTranscodeSession(streamUrl, { videoMode: 'copy', videoCodec });
const playlistUrl = await this.startTranscodeSession(streamUrl, {
videoMode: 'copy',
videoCodec,
allowHardwareFallback: this.settings.allowHardwareFallback !== false
});
this.currentUrl = playlistUrl;
console.log('[Player] Playing transcoded HLS stream:', playlistUrl);
@ -1053,7 +1095,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
if (this.settings.forceRemux && (isRawTs || isExtensionless)) {
console.log('[Player] Force Remux enabled. Routing through FFmpeg remux...');
console.log('[Player] Stream type:', isRawTs ? 'Raw TS' : 'Extension-less (assumed TS)');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('remuxing', 'Remux (Force)');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('remuxing', 'Remux');
const remuxUrl = this.getRemuxUrl(streamUrl);
this.video.src = remuxUrl;
this.video.play().catch(e => {
@ -1082,7 +1124,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
// Priority 1: Use HLS.js for HLS streams on browsers that support it
if (looksLikeHls && Hls.isSupported()) {
this.updateTranscodeStatus('direct', 'Direct HLS');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('direct', 'Direct Play');
// Use playHls helper logic here (or extract it)
// For now, let's just use existing logic but wrapped/modularized if possible?
@ -1146,7 +1188,7 @@ class VideoPlayer {
} else if (this.video.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl') === 'probably' ||
this.video.canPlayType('application/vnd.apple.mpegurl') === 'maybe') {
// Priority 2: Native HLS support (Safari on iOS/macOS where HLS.js may not work)
this.updateTranscodeStatus('direct', 'Direct Native');
this.updateTranscodeStatus('direct', 'Direct Play');
this.video.src = finalUrl;
this.video.play().catch(e => {
if (e.name === 'AbortError') return; // Ignore interruption by new load
@ -1247,11 +1289,15 @@ class VideoPlayer {
/**
* Update quality badge display
*/
updateQualityBadge() {
updateQualityBadge(targetBitrateKbps = null) {
const badge = document.getElementById('player-quality-badge');
if (!badge) return;
if (this.currentStreamInfo?.height > 0) {
if (targetBitrateKbps) {
const targetMbps = targetBitrateKbps / 1000;
badge.textContent = `${Number.isInteger(targetMbps) ? targetMbps : targetMbps.toFixed(1)} Mbps`;
badge.classList.remove('hidden');
} else if (this.currentStreamInfo?.height > 0) {
badge.textContent = this.getQualityLabel(this.currentStreamInfo.height);
badge.classList.remove('hidden');
} else {

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public/js/pages/Settings.js
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@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class SettingsPage {
const forceVideoTranscodeToggle = document.getElementById('setting-force-video-transcode-tc');
const forceRemuxToggle = document.getElementById('setting-force-remux-tc');
const streamFormatSelect = document.getElementById('setting-stream-format-tc');
const maxDirectBitrateSelect = document.getElementById('setting-max-direct-bitrate');
const allowHardwareFallbackToggle = document.getElementById('setting-allow-hardware-fallback');
// User-Agent (Transcoding tab versions)
const userAgentSelect = document.getElementById('setting-user-agent-tc');
@ -131,6 +133,8 @@ class SettingsPage {
if (forceVideoTranscodeToggle) forceVideoTranscodeToggle.checked = s.forceVideoTranscode === true;
if (forceRemuxToggle) forceRemuxToggle.checked = s.forceRemux || false;
if (streamFormatSelect) streamFormatSelect.value = s.streamFormat || 'm3u8';
if (maxDirectBitrateSelect) maxDirectBitrateSelect.value = String(s.maxDirectBitrateKbps || 0);
if (allowHardwareFallbackToggle) allowHardwareFallbackToggle.checked = s.allowHardwareFallback !== false;
if (userAgentSelect) userAgentSelect.value = s.userAgentPreset || 'chrome';
if (userAgentCustomInput) userAgentCustomInput.value = s.userAgentCustom || '';
if (customUaContainer) {
@ -232,6 +236,16 @@ class SettingsPage {
this.app.player.saveSettings();
});
maxDirectBitrateSelect?.addEventListener('change', () => {
this.app.player.settings.maxDirectBitrateKbps = parseInt(maxDirectBitrateSelect.value, 10) || 0;
this.app.player.saveSettings();
});
allowHardwareFallbackToggle?.addEventListener('change', () => {
this.app.player.settings.allowHardwareFallback = allowHardwareFallbackToggle.checked;
this.app.player.saveSettings();
});
// User-Agent handlers
const toggleCustomInput = () => {
if (customUaContainer) {

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server/db.js
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@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ function getDefaultSettings() {
hwEncoder: 'auto', // auto | nvenc | amf | qsv | vaapi | software
maxResolution: '1080p', // 4k | 1080p | 720p | 480p
quality: 'medium', // high | medium | low
maxDirectBitrateKbps: 0, // 0 = unlimited
targetTranscodeBitrateKbps: 6000,
allowHardwareFallback: true,
audioMixPreset: 'auto', // auto | itu | night | cinematic | passthrough
// Probe cache settings
probeCacheTTL: 300, // 5 minutes for URL probe cache

33
server/routes/probe.js
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@ -87,6 +87,22 @@ function analyzeProbeResult(probeResult, url) {
const videoCodec = videoStream?.codec_name?.toLowerCase() || 'unknown';
const audioCodec = audioStream?.codec_name?.toLowerCase() || 'unknown';
const container = format.format_name?.toLowerCase() || 'unknown';
const toPositiveNumber = (value) => {
const parsed = Number(value);
return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? parsed : null;
};
const toKbps = (value) => {
const bitrate = toPositiveNumber(value);
return bitrate === null ? null : Math.round(bitrate / 1000);
};
const durationSeconds = toPositiveNumber(format.duration) ?? toPositiveNumber(videoStream?.duration) ?? toPositiveNumber(audioStream?.duration);
const videoBitrateKbps = toKbps(videoStream?.bit_rate);
const audioBitrateKbps = toKbps(audioStream?.bit_rate);
const overallBitrateKbps = toKbps(format.bit_rate);
const probeConfidence = durationSeconds !== null && videoBitrateKbps !== null &&
(!audioStream || audioBitrateKbps !== null) && overallBitrateKbps !== null
? 'complete'
: 'partial';
// Check codec compatibility
const videoOk = BROWSER_VIDEO_CODECS.some(c => videoCodec.includes(c));
@ -131,6 +147,11 @@ function analyzeProbeResult(probeResult, url) {
width: videoStream?.width || 0,
height: videoStream?.height || 0,
audioChannels: audioStream?.channels || 0, // For Smart Audio Copy
durationSeconds,
videoBitrateKbps,
audioBitrateKbps,
overallBitrateKbps,
probeConfidence,
container: container,
compatible: compatible,
needsRemux: needsRemux,
@ -157,7 +178,12 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
container: 'unknown',
compatible: false,
needsRemux: false,
needsTranscode: true
needsTranscode: true,
durationSeconds: null,
videoBitrateKbps: null,
audioBitrateKbps: null,
overallBitrateKbps: null,
probeConfidence: 'partial'
});
}
@ -193,6 +219,11 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
compatible: false,
needsRemux: false,
needsTranscode: true,
durationSeconds: null,
videoBitrateKbps: null,
audioBitrateKbps: null,
overallBitrateKbps: null,
probeConfidence: 'partial',
error: err.message
});
}

14
server/routes/transcode.js
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@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ transcodeSession.startCleanupInterval();
* Body: { url: string, seekOffset?: number }
*/
router.post('/session', async (req, res) => {
const { url, seekOffset, videoMode, videoCodec, audioCodec, audioChannels } = req.body;
const {
url, seekOffset, videoMode, videoCodec, audioCodec, audioChannels,
targetVideoBitrateKbps, targetAudioBitrateKbps, allowHardwareFallback
} = req.body;
if (!url) {
return res.status(400).json({ error: 'URL is required' });
@ -47,6 +50,9 @@ router.post('/session', async (req, res) => {
hwEncoder: settings.hwEncoder || 'software',
maxResolution: settings.maxResolution || '1080p',
quality: settings.quality || 'medium',
targetVideoBitrateKbps: targetVideoBitrateKbps ?? settings.targetTranscodeBitrateKbps ?? 6000,
targetAudioBitrateKbps: targetAudioBitrateKbps ?? 192,
allowHardwareFallback: allowHardwareFallback ?? settings.allowHardwareFallback ?? true,
audioMixPreset: settings.audioMixPreset || 'auto', // Audio downmix preset
// Upscaling options
upscaleEnabled: settings.upscaleEnabled || false,
@ -71,7 +77,10 @@ router.post('/session', async (req, res) => {
res.json({
sessionId: session.id,
playlistUrl: `/api/transcode/${session.id}/stream.m3u8`,
status: session.status
status: session.status,
requestedEncoder: session.requestedEncoder,
effectiveEncoder: session.effectiveEncoder,
hardwareFallbackOccurred: session.hardwareFallbackOccurred
});
} catch (err) {
@ -270,4 +279,3 @@ router.get('/', async (req, res) => {
});
module.exports = router;

127
server/services/transcodeSession.js
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@ -63,20 +63,28 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
this.segments = new Map(); // segment index -> { ready: boolean, path: string }
this.status = 'pending'; // pending | starting | running | stopped | error
this.error = null;
this.requestedEncoder = options.hwEncoder || 'software';
this.effectiveEncoder = null;
this.hardwareFallbackOccurred = false;
this.playlistReady = false;
this.processGeneration = 0;
this.startTime = Date.now();
this.lastAccess = Date.now();
this.options = {
...options,
ffmpegPath: options.ffmpegPath || 'ffmpeg',
userAgent: options.userAgent || 'Mozilla/5.0',
seekOffset: options.seekOffset || 0,
hwEncoder: options.hwEncoder || 'software',
maxResolution: options.maxResolution || '1080p',
quality: options.quality || 'medium',
targetVideoBitrateKbps: this.normalizeBitrate(options.targetVideoBitrateKbps, 6000),
targetAudioBitrateKbps: this.normalizeBitrate(options.targetAudioBitrateKbps, 192),
allowHardwareFallback: options.allowHardwareFallback !== false,
// Upscaling options
upscaleEnabled: options.upscaleEnabled || false,
upscaleMethod: options.upscaleMethod || 'hardware', // 'hardware' or 'software'
upscaleTarget: options.upscaleTarget || '1080p',
...options
upscaleTarget: options.upscaleTarget || '1080p'
};
}
@ -100,27 +108,62 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
throw err;
}
// Build FFmpeg arguments for HLS output
const args = this.buildFFmpegArgs();
try {
const encoder = this.resolveEncoder();
this.requestedEncoder = this.options.hwEncoder || 'software';
this.startProcess(encoder);
// Save session metadata
await this.persist();
} catch (err) {
this.status = 'error';
this.error = err.message;
throw err;
}
}
normalizeBitrate(value, fallback) {
const parsed = Number(value);
return Number.isFinite(parsed) && parsed > 0 ? Math.round(parsed) : fallback;
}
resolveEncoder() {
let encoder = this.options.hwEncoder || 'software';
if (encoder === 'auto') {
const hwCaps = hwDetect.getCapabilities();
encoder = hwCaps?.recommended || 'software';
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Auto encoder resolved to: ${encoder}`);
}
return encoder;
}
startProcess(encoder) {
const args = this.buildFFmpegArgs(encoder);
const generation = ++this.processGeneration;
this.effectiveEncoder = encoder;
this.status = 'starting';
this.error = null;
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Starting with requested encoder=${this.requestedEncoder}, effective encoder=${encoder}`);
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Command: ${this.options.ffmpegPath} ${args.join(' ')}`);
try {
this.process = spawn(this.options.ffmpegPath, args, {
const process = spawn(this.options.ffmpegPath, args, {
cwd: this.dir,
windowsHide: true
});
this.process = process;
this.status = 'running';
// Handle stdout (should be empty for file output)
this.process.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
process.stdout.on('data', (data) => {
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] stdout: ${data}`);
});
// Handle stderr (FFmpeg progress/errors)
let stderrBuffer = '';
this.process.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
process.stderr.on('data', (data) => {
stderrBuffer += data.toString();
// Log periodically to avoid spam
const lines = stderrBuffer.split('\n');
@ -135,51 +178,62 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
});
// Handle process exit
this.process.on('exit', (code) => {
process.on('exit', (code) => {
if (generation !== this.processGeneration) return;
if (code === 0 || code === null) {
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] FFmpeg completed successfully`);
this.status = 'stopped';
} else if (code !== 255) { // 255 is often from SIGKILL
console.error(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] FFmpeg exited with code ${code}`);
const error = `FFmpeg exited with code ${code}`;
if (this.tryHardwareFallback(error, encoder)) return;
console.error(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] ${error}`);
this.status = 'error';
this.error = `FFmpeg exited with code ${code}`;
this.error = error;
}
this.process = null;
this.emit('exit', code);
});
// Handle spawn errors
this.process.on('error', (err) => {
process.on('error', (err) => {
if (generation !== this.processGeneration) return;
if (this.tryHardwareFallback(err.message, encoder)) return;
console.error(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] FFmpeg error:`, err);
this.status = 'error';
this.error = err.message;
this.emit('error', err);
if (this.listenerCount('error') > 0) {
this.emit('error', err);
}
});
// Save session metadata
await this.persist();
} catch (err) {
this.status = 'error';
this.error = err.message;
if (this.tryHardwareFallback(err.message, encoder)) return;
throw err;
}
}
tryHardwareFallback(initialError, encoder) {
const canFallback = this.options.videoMode !== 'copy' && encoder !== 'software' &&
this.options.allowHardwareFallback && !this.hardwareFallbackOccurred && !this.playlistReady;
if (!canFallback) return false;
this.hardwareFallbackOccurred = true;
console.error(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Hardware encoder ${encoder} failed during startup: ${initialError}`);
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Retrying once with software encoder`);
this.startProcess('software');
this.persist().catch(err => console.error(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Failed to persist fallback state:`, err.message));
return true;
}
/**
* Build FFmpeg arguments for HLS output with optional GPU encoding
*/
buildFFmpegArgs() {
buildFFmpegArgs(resolvedEncoder = null) {
const segmentPattern = path.join(this.dir, 'seg%04d.m4s');
const videoMode = this.options.videoMode || 'encode';
// Resolve 'auto' encoder to detected hardware, fallback to software
let encoder = this.options.hwEncoder || 'software';
if (encoder === 'auto') {
const hwCaps = hwDetect.getCapabilities();
encoder = hwCaps?.recommended || 'software';
console.log(`[TranscodeSession ${this.id}] Auto encoder resolved to: ${encoder}`);
}
const encoder = resolvedEncoder || this.resolveEncoder();
const args = [
'-hide_banner',
@ -264,7 +318,7 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
args.push(
'-c:a', 'aac',
'-ar', '48000',
'-b:a', '192k',
'-b:a', `${this.options.targetAudioBitrateKbps}k`,
'-af', `${panFilter},aresample=async=1`
);
}
@ -336,6 +390,7 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
'low': { nvenc: 30, vaapi: 30, qsv: 30, amf: 30, software: 28 }
};
const qp = qualityPresets[quality] || qualityPresets.medium;
const bitrate = this.options.targetVideoBitrateKbps;
switch (encoder) {
case 'nvenc':
@ -356,6 +411,7 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
this.addSoftwareEncoderArgs(args, resolution, qp.software);
break;
}
args.push('-b:v', `${bitrate}k`, '-maxrate', `${bitrate}k`, '-bufsize', `${bitrate * 2}k`);
}
/**
@ -432,8 +488,8 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
args.push(
'-c:v', 'h264_nvenc',
'-preset', 'p4', // Balanced preset (p1=fastest, p7=best)
'-rc', 'constqp', // Constant QP mode
'-qp', String(qp),
'-rc', 'vbr', // Bitrate-constrained variable bitrate
'-cq', String(qp), // Quality target within bitrate constraint
'-bf', '3' // B-frames for better compression
);
}
@ -448,10 +504,7 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
args.push(
'-c:v', 'h264_amf',
'-quality', 'quality', // Quality preset
'-rc', 'cqp', // Constant QP
'-qp_i', String(qp),
'-qp_p', String(qp + 2),
'-qp_b', String(qp + 4),
'-rc', 'vbr_peak', // Bitrate-constrained variable bitrate
'-pix_fmt', 'yuv420p' // Force 8-bit output for compatibility
);
}
@ -556,6 +609,7 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
const startTime = Date.now();
while (Date.now() - startTime < timeoutMs) {
if (await this.isPlaylistReady()) {
this.playlistReady = true;
return true;
}
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
@ -600,6 +654,9 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
startTime: this.startTime,
lastAccess: this.lastAccess,
options: this.options,
requestedEncoder: this.requestedEncoder,
effectiveEncoder: this.effectiveEncoder,
hardwareFallbackOccurred: this.hardwareFallbackOccurred,
seekOffset: this.options.seekOffset
};
const metaPath = path.join(this.dir, 'session.json');
@ -621,6 +678,9 @@ class TranscodeSession extends EventEmitter {
session.startTime = metadata.startTime;
session.lastAccess = metadata.lastAccess;
session.status = 'stopped'; // Not running after restart
session.requestedEncoder = metadata.requestedEncoder || session.requestedEncoder;
session.effectiveEncoder = metadata.effectiveEncoder || null;
session.hardwareFallbackOccurred = metadata.hardwareFallbackOccurred || false;
return session;
} catch (err) {
console.error(`Failed to restore session from ${sessionDir}:`, err.message);
@ -753,7 +813,10 @@ function getAllSessions() {
status: s.status,
startTime: s.startTime,
lastAccess: s.lastAccess,
idleMs: Date.now() - s.lastAccess
idleMs: Date.now() - s.lastAccess,
requestedEncoder: s.requestedEncoder,
effectiveEncoder: s.effectiveEncoder,
hardwareFallbackOccurred: s.hardwareFallbackOccurred
}));
}