From d955ab9523a573b51f56c3808de374d4a82d61bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael SCHAL <michaelschal@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2026 15:48:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(live): transcode audio to AAC for browser compatibility

- Keep video as direct copy (low CPU)
- Transcode audio to AAC (supports AC3/EAC3/DTS sources)
- Downmix to stereo for 5.1 surround streams
---
 bin/api/streaming_handler.dart | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/bin/api/streaming_handler.dart b/bin/api/streaming_handler.dart
index b65239b..38344b5 100644
--- a/bin/api/streaming_handler.dart
+++ b/bin/api/streaming_handler.dart
@@ -142,7 +142,10 @@ Handler createLiveStreamHandler(
 
       '-i', targetUrl,
 
-      '-c', 'copy', // Direct stream copy (Very low CPU)
+      '-c:v', 'copy', // Video: Direct copy (Very low CPU)
+      '-c:a', 'aac', // Audio: Transcode to AAC (browser compatible)
+      '-b:a', '192k', // Good audio quality
+      '-ac', '2', // Stereo downmix (handles 5.1 surround)
       '-f', 'mpegts',
       'pipe:1', // Output to stdout
     ];