Transcoding microservice: on-demand transcode for unsupported formats #14
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Add a transcoding service that converts media on-the-fly when the client cannot direct-play the source format. Design: streaming service detects client capabilities from Accept header or query param (codec, container, resolution); if direct-play is possible, returns existing S3 URL as today; if not, proxies through transcoding service which uses FFmpeg/jellyfin-ffmpeg to transcode in real-time (HLS or progressive MP4). Prefer direct play always. Transcoding service should expose /transcode/{token} endpoint returning chunked video stream. Codec negotiation and client detection logic lives in the streaming service.