HLS playlist useless transcoding #89
Description
I’m experiencing significant playback delays when trying to stream an HLS playlist with .ts segments on the Stremio desktop and Android apps. These playlists work perfectly fine when accessed via the web, but on both the desktop and Android platforms, playback is extremely slow, which impacts usability.
It appears that this might be due to live re-encoding, though this process seems unnecessary for this type of content.
I’ve tested various playlist formats, including .m3u8 with .ts and .m4s segments, but the issue persists in both cases.
The video segments are encoded in x264 with AAC audio, so they should be natively supported without additional processing
Is there any way to optimize playback for these formats or disable any unnecessary re-encoding steps in the app?