fix(playback): isolate the DV7 HDR10 base layer

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Problem

Fixes #656

Related: #653 (Safari transport for #648, submitted by a different contributor)

The server_dv7_to_hdr10 transformation promised an HDR10 base layer with the Dolby Vision enhancement layer discarded, but its FFmpeg recipe only ran dovi_rpu=strip=1. Profile 7 enhancement-layer NAL units are interleaved in the selected HEVC stream as type 63, so stream mapping did not remove them.

That left HDR10-signalled output containing bytes the fallback client did not declare support for. This is directly relevant to macOS Safari, which cannot decode Profile 7 and relies on the server fallback, but the malformed output was server-side and affected every remux delivery.

PR #653 addresses how Safari receives HDR remuxes. This PR is deliberately separate: it makes the DV7-to-HDR10 bytes correct regardless of transport.

Approach

• Apply dovi_rpu=strip=1,filter_units=remove_types=63 to both progressive and HLS copy-video remuxes.
• Advertise the transformation only when FFmpeg provides both required bitstream filters, with a bounded capability probe.
• Bump server_dv7_to_hdr10 from recipe v1 to v2 and require an exact server/name/version match.
• Carry the recipe version through progressive session state, reconstruction cards, signed stream claims, and proxy delivery. Stale or missing v1 tokens fail closed instead of silently executing different bytes.
• Regenerate the protocol fixtures and cover Profile 7, the existing compatible Profile 8 fallback, mixed-version nodes, local remux, HLS, reconstruction, and proxy paths.

I kept Safari native-HLS selection, sample-entry propagation, broader Dolby Vision routing, and Firefox behavior out of this PR because they are separate concerns.

Testing

The raw real-media A/B probe is in #656. On the same two-second Profile 7 interval:

current dovi_rpu-only recipe: 51 type-63 NAL units
corrected complete chain:       0 type-63 NAL units

The corrected output remained HEVC Main 10, 10-bit PQ/BT.2020 HDR and no longer exposed a Dolby Vision configuration record.

Actual local command output:

$ go test ./internal/playback ./internal/playback/contract -skip 'NVENC|HWAccel' -count=1
ok  github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/playback           14.606s
ok  github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/playback/contract   0.760s

$ go test ./internal/proxy -count=1
ok  github.com/Silo-Server/silo-server/internal/proxy  0.341s

$ golangci-lint run --new-from-merge-base=upstream/main ./internal/playback/...
0 issues.

$ make verify-playback-fixtures
playback fixtures are current

$ make verify-local-paths
scripts/check-local-path-leaks.sh

$ git diff upstream/main...HEAD --check
<no output>

I also ran the final commit through the repository's exact CI workflow on the fork. All three jobs passed:

Docs hygiene  pass
Web           pass  (lint, format, typecheck/build, tests, generated binding)
Go            pass  (build, gofmt, vet, changed-line lint, fixtures, full tests)

This is a server-only byte-stream change, so there is no UI screenshot.

Follow-up review

Quick104 reviewed commit 34c4803 and found two runtime root causes plus a documentation mismatch. Commit 5cb55b9 now:

• rejects frozen Profile 7 and Profile 8 v1 recipes through the retryable capability-mismatch path before local progressive remux starts;
• treats FFmpeg capability-probe errors and timeouts as inconclusive, so they are not cached as a process-lifetime lack of support; and
• documents that both dovi_rpu and filter_units are required.

The follow-up regressions failed on 34c4803 and passed after the fix. The repository's upstream CI run passed Go, Web, and docs hygiene, and the follow-up CodeRabbit review reported no actionable comments.

PR #657 is the first landing PR. PR #659 will be rebased onto the updated main afterward and will consolidate the DV path into its general versioned remux-filter contract instead of retaining parallel dvrv and rfv mechanisms.

AI Disclosure

• Tool(s): OpenAI Codex
• Model(s): gpt-5
• Involvement: fully AI-generated, with human-provided playback context and approval
• Adversarial review: The initial scope review excluded Safari transport work already covered by fix(playback): use native HLS for Safari HDR remuxes #653. A stable-diff review traced recipe v2 through local, reconstructed, HLS, and proxy paths. CodeRabbit then identified three valid gaps: an unbounded FFmpeg capability probe, partial session updates clearing recipe versions, and a missing server-executor assertion. I fixed all three, added targeted regressions for the runtime cases, reran the full repository CI successfully, and confirmed all three review threads resolved. The repository's Codex companion script was not installed, so I used an independent read-only reviewer as the documented fallback.

Checklist

• I ran an adversarial AI review of the diff and summarized findings above.
• I ran the repo verify commands: make lint, cd web && pnpm run lint, cd web && pnpm run format:check, and relevant go test ./....

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Enhancements

  • Improved Dolby Vision Profile 7 to HDR10 playback and remuxing.
  • Added support for preserving Dolby Vision playback settings across sessions, streams, and playback tokens.
  • Updated playback transformation handling to use the latest recipe version.

• Bug Fixes

  • Prevented playback from using outdated or incomplete Dolby Vision transformation settings.
  • Improved capability detection for HDR10 conversion and safer fallback behavior.
  • Updated FFmpeg filter requirements to correctly isolate the HDR10 base layer.

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Walkthrough

The DV7-to-HDR10 remux path now uses recipe version 2. It requires both FFmpeg filters, validates the current server transformation, and carries the recipe version through session state, claims, and remux serving.

Changes

DV7 HDR10 remux

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Filter-chain and recipe contract internal/playback/protocol_v3.go, internal/playback/transcode.go, internal/playback/transformations_v3.go, internal/playback/remux.go, docs/architecture/playback-protocol-v3.md, docs/design/schemas/playback-v3/v3/fixtures/valid/capability_response.json, cmd/playbackfixtures/main.go, internal/playback/testdata/protocol_v3/*, internal/playback/transcode_args_test.go, internal/playback/remux_dv_test.go, internal/playback/transformations_v3_test.go	The DV7-to-HDR10 recipe uses version 2. Availability and remuxing require both dovi_rpu and filter_units. The filter chain, capability probes, and fixtures reflect the combined output.
Recipe selection and serving validation internal/api/handlers/playback_v3.go, internal/playback/plan_v3.go, internal/playback/remux.go, internal/playback/protocol_v3_test.go, internal/playback/plan_v3_union_test.go, internal/api/handlers/playback_v3_test.go, internal/api/handlers/playback_v3_union_test.go	Playback selects the current server DV7-to-HDR10 transformation. Identity playback validates local capabilities. Remux serving rejects missing or stale recipe versions.
Recipe metadata persistence and transport internal/playback/session.go, internal/playback/recipecard.go, internal/streamtoken/token.go, internal/playback/transcode_manager.go, internal/api/handlers/playback.go, internal/api/handlers/stream.go, internal/proxy/server.go, internal/api/handlers/playback_v3.go, internal/playback/recipecard_test.go, internal/playback/session_test.go, internal/playback/transcode_manager_test.go	The recipe version persists across session state, recipe cards, stream-token claims, reconstruction, proxy handling, and remux options. Tests cover token round trips and state updates.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 5cb55

The PR corrects DV7 HDR10 byte output and propagates the recipe version through playback and proxy paths, but capability validation may be bypassed if a production planner uses its fallback path, potentially sending an unsupported remux to an incapable proxy. The change is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner confirmation or follow-up for that bounded path.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant PlaybackV3Handler
  participant TransformationRegistryV3
  participant Session
  participant ProxyServer
  participant ServeRemuxWithOptions
  PlaybackV3Handler->>TransformationRegistryV3: validate server_dv7_to_hdr10 version 2
  TransformationRegistryV3-->>PlaybackV3Handler: return current transformation
  PlaybackV3Handler->>Session: store remux recipe version
  ProxyServer->>ServeRemuxWithOptions: pass recipe version from claims
  ServeRemuxWithOptions-->>ProxyServer: serve remux or return HTTP 409

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Possibly related issues

• [bug] Replan skips DV Profile 8.1 to HDR10 fallback after native-DV decoder failure #652 — Both changes update Dolby Vision-to-HDR10 fallback planning and transformation validation.

Possibly related PRs

• Silo-Server/silo-server#174 — Both changes modify RecipeCard and stream-token remux metadata.
• Silo-Server/silo-server#398 — Both changes modify Protocol V3 Dolby Vision transformation handling.
• Silo-Server/silo-server#485 — Both changes modify Profile 7 HDR10 remux and filter handling.

Suggested labels: v1

Suggested reviewers: quick104, rxwatcher

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes address issue #656 by removing type-63 units, requiring both filters, bumping the recipe version, and covering all remux paths.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The implementation, propagation changes, documentation, fixtures, and tests directly support the linked issue objectives.
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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: isolating the Dolby Vision 7 HDR10 base layer during playback.

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Inline comments:
In `@internal/playback/plan_v3_union_test.go`:
- Around line 188-193: Extend the offloaded transformation assertion in the
PlanPlaybackV3 test to also require ExecutorServerV3, alongside the existing
name and recipe-version checks. Keep the current delivery, codec, and
transformation-count assertions unchanged.

In `@internal/playback/remux.go`:
- Around line 56-63: Update supportsDV7HDR10FilterChain to run the FFmpeg
capability probe with exec.CommandContext and a finite timeout, ensuring stalled
processes cannot block indefinitely while dv7HDR10FilterSupportMu is held;
preserve the existing cache lookup and availability determination.

In `@internal/playback/session.go`:
- Around line 876-879: Update the partial DV-mode assignment in the session
state update flow so that when TranscodeRouteSet is false and RemuxDVMode is
provided without RemuxDVRecipeVersion, it changes only RemuxDVMode and preserves
the existing RemuxDVRecipeVersion; assign the recipe version there only when the
incoming value is explicitly present.

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• internal/playback/protocol_v3_test.go
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• internal/playback/recipecard_test.go
• internal/playback/remux.go
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• internal/playback/transcode_manager.go
• internal/playback/transcode_manager_test.go
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[Quick104]

Review: three findings, plus a merge-order conflict with #659

Reviewed this branch at 34c4803. I traced the new dvrv / RemuxDVRecipeVersion claim end to end (plan → session → recipe card → stream token → proxy → ServeRemuxWithOptions) and built/ran ./internal/playback/... ./internal/proxy/... ./internal/streamtoken/... ./internal/api/handlers/... ./internal/transcodenode/... plus make verify-playback-fixtures. All green. (The two TestBeginWebOperation* failures in internal/jellycompat also fail on main — unrelated.)

The claim plumbing itself is correct and symmetric — produce (identityRecipeCard → ToClaims), transport (prepareIdentityTransportV3 sets it before identityStreamURLV3), consume (proxy.handleRemux, stream.go), reconstruct (ReconstructSession), and snapshot/restore all carry it. The HLS side fails closed correctly because StartTranscode allowlists the exact filter string. DVRPUProbe now probing with the same full filter chain execution uses is a good catch.

The findings are all about what the newly strict version match does on paths that were previously name-only.

1. Version-mismatched Profile 8 plan silently falls through to legacy-auto remux — internal/api/handlers/playback_v3.go:3229 (medium-high)

remuxDVModeForPlanV3 used to match the transformation by name; it now also requires executor==server && version=="2" via isCurrentServerDV7ToHDR10TransformationV3 (:3232). For DVProfile == 7 the fall-through hits RemuxDVRejectP7V3 (:3224) and fails loudly — fine. For Profile 8 it reaches :3226, and since the strip plan sets Claims.Video = VideoClaimsV3{HDR10: true} (plan_v3.go:393), Claims.Video.DolbyVision is false, so it returns "". Empty mode is legacy auto in startRemuxWithOptions (remux.go:259), and remuxDVProfile only neutralizes profile 7 — so buildRemuxArgs emits no -bsf:v at all. remuxDVRecipeVersionForPlanV3 also returns "", so the new 409 guard in ServeRemuxWithOptions never fires either.

This is reachable across an upgrade because frozen plans persist verbatim: planstore/postgres.go stores current_plan (JSON PlanV3, including Transformations[].recipe_version) for MaxTokenTTL, frozenSeekReanchorResultV3 (playback_v3.go:2174-2186) hands record.CurrentPlan straight back to prepareTransportV3, and ExecutableRecipeV3.ValidFor compares only PlanID — so a v1 record validates fine.

Repro: Profile 8 source with DVBLCompatID == 1, HDR10-only client, progressive remux. Old binary plans it, freezing server_dv7_to_hdr10@1. Upgrade to this PR. Viewer seeks → seek-reanchor replan → v1 plan returned → remuxDVModeForPlanV3 returns "" → ffmpeg runs -c copy with no bitstream filter. DV RPUs are served while the plan advertises dynamic_range: "hdr10", claims.video.hdr10: true, and the "Dolby Vision metadata is removed" degradation warning. On main this same input returned strip_to_hdr10 and stripped correctly.

2. A transient probe timeout is cached permanently as "ffmpeg lacks the filters" — internal/playback/remux.go:66 (medium)

supportsDV7HDR10FilterChain sets available := err == nil && hasDV7HDR10FilterChain(out) and unconditionally writes it to dv7HDR10FilterSupportCache[bin] (:73) with no re-probe. The new context.WithTimeout(…, 3*time.Second) (:63) makes err != nil reachable for reasons that say nothing about the binary.

Worth contrasting with the sibling probe, which already gets this right: DVRPUProbe distinguishes dvRPUUnknown and refuses to cache an inconclusive verdict (dovi_rpu_probe.go:56-66, 152-158). Also note the planner uses a separate sync.Once-memoized ProbeTransformationRegistryV3 (playback_v3.go:134-139), so the two caches can disagree.

Repro: cold container on a loaded host, ffmpeg on a slow mount. The registry probe completes and advertises server_dv7_to_hdr10@2. Minutes later the first Profile 7 progressive remux calls supportsDV7HDR10FilterChain, that exec exceeds 3s, and false is cached for the process lifetime. Every subsequent start still plans strip_to_hdr10, and every startRemuxWithOptions returns "dolby vision HDR10 remux requires the dovi_rpu and filter_units bitstream filters" (:268) → HTTP 500 for all P7/P8 titles until restart.

Suggest mirroring DVRPUProbe: only cache a conclusive verdict, leave a timeout uncached.

3. The P7 half of the same fall-through gives an opaque 500 instead of a retryable error — internal/api/handlers/playback_v3.go:3224 (low-medium)

With a v1-frozen P7 plan, remuxDVModeForPlanV3 returns RemuxDVRejectP7V3, startRemuxWithOptions (remux.go:300-303) errors "profile 7 remux is not eligible", ServeRemuxWithOptions writes a 500, and StreamHandler.handleTransportStartFailure (stream.go:590) only logs it. The HLS path in the same situation returns a structured retryable transcode_node_capability_unavailable (:780-782) that the client can act on.

Findings 1 and 3 have one root cause and one fix. The progressive/identity branch returns at playback_v3.go:741, before the local validateAdvertisedTransformationsV3 check that protects the HLS branch at :779-782. Adding that check to prepareIdentityTransportV3 closes both.

Doc nit

docs/architecture/playback-protocol-v3.md:129-130 still says "a server without a dovi_rpu bitstream filter does not list server_dv7_to_hdr10". The probe table at :794 was updated to dovi_rpu and filter_units; this prose wasn't.

Merge-order conflict with #659

This PR and #659 independently add two different versioning mechanisms for the same problem: dvrv / RemuxDVRecipeVersion + RemuxServeOptions.DVRecipeVersion here, versus rfv / RemuxFilterVersion + VideoBitstreamFilter / SourceVideoCodec and a new /stream/remux-v3/ route there. They conflict textually in 10 files: remux.go, protocol_v3.go, recipecard.go, session.go, playback_v3.go, stream.go, transformations_v3.go, proxy/server.go, cmd/playbackfixtures/main.go, and the protocol doc.

Whichever lands second needs a real rebase rather than a conflict resolution, and the pair should probably converge on one recipe-version claim instead of two. Worth noting that finding 1 here and #659's ReconstructSession finding are the same class of bug — a version field empty where a consumer requires it non-empty — so collapsing the schemes would likely eliminate both rather than needing two separate fixes.

I've deliberately left this PR's code alone pending that decision; happy to do the rebase once you and the maintainers pick a direction.

_{Review performed with AI assistance (Claude). Findings were verified by building and running the branch, not by reading alone; the repro scenarios above are traced through the code paths cited.}

[blurbery]

Thanks for the detailed review. I addressed the concrete #657 findings in 5cb55b9:

• The local progressive/identity fallback now validates the plan’s exact server transformation before issuing a stream URL. Frozen Profile 7 and Profile 8 server_dv7_to_hdr10@1 plans return the retryable transcode_node_capability_unavailable path instead of reaching legacy remux behavior; the regression covers both profiles.
• FFmpeg -bsfs probe errors and timeouts are now inconclusive and are not cached. The regression replaces a timed-out fake binary with a healthy one and proves the next request re-probes successfully.
• The protocol prose now requires both dovi_rpu and filter_units.

Local verification is green: the full internal/playback + contract suites (with the documented GPU skips), full internal/api/handlers, internal/proxy, go vet for the affected packages, playback fixtures, local-path hygiene, and git diff --check.

For the merge-order conflict, I’m treating #657 as the first landing PR. After it lands, I’ll rebase #659 onto the updated main and consolidate its general RemuxFilterVersion / VideoBitstreamFilter contract with the DV path so the result has one versioned remux-filter mechanism. I won’t resolve those overlapping files mechanically.

[blurbery]

@Quick104 the three findings are fixed in 5cb55b9, and Go, Web, docs hygiene, and the follow-up CodeRabbit review are all green. When you have a chance, could you please take another look at #657? The merge-order decision is #657 first, then a real #659 rebase that consolidates the versioning mechanisms. Thanks.