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Go Live: state the Windows-only window-audio limitation in the UI and docs

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Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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2026-10-31 01:47:45 -05:00
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@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ Toolbar → **Go Live**: closes all viewer windows, fetches the logged-in user's
`/me/stream-key` (dumpd, identity from Authentik's header), opens Chrome's window picker (windows only,
audio requested), and publishes over WebRTC/WHIP to `<user>/HelmetCam-<date>` at ≤12 Mbps, H.264, up to
1440p60. Recording, the "is live" post, the sweep and Jellyfin follow exactly as for an OBS stream.
Window audio: Chrome/Edge 141+ (`windowAudio: "window"`); older browsers share the window without sound.
Window audio: Windows only, Chrome/Edge 141+ (`windowAudio: "window"`). Linux/Mac Chrome captures tab audio only → window without sound; use OBS there.
Requires the Authentik username to equal the MediaMTX streamer name (configure.py keeps them in sync via
`/etc/vanguard/streamers.json`).

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@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ export default function GoLive({ onExit }) {
<input value={title} onChange={e => setTitle(e.target.value)} disabled={phase === 'capturing'} />
<div className="hint">
Click <b>Start</b>, then pick the <b>WarDogs</b> window in Chrome's dialog and tick <b>Share audio</b>.
Window audio needs <b>Chrome or Edge 141 or newer</b> (chrome://version). Older browsers capture the window
without sound. Capped at {MAX_KBPS / 1000} Mbps, up to 1440p60, H.264.
Window audio needs <b>Windows</b> with <b>Chrome or Edge 141 or newer</b>. On Linux and Mac, Chrome can only
capture audio from a browser tab, so the window comes through without sound — use OBS with the dock there.
Capped at {MAX_KBPS / 1000} Mbps, up to 1440p60, H.264.
</div>
{err && <div className="err">{err}</div>}
<button className="primary" disabled={!key || phase === 'capturing'} onClick={start}>{phase === 'capturing' ? 'Waiting for the window picker…' : 'Start'}</button>