fix(playback): enable video encoding to eliminate black screen during video playback and fix _search_candidates import

apex/combined-entrypoint.sh

@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ for bcfg in "$LOCAL_ROOT/config/branding.xml" "/data/jellyfin/config/branding.xm
     fi
 done
 
-# Configure encoding.xml for direct play / stream remuxing (prevents CPU-heavy video transcode)
+# Configure encoding.xml for direct play / stream remuxing and video playback
 ENCODING_XML="$LOCAL_ROOT/config/encoding.xml"
 python3 - "$ENCODING_XML" <<'PY'
 import sys
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ content = """<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <EnableThrottling>true</EnableThrottling>
   <ThrottleDelaySeconds>180</ThrottleDelaySeconds>
   <HardwareAccelerationType>none</HardwareAccelerationType>
-  <EnableVideoEncoding>false</EnableVideoEncoding>
+  <EnableVideoEncoding>true</EnableVideoEncoding>
   <EnableAudioEncoding>true</EnableAudioEncoding>
   <AllowVideoStreamCopy>true</AllowVideoStreamCopy>
   <AllowAudioStreamCopy>true</AllowAudioStreamCopy>
@@ -263,7 +263,8 @@ path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 path.write_text(content.strip(), encoding="utf-8")
 PY
 cp -f "$ENCODING_XML" "/data/jellyfin/config/encoding.xml" 2>/dev/null || true
-echo "[JELLYFIN] Configured zero-CPU video encoding & direct stream remux in $ENCODING_XML"
+sed -i 's|<EnableVideoEncoding>false</EnableVideoEncoding>|<EnableVideoEncoding>true</EnableVideoEncoding>|g' "$ENCODING_XML" "/data/jellyfin/config/encoding.xml" 2>/dev/null || true
+echo "[JELLYFIN] Configured high-performance video encoding & direct stream remux in $ENCODING_XML"
 
 echo "[HEALTH] Jellyfin starting in background (local datadir)..."
 launch_jellyfin

apex/tg_streamer.py

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ from apex_stream.organize import (
     tv_show_root,
 )
 from apex_stream.tmdb_meta import (
+    _search_candidates,
     best_tmdb_match,
     build_episode_nfo,
     build_movie_nfo,

apex/ui/abyss.css

@@ -3325,8 +3325,7 @@ header.MuiAppBar-root [class*="serverName"],
 .cardPadder,
 .cardBox,
 .card-withdetails,
-.innerCardContainer,
-.backdropImage {
+.innerCardContainer {
     image-rendering: auto !important;
     image-rendering: high-quality !important;
     -webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;
@@ -3334,6 +3333,22 @@ header.MuiAppBar-root [class*="serverName"],
     transform: translateZ(0);
 }
 
+.backdropImage {
+    image-rendering: auto !important;
+    image-rendering: high-quality !important;
+}
+
+/* Ensure video player elements always render on top without backdrop interference */
+#videoOsdPage,
+.videoPlayerContainer,
+.htmlvideoplayer {
+    z-index: 99999 !important;
+}
+body:has(#videoOsdPage) #abyss-spotlight-backdrop,
+body.videoPlayerContainerVisible #abyss-spotlight-backdrop {
+    display: none !important;
+}
+
 /* 13. Android & Mobile Perfection */
 @media (max-width: 959px) {
     .MuiDrawer-modal .MuiDrawer-paper,

apex/ui/spotlight-loader.js

@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         els[i].setAttribute(BACKDROP_MARK_ATTR, "true");
         els[i].style.backgroundImage = 'url("' + url + '")';
         els[i].style.imageRendering = 'auto';
-        els[i].style.transform = 'translateZ(0)';
       }
     });
   }