Clips: stop telling viewers a failed clip is still being cut

ddiff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
iindex 51d6c00a..c8a6c1b2 100644
---- a/public/index.html
++++ b/public/index.html
@@@ -4970,7 +4970,7 @@ curl -s https://openvibe.media/live/@Goosely/chat-insight.json | jq ".chat_insig
  <!-- Scripts -->
  <script src="/js/theme-engine.js?v=4"></script>
  <script src="/live-notify.js?v=3" defer></script>
--<script src="/js/app.js?v=124" defer></script>
++<script src="/js/app.js?v=125" defer></script>
  <script src="/js/stream-player.js?v=20" defer></script>
  <script src="/js/chat-shared.js?v=3" defer></script>
  <script src="/js/emotes.js?v=8" defer></script>
ddiff --git a/public/js/app.js b/public/js/app.js
iindex b90c26e7..ece7d1a1 100644
---- a/public/js/app.js
++++ b/public/js/app.js
@@@ -6788,6 +6788,20 @@ function _startClipCooldownUI(btn) {
  }
  
  /* ── Clip Player ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
++/** Ask the server to re-render a clip whose cut failed, then resume polling. */
++async function recutClip(clipId) {
++    const note = document.getElementById('clp-processing-note');
++    if (note) note.innerHTML = '<i class="fa-solid fa-spinner fa-spin" style="font-size:2rem;color:var(--accent)"></i><p class="muted">Re-cutting…</p>';
++    try {
++        await api(`/clips/${clipId}/recut`, { method: 'POST' });
++        toast('Re-cutting the clip — this page will update when it is ready', 'info');
++        setTimeout(() => { if (window._clpClipId === clipId) loadClipPlayer(clipId); }, 3000);
++    } catch (e) {
++        toast(e.message, 'error');
++        if (window._clpClipId === clipId) loadClipPlayer(clipId);
++    }
++}
++
  async function loadClipPlayer(clipId) {
      try {
          // Clean up chat replay
@@@ -6880,23 +6894,34 @@ async function loadClipPlayer(clipId) {
          clearTimeout(window._clpProcessingPoll);
          { const _n = document.getElementById('clp-processing-note'); if (_n) _n.remove(); }
          if (!cl.file_path && (cl.status || 'processing') !== 'ready') {
--            // Server is still cutting this clip — show progress instead of a black
--            // player, and poll until it's ready.
++            // A clip with no file is either still being cut or the cut FAILED. These used
++            // to render identically — a failed clip showed "the server is cutting your
++            // clip" and polled forever, which is why hours-old broken clips still claimed
++            // to be in progress. Tell the truth, and offer a retry.
++            const failed = String(cl.status || '') === 'failed';
              video.style.display = 'none';
              const container = document.getElementById('clp-container');
              if (container) {
                  const note = document.createElement('div');
                  note.id = 'clp-processing-note';
                  note.style.cssText = 'display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;justify-content:center;height:300px;gap:12px;color:var(--text-muted,#999)';
--                note.innerHTML = `
++                note.innerHTML = failed ? `
++                    <i class="fa-solid fa-triangle-exclamation" style="font-size:2.5rem;color:var(--danger,#e74c3c)"></i>
++                    <p style="font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:600">This clip failed to render</p>
++                    <p class="muted" style="font-size:0.85rem">The server couldn't cut it from the recording.</p>
++                    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline" onclick="recutClip(${cl.id})"><i class="fa-solid fa-rotate-right"></i> Try again</button>` : `
                      <i class="fa-solid fa-scissors fa-bounce" style="font-size:2.5rem;color:var(--accent)"></i>
                      <p style="font-size:1.05rem;font-weight:600">Clip is processing…</p>
                      <p class="muted" style="font-size:0.85rem">The server is cutting your clip — this page will update automatically.</p>`;
                  container.appendChild(note);
              }
--            window._clpProcessingPoll = setTimeout(() => {
--                if (window._clpClipId === cl.id) loadClipPlayer(cl.id);
--            }, 3000);
++            // Only poll while it is genuinely in progress; polling a failed clip forever
++            // was pure noise.
++            if (!failed) {
++                window._clpProcessingPoll = setTimeout(() => {
++                    if (window._clpClipId === cl.id) loadClipPlayer(cl.id);
++                }, 3000);
++            }
          }
          if (cl.file_path) {
              const filename = cl.file_path.split('/').pop();
ddiff --git a/server/media-client.js b/server/media-client.js
iindex 1739c38d..b82fd468 100644
---- a/server/media-client.js
++++ b/server/media-client.js
@@@ -191,6 +191,11 @@ function deleteClip(clipId, opts = {}) {
      return request('DELETE', `/clips/${clipId}`, opts);
  }
  
++/** Ask Media to re-cut a clip whose cut failed. */
++function recutClip(clipId, opts = {}) {
++    return request('POST', `/clips/${clipId}/recut`, opts);
++}
++
  // ── Pastes ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  
  /**
@@@ -330,7 +335,7 @@ module.exports = {
      uploadVodChunk, completeVodChunks, finalizeVod,
      getVod, listVods, updateVod, deleteVod,
      // clips
--    createClip, getClip, listClips, updateClip, deleteClip,
++    createClip, getClip, listClips, updateClip, deleteClip, recutClip,
      // pastes
      createPaste, getPaste, listPastes, deletePaste,
      // files + thumbnails
ddiff --git a/server/media-proxy/clips.js b/server/media-proxy/clips.js
iindex 2973c3d7..13b86219 100644
---- a/server/media-proxy/clips.js
++++ b/server/media-proxy/clips.js
@@@ -317,4 +317,22 @@ router.delete('/:id', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
      }
  });
  
++/**
++ * Retry a failed clip cut. Same permission rule as deleting one: whoever may remove a
++ * clip may also ask for it to be re-rendered. Nothing here is destructive — the row and
++ * its timestamps are untouched, only the media is rebuilt.
++ */
++router.post('/:id/recut', requireAuth, async (req, res) => {
++    try {
++        let clip;
++        try { clip = await media.getClip(req.params.id); } catch (err) { return mediaErr(res, err, 'Clip not found'); }
++        if (!clip) return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Clip not found' });
++        if (!(await canActorDeleteClip(req.user, clip))) return res.status(403).json({ error: 'Not authorized to re-cut this clip' });
++        const out = await media.recutClip(clip.id);
++        res.json({ message: 'Re-cutting clip', status: out?.status || 'processing' });
++    } catch (err) {
++        mediaErr(res, err, 'Failed to re-cut clip');
++    }
++});
++
  module.exports = router;