diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/screens-asset.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/screens-asset.jsx
index 8d8c22d..9167b86 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/screens-asset.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/screens-asset.jsx
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ function AssetDetail({ asset, onClose }) {
   }, [streamUrl, streamType]);
 
   // Build filmstrip from real video frames. HLS streams use hls.js probe.
-  // For MP4, we fetch the first 10 MB as a Blob to feed the probe video —
-  // this works reliably even in headless browsers where <video> network loading
-  // often stalls, and ensures the moov atom (placed at the start by faststart)
-  // is already buffered when the probe element reads it.
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!streamUrl || totalMs <= 0) {
       setFilmFrames([]);
@@ -92,23 +88,19 @@ function AssetDetail({ asset, onClose }) {
     let cancelled = false;
     const build = async function() {
       setFilmstripLoading(true);
-      let probe = null;
-      let blobUrl = null;
+      const probe = document.createElement('video');
+      probe.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
+      probe.muted = true;
+      probe.playsInline = true;
+      probe.preload = 'auto';
+      probe.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;left:-9999px;top:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;pointer-events:none';
+      document.body.appendChild(probe);
       const timeout = setTimeout(function() {
-        if (blobUrl) URL.revokeObjectURL(blobUrl);
-        if (probe) probe.remove();
+        if (probe.parentNode) probe.parentNode.removeChild(probe);
         if (!cancelled) { setFilmFrames([]); setFilmstripLoading(false); }
         cancelled = true;
       }, 15000);
       try {
-        probe = document.createElement('video');
-        probe.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
-        probe.muted = true;
-        probe.playsInline = true;
-        probe.preload = 'auto';
-        probe.style.cssText = 'position:fixed;left:-9999px;top:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;pointer-events:none';
-        document.body.appendChild(probe);
-
         if (streamType === 'hls') {
           if (!window.Hls) throw new Error('hls.js not loaded');
           await new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
@@ -122,16 +114,10 @@ function AssetDetail({ asset, onClose }) {
             hls.attachMedia(probe);
           });
         } else {
-          // Pre-buffer the first 10 MB as a Blob — proxies use faststart so
-          // the moov atom lives at the start, making this sufficient to parse
-          // the full duration and seek any frame.
-          const resp = await fetch(streamUrl, { headers: { Range: 'bytes=0-10485760' } });
-          const blob = await resp.blob();
-          blobUrl = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
           await new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
             probe.onloadedmetadata = resolve;
             probe.onerror = reject;
-            probe.src = blobUrl;
+            probe.src = streamUrl;
           });
         }
         const frameCount = 28;
@@ -168,8 +154,7 @@ function AssetDetail({ asset, onClose }) {
         if (!cancelled) setFilmFrames([]);
       } finally {
         clearTimeout(timeout);
-        if (blobUrl) URL.revokeObjectURL(blobUrl);
-        if (probe) probe.remove();
+        if (probe.parentNode) probe.parentNode.removeChild(probe);
         if (!cancelled) setFilmstripLoading(false);
       }
     };
@@ -302,7 +287,6 @@ function AssetDetail({ asset, onClose }) {
         setComments(function(c) { return [...c, _normalizeComment(row)]; });
       })
       .catch(function(e) {
-        // Best-effort fallback so the user doesn't lose the typed comment.
         window.alert('Could not post comment: ' + (e.message || 'unknown error'));
         setNewComment(text);
       });
@@ -759,4 +743,4 @@ function avatarColor(initials) {
   return 'linear-gradient(135deg, hsl(' + (h % 360) + ' 60% 50%), hsl(' + ((h + 60) % 360) + ' 60% 45%))';
 }
 
-Object.assign(window, { AssetDetail, msToTimecode, parseDuration, avatarColor });
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+Object.assign(window, { AssetDetail, msToTimecode, parseDuration, avatarColor });