diff --git a/js/channelProfile.js b/js/channelProfile.js
index 21309171..60d5df9b 100644
--- a/js/channelProfile.js
+++ b/js/channelProfile.js
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 // js/channelProfile.js
 
-import { nostrClient } from "./nostr.js";
+import {
+  nostrClient,
+  convertEventToVideo as sharedConvertEventToVideo,
+} from "./nostr.js";
 import { app } from "./app.js";
 import { subscriptions } from "./subscriptions.js"; // <-- NEW import
 import { initialBlacklist, initialWhitelist } from "./lists.js";
 import { isWhitelistEnabled } from "./config.js";
-import {
-  deriveTitleFromEvent,
-  parseVideoEventPayload,
-  findLegacyMagnetInEvent,
-} from "./videoEventUtils.js";
 
 /**
  * Initialize the channel profile view.
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ async function loadUserVideos(pubkey) {
     // 3) Convert to "video" objects
     let videos = [];
     for (const evt of events) {
-      const vid = localConvertEventToVideo(evt);
+      const vid = sharedConvertEventToVideo(evt);
       if (!vid.invalid && !vid.deleted) {
         videos.push(vid);
       }
@@ -479,84 +477,6 @@ function dedupeToNewestByRoot(videos) {
   return Array.from(map.values());
 }
 
-/**
- * Convert raw event => "video" object.
- */
-function localConvertEventToVideo(event) {
-  const {
-    parsedContent,
-    parseError,
-    title,
-    url,
-    magnet,
-    infoHash,
-    version,
-  } = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
-
-  const trimmedUrl = typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : "";
-  const trimmedMagnet = typeof magnet === "string" ? magnet.trim() : "";
-  const legacyMagnet = findLegacyMagnetInEvent(event);
-  const trimmedLegacyMagnet =
-    typeof legacyMagnet === "string" ? legacyMagnet.trim() : "";
-  const trimmedInfoHash = typeof infoHash === "string" ? infoHash.trim() : "";
-  const playbackMagnet =
-    trimmedMagnet || trimmedLegacyMagnet || trimmedInfoHash;
-  const parsedVersion =
-    typeof version === "number"
-      ? version
-      : typeof version === "string"
-        ? Number.parseInt(version, 10)
-        : Number.NaN;
-  const numericVersion = Number.isFinite(parsedVersion)
-    ? parsedVersion
-    : 0;
-
-  const hasPlayableSource = Boolean(trimmedUrl) || Boolean(playbackMagnet);
-  if (!hasPlayableSource) {
-    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason: "missing playable source" };
-  }
-
-  const derivedTitle = deriveTitleFromEvent({
-    parsedContent,
-    tags: event.tags,
-    primaryTitle: title,
-  });
-
-  let resolvedTitle = derivedTitle;
-  if (!resolvedTitle && numericVersion < 2 && playbackMagnet) {
-    resolvedTitle = trimmedInfoHash
-      ? `Legacy Video ${trimmedInfoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
-      : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
-  }
-
-  if (!resolvedTitle) {
-    const reason = parseError
-      ? "missing title (json parse error)"
-      : "missing title";
-    return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason };
-  }
-
-  return {
-    id: event.id,
-    videoRootId: parsedContent.videoRootId || event.id,
-    version: numericVersion,
-    isPrivate: parsedContent.isPrivate ?? false,
-    title: resolvedTitle,
-    url: trimmedUrl,
-    magnet: playbackMagnet,
-    rawMagnet: trimmedMagnet || trimmedLegacyMagnet,
-    infoHash: trimmedInfoHash,
-    thumbnail: parsedContent.thumbnail ?? "",
-    description: parsedContent.description ?? "",
-    mode: parsedContent.mode ?? "live",
-    deleted: parsedContent.deleted === true,
-    pubkey: event.pubkey,
-    created_at: event.created_at,
-    tags: event.tags,
-    invalid: false,
-  };
-}
-
 /**
  * Basic escaping to avoid XSS.
  */
diff --git a/js/nostr.js b/js/nostr.js
index e043cff3..0c378315 100644
--- a/js/nostr.js
+++ b/js/nostr.js
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 // js/nostr.js
 
 import { isDevMode } from "./config.js";
+import { ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 } from "./constants.js";
 import { accessControl } from "./accessControl.js";
-import {
-  deriveTitleFromEvent,
-  parseVideoEventPayload,
-  findLegacyMagnetInEvent,
-} from "./videoEventUtils.js";
+import { deriveTitleFromEvent, magnetFromText } from "./videoEventUtils.js";
 
 /**
  * The usual relays
@@ -91,33 +88,80 @@ function inferMimeTypeFromUrl(url) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Convert a raw Nostr event => your "video" object.
- * Accepts legacy (<2) payloads when they expose a usable magnet/info hash.
+ * Convert a raw Nostr event => Bitvid's "video" object.
+ * Accepts legacy (<v2) payloads when ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 allows it and either a
+ * hosted URL or a recoverable magnet is present.
  */
-function convertEventToVideo(event) {
-  const {
-    parsedContent,
-    parseError,
-    title,
-    url,
-    magnet,
-    infoHash,
-    version,
-  } = parseVideoEventPayload(event);
+function convertEventToVideo(event = {}) {
+  const safeTrim = (value) => (typeof value === "string" ? value.trim() : "");
+  const parseInteger = (value) => {
+    if (typeof value === "number" && Number.isFinite(value)) {
+      return value;
+    }
+    if (typeof value === "string") {
+      const parsed = Number.parseInt(value, 10);
+      if (Number.isFinite(parsed)) {
+        return parsed;
+      }
+    }
+    return 0;
+  };
 
-  const trimmedUrl = typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : "";
-  const trimmedMagnet = typeof magnet === "string" ? magnet.trim() : "";
-  const legacyMagnet = findLegacyMagnetInEvent(event);
-  const trimmedLegacyMagnet =
-    typeof legacyMagnet === "string" ? legacyMagnet.trim() : "";
-  const trimmedInfoHash = typeof infoHash === "string" ? infoHash.trim() : "";
-  const playbackMagnet =
-    trimmedMagnet || trimmedLegacyMagnet || trimmedInfoHash;
+  const rawContent = safeTrim(event.content);
+  let parsedContent = {};
+  let parseError = null;
+  if (rawContent) {
+    try {
+      const parsed = JSON.parse(rawContent);
+      if (parsed && typeof parsed === "object") {
+        parsedContent = parsed;
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      parseError = err;
+      parsedContent = {};
+    }
+  }
 
-  const numericVersion = Number.isFinite(version) ? version : 0;
-  const hasPlayableSource = Boolean(trimmedUrl) || Boolean(playbackMagnet);
+  const declaredTitle = safeTrim(parsedContent.title);
+  const declaredUrl = safeTrim(parsedContent.url);
+  const declaredMagnet = safeTrim(parsedContent.magnet);
 
-  if (!hasPlayableSource) {
+  const tags = Array.isArray(event.tags) ? event.tags : [];
+
+  let recoveredMagnet = "";
+  if (!declaredMagnet && ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1) {
+    recoveredMagnet = safeTrim(magnetFromText(rawContent));
+    if (!recoveredMagnet) {
+      for (const tag of tags) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        const key = safeTrim(tag[0]).toLowerCase();
+        if (key === "magnet" && typeof tag[1] === "string") {
+          const candidate = safeTrim(tag[1]);
+          if (candidate) {
+            recoveredMagnet = candidate;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        for (let i = 1; i < tag.length && !recoveredMagnet; i += 1) {
+          const candidate = safeTrim(magnetFromText(tag[i]));
+          if (candidate) {
+            recoveredMagnet = candidate;
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        if (recoveredMagnet) {
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const magnet = declaredMagnet || recoveredMagnet;
+  const url = declaredUrl;
+
+  if (!url && !magnet) {
     return {
       id: event.id,
       invalid: true,
@@ -125,16 +169,59 @@ function convertEventToVideo(event) {
     };
   }
 
+  const resolveInfoHash = () => {
+    const declaredHash = safeTrim(parsedContent.infoHash);
+    if (declaredHash) {
+      return declaredHash.toLowerCase();
+    }
+    const sourceMagnet = magnet || safeTrim(magnetFromText(rawContent));
+    if (sourceMagnet) {
+      const match = sourceMagnet.match(/xt=urn:btih:([0-9a-z]+)/i);
+      if (match && match[1]) {
+        return match[1].toLowerCase();
+      }
+    }
+    if (ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1) {
+      const hexMatch = rawContent.match(/\b[0-9a-f]{40}\b/i);
+      if (hexMatch && hexMatch[0]) {
+        return hexMatch[0].toLowerCase();
+      }
+      for (const tag of tags) {
+        if (!Array.isArray(tag)) {
+          continue;
+        }
+        for (const value of tag) {
+          if (typeof value !== "string") {
+            continue;
+          }
+          const match = value.match(/\b[0-9a-f]{40}\b/i);
+          if (match && match[0]) {
+            return match[0].toLowerCase();
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    return "";
+  };
+
+  const infoHash = resolveInfoHash();
+  const version = parseInteger(parsedContent.version);
+
   const derivedTitle = deriveTitleFromEvent({
     parsedContent,
-    tags: event.tags,
-    primaryTitle: title,
+    tags,
+    primaryTitle: declaredTitle,
   });
 
   let resolvedTitle = derivedTitle;
-  if (!resolvedTitle && numericVersion < 2 && playbackMagnet) {
-    resolvedTitle = trimmedInfoHash
-      ? `Legacy Video ${trimmedInfoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
+  if (
+    !resolvedTitle &&
+    ACCEPT_LEGACY_V1 &&
+    version < 2 &&
+    (magnet || infoHash)
+  ) {
+    resolvedTitle = infoHash
+      ? `Legacy Video ${infoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
       : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
   }
 
@@ -145,23 +232,25 @@ function convertEventToVideo(event) {
     return { id: event.id, invalid: true, reason };
   }
 
+  const normalizeOptional = (value) => safeTrim(value) || "";
+
   return {
     id: event.id,
-    videoRootId: parsedContent.videoRootId || event.id,
-    version: numericVersion,
+    videoRootId: safeTrim(parsedContent.videoRootId) || event.id,
+    version,
     isPrivate: parsedContent.isPrivate ?? false,
     title: resolvedTitle,
-    url: trimmedUrl,
-    magnet: playbackMagnet,
-    rawMagnet: trimmedMagnet || trimmedLegacyMagnet,
-    infoHash: trimmedInfoHash,
-    thumbnail: parsedContent.thumbnail ?? "",
-    description: parsedContent.description ?? "",
-    mode: parsedContent.mode ?? "live",
+    url,
+    magnet,
+    rawMagnet: declaredMagnet || recoveredMagnet,
+    infoHash,
+    thumbnail: normalizeOptional(parsedContent.thumbnail),
+    description: normalizeOptional(parsedContent.description),
+    mode: safeTrim(parsedContent.mode) || "live",
     deleted: parsedContent.deleted === true,
     pubkey: event.pubkey,
     created_at: event.created_at,
-    tags: event.tags,
+    tags,
     invalid: false,
   };
 }
@@ -332,14 +421,14 @@ class NostrClient {
     const contentObject = {
       videoRootId,
       version: 2, // forcibly set version=2
-      deleted: false,
-      isPrivate: videoData.isPrivate ?? false,
       title: finalTitle,
       url: finalUrl,
       magnet: finalMagnet,
       thumbnail: finalThumbnail,
       description: finalDescription,
       mode: videoData.mode || "live",
+      deleted: false,
+      isPrivate: videoData.isPrivate ?? false,
     };
 
     const event = {
diff --git a/js/subscriptions.js b/js/subscriptions.js
index 4b80ebe6..fff42045 100644
--- a/js/subscriptions.js
+++ b/js/subscriptions.js
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 // js/subscriptions.js
-import { nostrClient } from "./nostr.js";
 import {
-  deriveTitleFromEvent,
-  parseVideoEventPayload,
-  findLegacyMagnetInEvent,
-} from "./videoEventUtils.js";
+  nostrClient,
+  convertEventToVideo as sharedConvertEventToVideo,
+} from "./nostr.js";
 
 /**
  * Manages the user's subscription list (kind=30002) *privately*,
@@ -521,86 +519,7 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
   }
 
   convertEventToVideo(evt) {
-    const {
-      parsedContent,
-      parseError,
-      title,
-      url,
-      magnet,
-      infoHash,
-      version,
-    } = parseVideoEventPayload(evt);
-
-    const trimmedUrl = typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : "";
-    const trimmedMagnet = typeof magnet === "string" ? magnet.trim() : "";
-    const legacyMagnet = findLegacyMagnetInEvent(evt);
-    const trimmedLegacyMagnet =
-      typeof legacyMagnet === "string" ? legacyMagnet.trim() : "";
-    const trimmedInfoHash =
-      typeof infoHash === "string" ? infoHash.trim() : "";
-    const playbackMagnet =
-      trimmedMagnet || trimmedLegacyMagnet || trimmedInfoHash;
-    const parsedVersion =
-      typeof version === "number"
-        ? version
-        : typeof version === "string"
-          ? Number.parseInt(version, 10)
-          : Number.NaN;
-    const numericVersion = Number.isFinite(parsedVersion)
-      ? parsedVersion
-      : 0;
-
-    const hasPlayableSource = Boolean(trimmedUrl) || Boolean(playbackMagnet);
-    if (!hasPlayableSource) {
-      return {
-        id: evt.id,
-        invalid: true,
-        reason: "missing playable source",
-      };
-    }
-
-    const derivedTitle = deriveTitleFromEvent({
-      parsedContent,
-      tags: evt.tags,
-      primaryTitle: title,
-    });
-
-    let resolvedTitle = derivedTitle;
-    if (!resolvedTitle && numericVersion < 2 && playbackMagnet) {
-      resolvedTitle = trimmedInfoHash
-        ? `Legacy Video ${trimmedInfoHash.slice(0, 8)}`
-        : "Legacy BitTorrent Video";
-    }
-
-    if (!resolvedTitle) {
-      return {
-        id: evt.id,
-        invalid: true,
-        reason: parseError
-          ? "missing title (json parse error)"
-          : "missing title",
-      };
-    }
-
-    return {
-      id: evt.id,
-      pubkey: evt.pubkey,
-      created_at: evt.created_at,
-      videoRootId: parsedContent.videoRootId || evt.id,
-      version: numericVersion,
-      deleted: parsedContent.deleted === true,
-      isPrivate: parsedContent.isPrivate ?? false,
-      title: resolvedTitle,
-      url: trimmedUrl,
-      magnet: playbackMagnet,
-      rawMagnet: trimmedMagnet || trimmedLegacyMagnet,
-      infoHash: trimmedInfoHash,
-      thumbnail: parsedContent.thumbnail ?? "",
-      description: parsedContent.description ?? "",
-      mode: parsedContent.mode ?? "live",
-      tags: evt.tags || [],
-      invalid: false,
-    };
+    return sharedConvertEventToVideo(evt);
   }
 
   dedupeToNewestByRoot(videos) {
diff --git a/js/videoEventUtils.js b/js/videoEventUtils.js
index bfca5107..acf48f63 100644
--- a/js/videoEventUtils.js
+++ b/js/videoEventUtils.js
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export function parseVideoEventPayload(event = {}) {
   };
 }
 
-function magnetFromText(value) {
+export function magnetFromText(value) {
   if (typeof value !== "string") {
     return "";
   }