diff --git a/apps/proxy/ts_proxy/stream_manager.py b/apps/proxy/ts_proxy/stream_manager.py
index da840f2d..cbaa0bc0 100644
--- a/apps/proxy/ts_proxy/stream_manager.py
+++ b/apps/proxy/ts_proxy/stream_manager.py
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ class StreamManager:
         # Add this flag for tracking transcoding process status
         self.transcode_process_active = False
 
+        # Track stream command for efficient log parser routing
+        self.stream_command = None
+        self.parser_type = None  # Will be set when transcode process starts
+
         # Add tracking for data throughput
         self.bytes_processed = 0
         self.last_bytes_update = time.time()
@@ -476,6 +480,21 @@ class StreamManager:
             # Build and start transcode command
             self.transcode_cmd = stream_profile.build_command(self.url, self.user_agent)
 
+            # Store stream command for efficient log parser routing
+            self.stream_command = stream_profile.command
+            # Map actual commands to parser types for direct routing
+            command_to_parser = {
+                'ffmpeg': 'ffmpeg',
+                'cvlc': 'vlc',
+                'vlc': 'vlc',
+                'streamlink': 'streamlink'
+            }
+            self.parser_type = command_to_parser.get(self.stream_command.lower())
+            if self.parser_type:
+                logger.debug(f"Using {self.parser_type} parser for log parsing (command: {self.stream_command})")
+            else:
+                logger.debug(f"Unknown stream command '{self.stream_command}', will use auto-detection for log parsing")
+
             # For UDP streams, remove any user_agent parameters from the command
             if hasattr(self, 'stream_type') and self.stream_type == StreamType.UDP:
                 # Filter out any arguments that contain the user_agent value or related headers
@@ -645,11 +664,27 @@ class StreamManager:
             if content_lower.startswith('output #') or 'encoder' in content_lower:
                 self.ffmpeg_input_phase = False
 
-            # Try to auto-parse with any available parser
+            # Route to appropriate parser based on known command type
             from .services.log_parsers import LogParserFactory
             from .services.channel_service import ChannelService
-            
-            parse_result = LogParserFactory.auto_parse(content)
+
+            parse_result = None
+
+            # If we know the parser type, use direct routing for efficiency
+            if self.parser_type:
+                # Get the appropriate parser and check what it can parse
+                parser = LogParserFactory._parsers.get(self.parser_type)
+                if parser:
+                    stream_type = parser.can_parse(content)
+                    if stream_type:
+                        # Parser can handle this line, parse it directly
+                        parsed_data = LogParserFactory.parse(stream_type, content)
+                        if parsed_data:
+                            parse_result = (stream_type, parsed_data)
+            else:
+                # Unknown command type - use auto-detection as fallback
+                parse_result = LogParserFactory.auto_parse(content)
+
             if parse_result:
                 stream_type, parsed_data = parse_result
                 # For FFmpeg, only parse during input phase
diff --git a/core/fixtures/initial_data.json b/core/fixtures/initial_data.json
index 49ecf080..889f0d24 100644
--- a/core/fixtures/initial_data.json
+++ b/core/fixtures/initial_data.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "model": "core.streamprofile",
     "pk": 1,
     "fields": {
-      "name": "ffmpeg",
+      "name": "FFmpeg",
       "command": "ffmpeg",
       "parameters": "-i {streamUrl} -c:v copy -c:a copy -f mpegts pipe:1",
       "is_active": true,
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "model": "core.streamprofile",
     "pk": 2,
     "fields": {
-      "name": "streamlink",
+      "name": "Streamlink",
       "command": "streamlink",
       "parameters": "{streamUrl} best --stdout",
       "is_active": true,
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     "model": "core.streamprofile",
     "pk": 3,
     "fields": {
-      "name": "vlc",
+      "name": "VLC",
       "command": "cvlc",
       "parameters": "-vv -I dummy --no-video-title-show --http-user-agent {userAgent} {streamUrl} --sout #standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=-}",
       "is_active": true,
diff --git a/core/migrations/0019_add_vlc_stream_profile.py b/core/migrations/0019_add_vlc_stream_profile.py
index 5d794647..c3f72592 100644
--- a/core/migrations/0019_add_vlc_stream_profile.py
+++ b/core/migrations/0019_add_vlc_stream_profile.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ from django.db import migrations
 def add_vlc_profile(apps, schema_editor):
     StreamProfile = apps.get_model("core", "StreamProfile")
     UserAgent = apps.get_model("core", "UserAgent")
-    
+
     # Check if VLC profile already exists
-    if not StreamProfile.objects.filter(name="vlc").exists():
+    if not StreamProfile.objects.filter(name="VLC").exists():
         # Get the TiviMate user agent (should be pk=1)
         try:
             tivimate_ua = UserAgent.objects.get(pk=1)
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ def add_vlc_profile(apps, schema_editor):
             if not tivimate_ua:
                 # No user agents exist, skip creating profile
                 return
-        
+
         StreamProfile.objects.create(
-            name="vlc",
+            name="VLC",
             command="cvlc",
             parameters="-vv -I dummy --no-video-title-show --http-user-agent {userAgent} {streamUrl} --sout #standard{access=file,mux=ts,dst=-}",
             is_active=True,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def add_vlc_profile(apps, schema_editor):
 
 def remove_vlc_profile(apps, schema_editor):
     StreamProfile = apps.get_model("core", "StreamProfile")
-    StreamProfile.objects.filter(name="vlc").delete()
+    StreamProfile.objects.filter(name="VLC").delete()
 
 class Migration(migrations.Migration):