Time shifting is powered by the recording capability of CSS. It allows users to rewind and play earlier parts of a live stream. This is commonly used to play back highlights of live streamed sports events.
Notes
After creating a time shifting template, you need to bind it to a push domain. The configuration takes effect 5-10 minutes after binding.
To timeshift a transcoded live stream, you need to configure a transcoding task for the stream in advance. This will incur transcoding fees. Please make sure the transcoding template used is not deleted.
When writing time-shift transcoded stream data, transcoding will be initiated first, generating Live Transcoding Fees. Please make sure that the selected transcoding template has not been accidentally deleted, otherwise, the accidentally deleted time-shift transcoded stream will not be playable. No transcoding fees will be generated when playing the time-shift transcoded stream.
1. Log in to the CSS console and select Feature Configuration > Time Shifting on the left sidebar.
2. Click Create template to set the template information and configure the following settings:
Item
Description
Template Name
The time shifting template name, which can be 1-10 characters long and can contain Chinese characters, letters, numbers, and _-
Template Description
The introduction and description of the live broadcast time shift template can be customized (only Chinese, English, numbers, spaces, _, - are supported).
Region
By default, outside Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan regions are supported, with the option to select Chinese mainland. Please bind the correct time-shift playback acceleration region, as cross-regional time-shift playback may result in lagging or inability to pull the stream.
Stream type
Original stream
If you choose this configuration, the time-shift content will not have transcoding, watermark, or mixed-stream effects. For time-shift content with WebRTC push, the audio may not be compatible with some players. It is recommended to choose "Watermarked Stream" or "Transcoded Stream".
Watermarked stream
The watermarked stream (watermarked as specified in the selected watermark template) is timeshifted.
Transcoded stream
When selecting this configuration, the time-shift video content will be the content after transcoding according to the transcoding template ID. If the transcoding template is deleted, the time-shift playback content will become invalid. Transcoded streams will generate Transcoding Fees.
Time-shift days
The default is 7 days, with options to choose 1 day, 3 days, 15 days, and 30 days.
TS segment length
The default length is five seconds. You can set it to a value between 3 and 10.
3. After completing the input, click Save to confirm.
Binding a Domain Name
1. Log in to the CSS console, and select Feature Configuration > Time Shifting on the left sidebar.
Bind a domain to an existing template: Click Bind Domain Name in the top left.
Bind a domain after creating a template: After creating a template, click Bind Domain Name in the dialog box that pops up.
2. In the pop-up window, select a time shifting template and a push domainname（Multiple push domain names can be bound simultaneously） and then click Confirm.
Unbinding a Domain Name
1. Log in to the CSS console, and select Feature Configuration > Time Shifting on the left sidebar.
2. Select a time shifting template bound with domain names, find the target domain name, and click Unbind.
3. In the pop-up window, click Confirm.
Note：
Unbinding a time shifting template will not affect ongoing live streams.
