Powered by the recording capability of CSS, the time shifting feature allows viewers to rewind and play back a video stream from earlier time points. When time shifting is enabled for a VOD playback domain, TS segment URLs and TS files for the video are saved in VOD, and the user can play back earlier video content by passing a time parameter in the request URL under the playback domain.
Notes
The current time-shift period billing item is applicable to the old version of live streaming time shifting and needs to be evaluated and activated through a ticket submission. For a better time-shifting experience, we recommend using Time Shifting (New). Using the new time-shifting feature will incur charges for the time-shift data write volume. The total time-shift period (unit: minutes × days) is the product" of the time-shift file duration (unit: minutes) and the time-shift configuration days(unit: days).
Note
Time-shift file duration: The duration of the recorded files with the time-shifting feature enabled (unit: minutes).
Time-shift configuration days: The number of days configured for time-shift playback (unit: days, range: 1 day - 30 days).
Before using the time shifting feature, you need to enable live recording and VOD storage first. The videos recorded must be in HLS format, and the time-shift days cannot be more than the storage days.
You need to submit a ticket to enable the time shifting feature. For details, see Time Shifting. When you no longer need to use the feature, to avoid incurring unexpected charges, please submit a ticket to disable it. Pricing
Billing details
Billable item: Total time-shift period
Billing mode: Pay-as-you-go
Billing cycle: Daily. The time shifting fee generated each day will be deducted from your account the following day. For the actual fee deduction and bill generation time, see your billing statement.
Total time-shift period = Total time-shift video length (minutes) x Time-shift days
Time-shift fee = Total time-shift period x Unit price
Pricing examples
A customer hosted a five-hour live streaming session starting from 12:00 on June 1 and allowed time shifting for the live stream for 10 days.
Total time-shift period = 5 x 60 x 10 = 3,000 minutes
Time-shift fee incurred on June 1 = 0.00003 x 3,000 = 0.09 USD. The fee would be billed and deducted on June 2.
The live stream is playable from 12:00 on June 1 to 17:00 on June 11.