Overview: Recording and time shifting
Live-TV recording connects scheduled intent with source allocation, stored output and a completed recording lifecycle.
A timer describes intended work; the recording still needs its source and destination during the relevant interval. Scheduling, lifecycle and time-shifting topics cover different parts of that relationship. Together they explain how a requested programme becomes stored media or remains available through a live buffer.
Digital video recording
Digital video recording retains media from a live source for later playback, with source acquisition, storage completion and library presentation forming distinct stages.Scheduling and conflicts
Recording scheduling combines timers, series rules, resource conflicts and padding around programme boundaries.Recording lifecycle
A recording lifecycle covers completion, duplicate recognition, retention and processing after capture.Time shifting
Time shifting separates the viewer's playback position from a continuing live source through retained media.