Trick mode or trick play is a feature of digital video systems, including digital video recorders and video on demand systems, that mimics the visual feedback given during fast-forward and rewind operations that were provided by analogue systems such as VCRs. Trick play manipulates the video stream to include only
The ability for a viewer to play recently broadcast programs on demand, without having to decide to record them first. Typically, the service is proposed from a rolling buffer recorded at the origin level. Individual broadcasters or channels may offer their own catchup TV service via a dedicated service. Aggregators
A timeshifting service offers to the users the possibility to go backward on the live content by using the trick play functions (pause, fast rewind, seek). The live program is typically recorded by a cloud DVR service. A second definition of timeshifting refers to ability to watch the same programming
File captured from a linear channel and ready for exporting to an external system for editing purposes. Capture initiated by the operator of the service.
Asset captured from a linear channel and transferred to a VOD catalog. Capture initiated by the operator of the service.
The ability for a viewer to rewind to the start/beginning of a program which is currently being broadcast and play it in a timeshifted fashion.
Trick play is a feature of digital video systems that mimic the visual feedback given during fast-forward, pause and rewind operations that were provided by analog systems, such as VCRs and in multiple speeds.
VOD systems allow users to select and watch video content over a network as part of an interactive television system. VOD systems either “stream” content, allowing viewing while the video is being downloaded, or “download” it so that the whole program is brought to a device before viewing starts. All
A virtual multichannel video programming distributor emulates the content offering of MVPD (cable or satellite TV provider) using IP infrastructure as the method of transmission. Examples include/included DirecTV Now, Hulu, Sling, YouTube TV, PlayStation Vue.
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