5centsCDN supports time ranges for DVR playback, using this a client can playback the recorded fragment in a specific time range. This is used for various use cases, especially in the Electronic Program Guide (EPG) type of applications. No special setup is needed. Follow general setup instruction to make DVR settings and then use specially formed URL to get the content.

your DVR playback URL would be like

http://domain-hls-live.5centscdn.com/streamname_rec/hashsalt.sdp/playlist_dvr_range-.m3u8

where “EPOCH_FROM” is the fragment start time as UTC epoch time and “LENGTH” is the length of the fragment in seconds.

Example:

http://domain-hls-live.5centscdn.com/streamname_rec/hashsalt.sdp/playlist_dvr_range-1576077652-1800.m3u8

It starts at a given time and lasts for 30 minutes.

To view the full recorded contents of a stream, use the following syntax

http://domain-hls-live.5centscdn.com/streamname_rec/hashsalt.sdp/playlist_dvr.m3u8

NOTE: To get the DVR playback URL to go to Live Streams > DVR and click on the Manage Button near to your respective DVR stream. The PlaybackURL/Embed Code part will give you the corresponding General Playback URL for your DVR stream

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