TV Time-Shifting
You can pause live TV just like TiVo! Time-Shifting is when you pause what you are watching without missing a thing; when you are ready to start watching again, just press Play, and the program will begin playing what was on-air when you paused it.
Note: If you are having problems time-shifting, please see “Recording” in the Configure TV section.
Start Time-Shifting and Resume Playback
To start (and resume) time-shifting, playback a TV channel and do one of the following:
- Right click on the TV display screen and select TV Options > Start Time-Shifting
- Keyboard Ctrl+P
- Player Window click the Play/Pause button
- Menu bar Player > Play/Pause
Technical Information on Time-Shifting
For most devices, the default recording setting is currently UYVY 640x240 if your TV card supports it, or YUY2 640x240. If your card supports neither, then it will default to whatever your capture driver gives you. You may need to try several. If your computer is not fast enough, try lower video size. For Hauppauge WinTV PVR series and ATI HDTV Wonder, the native MPEG-2 format is used and is currently not configurable.
Search in Time-Shifting Mode
To search (fast forward, rewind) in time-shifting mode:
| Keyboard | Press Ctrl + left arrow to rewind; or Press Ctrl + right arrow to fast forward |
| Player Window | Click Previous button to rewind; or Click Next button to fast forward |
| Context Menu | Player > Rewind to rewind. Player > Fast-forward to fast forward. |
To increase speed search, press the key combination or click the button repeatedly. (The first time you press the key combination, you get 2x normal play speed. Pressing the same key combination again, you get 4x normal speed, etc. The available speeds are 2x, 4x, 8x, 16x, 32x and 100x)
To return to normal viewing speed press the Pause button while you are searching.
You can also use the right-click menu, choosing "TV Options > Go To Earliest Time..." or "Go To Latest Time...", to search to the earliest available portion of the TV show, or the latest time.