How does YouTube transition users between an active livestream and the VOD on one progress bar?

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How does YouTube transition users between an active livestream and the VOD on one progress bar?

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The livestream isn’t actually live, it’s broken up into chunks a few seconds long, and the player requests the chunks in sequence. Ordinary video playback works the same way, though may use bigger chunks.