# Is live stream recorded PRE or POST transcoder overlays? **URL:** \ **Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\ **Created:** [October 26, 2015, 8:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-live-stream-recorded-pre-or-post-transcoder-overlays/46094 "2015-10-26T08:40:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Terrance\_Orletsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/57b2e6/32.png) [@Terrance\_Orletsky](https://community.wowza.com/u/Terrance_Orletsky)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2015, 8:40am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-live-stream-recorded-pre-or-post-transcoder-overlays/46094/1 "2015-10-26T08:40:56Z")
I am studying Wowza to determine suitability for our application development - we have not yet installed a server instance. Please tell me: Using the [HTTPLiveStreamRecord](https://www.wowza.com/docs/how-to-record-live-streams-httplivestreamrecord%28HTTPLiveStreamRecord%29) method, is the stream recorded with or without the Transcoder overlays, or is there a configurable option to do either/both? I have the same question regarding the DVR addon - is it using the same process as HTTPLiveStreamRecord, or a separate one? ---
**Author:** ![sal\_jefferson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@sal\_jefferson](https://community.wowza.com/u/sal_jefferson)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2015, 8:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/is-live-stream-recorded-pre-or-post-transcoder-overlays/46094/2 "2015-10-28T08:24:39Z")
Hello there and welcome to the Wowza support forum. The stream will be recorded with the overlay, if you record a rendition that is configured with an overlay. DVR uses a separate process for recording than LSR. DVR records to chunks that are used in DVR playback. LSR records to .mp4 or .flv container I hope this answers your question. Also, you can download a [trial version of Wowza](https://www.wowza.com/pricing/trial) to test and familiarize yourself with the software. NOTE: The Transcoder applies an audio watermark as well as an embedded Wowza logo when running the trial version. Regards, Salvadore