A method comprising: receiving a request to create a partial recording of a piece of content, wherein the request to create the partial recording is received at a set-top box during playback of the piece of content, and wherein the request to create the partial recording is received as a wireless signal from a remote control unit, the wireless signal being output from the remote control unit in response to a depressing of a button designated for initiating a creation of a partial recording; identifying from within the piece of content, a start point for the partial recording, wherein the start point for the partial recording is identified from a live off disk buffer at the instance the request to create the partial recording is received, wherein the start point is identified in response to the request to create the partial recording and without further instructions from a user, wherein the start point for the partial recording is identified based upon a location of a preceding scene boundary associated with a current scene within the piece of content, wherein identifying the start point for the partial recording comprises: identifying the preceding scene boundary associated with the current scene; and identifying as the start point for the partial recording, the identified preceding scene boundary; identifying from within the piece of content, a termination point for the partial recording, wherein a next scene boundary following the identified preceding scene boundary is identified as the termination point for the partial recording; and copying the portion of the piece of content between the start point and the termination point as the partial recording, wherein the portion of the piece of content is copied from the live off disk buffer; tagging the partial recording with a unique identifier associated with the set-top box; and storing the partial recording. receiving a request to create a partial recording of a piece of content, wherein the request to create the partial recording is received at a set-top box during playback of the piece of content, and wherein the request to create the partial recording is received as a wireless signal from a remote control unit, the wireless signal being output from the remote control unit in response to a depressing of a button designated for initiating a creation of a partial recording; identifying from within the piece of content, a start point for the partial recording, wherein the start point for the partial recording is identified from a live off disk buffer at the instance the request to create the partial recording is received, wherein the start point is identified in response to the request to create the partial recording and without further instructions from a user, wherein the start point for the partial recording is identified based upon a location of a preceding scene boundary associated with a current scene within the piece of content, wherein identifying the start point for the partial recording comprises: identifying the preceding scene boundary associated with the current scene; and identifying as the start point for the partial recording, the identified preceding scene boundary; identifying the preceding scene boundary associated with the current scene; and identifying as the start point for the partial recording, the identified preceding scene boundary; identifying from within the piece of content, a termination point for the partial recording, wherein a next scene boundary following the identified preceding scene boundary is identified as the termination point for the partial recording; and copying the portion of the piece of content between the start point and the termination point as the partial recording, wherein the portion of the piece of content is copied from the live off disk buffer; tagging the partial recording with a unique identifier associated with the set-top box; and storing the partial recording.