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1. A method of generating an animated image file from a video media program file depicting a media program, the media program file comprising a sequence of images, comprising:
accepting a request to generate the animated image file, the request accepted via a control presented in a media player while presenting at least a portion of the media program in a media program presentation area of the media player, the media player implemented by a remote processing device; in response to the accepted request, retrieving at least a subset of a stored plurality of image files of the media program, each of the stored plurality of images files having only one static image and created from at least one image of the sequence of images and associated with a unique time index; transmitting an overlay for presentation by the browser over the media player, the overlay comprising:
an image window for presenting at least one of the retrieved subset of the plurality of image files, the image window substantially spatially co-extensive with a viewing area of the media player;a first image navigation control, for graphically indicating a temporal location of a temporal center of the retrieved subset of image files; anda second image navigation control, for selecting the presented image file for presentation in the image window from among the retrieved subset of image files, for graphically indicating the temporal location of the presented image file relative to the retrieved subset of image files, for selecting one or more of the retrieved subset of image files for the generating of the animated image file; accepting a command entered via the overlay to create the animated image file; and generating the animated image file based upon selected one or more of the retrieved subset of image files. |
