During playback of a content item, a media signature corresponding to a first portion of the content item is identified. A number of media signatures representing portions of a plurality of other content items may have been previously identified and stored. Each stored media signature may also include an identifier of an associated content item and a timestamp corresponding to a position in the associated content item at which the signature is located. If it is determined that the identified media signature matches a stored media signature, a progress bar is generated for display comprising an identifier of the content item associated with the matching stored media signature, and a progress indicator corresponding to a timestamp associated with the stored media signature.

A media sharing and communication system, including a recording mechanism that records a desired portion of media upon activation by a first individual user, a first user transmitter/receiver that transmits the portion of media and a message generated by the first individual user regarding the portion of media to a second individual user and is capable of transmitting a message to a second individual user, a confirmation mechanism that confirms that the second individual user is authorized to view the portion of media and a notification mechanism that notifies the first individual user if the second individual user is not authorized to receive the portion of media, and a second user transmitter/receiver that receives the portion of media and voice message upon authorization of the second individual user, wherein the systems are capable of receiving and executing voice commands. A method of sharing portions of media.

Mechanisms provide intermediate key frame animation during a media seek. A streaming server receives a seek request from a client device while the streaming server provides the client device with a media stream. The seek request is made when the media stream is playing at an initial location and the seek request includes a request to play the media stream from a seek location. In some embodiments, intermediate key frames before the seek location are identified. In other instances, intermediate key frames between the initial location and the seek location are identified. These intermediate key frames are provided to the client device for display before the media stream begins playing at the seek location.

The disclosure provides a method for locating a video playing node, and relates to fields of big data and video processing. The method includes: selecting a target video out from a plurality of videos; and sending the target video, a plurality of subtitle text segments of the target video and start time information of each of the plurality of subtitle text segments to a client, to cause the client to display the plurality of subtitle text segments, and determine, in response to a trigger operation on an any subtitle text segment of the plurality of subtitle text segments, a start playing node of the target video based on the start time information of the any subtitle text segment. The disclosure further provides an apparatus for locating a video playing node, an electronic device and a storage medium.

Systems and methods for enabling quick access to media options are provided. A display of a plurality of icons is generated, wherein each of the plurality of icons represents a different one of a plurality of applications. A user input is detected that identifies a first of the plurality of icons associated with a first of the plurality of applications. In response to determining that the user input corresponds to a quick access operation, first and second media asset identifiers and corresponding media options are retrieved from each of second and third applications. A menu that includes the retrieved first and second media asset identifiers is generated for display with the plurality of icons.

Provided are a target character video clip playing method, system and apparatus, and a storage medium. The method comprises: using image recognition technology to perform target character recognition on an entire video, positioning a plurality of video clips containing target characters, and obtaining a first playing time period set corresponding to the video clips; according to audio clips corresponding to each character marked within the entire video, obtaining a second playing time period set corresponding to the audio clips of the various characters; merging the time periods included in the playing time period sets, and obtaining a sum playing time period set of the target characters; according to a sorting of various playing timelines within the sum playing time period set, performing video playing of the target characters.

This application discloses a video data processing method and apparatus and a storage medium. The method includes: displaying a video playing interface corresponding to video data, and recognizing an operation gesture corresponding to a slide operation, determining, according to the slide operation, whether the operation gesture belongs to a first gesture type, in response to determining that the operation gesture belongs to the first gesture type, obtaining a start trigger position and an end trigger position of the slide operation from a slide trajectory of the slide operation, and determining, based on the start and end trigger positions, a slide direction indicated by the slide trajectory, adjusting, based on the slide direction and a progress control direction of a progress bar in the video playing interface, the playing progress of the video data by the preset progress duration, and displaying, on the video playing interface, playing-progress-adjusted video data.

A video playback method is provided, including: displaying a video playback interface, and playing a current video on the video playback interface; and in accordance with a determination that the current video is a video clip corresponding to a portion of a the target video and a video playback switching condition is satisfied: playing the target video on the video playback interface starting from a playback start time of the target video.

An electronic device and a control method therefor are provided. The electronic device includes controller, multimedia playing apparatus and input apparatus both connected to the controller, the controller includes processor and memory, wherein program instructions stored in the memory are executed by the processor to perform operations including: in response to target operation of user, obtaining input information of user; determining session information on session in which user participates according to the input information, the session information including at least target content in which user participates; determining target playing progress and target playing speed factor for the target content; controlling the multimedia playing apparatus to play the target content according to the target playing progress and the target playing speed factor, the target playing speed factor being greater than 1.

Provided is a method for assisting video content viewing, the method being performed by processing circuitry of a user terminal, and the method including displaying a playback screen of first video content on a display of the user terminal, the first video content being played on the playback screen, generating a graphic object configured to enable playback of similar content associated with a first playback time of the first video content, and displaying the graphic object on the display together with the playback screen of the first video content.