A method for generating an amalgamated image comprising a video visually integrated into an existing still image that provides greater image scope than the video, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining a sample of the video; selecting an existing still image whose image scope comprises at least a portion that is to be matched with an image scope of the video, the selecting being informed by location metadata associated with both the video and the still image; identifying image features, common to both the sampled video and the selected still image, that are to be utilized in transforming and aligning the sampled video to the selected still image, comprising: deriving an average image comprising those elements that remain static throughout the sample of the video; deriving a motion mask identifying areas in which elements move throughout the sample of the video; and identifying as said image features, static elements in the average image that are along the motion mask; deriving, with reference to the identified image features, transformation parameters for transforming and aligning the video for integration with the selected still image such that the video appears within the selected still image with image features of the video being overlaid over equivalent image features of the selected still image; receiving the video; transforming and aligning the received video utilizing the transformation parameters ; and generating the amalgamated image comprising at least a portion of the transformed and aligned video overlaid over the selected still image. obtaining a sample of the video; selecting an existing still image whose image scope comprises at least a portion that is to be matched with an image scope of the video, the selecting being informed by location metadata associated with both the video and the still image; identifying image features, common to both the sampled video and the selected still image, that are to be utilized in transforming and aligning the sampled video to the selected still image, comprising: deriving an average image comprising those elements that remain static throughout the sample of the video; deriving a motion mask identifying areas in which elements move throughout the sample of the video; and identifying as said image features, static elements in the average image that are along the motion mask; deriving an average image comprising those elements that remain static throughout the sample of the video; deriving a motion mask identifying areas in which elements move throughout the sample of the video; and identifying as said image features, static elements in the average image that are along the motion mask; deriving, with reference to the identified image features, transformation parameters for transforming and aligning the video for integration with the selected still image such that the video appears within the selected still image with image features of the video being overlaid over equivalent image features of the selected still image; receiving the video; transforming and aligning the received video utilizing the transformation parameters ; and generating the amalgamated image comprising at least a portion of the transformed and aligned video overlaid over the selected still image. <EOS>