Patent ID: 8918714

Claim:
A computer-implemented method, comprising: performing, by a computer: receiving configuration information indicating a number of frames to display; based on the number of frames, selecting a plurality of video or animation frames from visual content of a multimedia document; extracting the plurality of video or animation frames from the visual content of the multimedia document, wherein a visible default icon or visible default single frame of the visual content of the multimedia document is designated to be displayed in a video area of the multimedia document during a display of the multimedia document to represent the visual content of the multimedia document, wherein the video area is a location containing a video clip or animation within the multimedia document; creating a matrix to display the plurality of video or animation frames based on the number of frames, wherein the matrix comprises a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns that form a number of cells; calculating a reduced representation size for each of the extracted plurality of video or animation frames based on the number of frames, wherein each of the extracted plurality of video or animation frames is displayed within a respective cell of the cells of the matrix at the reduced representation size; and presenting the multimedia document, wherein said presenting represents the visual content of the multimedia document by displaying the matrix, wherein the matrix is displayed in place of the designated visible default icon or designated visible default single frame, and wherein the matrix is displayed in the location within the multimedia document in which the visible default icon or visible default single frame is designated to be displayed.