Method, apparatus and computer program product for enabling scrubbing of a media file

An apparatus enabling scrubbing of a media file with use of a touch screen display, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least:

• receiving an indication of a swiping gesture;
• calculating a seek calculation comprising a number of frames by which to move a playhead, wherein the seek calculation is based on a first speed of the swiping gesture, the distance of the swiping gesture, and an inflection value, wherein (a) the inflection value is a predefined rate and (b) the seek calculation is based on a ratio of the first speed and the inflection value, wherein, when the first speed of the swiping gesture is less than the inflection value, the distance of the swiping gesture corresponds to a smaller number of frames than when the first speed of the swiping gesture is greater than the inflection value;
• identifying an updated playhead position based on a previous position of the playhead and the seek calculation;
• and
• causing the playhead to move to the updated playhead position,
• wherein the seek calculation is calculated in frames as a direct proportion of (a) the ratio of the first speed and the inflection value and (b) the first distance.

A computer program product enabling scrubbing of a media file with use of a touch screen display, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code instructions stored therein, the computer-executable program code instructions comprising program code instructions for:

• receiving an indication of a swiping gesture;
• performing a seek calculation comprising a number of frames by which to move a playhead, wherein the seek calculation is based on a first speed of the swiping gesture, the distance of the swiping gesture, and an inflection value, wherein (a) the inflection value is a predefined rate and (b) the seek calculation is based on a ratio of the first speed and the inflection value, wherein, when the first speed of the swiping gesture is less than the inflection value, the distance of the swiping gesture corresponds to a smaller number of frames than when the first speed of the swiping gesture is greater than the inflection value;
• identifying an updated playhead position based on a previous position of the playhead and the seek calculation;
• and
• causing the playhead to move to the updated playhead position,
• wherein the seek calculation is calculated in frames as a direct proportion of (a) the ratio of the first speed and the inflection value and (b) the first distance.