Image display method and generating method, device, storage medium and electronic device

A terminal device, comprising a memory and a processor, the memory storing a plurality of computer programs, and the processor being configured to execute the plurality of computer programs and perform a plurality of operations including:

• displaying a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a playback progress bar of a multimedia resource;
• obtaining, in response to detecting that a target operation is performed on the playback progress bar of the multimedia resource, a target playback time point at which a target operation is to be performed on the playback progress bar in the multimedia resource;
• downloading an index file based on the target playback time point, the index file containing information indicating a playback time range of at least one target image comprising a plurality of regions, each region having a correspondence with a respective one of a plurality of playback time points of the multimedia resource;
• downloading a target image corresponding to the target playback time point that falls into the playback time range of the target image based on the information in the index file;
• determining, among the plurality of regions of the target image, a target region whose associated playback time point is closest to the target playback time point in the target image based on the information in the index file;
• and
• displaying the target region as a preview of the multimedia resource corresponding to the target playback time point on the playback progress bar.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of computer programs that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causes the terminal device to perform a plurality of operations including:

• displaying a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface including a playback progress bar of a multimedia resource;
• obtaining, in response to detecting that a target operation is performed on the playback progress bar of the multimedia resource, a target playback time point at which a target operation is to be performed on the playback progress bar in the multimedia resource;
• downloading an index file based on the target playback time point, the index file containing information indicating a playback time range of at least one target image comprising a plurality of regions, each region having a correspondence with a respective one of a plurality of playback time points of the multimedia resource;
• downloading a target image corresponding to the target playback time point that falls into the playback time range of the target image based on the information in the index file;
• determining, among the plurality of regions of the target image, a target region whose associated playback time point is closest to the target playback time point in the target image based on the information in the index file;
• and
• displaying the target region as a preview of the multimedia resource corresponding to the target playback time point on the playback progress bar.