Generation and use of user-selected scenes playlist from distributed digital content

A media player device comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory, the memory holding program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the media player device to:

• receive, via the media player device, a digital content package from a media player device of a user, the digital content package including digital audio-video content;
• execute an application to generate a playlist based on the digital content package;
• enable the user to make a selection of one or more start time values and one or more stop time values corresponding to a playlist timeline of the playlist generated based on the digital audio-video content received from the user;
• receive user-supplied digital content from an interface device of the media player device of the user;
• associate the user-supplied digital content with the playlist timeline to create a defined playlist;
• store the user-supplied digital content and the defined playlist comprising the one or more start time values and the one or more stop time values selected by the user;
• configure the defined playlist to determine whether the interface device includes a copy of playlist data used to generate the defined playlist;
• and
• in response to determining that the media player device includes the copy of the playlist data, permit the generation of a video clip.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for generating a user-selected scenes playlist, the instructions comprising:

• receiving, from a media player device of a user, a digital content package including digital audio-video content;
• executing an application to generate a playlist based on the digital content package;
• enabling the user to make a selection of one or more start time values and one or more stop time values corresponding to a playlist timeline of the playlist generated based on the digital audio-video content received from the user;
• receiving user-supplied digital content from an interface device of the media player device of the user;
• associating the user-supplied digital content with the playlist timeline to create a defined playlist;
• storing the user-supplied digital content and the defined playlist comprising the one or more start time values and the one or more stop time values selected by the user;
• configuring the defined playlist to determine whether the interface device includes a copy of playlist data used to generate the defined playlist;
• and
• in response to determining that the media player device includes the copy of the playlist data, permitting the generation of a video clip.