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In a computing system that includes a processor configured to process multimedia content and that is connected with one or more multimedia rendering devices that are configured to render the multimedia content, a method for enabling a user to navigate through the multimedia content with a transcription file that includes one or more tokens corresponding to one or more elements of the multimedia content, the method comprising:

• an act of receiving multimedia content, the multimedia content including multimedia elements;
• an act of creating a transcription file that reflects an intended presentation of the multimedia content, the transcription file linking each token to the one or more multimedia elements it identifies, such that the one or more tokens can be used to navigate through the multimedia content;
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• an act of displaying the transcription file, such that one or more of the tokens can be selected to initiate rendering of the multimedia content, the rendering of the multimedia content commencing with rendering of one or more multimedia elements that correspond to a selected one of the one or more tokens.

A computer program product for use in a computing system that includes a processor configured to process multimedia content and that is connected with one or more multimedia rendering devices that are configured to render the multimedia content, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for implementing a method for enabling a user to navigate through the multimedia content with a transcription file that includes one or more tokens corresponding to one or more elements of the multimedia content, the method including:
• an act of receiving multimedia content, the multimedia content including multimedia elements;
• an act of creating a transcription file that reflects an intended presentation of the multimedia content, the transcription file linking each token to the one or more multimedia elements it identifies, such that the one or more tokens can be used to navigate through the multimedia content;
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• an act of displaying the transcription file, such that one or more of the tokens can be selected to initiate rendering of the multimedia content, the rendering of the multimedia content commencing with rendering of one or more multimedia elements that correspond to a selected one of the one or more tokens.

In a computing system that includes a processor configured to process multimedia content and that is connected with one or more multimedia rendering devices that are configured to render the multimedia content, a method for enabling a user to navigate through the multimedia content with a customizable transcription file that includes one or more tokens corresponding to one or more elements of the multimedia content, the method comprising:

• an act of receiving multimedia content, the multimedia content including multimedia elements that are assigned corresponding timestamps;
• an act of creating a customizable transcription file of tokens that reflect an intended presentation of the multimedia content, each token linking and identifying one or more multimedia elements by timestamp, such that the one or more tokens can be used to navigate through the multimedia content;
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• an act of displaying the customizable transcription file in such a manner as to enable editing, such that a user can edit the customizable transcription file to alter the intended presentation of the multimedia content.

In a computing system that includes a processor configured to process multimedia content and that is connected with one or more multimedia rendering devices that are configured to render the multimedia content, a method for enabling a user to navigate through the multimedia content with a transcription file that includes one or more tokens corresponding to one or more elements of the multimedia content, the method comprising:

• an act of receiving multimedia content, the multimedia content including multimedia elements;
• an act of determining a hierarchal organization of tokens, each token identifying one or more multimedia elements by timestamp;
• an act of preprocessing the tokens to obtain a desired display format of the tokens;
• an act of creating a transcription file that reflects an intended presentation of the multimedia content, the transcription file linking each token to the one or more multimedia elements it identifies, such that the one or more tokens can be used to navigate through the multimedia content;
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• an act of displaying the transcription file, such that one or more of the tokens can be selected to initiate rendering of the multimedia content, the rendering of the multimedia content commencing with rendering of one or more multimedia elements that correspond to a selected one of the one or more tokens,
• the transcription file further being displayed in such a manner as to enable editing, such that a user can edit the transcription file to alter the intended presentation of the multimedia content.