Method for Embedding Animation in Electronic Mail and Websites

An electronic message, comprising:

• a single, web-enabled graphic file stored on a memory, the file comprising:
• a first image of a scene captured from a particular location using a defined set of photographic parameters;
• a plurality of images captured in a sequential order from the particular location using the defined set of photographic parameters;
• identified portions of the sequential images that differ from the first image;
• a plurality of cut images corresponding to the identified portions of the sequential images;
• wherein the cut images are superimposed onto the first image as layers such that each cut image is displayed in the first image in a position corresponding to the position of the cut image in the corresponding sequential image and displayed in a time sequence corresponding to the timing between corresponding sequential images and the first image.

A computer programming product for providing animation in an electronic message, comprising:

• a memory;
• logic, stored on the memory for execution on a processor, for defining a sensitivity level;
• logic, stored on the memory, for identifying portions of sequential images that differ from a first image to a degree corresponding to the sensitivity level;
• wherein
• the first image is an image of a scene captured from a particular location using a defined set of photographic parameters;
• and
• the plurality of images in sequential order are captured from the particular location using the defined set of photographic parameters;
• logic, stored on the memory, for cutting the identified portions of the sequential images to produce cut images;
• logic, stored on the memory, for superimposing, the cut images onto the first image as layers such that each cut image is displayed in the first image in a position corresponding to the position of the cut image in the corresponding sequential image and displayed in a time sequence corresponding to the timing between corresponding sequential images and the first image;
• and
• logic, stored on the memory, for saving the first image and the layers as a web-enabled graphic file.