User interface for presenting media information

A method for selecting a portion of a time-based media for playback comprising:

• displaying a media player for playing time-based media in a window, wherein said media player does not display editing commands;
• setting at least one of a start time in said time-based media in response to a first user action, or an end time in said time-based media in response to a second user action, said start time being after said beginning of said time-based media, said end time being before said end of said time-based media and after said start time, said start time being a beginning for said playback, and said end time being an end for said playback;
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• displaying in replay mode said portion of said time-based media wherein said start time being a beginning of said playback and said end time being an end for said playback.

A machine readable medium having stored thereon executable program code which, when executed, causes a machine to perform a method for selecting a portion of a time-based media for playback, said method comprising:

• displaying a media player for playing time-based media in a window, wherein said media player does not display editing commands;
• setting at least one of a start time in said time-based media in response to a first user action, or an end time in said time-based media in response to a second user action, said start time being after said beginning of said time-based media, said end time being before said end of said time-based media and after said start time, said start time being a beginning for said playback, and said end time being an end for said playback;
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• displaying in replay mode said portion of said time-based media wherein said start time being a beginning of said playback and said end time being an end for said playback.

A digital processing system for selecting a portion of a time-based media for replay, said digital processing system comprising:

• means for displaying a media player for playing timebased media in a window, wherein said media player does not display editing commands;
• means for setting at least one of a start time in said time-based media in response to a first user action, or an end time in said time-based media in response to a second user action, said start time being after said beginning of said time-based media, said end time being before said end of said time-based media and after said start time, said start time being a beginning for said playback, and said end time being an end for said playback;
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• means for displaying in replay mode said portion of said time-based media wherein said start time being a beginning of said playback and said end time being an end for said playback.