Synchronization of events and audio or video content during recording and playback of multimedia content items

A computer-implemented method for synchronized replay of a media recording and an event recording, the method comprising:

• obtaining a media recording and a corresponding event recording, the event recording encoding one or more events, wherein an event characterizes one or more user interactions with an input device;
• wherein the event recording comprises for each of a plurality of events:
• data characterizing the particular event;
• a corresponding time stamp for the particular event generated by polling a system time of a computer device at the time the particular event took place;
• replaying the media recording;
• replaying the events synchronized with the media recording, wherein a time when a particular event is replayed is determined by comparing the time stamp of the particular event with an elapsed time of the media recording.

A computer-implemented method for synchronized replay of an media recording and an event recording, the method comprising:

• obtaining an media recording and a corresponding event recording, the event recording encoding one or more events, wherein an event characterizes one or more user interactions with an input device;
• wherein the event recording comprises for each of a plurality of events:
• data characterizing the particular event;
• a corresponding time stamp for the particular event generated by polling a system time of a computer device at the time the particular event took place;
• generating modified time stamps by:
• aligning end points of the media recording and the even recording to determine an offset between the media recording and the even recording;
• and
• correcting the time stamps by the determined offset.

A computer device for simultaneously recording a media recording and an event recording, the method, the device comprising:

• a microphone, a camera, or both for recording a media recording;
• an input device;
• a processor to execute an application for recording multimedia content items;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a computer device cause the computer device to:
• recording a media recording using the microphone, the camera, or both;
• recording an event recording simultaneously with the media recording, the event recording encoding a plurality of events,
• wherein an event is related to one or more user interactions with the input device associated with the media recording;
• wherein recording the event recording comprises for each of a plurality of events of the event recording:
• generating data characterizing the particular event;
• generating a corresponding time stamp for the particular event by polling a system time of the computer device at the time the particular event takes place;
• providing the data characterizing the particular event and the corresponding time stamp for storage.

A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a computer device cause the computer device to:

• record a media recording;
• record an event recording simultaneously with the media recording, the event recording encoding a plurality of events,
• wherein an event is related to one or more user interactions with an input device associated with the media recording;
• wherein recording the event recording comprises for each of a plurality of events of the event recording:
• generating data characterizing the particular event;
• generating a corresponding time stamp for the particular event by polling a system time of the computer device at the time the particular event takes place;
• provide the data characterizing the particular event and the corresponding time stamp for storage.

A computer device for synchronized replay of a media recording and an event recording, the device comprising:

• a speaker, a display device, or both for replaying the evens recording synchronized with the media recording;
• a processor to execute an application for replaying multimedia content items;
• and
• a computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a computer device cause the computer device to
• obtain a media recording and a corresponding event recording, the event recording encoding one or more events, wherein an event characterizes one or more user interactions with an input device;
• wherein the event recording comprises for each of a plurality of events:
• data characterizing the particular event;
• a corresponding time stamp for the particular event generated by polling a system time of a computer device at the time the particular event took place;
• replay the media recording;
• replay the events synchronized with the media recording, wherein a time when a particular event is replayed is determined by comparing the time stamp of the particular event with an elapsed time of the media recording.

A computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon which when executed by a computer device cause the computer device to:

• obtain a media recording and a corresponding event recording, the event recording encoding one or more events, wherein an event characterizes one or more user interactions with an input device;
• wherein the event recording comprises for each of a plurality of events:
• data characterizing the particular event;
• a corresponding time stamp for the particular event generated by polling a system time of a computer device at the time the particular event took place;
• replay the media recording;
• replay the events synchronized with the media recording, wherein a time when a particular event is replayed is determined by comparing the time stamp of the particular event with an elapsed time of the media recording.