Method and system for converting interactive animated information content for display on mobile devices

A method comprising:

• receiving information content that includes a file with multiple content frames for sequential display at a given frame rate;
• determining to identify content frames to be removed from the file based, at least in part, on whether the content frames contain associated programmatic instructions;
• determining to play content frames of the file that are not identified to be removed sequentially at a higher frame rate than the given frame rate;
• after expiration of a timer, determining to select a content frame reached during playout of the content frames;
• and
• determining to send the content frame reached during playout of the content frames to a client device.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• receive information content from an information source, wherein the information content includes a file with multiple content frames for sequential display at a given frame rate,
• determine to transcode the information content to accelerate playout by removing content frames from the file based, at least in part, on a determination of whether a content frame of the multiple content frames contains associated programmatic instructions indicating how to playout the content frame, and increasing the given frame rate;
• determine to play the transcoded information content;
• and
• determine to send a content frame reached during playout to a client device.