Abstract: A system and program product for creating a presentation includes code enabling a user to create a navigable and linked set of video slide objects. A video slide object includes a looping video background, a text overlay, and possibly appended static or motion graphic elements. The text is preferably achieved using an overlay to a video slide. Code for editing the linked set of objects includes code for inserting a video slide into the linked set, altering an ordering of the video slides in the linked set, and deleting a video slide from the linked set. Code for automatically relinking the set of video slides to reflect a user edit is also included. The looping videos are preferably short, looping videos having a duration of less than approximately 1 minute. The looping videos preferably have seamless looping backgrounds and may be compatible with a prevalent multimedia protocol such as DVD.

Abstract: A computer program product includes instructions for playing back a video slide presentation comprised of navigable and linked video slides. The video slides include a looping video, text, and a set of navigation button objects. The product supports a variety of useability enhancements with instructions for: hiding the navigation buttons from view during playback, streaming the navigation signal to a remote system; copying the presentation to a favorites directory and creating a set of favorites links associated with the presentation; displaying a list of links associated with a presentation stored on a DVD as an alternative to adding the links to the favorites directory; editing the contents of an external file to alter the ordering of the video slides in the presentation; halting playback of a video slide until opening of a collateral document completes; and issuing a next navigation signal periodically during playback of the video slide presentation.