Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for ranking media effects. For example, systems and methods described herein enable a user to select and apply one or more media effects to a media communication such as a digital photograph or video. Systems and methods described herein identify and rank media effects based on characteristics associated with the user and the user's client-computing device. Furthermore, systems and methods described herein automatically present the top-ranked media effects to the user such that the user can easily select and apply one or more media effects that are tailored specifically to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed toward systems and methods for generating dynamic media effects ready for sending/posting to allow for in-moment sharing of media communications. One or more embodiments involve dynamically identify contextual information associated with a current environment of a client-computing device (e.g., a mobile phone) associated with a user. The systems and methods utilize the contextual information to generate a customized media effect that the user can share, post, or send to others quickly and easily in order to tell a robust story about an in-moment experience.

Abstract: A client device receives from a user, in an application associated with a social networking service provided by a server system, a first user input for creating a first post on a social networking system. In response to the first user input, a plurality of icons for selection by the user are displayed. A selection of a first icon from the plurality of icons is received from the user. The first post including a first image associated with the user is posted to the social networking system. The first image includes the first icon overlaying at least a portion of a profile picture of the user.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a digital video segment simulating motion at one speed, the frames in the segment spaced at a uniform time interval. The method further includes receiving a desired speed of motion, determining the appropriate uniform time interval corresponding to the desired speed, and generating a frame sequence simulating the motion at the desired speed, the frames in the generated sequence spaced at the determined appropriate uniform time interval. If the generated frame sequence includes a frame from the original segment, then only frames from the original segment are included in the generated frame sequence, and if the generated frame sequence includes an interpolated frame then only interpolated frames are included in the generated frame sequence.

Abstract: A method comprising creating association data that associates a content element and active time period data, the content element being associated with an electronic content, and the active time period data specifying a time period during which the electronic content includes the content element, and storing the association data. A second method comprising accessing electronic content, the electronic content being associated with a content element and active time period data, the active time period data specifying a time period during which the association between the electronic content and the content element is active, receiving current time period data, using the current time period data and the active time period data, determining whether the association between the electronic content and the content element is active, and selectively rendering the content element, based on the determination.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a digital video segment simulating motion at one speed, the frames in the segment spaced at a uniform time interval. The method further includes receiving a desired speed of motion, determining the appropriate uniform time interval corresponding to the desired speed, and generating a frame sequence simulating the motion at the desired speed, the frames in the generated sequence spaced at the determined appropriate uniform time interval. If the generated frame sequence includes a frame from the original segment, then only frames from the original segment are included in the generated frame sequence, and if the generated frame sequence includes an interpolated frame then only interpolated frames are included in the generated frame sequence.

Abstract: A system determines a plurality of frames. The plurality of frames is a subset of a set of frames comprising at least a portion of a video clip. The frames are candidates to represent the set of frames. The system calculates a motion vector for each of the frames within the plurality of frames. The motion vector indicates an amount of motion in each of the frames with respect to at least one other frame from the plurality of frames. The system assesses a strength value for each of the frames. The strength value indicates an assessment of pictorial quality of each of the frames. The system selects a representative frame from the plurality of frames based on the motion vector and strength value. The representative frame indicates a most favorable representation of the plurality of frames.

Abstract: A plurality of sets of face images associated with a video is obtained. Each set of face images corresponds to a particular person depicted in the video. Of the people associated with the plurality of sets of face images, one or more of those people are selected to be included in a facial summary by analyzing the plurality of sets of face images and/or the video. For each of the selected one or more people, a face image to use in the facial summary is selected. The facial summary is laid out using the selected face images.