Abstract: Embodiments of the invention allow viewers of video content to access more information about specific items in a video segment are disclosed. The video content can be movies, video advertisements, TV programs, instructional videos, home videos, surveillance videos, or other video content. The embodiments pertain to content distributed by a standard digital versatile disc (DVD). The embodiments may involve a viewer suspending (or “pausing”) the viewing of motion pictures from a DVD, and then allowing the viewer to access information about items in the video pertinent to the scene where the video was suspended.