The present invention is concerned with client-side production in a personal
computer environment of low bandwidth images and audio. A series of low bandwidth
still images along with a "script" and audio data is sent over a network in a client/server
architecture or is read from a compact disk or other memory. A "director" module
residing in a client personal computer uses the "script" to tell the computer how
to execute a sequence of "moves" on the still images. These moves include cuts,
dissolves, fades, wipes, focuses, flying planes and digital video effects such
as push and pull. Moves within a still image occur in real time, and are relatively
smooth and continuous as compared to prior art network video. Low bandwidth is
achieved because most of the production is done at the client location without
relying upon slow, bandwidth-limited downloading of conventional network video formats.