A method of playing multimedia content comprising reading, at a local
machine, local multimedia content stored on a portable storage medium;
and utilizing a control structure stored on the separate storage medium
to alter the playback of the local multimedia content stored on the
portable storage medium. A method of providing multimedia content
comprising the steps of reading, at a local machine, local multimedia
content stored on a portable storage medium; and downloading a control
structure to control the display of the local multimedia content.