Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a method, system, and computer readable medium for generating a thumbnail for a media file. A web client application server receives the media file having metadata associated therewith. The web client application server generates an interest point area. The interest point area includes one or more interest points in the media file. The web client application server aligns a thumbnail area with respect to the interest point area. The web client application server displays a portion of the media file in the thumbnail area. The portion of the media file that is displayed includes at least a portion of the interest point area.