A system and method for creating a synopsis or summary for a multimedia content object is described. A set of metadata objects may be associated with a respective set of segments of the multimedia content object. Portions or segments of the multimedia content object may be associated with rank values or ratings based on the metadata objects. A system and method may select to remove a portion of the multimedia content object based on an associated rank to produce a synopsis for the multimedia content object. A system and method may select portions of the multimedia content object to include in a synopsis of the multimedia content object.