Patented video software technology that creates condensed video summaries of recorded video clips by extracting foreground objects from the video and superimposing them over the background of the original scene either simultaneously or in rapid succession, quickly presenting objects that have appeared at different times within the video. The result is a dramatically shorter video segment (called a “synopsis”) that fully preserves the viewer’s ability to analyze scene activity, enabling the review of hours of video in minutes and sometimes seconds.