1. A method for compressing a selection of media content comprising digital image data configured in image sequences to provide moving video output, the method comprising: extracting similar images from a selection of media content, wherein the similar images comprise digital image data and ones of the similar images are determined to have no substantial differences apparent to human perception; storing representative images in a memory device, wherein each of the representative images represents at least two of the similar images that are determined to have no substantial differences apparent to human perception; and placing links to the representative images stored in the memory device in the selection of media content, in place of the similar images extracted therefrom, to provide a compressed selection of media content.