Systems and Methods for Playing Video

The invention generally relates to the field of digital playback and especially to operation of "trickplay" features such as fast-forward and rewind, more particularly to the invention relates to playback of an auxiliary video stream during trickplay of a standard digital video stream. Embodiments of the invention are useful in digital video players and recorders. A system for playing stored video data, the system having a rapid play or rewind mode, the system comprising: means for detecting operation of said rapid play or rewind mode; and means for outputting supplementary program material during said operation of said rapid play or rewind mode. Preferably the system selects a video stream which is configured so that it plays at a substantially normal rate in a forward direction when output by a video player operating in a rapid play or rewind mode.