VIDEO PROCESSING SYSTEM WITH DIGEST GENERATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system receives indexing data delineating a plurality of program segments in a video signal that each include a sequence of images of the video signal. The indexing data further indicates content contained in the plurality of program segments. A digest generator generates digest data associated with the video signal based on the indexing data, wherein the digest data indicates a plurality of digest segments that constitute a noncontiguous subset of the video signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.