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A collapsible apparatus includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, a first membrane and a second membrane, and a cushion. The second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane.

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A collapsible apparatus includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, a first membrane and a second membrane, and a cushion. The second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane. er includes determining a pre-roll for each segment of the multimedia data object

A collapsible apparatus includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, a first membrane and a second membrane, and a cushion. The second membrane is removably attachable to the first membrane. er includes determining a pre-roll for each segment of the multimedia data object. 8. The method of claim 5, further including storing the pre-roll in the multimedia data object. 9. The method of claim 5, further including re-organizing the multimedia data object. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the computer comprises a modem. 11. The method of claim 3, wherein the computer comprises a modem. 12. The method of claim 5, wherein the computer comprises a modem. 13. A program storage device storing instructions that when executed perform the method comprising: determining the rendering requirements of a computer for displaying at least a portion of the multimedia data object; determining the size of a substantially sufficient amount of data that must be sent to the computer to enable the computer to render the portion of the multimedia data object without interruption; and indicating the time to transmit the determined size. 14. The program storage device of claim 13, wherein the data object is streamable across a network. 15. The program storage program device of claim 13, wherein the computer comprises a modem. 16. A system for analyzing a multimedia data object that is adapted for rendering by a computer, the system comprising: means for determining a communication bit rate of a computer; means for determining the rendering requirements of the computer for displaying at least a portion of the multimedia data object; means for determining the size of a substantially sufficient amount of data that must be sent to the computer to enable the computer to render the portion of the multimedia data object without interruption; and means for indicating the time to transmit the determined size. 17. The system of claim 16, further including means for storing the determined size in the computer. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the computer comprises a modem. 19. A system for analyzing a multimedia data object that is adapted for rendering by a computer, the system comprising: means for determining the rendering requirements of the computer for displaying at least a portion of the multimedia data object; means for determining a pre-roll for said portion of the multimedia data object, the pre-roll corresponding to a minimum amount of data to send to the computer to enable the computer to render the portion of the multimedia data object without interruption; and means for indicating the pre-roll. 20. The system of claim 19, additionally comprising transmitting the indicated pre-roll and the multimedia data object to a client computer. 21. The system of claim 19, wherein the multimedia data object has a plurality of segments, wherein the means for determining the rendering requirements further includes means for determining the rendering requirements for each segment of the multimedia data object, and wherein the means for determining the pre-roll further includes means for determining a pre-roll for each segment of the multimedia data object. 22. The system of claim 19, further including means for storing the pre-roll. 23. The method of claim 19, further including means for re-organizing the multimedia data object. 24. The system of claim 19, wherein the computer comprises a modem. 25. A server comprising: a memory; a multimedia data object comprising a plurality of segments; and a processor configured to determine the rendering requirements of a client computer for displaying at least a portion of the multimedia data object, the processor configured to determine a substantially sufficient size of data that must be sent to the client computer to enable the computer to render the multimedia data object without interruption starting from a selected one of the plurality of segments, and the processor configured to store the determined size with the multimedia data object in a memory in the server. 26. The server of claim 25, additionally comprising a modem for transmitting the multimedia data object. 27. The s