1. A media processor for the creation of metadata from a set of images, said media processor comprising: an input for a first set of data, said first set of data comprising image data, metadata or image data/metadata associated with said set of images, said set of images comprising a sequence of images; and a metadata processor being capable of receiving said first set of data and computing a set of metadata from said first set of data, said set of metadata comprising statistical data derived from said sequence of images over a plurality of different temporal intervals and said set of metadata representing a media fingerprint which identifies said set of images without altering said set of images; and wherein said metadata processor is capable of generating and storing a multi-scale version of said set of metadata, said multi-scale version including first metadata generated based on statistical attributes associated with said sequence of images over a first temporal interval and second metadata generated based on statistical attributes associated with said sequence of images over a second temporal interval; said first temporal interval and said second temporal interval are associated with increasing levels of said multi-scale version of metadata; and each increasing level of said multi-scale version of metadata is associated with an increasing confidence level in said media fingerprint; said set of metadata further comprises at least one of statistical attributes derived directly from said first set of data and statistical attributes derived from image appearance correlates of said first set of data; said media processor is further capable of performing display management (DM) processing of a set of image data to be rendered on a target display having a set of display specifications; and to perform said DM processing, said media processor is operative to compute a first set of statistics from said set of image data over time, compare a portion of said first set of statistics against said set of display specifications, test for a match condition for said portion of said first set of statistics against said set of display specifications, and render a portion of said set of image data upon said target display, said target display comprising said set of display specifications.