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Graphical user interface for a video editing system

  • US 20010040592A1
  • Filed: 07/23/2001
  • Published: 11/15/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/29/1996
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer program product, comprising:

  • a computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for a computer program that facilitates editing of a motion picture using motion video data on a computer, wherein the computer program, when executed by a computer provides a graphical user interface, comprising;

    a viewer window on a display for the computer for viewing motion video data;

    a timeline region on the display and nonoverlapping with the viewer window for displaying a timeline representing selections of the motion video data in a temporal order that specifies the motion picture;

    a plurality of selectable, mutually exclusive, interfaces on the display and nonoverlapping with the viewer window and with the timeline region, wherein each selectable interface is selected by user selection of one of a set of graphical elements associated with the selectable interfaces, the selectable interfaces comprising;

    an interface for allowing a user to select a clip corresponding to motion video data stored on the computer for placement on the timeline;

    a title interface for allowing a user to specify a title for placement on the timeline;

    an effect interface for allowing a user to specify an effect for placement on the timeline; and

    an audio interface for allowing a user to specify audio operations on audio data on the timeline;

    wherein playback of the motion picture represented by the timeline is viewed in the viewer window and is initiated by user selection of a graphical element indicative of a playback operation;

    wherein size and position of the viewer window is substantially unchanged by selection of one of the selectable interfaces; and

    wherein size and position of the timeline region is substantially unchanged by selection of one of the selectable interfaces.

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