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Video cursor with zoom in the user interface of a video editor

  • US 5,880,722 A
  • Filed: 11/12/1997
  • Issued: 03/09/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a computer system having a CPU, memory and a video display and wherein video data is stored in said memory and wherein clips of said video data consisting of sequences of video frames are represented by blocks in a workspace on said video display, and wherein a video cursor is provided to scroll through said frames, the method including the following steps:

  • determining if said video cursor is being intentionally moved vertically by a user;

    determining the vertical distance that said video cursor is moved from a reference point; and

    adjusting the scale of the horizontal axis of said workspace in relationship to the vertical movement of said video cursor so that the number of video frames that may be represented on said workspace varies accordingly.

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