Patent ID: 9336825
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: G06F,G11B

Claim Text:
1. A method of editing a video with video editing software executed on a computing device, the method comprising: loading a video clip into the video editing software, the video clip being displayed in a linear video editing frame; displaying a first control icon above or below a beginning portion of the video clip, the first control icon being a first variable icon; displaying a second control icon above or below an ending portion of the video clip, the second control icon being a second variable icon; dragging the first variable icon to modify contents of the beginning portion of the video clip or dragging the second variable icon to modify contents of the ending portion of the video clip; tapping the first control icon to toggle between the first variable icon and a first fixed icon; and tapping the second control icon to toggle between the second variable icon and a second fixed icon; wherein the first variable icon and the second variable icon are movable in a left direction or a right direction, and the first fixed icon and the second fixed icon are not movable in the left direction or the right direction.