Patent ID: 8775480
Filing Date: 2014-07-08
Classification: G06F,G06T,G11B,H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for editing a composite presentation in a media-editing application, the composite presentation comprising a plurality of media clips, the method comprising: receiving an import command to import a media file into the media-editing application from an external device; upon receipt of the import command, automatically creating a media clip to represent the media file in the media editing application, the media clip comprising a data structure that refers to the media file on the external device; during the import of the media file from the external device, receiving user input to add the media clip to the composite presentation being edited by the user; in response to the input, adding the media clip, which comprises the data structure referring to the media file on the external device, to the plurality of media clips in the composite presentation such that the composite presentation refers to the media file on the external device; and upon completion of the import of the media file from the external device, automatically modifying the reference in the media clip's data structure to refer to a copy of the media file on a local device rather than on the external device such that the composite presentation refers to the media file on the local device.