Patent ID: 8621357
Filing Date: 2013-12-31
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for authoring media presentations, comprising: receiving a selection of media content by a processor-based system, the selection of media content being associated with meta data, media characteristics, or other media-related data; coupling the selection of media content to a style; detecting a drag-and-drop operation on the selection of media content, moving the selection of media content to a media authoring portion of a graphical user interface; and in response to the detecting the drag-and-drop operation, automatically organizing, by the processor-based system, the selection of media content into a stack with media content previously-moved into the media authoring portion, the stack organized according to the style and the meta data, media characteristics, or other media-related data of the selection of media content, the stack interposing a foreground layer over a background layer such that at least a portion of the background layer is obscured from view.