Patent ID: 7644364
Filing Date: 2010-01-05
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. One or more computer-readable storage media having computer executable components executed by a computing device, said computer executable components comprising: a detection component detecting video files stored in a memory; a user interface (UI) component displaying a plurality of user selectable video effects and the video files that are detected by the detection component, said plurality of user selectable video effects including a first video effect that defines first display positions for simultaneously displaying a first set of three or more of the video files and a second video effect that defines second display positions for simultaneously displaying a second set of three or more of the video files, wherein said first display positions and said second display positions are different; and a generation component creating a video effect clip, wherein said creating includes applying the first video effect to a first set of three or more of the video files, in response to a user selecting said first video effect and said three or more of the video files of the first set, to create a first incorporated video effect that simultaneously displays the three or more of the video files of the first set according to the defined first display positions, and wherein said creating includes applying the second video effect to a second set of three or more of the video files, in response to a user selecting said second video effect and said three or more of the video files of the second set, to create a second incorporated video effect that displays the three or more of the video files of the second set according to the defined second display positions, wherein the UI component displays the video files detected by the detection component via a properties menu and displays the plurality of user selectable video effects via a video effects menu, wherein the generation component is responsive to user input selecting the first video effect from the video effects menu, adding the first video effect to a storyboard window, and selecting the three or more of the video files of the first set from the properties menu to apply the first video effect to the selected three or more of the video files of the first set to create the first incorporated video effect, and wherein the UI component displays the created video effect clip having the first incorporated video effect and the second incorporated video effect via a graphical display.