Patent ID: 7434155
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method of editing video sequences, such method comprising: providing a display with a plurality of audio/visual sequences depicted on the display where each audio/visual sequence of the plurality of audio visual sequences is displayed as a timeline parallel to a first, time axis and where each position along the timeline corresponds to a temporal location of audio/visual information within the audio/visual sequence and where the plurality of audio/visual sequences temporally overlap along the first axis; providing a line that defines a scrubhead location, where the scrubhead line extends across the plurality of timelines and that is adapted to be moved relative to the timelines of the plurality of audio/visual sequences; and simultaneously displaying audio/visual information from each of the plurality of audio/visual sequences within a respective window of the audio/visual sequences where the displayed information corresponds to a location of the scrubhead line along the respective timeline of the plurality of audio/visual sequences wherein the scrubhead describes a current edit position on the timelines and a playhead describes a current point in time on the timelines where video is being output from the video editing system and wherein the scrubhead can be moved independently of the playhead.