A method of creating a video work from a plurality of digital still images, wherein is provided a plurality of movement effects, each of said movement effects having at least one effect parameter associated therewith, wherein each of said at least one effect parameter has at least one parameter value associated therewith, comprising the steps of: (a) opening a graphical user interface on a computer display device; (b) defining a section within said graphical user interface; (c) displaying within said section a plurality of functions representative of at least a portion of said plurality of movement effects, each of said displayed functions representing a different one of said movement effects; (d) displaying within said section an effect parameter selection region of a plurality of effect parameters (211,212,450,503,505) related to a selection of at least one of said plurality of movement effects, wherein said available effect parameters have at least one parameter value associated therewith; (e) selecting one of said plurality of digital still images; (f) displaying at least a portion of said selected digital still image within said section; (g) defining a selection region within said selected image; (h) selecting one of said functions representative of at least a portion of said plurality of movement effects, said selected function being associated with a selected movement effect, thereupon populating said effect parameter selection region with the plurality of available effect parameters (211,212,450,503,505) related to the selection of one of said movement effects; (i) displaying within said effect parameter selection region indicia representative of a value of at least one of said parameter values associated with said available effect parameter; (j) specifying a movement duration parameter and a slide duration parameter; (k) applying said selected movement effect to said selection region of said selected image for said specified movement duration parameter, thereby creating a rendered video clip having a length equal to said specified slide duration parameter and with a movement effect having a length equal to said movement duration parameter; (m) performing steps (e) through (k) at least twice, thereby creating at least two rendered video clips; (n) combining said rendered video clips, thereby creating said video work (a) opening a graphical user interface on a computer display device; (b) defining a section within said graphical user interface; (c) displaying within said section a plurality of functions representative of at least a portion of said plurality of movement effects, each of said displayed functions representing a different one of said movement effects; (d) displaying within said section an effect parameter selection region of a plurality of effect parameters (211,212,450,503,505) related to a selection of at least one of said plurality of movement effects, wherein said available effect parameters have at least one parameter value associated therewith; (e) selecting one of said plurality of digital still images; (f) displaying at least a portion of said selected digital still image within said section; (g) defining a selection region within said selected image; (h) selecting one of said functions representative of at least a portion of said plurality of movement effects, said selected function being associated with a selected movement effect, thereupon populating said effect parameter selection region with the plurality of available effect parameters (211,212,450,503,505) related to the selection of one of said movement effects; (i) displaying within said effect parameter selection region indicia representative of a value of at least one of said parameter values associated with said available effect parameter; (j) specifying a movement duration parameter and a slide duration parameter; (k) applying said selected movement effect to said selection region of said selected image for said specified movement duration parameter, thereby creating a rendered video clip having a length equal to said specified slide duration parameter and with a movement effect having a length equal to said movement duration parameter; (m) performing steps (e) through (k) at least twice, thereby creating at least two rendered video clips; (n) combining said rendered video clips, thereby creating said video work