Patent ID: 8701028

Claim:
A graphical user interface that is embodied in a non-transitory computer-readable medium for execution on a computer, and configured for processing of an image that is displayed on a screen, the graphical user interface comprising: original versions of control elements, wherein at least one control element includes a slider that has a position on the screen, and wherein the slider has a length that is dependent upon the slider's position on the screen; and blurred versions of the control elements; wherein: the blurred versions of the control elements are superimposed over the image on the screen, the original versions of the control elements are superimposed over the blurred versions of the control elements on the screen, and the graphical user interface is configured to display original versions of the control elements that are spatially remote from a pointing device symbol with a lower value of opacity, configured to display those original versions of the control elements that spatially are closer to the pointing device symbol with a higher value of opacity, and configured to hide the original and blurred versions of the control elements when the pointing device symbol is not positioned over the image.