Patent ID: 7484201

Claim:
A nonlinear editing method for performing an editing operation by disposing a clip corresponding to a source file on a track on an editing window, the method comprising the steps of: displaying said editing window; generating a first object and a second object in the editing window to visually display adjusting levels of editing parameters set for said source file and to set the editing parameters intuitively in a visualized form, wherein said first and second objects each include a line object and at least one control point object disposed on the line object, the line object indicating the level of the editing parameter applied to the clip based on setting a position of the control point object; displaying said first and second objects on the clip in said editing window; setting the first object for displaying or operating the editing parameter associated with the clip; setting the second object for displaying or operating the editing parameter associated with the track; and performing editing while selectively operating the first object and second object; wherein said source file permits said editing parameters to be stored and the first object and the second object are generated based on the stored parameters; wherein said source file includes track editing parameter retaining portions to store said editing parameters of corresponding tracks and clip editing parameter retaining portions to store said editing parameters of corresponding clips; and wherein clip editing parameters and track editing parameters are independently applied during editing such that when the clip is edited on the track, the line and control point objects of the track maintain their position in the editing window independent of the position of the line and control point objects of the edited clip.