Patent ID: 8270815

Claim:
A method for online video and audio editing: a. the method including the following steps: (1) selecting target files for editing; (2) for each selected target file, defining editing information including: (a) a target file segment defined by: (i) a segment start time within the target file to start playback of the target file within a final product, (ii) a segment playback length of the target file within the final product, (b) a playback start time within the final product to start playback of the target file segment, (c) a priority order of the target file segment within the final product, (3) generating an editing result file in a text format, the editing result file including the editing information of each selected target file; (4) generating a final product in accordance with the editing result file, the final product being populated with the target file segments in accordance with: (a) each target file segment's priority order, and (b) each target file segment's playback start time; b. wherein: (1) each target file is selected from a group consisting of: (a) dynamic image files, (b) static image files, (c) video special effects, (d) audio special effects, (e) text special effects, and (f) audio files; (2) target file segments defined from dynamic image files and static image files have the first highest priority order, (3) target file segments defined from video special effects and audio special effects have the second highest priority order, (4) target file segments defined from text special effects have the third highest priority order, and (5) target file segments defined from audio files have the fourth highest priority order.