Patent ID: 6897880

Claim:
A method for varying an attribute of a frame in a media presentation, wherein the attribute is derived from a parameter having a value, the method using a processing system including a user input device and media presentation device, the method comprising: accepting signals from a user input device to select a first frame having a parameter with a first value; accepting signals from a user input device to select a second frame having the parameter with a second value; accepting signals from a user input device to generate a new value by interpolating between the first and second values; presenting, on the media presentation device, a new media presentation using the new value of the parameter; wherein the media presentation device includes a display screen, the method further comprising displaying images on the display screen; displaying the first and second frames at different positions on the display screen; accepting signals from a user input device to select a position on the display screen; determining the new value by using the distances between the selected position and the positions of the first and second images; displaying the first image at a first corner of a predefined area of the display screen; displaying the second image at a second corner of a predefined area of the display screen; and displaying the new media presentation at the center of the display, wherein the new media presentation includes a new image displayed by using the new value.