Patent ID: 7793208

Claim:
A computer-implemented method in which at least one computer system accesses instructions from computer storage and executes the instructions to perform steps of: receiving a placement of an image still at a location on a timeline, the image still having a current duration defined by a start boundary and an end boundary; identifying a proximate musical beat from a plurality of musical beats associated with the timeline, the proximate musical beat occurring at a position on the timeline nearest to the end boundary of the image still; modifying the current duration of the image still to equal a duration of time occurring between the start boundary of the image still and the position of the proximate musical beat on the timeline, modifying further including expanding the current duration of the image still upon detecting the duration of time occurring between the start boundary of the image still and the position of the proximate musical beat is greater than the current duration of the image still; and aligning a modified end boundary of the image still with the proximate musical beat.