Patent ID: 8627207

Claim:
A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a media editing application which when executed by at least one processor creates media presentations, the media editing application comprising sets of instructions for: displaying, in a composite display area, a set of clip shapes that represent media clips of a media presentation; when a location indicator is located over the composite display area, receiving input to display a consolidated editing tool that presents a plurality of selectable items representing all available editing operations at a particular location within the composite display area near a position of the location indicator without requiring the location indicator to exit the composite display area to activate the presentation of the editing operations, wherein the plurality of selectable items have a fixed position within the composite display area once presented; with the location indicator, the position of which determines the location of the presented plurality of selectable items, located over one of the selectable items that represents a particular editing operation from the consolidated editing tool, receiving selection input in order to select the particular editing operation; activating the selected editing operation in order to enable editing of the media presentation by applying the selected editing operation to at least one media clip of the media presentation; and when the selected editing operation is activated, removing the plurality of selectable items from display within the composite display area and displaying a graphical symbol associated with the selected editing operation.