User interfaces for editing video clips

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• displaying in a user interface, in a first row, a first thumbnail representing a first video clip including a first plurality of frames, the first thumbnail including a left edge and a right edge, the first plurality of frames distributed between the left edge and the right edge of the first thumbnail, wherein the first plurality of frames are playable starting with a first start frame positioned at the left edge of the first thumbnail and ending with a first end frame positioned at the right edge of the first thumbnail;
• displaying in the first thumbnail, a first transition point positioned between the left edge and the right edge of the first thumbnail, the first transition point associated with a frame of the first plurality of frames, wherein, in response to a playback input, playback of the first plurality of frames starts with the first start frame positioned at the left edge and stops at the frame associated with the first transition point;
• receiving a first move input to move the frame associated with the first transition point to a new frame of the first plurality of frames;
• in response to receiving the first move input, associating the new frame with the first transition point, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the first plurality of frames starts with the first start frame positioned at the left edge of the first thumbnail and stops at the new frame;
• displaying in the user interface, in another row vertically displaced from the first row, a second thumbnail representing a second video clip including a second plurality of frames, the second thumbnail including a left edge and a right edge, the second plurality of frames distributed between the left edge and the right edge of the second thumbnail, wherein the second plurality of frames are playable starting with a second start frame positioned at the left edge of the second thumbnail and ending with a second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail;
• displaying in the second thumbnail, a second transition point positioned between the left edge and the right edge of the second thumbnail, the second transition point associated with a frame of the second plurality of frames, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the second plurality of frames starts at the frame associated with the second transition point and stops at the second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail;
• receiving a second move input to move the frame associated with the second transition point to a new frame of the second plurality of frames;
• and
• in response to receiving the second move input, associating the new frame with the second transition point, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the second plurality of frames starts with the new frame and stops at the second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• displaying in a user interface display region a plurality of bounded regions each displaying respective video segments including at least a first bounded region in a first row, the first bounded region displaying a first video segment, and a second bounded region in a second row vertically displaced from the first bounded region in the first row, the second bounded region displaying a second video segment;
• displaying in the user interface display region a vertical transition marker that intersects the first and second bounded regions, the transition marker defining a first transition point in the first video segment and a second transition point in the second video segment, the first transition point corresponding to a first intersection of the transition marker and the first bounded region and the second transition point corresponding to a second intersection of the transition marker and the second bounded region;
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• receiving user input to alter one or both of the first and second transition points by visually effecting relative movement between one or more of the first video segment, the second video segment and the transition marker.

A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• presenting a first video segment in a first bounded region in a first row and a second video segment in a second bounded region in a second row, where the second bounded region in the second row is vertically displaced from the first bounded region in the first row;
• presenting a first indicia in the first bounded region, wherein the first indicia is movable to any point in the first bounded region, the first indicia representing a first transition point that corresponds to a first time instant in the first video segment such that a portion from a beginning of the first video segment to the first time instant is playable;
• presenting a second indicia in the second bounded region, the second indicia vertically_aligned with the first indicia, wherein the second indicia is movable to any point in the second bounded region, the second indicia representing a second transition point that corresponds to a second time instant in the second video segment such that a portion from the second time instant to an end of the second video segment is playable;
• accepting a playback input;
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• in response to accepting the playback input, playing back the portion from the beginning of the first video segment to the first time instant and the portion from the second time instant to the end of the second video segment continuously.

A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• presenting in a user interface, in a first row, a first thumbnail representing a first video clip including a first plurality of frames, the first thumbnail including a left edge and a right edge, the first plurality of frames distributed between the left edge and the right edge of the first thumbnail, wherein the first plurality of frames are playable starting with a first start frame positioned at the left edge of the first thumbnail and ending with a first end frame positioned at the right edge of the first thumbnail;
• presenting in the first thumbnail, a first transition point positioned between the left edge and the right edge of the first thumbnail, the first transition point associated with a frame of the first plurality of frames, wherein, in response to a playback input, playback of the first plurality of frames starts with the first start frame positioned at the left edge and stops at the frame associated with the first transition point;
• accepting a first move input to move the frame associated with the first transition point to a new frame of the first plurality of frames;
• in response to accepting the first move input, associating the new frame with the first transition point, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the first plurality of frames starts with the first start frame positioned at the left edge of the first thumbnail and stops at the new frame;
• presenting in the user interface, in another row vertically displaced from the first row, a second thumbnail representing a second video clip including a second plurality of frames, the second thumbnail including a left edge and a right edge, the second plurality of frames distributed between the left edge and the right edge of the second thumbnail, wherein the second plurality of frames are playable starting with a second start frame positioned at the left edge of the second thumbnail and ending with a second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail;
• presenting in the second thumbnail, a second transition point positioned between the left edge and the right edge of the second thumbnail, the second transition point associated with a frame of the second plurality of frames, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the second plurality of frames starts at the frame associated with the second transition point and stops at the second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail;
• accepting a second move input to move the frame associated with the second transition point to a new frame of the second plurality of frames;
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• in response to accepting the second move input, associating the new frame with the second transition point, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the second plurality of frames starts with the new frame and stops at the second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail.

A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• presenting in a user interface display region a plurality of bounded regions each displaying respective video segments including at least a first bounded region in a first row, the first bounded region displaying a first video segment, and a second bounded region in a second row vertically displaced from the first bounded region in the first row, the second bounded region displaying a second video segment;
• presenting in the user interface display region a vertical transition marker that intersects the first and second bounded regions, the transition marker defining a first transition point in the first video segment and a second transition point in the second video segment, the first transition point corresponding to a first intersection of the transition marker and the first bounded region and the second transition point corresponding to a second intersection of the transition marker and the second bounded region;
• and
• accepting user input to alter one or both of the first and second transition points by visually effecting relative movement between one or more of the first video segment, the second video segment and the transition marker.

A system comprising:

• a user interface device;
• and
• one or more computers operable to interact with the user interface device comprising:
• a display device, the display device to:
• display a first video segment in a first bounded region in a first row and a second video segment in a second bounded region in a second row, where the second bounded region in the second row is vertically displaced from the first bounded region in the first row;
• display a first indicia in the first bounded region, wherein the first indicia is movable to any point in the first bounded region, the first indicia representing a first transition point that corresponds to a first time instant in the first video segment such that a portion from a beginning of the first video segment to the first time instant is playable;
• display a second indicia in the second bounded region, the second indicia vertically aligned with the first indicia, wherein the second indicia is movable to any point in the second bounded region, the second indicia representing a second transition point that corresponds to a second time instant in the second video segment such that a portion from the second time instant to an end of the second video segment is playable;
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• an input device, the input device to receive a playback input and in response to receiving the playback input, playing back the portion from the beginning of the first video segment to the first time instant and the portion from the second time instant to the end of the second video segment continuously.

A system comprising:

• a user interface device;
• and
• one or more computers operable to interact with the user interface device comprising:
• a display device, the display device to:
• display in the user interface device, in a first row, a first thumbnail representing a first video clip including a first plurality of frames, the first thumbnail including a left edge and a right edge, the first plurality of frames distributed between the left edge and the right edge of the first thumbnail, wherein the first plurality of frames are playable starting with a first start frame positioned at the left edge of the first thumbnail and ending with a first end frame positioned at the right edge of the first thumbnail;
• display in the first thumbnail, a first transition point positioned between the left edge and the right edge of the first thumbnail, the first transition point associated with a frame of the first plurality of frames, wherein, in response to a playback input, playback of the first plurality of frames starts with the first start frame positioned at the left edge and stops at the frame associated with the first transition point;
• display in another row vertically displaced from the first row, a second thumbnail representing a second video clip including a second plurality of frames, the second thumbnail including a left edge and a right edge, the second plurality of frames distributed between the left edge and the right edge of the second thumbnail, wherein the second plurality of frames are playable starting with a second start frame positioned at the left edge of the second thumbnail and ending with a second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail;
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• display in the second thumbnail, a second transition point positioned between the left edge and the right edge of the second thumbnail, the second transition point associated with a frame of the second plurality of frames, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the second plurality of frames starts at the frame associated with the second transition point and stops at the second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail;
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• an input device, the input device to receive:
• a first move input to move the frame associated with the first transition point to a new frame of the first plurality of frames and in response to receiving the first move input, associating the new frame with the first transition point, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the first plurality of frames starts with the first start frame positioned at the left edge of the first thumbnail and stops at the new frame;
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• a second move input to move the frame associated with the second transition point to a new frame of the second plurality of frames and in response to receiving the second move input, associating the new frame with the second transition point, wherein, in response to the playback input, playback of the second plurality of frames starts with the new frame and stops at the second end frame positioned at the right edge of the second thumbnail.

A system comprising:

• a user interface device;
• and
• one or more computers operable to interact with the user interface device comprising:
• a display device, the display device to:
• display in a user interface display region a plurality of bounded regions each displaying respective video segments including at least a first bounded region in a first row, the first bounded region displaying a first video segment, and a second bounded region in a second row vertically displaced from the first bounded region in the first row, the second bounded region displaying a second video segment;
• display in the user interface display region a vertical transition marker that intersects the first and second bounded regions, the transition marker defining a first transition point in the first video segment and a second transition point in the second video segment, the first transition point corresponding to a first intersection of the transition marker and the first bounded region and the second transition point corresponding to a second intersection of the transition marker and the second bounded region;
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• an input device, the input device to receive user input to alter one or both of the first and second transition points by visually effecting relative movement between one or more of the first video segment, the second video segment and the transition marker.