Tool for presenting and editing a storyboard representation of a composite presentation

A method for creating a composite media presentation from a set of media clips, the method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

• displaying, in a graphical user interface (GUI), a plurality of media clip representations arranged in a first order in a composite display area in order to form a composite media presentation;
• displaying, upon activation of a storyboard tool, a set of thumbnail images arranged in the first order in a storyboard display area, each particular thumbnail image corresponding to a particular clip represented in the composite display area, the storyboard display area displayed separately from the composite display area in the GUI;
• receiving user input to modify the order of the thumbnail images in the storyboard display area such that the thumbnail images are arranged in a second order different than the first order without affecting the order of the media clip representations in the composite display area that define the composite media presentation;
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• upon receiving a selection of a graphical user interface item for synchronizing the composite display area with the storyboard display area, automatically modifying the order of the media clip representations in the composite display area to match the second order of the thumbnail images in the storyboard display area.

A system comprising:

• a set of processing units for executing sets of instructions;
• a machine readable medium for storing a program which when executed by at least one of the processing units creates a composite media presentation from a set of media clips, the program comprising sets of instructions for:
• displaying, in a graphical user interface (GUI), a plurality of media clip representations arranged in a first order in a composite display area in order to form a composite media presentation;
• displaying, upon activation of a storyboard tool, a set of thumbnail images arranged in the first order in a storyboard display area, each particular thumbnail image corresponding to a particular clip represented in the composite display area, the storyboard display area displayed separately from the composite display area in the GUI;
• receiving user input to modify the order of the thumbnail images in the storyboard display area such that the thumbnail images are arranged in a second order different than the first order without affecting the order of the media clip representations in the composite display area that define the composite media presentation;
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• automatically modifying, upon receiving a selection of a graphical user interface item for synchronizing the composite display area with the storyboard display area, the order of the media clip representations in the composite display area to match the second order of the thumbnail images in the storyboard display area.