An operator interface for a video editing system provides a visual sense of the content of video sequences, as well as their length, while also providing enhanced interactive control of locations and time alignments of the video. As the video sequence is processed into the system, a small but representative...http://www.google.com/patents/US5388197?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5388197 - Video editing system operator inter-face for visualization and interactive control of video material