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Media composer for editing source material. The media composer includes apparatus for receiving digitizing, storing and editing video and audio source material. Computing apparatus manipulates the stored source material and output apparatus communicates with the computing apparatus to display the ma

Media composer for editing source material. The media composer includes apparatus for receiving digitizing, storing and editing video and audio source material. Computing apparatus manipulates the stored source material and output apparatus communicates with the computing apparatus to display the manipulated material and control information. The computing apparatus includes JPEG compression techniques and is programmed to provide enhanced editing features.

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[ What is claimed is:] [2.] A media composition system for editing source material comprising:storage for storing digitized video and audio source material digitized by digitizing apparatus;computing apparatus for manipulating the stored source material, wherein the computing apparatus is programmed

[ What is claimed is:] [2.] A media composition system for editing source material comprising:storage for storing digitized video and audio source material digitized by digitizing apparatus;computing apparatus for manipulating the stored source material, wherein the computing apparatus is programmed to define, in response to user editing commands, a plurality of edited sequences that each include corresponding video and audio clips obtained from the video and audio source material, and wherein the computing apparatus is programmed to respond to a user trimming transitions between two of the video clips by adding source material from the audio source material corresponding to one of the audio clips to a first end of an audio segment from the audio clip when audio material is removed from the other end of the segment to maintain the length of the audio segment, such that the synchronization of video and audio clips subsequent to the two clips is maintained; andoutput apparatus communicating with the computing apparatus for displaying control information and the manipulated source material.