Graphic user interface and method for creating slide shows

Abstract

A graphic user interface (GUI) and method for readily creating and manipulating sequential media presentations, such as pictures slide shows, allows a user to select media for a sequential media presentation in the order in which the selected media is to be displayed in the presentation by simply drawing an arrow that intersect onscreen representations of the selected media. In addition, the user may manipulate various parameters of the selected media as the selected media are being played back.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for creating a sequential media presentation, said method comprising: 
 providing graphic elements that represent media;    drawing a line that intersect some of said displayed graphic elements to select desired media; and    displaying said desired media that correspond to said displayed graphic elements that were intersected by said line.    
     
     
         2 . A method for creating a sequential media presentation, said method comprising: 
 providing a list of file names that represent media;    drawing a line through some of said file names to selected desired media; and    displaying said selected media that correspond to said displayed graphic elements that were intersected by said line.    
     
     
         3 . A graphic user interface for an electronic device with a display comprising: 
 a first rectangular display region with a rectangular time line around a perimeter of said rectangular display region to play selected media, said rectangular time line corresponding to the length of time to play said selected media; and    a second rectangular display region in which multiple media of said selected media can be simultaneously displayed.