Media editing application with capability to focus on graphical composite elements in a media compositing area

Abstract

Some embodiments provide a media editing application that allows a user to focus on a subset of media clips that the application combines to create a composite presentation. The media editing application of some embodiments includes a display area for displaying the composite presentation that the application creates by compositing several media clips (e.g., audio clip, video clip). The multimedia editing application of some embodiments also includes a composite display area (e.g., an area with multiple tracks that span a timeline) for displaying graphical clips representations of media clips that are part of the composite presentation. To focus on a subset of clip representations in the composite display area, the application of some embodiments also includes a tool for causing a first emphasized subset of clip representations (also referred to as 'in-focus clips') to appear larger in the composite display area than a second de-emphasized subset of clip representations (also referred to as 'out-of-focus clips') that are being concurrently represented in the composite display area.