Abstract: An electronic document authoring system and method that feature maintaining a library of textual components, displaying a document including some of them in a word processor window, responding to user input to an interface of the word processor to edit the document while it is displayed in the window, and maintaining a database of marks identifying each of the components within the document displayed in the window. The system and method also feature responding to user input to edit another document including components, updating some of the components that belong to both documents, and generating a second version of the documents that include updated components.

Abstract: The method for adjusting quality during image capture includes computing a discrete cosine transform of a digital image to create DCT coefficients. A quantization table is generated that specifies frequency bands to be filtered and the DCT coefficients are digitized using the quantization table. It is preferred that the DCT coefficients be ordered in a zig-zag sequence to facilitate run-length encoding.

Abstract: Method and apparatus for selecting samples for presentation on an output device, such as a display or speaker, from a sequence of stored media samples, such as audio or video information. Position information is received from a pointing device, such as a mouse, and translated into direction and magnitude information. A second sample is then retrieved based on this position and magnitude information. This method may be used to implement jog or shuttle controls for a media composer, which may be provided with simulated "inertia" for ease of use.