Abstract: The present invention is directed to computer based editing systems, methods for editing videos, methods for communicating from server to the desktop and computer readable storage media that are capable of executing certain methods and applying certain video editing systems. Through the use of the present invention one can efficiently combine a plurality of media elements that are in a plurality of different forms into one video. In certain embodiment, the invention couples an editing tool with a channel that communicates to a server in a format that is downloaded from a server that may or may not be the server with which it continues to communicate. That channel can deliver live updatable multi-media formats e.g. text, flash, gifs. to the editing tool whenever the user is online.