1. A method for editing a video in a video editing system, comprising: obtaining a video sequence and identifying objects in the video sequence with corresponding depth information; displaying the video sequence in a display panel in a user interface; facilitating insertion of an object into the video sequence by displaying in the user interface, a timeline and a control panel including a graphical representation for each of the identified objects with corresponding depth information, wherein the graphical representations are arranged relative to the timeline and based on the corresponding depth information; and obtaining input from a user positioning the object into the video sequence relative to the identified objects with corresponding depth information.