Methods and Systems for Customizing Immersive Media Content

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory;
• a microphone;
• an image sensor;
• and
• one or more programs stored in the memory, configured for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the one or more programs include instructions for:
• displaying an immersive media customization user interface;
• playing a 360 video in a first region of the user interface;
• in response to a first user action, capturing a freeze frame of the 360 video at a specific moment;
• in response to a second user action, beginning recording of a customized video of the captured freeze frame in real time according to a dynamically adjustable visibility window of the captured freeze frame;
• while recording the customized video, receiving user input to adjust the visibility window;
• in response to a third user action, ending recording of the customized video;
• annotating the customized video, including one or more of:
• (a) adding a visual overlay in a peripheral portion of the customized video, wherein the visual overlay comprises a recorded video of the user captured by the image sensor;
• (b) adding an audio overlay that comprises recorded audio captured using the microphone;
• and
• (c) adding a visual annotation comprising text or an image;
• transmitting the customized video to a second computer system.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by one or more processors of a computer system that has a microphone and an image sensor, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

• displaying an immersive media customization user interface;
• playing a 360 video in a first region of the user interface;
• in response to a first user action, capturing a freeze frame of the 360 video at a specific moment;
• in response to a second user action, beginning recording of a customized video of the captured freeze frame in real time according to a dynamically adjustable visibility window of the captured freeze frame;
• while recording the customized video, receiving user input to adjust the visibility window;
• in response to a third user action, ending recording of the customized video;
• annotating the customized video, including one or more of:
• (a) adding a visual overlay in a peripheral portion of the customized video, wherein the visual overlay comprises a recorded video of the user captured by the image sensor;
• (b) adding an audio overlay that comprises recorded audio captured using the microphone;
• and
• (c) adding a visual annotation comprising text or an image;
• transmitting the customized video to a second computer system.