Embedding interactive content into a shareable online video

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer program instructions configured to instruct a computer processor to perform at least the steps of:

• providing an authoring tool comprising a graphical user interface (GUI);
• inputting an edit decision list (EDL) file and a video file into the authoring tool, the video file comprising a video;
• providing the GUI of the authoring tool on a display communicatively coupled to the computer processor, the GUI comprising a view of a plurality of specific scenes of the video according to the inputted EDL file and the inputted video file;
• providing, via the GUI of the authoring tool, a plurality of interactive features;
• inputting, into the authoring tool, a selection of a scene of the plurality of specific scenes;
• inputting, into the authoring tool, a selection of an interactive feature from the plurality of interactive features;
• embedding, by the authoring tool, the selected interactive feature into the selected scene at a selected specific spatial location in the selected scene;
• and
• outputting the video file with the embedded interactive feature.

A computing device comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a storage medium tangibly storing thereon program logic configured to instruct the at least one processor to at least:
• provide an authoring tool comprising a graphical user interface (GUI);
• input an edit decision list (EDL) file and a video file into the authoring tool, the video file comprising a video;
• provide the GUI of the authoring tool on a display communicatively coupled to the computer processor, the GUI comprising a view of a plurality of specific scenes of the video according to the inputted EDL file and the inputted video file;
• provide, via the GUI of the authoring tool, a plurality of interactive features;
• input, into the authoring tool, a selection of a scene of the plurality of specific scenes;
• input, into the authoring tool, a selection of an interactive feature from the plurality of interactive features;
• embed, by the authoring tool, the selected interactive feature into the selected scene at a selected specific spatial location in the selected scene;
• and
• output the video file with the embedded interactive feature.