Mindstamp help guide
How do I edit a video to make it interactive?
Turn an existing video into an interactive experience by adding timeline interactions rather than re-editing the source footage.
Short answer
Bring a finished video into Mindstamp, then add questions, buttons, hotspots, images, text, branching, and other interactions on its timeline. Mindstamp adds the interactive layer; source-file trimming, combining, color, and audio editing should be completed in a video editor first.
How to do it
- Finish the source edit and export a web-ready master.
- Upload the file or choose it from a supported host.
- Mark the moments where a question, choice, explanation, or action will help the viewer.
- Add the smallest set of interactions needed, then set design and player behavior.
- Preview every path, publish, and use reporting to improve the next version.
Interaction editing is non-destructive
The interactive layer can be changed without cutting those elements into the original footage. The current Help Center also documents replacing the underlying video while retaining interactions, settings, and share placements, though timing must be checked after any duration change.
Current product references
These are the maintained sources used to verify this guide. Open them for the newest interface and plan details.
- New Video — Mindstamp 4.0 walkthrough
- Interactions — Mindstamp 4.0 walkthrough
- Can I trim, modify, or combine video clips within Mindstamp? — Current Help Center article
- How can I replace the video file? — Current Help Center article
Need the live interface?
Use the current Help Center
These guides preserve useful answers at long-standing Mindstamp URLs. The Help Center carries the maintained product instructions.