> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trailercast.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quick Start

> Your first trailer in under 10 minutes.

If you want to skip the rest of these docs and just see something work, here's the shortest path.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign up" icon="user-plus">
    Go to [app.trailercast.io/signup](https://app.trailercast.io/signup). Email + password. **No credit card required.** You start on a 7-day free trial with full feature access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Fill out the AI Personalization form" icon="sparkles">
    Settings → **AI Personalization**. Five fields, \~3 minutes.

    <Warning>
      Don't skip this step. Every AI output gets meaningfully sharper when you fill it in. Pre-form output is generic; post-form output is yours.
    </Warning>

    See [AI Personalization](/setup/ai-personalization) for what to write in each field.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Upload a demo recording" icon="upload">
    Open the **Library** (left nav) → click **Upload demo** in the top right. Drag-and-drop an MP4, ideally 5–30 minutes. Optional: enter a prospect name. Click **Upload**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait 3–6 minutes" icon="clock">
    Watch the progress bar tick through transcribe → clean → moments → compose → upload. You'll be auto-redirected to the trailer review page when it hits 100%.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review the trailer" icon="film">
    Play it. Hover the colored chapter strip under the player. Open the right-rail tabs (Engagement, Highlights, Comments, Ask Winter). [Full tour](/trailers/reviewing).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Share with a prospect" icon="paper-plane">
    Click **Copy share link**. Paste the URL anywhere, email, Slack, LinkedIn DM. Your prospect doesn't need an account; they just click and watch.
  </Step>
</Steps>

That's it. Once you've done it once, the rest of these docs make a lot more sense.

## What to read next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Setup checklist" icon="list-check" href="/setup/account">
    Walk through AI Personalization, Brand, Voice, Integrations, Team, in that order.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Recording demos" icon="video" href="/recording">
    The three ways to get demos into TrailerCast: upload, calendar bot, manual bot.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Reviewing trailers" icon="eye" href="/trailers/reviewing">
    Tour every panel on the trailer review page.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Sharing & engagement" icon="chart-line" href="/sharing">
    Generate share links, see what prospects do with them.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>