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Trailer Management for Streaming Platforms

Every title carries its own trailer, the thirty seconds that sell the two hours. Upload a new one and it takes over as soon as it finishes encoding.

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A streaming home page with a Trailer button beside Play for Orbit of Mercy, and its published trailer in the admin

Why a Trailer Converts Better Than a Synopsis

A browsing viewer decides whether to watch in moments, and a trailer answers that question better than any synopsis. It shows the tone, the pace and the cast in the time it takes to read a paragraph about them. Vodlix puts the trailer on the title itself, beside the Play button, so the preview is right where the decision is made. For an OTT service it is the most persuasive thing a title page can carry.


One published per title

Every title shows its newest trailer.

Free to watch

No paywall and no ads on trailers.

Easy swap

The newest upload takes over.

The Orbit of Mercy title editor with the Trailers tab open and its official trailer attached

Trailers Attached to Each Title

In Vodlix, the trailer is part of the title record rather than a separate asset stored elsewhere. Every film and series has a Trailers tab in its editor, where you upload a trailer straight into that title. Viewers get a Trailer button beside Play, and the home page hero can play the trailer muted behind the title. Any video you have already uploaded can also be turned into a trailer with one click. The trailer lives with the content it promotes.


Trailers Published Independently of the Title

Vodlix gives each trailer its own published state, independent of the title it belongs to. You can swap a teaser for the full trailer, refresh a preview for a new campaign or take one down without republishing the title or affecting its availability. A new upload becomes the published trailer as soon as it finishes encoding. Separating trailer publishing from title publishing keeps marketing updates fast and keeps the catalogue stable while previews change.


The Trailers list for a title: the newest trailer published, an older teaser unpublished

Upload and Transcode Trailers Automatically

Adding a trailer in Vodlix is a drop zone and a file picker, with supported formats shown up front so there is no guesswork. Once uploaded, the trailer is transcoded through the same pipeline as your main media, producing adaptive renditions for every device. That means a trailer plays as smoothly on a phone over mobile data as on a television, and never stalls in the moment it should be selling the title. Your team drops the file and moves on.


The Upload Trailer dialog listing MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV and WebM, with a trailer file uploading

Frequently Asked Questions

Have questions about taking advantage of this limited-time offer? Check out the FAQ for answers.

Can every title on Vodlix have its own trailer?
Yes. Every film and series in Vodlix has a Trailers tab in its editor. Upload a trailer there and viewers see a Trailer button beside Play, and the home page hero can play it when the title is featured.
How do I update a trailer on Vodlix?
Upload a new trailer file to the title in the Vodlix CMS. Once it finishes encoding it becomes the published trailer, with no ticket, no republishing of the title and no developer involvement.
Can I turn a video I already uploaded into a trailer?
Yes. In the Content Manager, open the video row menu and choose Mark as trailer. The video moves from the Movies list to the Trailers list. Mark as video moves it back, so the change is fully reversible.
Will trailers play smoothly on mobile devices?
Yes. Vodlix transcodes trailers through the same pipeline as your main media, producing adaptive renditions so a trailer plays smoothly on a phone over mobile data as well as on a television.
Is a trailer published together with its title?
No. In Vodlix a trailer has its own published state, separate from the title, so you can swap, refresh or remove a trailer without changing the title's availability.
Where do viewers see the trailer?
On the title itself, as a Trailer button beside Play, and in the home page hero, which can play the trailer muted while the title is featured. It plays in your own player, so the branding and controls are the same ones the rest of your service uses rather than something visibly different.
Do I need a trailer for every title?
No, and titles work perfectly well without one. That said, a trailer is the single cheapest thing you can add to improve how often a title gets started, because it answers in seconds what a synopsis cannot. If you are prioritising, start with whatever you are actively promoting.
Can I remove a trailer after adding it?
Yes. Each trailer can be edited or deleted from the same list, so a cut you are no longer allowed to show or a file that turned out to be the wrong one can be taken down directly rather than needing anybody technical.
Do viewers need a subscription to watch a trailer?
No. A trailer ignores the monetization of the title it belongs to, so it plays for signed-out visitors even when the film itself is subscription or rental only. Trailers never run ads either. A trailer behind a paywall could not sell the title.
Does the trailer play automatically?
On the home page, yes. When a title is featured in the hero, its trailer can play muted behind it. You can turn this off in the Display and Listing settings, and a separate setting controls whether the trailer in the title info window starts muted.
Are trailer plays counted separately from the film?
Yes. A trailer play is recorded as its own event against the trailer rather than the title it promotes, so trailer interest is not mixed into how often the film itself is watched.