# Quickstart

URL: https://docs.boldvideo.com/guides/quickstart







This guide takes you from an empty library to a published, AI-enriched video you can share or embed. It takes about ten minutes, most of which is Bold doing the work.

## 1. Upload a video

Go to **Videos** and click **Upload Video**. You can upload a file from your computer, or import directly from Google Drive or OneDrive. (Zoom and Microsoft Teams recordings can be imported automatically. See [Integrations](/guides/integrations).)

<img alt="The upload menu in the Videos section" src={__img0} placeholder="blur" />

## 2. Let Bold process it

As soon as the upload finishes, Bold gets to work. Automatically, without any configuration, your video gets:

* A **transcript** with speaker detection
* **Chapters** with timestamps
* A **title**, **teaser**, and **description**
* **Captions** in your default language
* An **intelligence report**: a structured summary of topics, key points, and participants

Processing time depends on video length; a one-hour video typically takes a few minutes.

## 3. Review and refine

Open the video from your library. Everything Bold generated is editable, and each field has **AI Actions** (Generate, Shorten, Make Punchier, Expand, Simplify) if you want a different take. Fields keep a badge showing whether they're **AI Generated** or **Manually edited**, and Bold never overwrites your manual edits.

<img alt="The video edit page with AI-generated metadata" src={__img1} placeholder="blur" />

<Callout>
  Set the right **Video Type** (podcast, training session, sales call, …) before regenerating metadata. It shapes how the AI writes titles, teasers, descriptions, and chapters. See [Video Intelligence](/guides/video-intelligence).
</Callout>

## 4. Set visibility

Videos start as **Unlisted**. Use the visibility dropdown at the top of the edit page to choose:

* **Public**: listed in your portal and returned by the public API
* **Unlisted**: accessible by direct link, but not listed
* **Private**: only visible in the admin panel

## 5. Share it

From the **Options** menu you can copy a direct link, preview the video in your portal, or grab an embed code. The [embed dialog](/guides/embedding) offers a clean standard player or an **Enhanced Learning Experience** with AI chat, chapters, and transcript built in.

## Next steps

<Cards>
  <Card title="Organize with collections and playlists" href="/guides/collections-playlists" />

  <Card title="Configure your portal" href="/guides/portal" />

  <Card title="Tune your AI assistant" href="/guides/ai-features" />

  <Card title="Invite your team" href="/guides/team-viewers" />
</Cards>