Add a movie

Learn how to upload movie content

With movies, you can create, upload, and host long-form video content directly within the JWP dashboard.

Movies offer publishers various benefits:

  • Deliver and host long-form videos
  • Streamline content management through easy uploads and integration within the JWP dashboard
  • Enhance viewer engagement by uploading a trailer and associating images with your movie
  • Tailor viewing experience to match audience preferences
Add media in Media Library

Add media in Media Library



Prerequisites

ItemDescription
App config entitlementEntitlement to use the app config

App config entitlement also enables the content types feature.

For more information, contact your JWP representative.
Content types loaded to propertyType of media based on shared custom parameters

To access the Movie content type, load default content types into your JWP property.


Upload a movie

Use the following steps to upload a movie of more than 2 seconds duration to the dashboard:

  1. Prepare your video content.
  2. From your Media Library, click Add Media > Movie. The media upload page appears.
  3. In the file picker, drag and drop a video file or choose a file from the selector. The Upload in progress tile displays a progress bar. Upon a successful upload, the panel reads Upload complete.
  4. Click Exit. The Media Library reappears.

Now that your content has been uploaded, you can add metadata to the movie.



Add movie metadata

Follow these steps to add metadata to your movie:

  1. From your Media Library, select a movie. The media details page appears.

  2. Edit your video metadata.

  3. Under the Content Type section, fill out the related Movie fields.


    FieldDescription
    GenreGenre used to categorize content

    Use the following step to configure this field:
    1. Select an option from the dropdown menu.
    RatingMotion picture rating of the content to determine the intended audience

    Use the following step to configure this field:
    1. Select an option from the dropdown menu.
    TrailerPreview video file for the content

    Use the following step to configure this field:
    1. Add a trailer or highlights video in the Trailer field.
    Free to Watch?Flag indicating whether content is free or paid

    Use the following step to configure this field:
    1. Click the Yes or No radio button.
    Product IDsJWP identifiers of subscription and pay-per-view assets that allow access to the content

    Use the following step to configure this field:
    1. In the textbox, enter a comma-separated list of all assets with content access.
  4. Click Save.