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Video Editing Estimate
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How to Write a Video Editing Quote
What to Include in a Video Editing Quote
Editing proposals need runtime targets, revision limits, deliverable specs, and usage rights for stock assets.
Line Items and Pricing
Separate offline edit, color, audio, graphics, captions, and rush fees.
Tools and Licensing
Note stock licenses, music clearance, and whether the client gets project files.
Scope of Work
Define source format, frame rate, aspect ratios, brand guidelines, and review tool you use.
Timeline
Milestones for first watch, notes, and final export keep projects on rails.
Tips for Winning More Video Editing Work
- Cap revisions and sell additional rounds as line items.
- Ask for a creative brief before you price motion work.
- Offer packages for social cut-downs from one hero edit.
- Deposit for new clients before you ingest terabytes of footage.
- Send a Loom walkthrough when quotes are complex.
Converting Your Quote to an Invoice
50/50 splits or milestone billing map straight from your quote.
Quote vs. Estimate
Producers may want a quote per finished minute or an estimate before shoot day. Use both terms for SEO. Rough estimating helps brands plan post budget; the signed quote locks runtime. Quoting on Slack should match the PDF.
Pay and rates for video editing work
Invoicing Video Editing work
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Invoicing terms explained
- Fixed-price contract A fixed-price contract sets one total price for a defined scope of work, regardless of how many hours or how much material it actually takes. Read definition
- Cost-plus pricing Cost-plus pricing is an arrangement in which the client pays the provider's actual costs for a project plus an agreed fee, either a percentage of costs or a fixed amount, to cover overhead and profit. Read definition
- Deposit A deposit is a partial payment made before work begins or goods are delivered, typically 25 to 50 percent of the total. Read definition
- Retention Retention, or retainage, is a percentage of each progress payment, commonly 5 to 10 percent, that a client withholds until a project is fully complete and accepted. Read definition
- Progress invoice A progress invoice bills a portion of a larger project as work is completed, rather than one invoice at the end. Read definition
- Milestone payment A milestone payment is a payment that becomes due when a defined stage of a project is completed, such as design approval, a prototype delivery, or launch. Read definition
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