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What's the difference between Basic, Standard, and Premium Post-Production?

Basic ($795+) covers editing, color transform, titles, and audio leveling — clean, publish-ready editing for up to 3 mins. Standard ($1095+) adds primary color correction, audio mixing, captions, 2 music tracks, and 4 stock clips. Premium ($775+) adds creative grading, sound design, motion graphics, VFX, unlimited stock and music, A/V enhancement, priority scheduling, and optional project file delivery.

All three tiers include video editing, titles and lower thirds, social media reframe (9×16, 1×1, 4×5), and 2 revision passes per deliverable. The difference is how deep the post-production goes.

  • Basic Post-Production (from $795) — Clean, structured editing that's ready to publish. You get editing, a broadcast-standard Rec.709 color transform, titles, audio leveling, and social media reframe. Up to 500GB of active storage. 5 business day minimum turnaround. Best for creators who need reliable, consistent editing without extras.

  • Standard Post-Production (from $1095) — Full post-production. Adds primary color correction (shot-by-shot), per-track audio mixing, styled captions, 2× 30-second social media cutdowns, 2 royalty-free music tracks, and 4 royalty-free stock clips. Up to 1TB of active storage. 3 business day minimum turnaround. Best for creators, brands, and agencies whose content needs to feel produced.

  • Premium Post-Production (from $1595) — The full studio treatment. Everything in Standard, plus secondary color grading, audio mixing with stems, 3 tracks of sound design, 60 seconds of motion graphics, 30 seconds of VFX, 4 social media cutdowns (2× 30s, 2× 15s), unlimited royalty-free stock and music (including premium libraries like Musicbed and Alibi), A/V enhancement, priority scheduling, and optional project file delivery. Up to 2TB of active storage. 2 business day minimum turnaround. Subscribers get a dedicated editor for the life of the subscription. Best for projects where every detail matters.

All tiers deliver in your preferred format (default: H.265 10-bit 4:2:2), include upload and review through your Studio portal, and bill additional revisions at $75/hr beyond the included 2 passes.

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Can I get project files delivered with my final video?

Yes. Project file delivery is available with Premium Post-Production. Full timelines, assets, and exports are packaged and delivered on request. We work in DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, Cinema 4D, and Blender.

Project file delivery is available as part of Premium Post-Production or standalone services. If you request it, we'll package and deliver everything we touched — timelines, assets, and exports — so you or your team can make adjustments, repurpose elements, or archive the project.

We work in the following tools:

  • DaVinci Resolve — Editing, color correction, grading, and Fusion-based motion graphics and VFX

  • Premiere Pro — Video Editing

  • Final Cut Pro — Video Editing

  • After Effects — Motion graphics and compositing

  • Cinema 4D — 3D elements and animation

  • Blender — 3D modeling, animation, and rendering

Project files are optional and delivered only when requested. If you're on a subscription, this applies to every project — just let us know when you submit your footage.

This feature is exclusive to the Premium tier. Basic and Standard deliverables include final exports only.

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Who is the Premium Post-Production package best suited for?

Premium is designed for established YouTube creators, brands and marketing teams, videographers, and agencies or production companies who need full post-production with no compromises — grading, motion graphics, sound design, VFX, and priority scheduling. White-label delivery is available.

Premium Post-Production is built for projects and teams where the finished product has to be undeniable.

  • Established YouTube Creators — Your channel has an audience and a reputation. Every upload needs to look and sound like it belongs next to the best content in your niche. Premium gives you a full post team without hiring one — motion graphics, grading, soundscaping, the works.

  • Brands & Marketing Teams — Campaign videos, product launches, brand films. This is content that runs as paid media or lives on your homepage. It has to perform and it has to look like you spent more than you did.

  • Videographers — You shoot the day. We handle everything after. Cinematic grading, designed soundscapes, custom title sequences, and a highlight reel that makes people cry twice. Hand off the edit and book another wedding.

  • Agencies & Production Companies — You've got clients with real budgets and real expectations. Premium gives you white-label post-production with motion graphics, grading, VFX, and unlimited stock — delivered under your brand, on your timeline, with priority scheduling.

If you don't need motion graphics, sound design, VFX, or creative grading, Standard or Basic may be the better fit. Premium is for when every frame matters.

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How much does the Premium Post-Production package cost?

Premium Post-Production starts at $1595 as a one-time purchase for 3 minutes of publishable video, with packages available for 5 and 10 minutes.

Premium Post-Production starts at $1595 as a one-time purchase for 3 minute of publishable video, with packages available for 5 and 10 minutes of finished content.

The package includes everything: editing, primary color correction, secondary grading, social media reframes, recuts, audio mixing with stems, 3 tracks of sound design, 60 seconds of motion graphics, 30 seconds of VFX, unlimited royalty-free stock and music, A/V enhancement, captions, titles, priority scheduling, and 2 revision passes per deliverable. You also get up to 2TB of active storage.

Additional revisions beyond the included 2 passes are billed at $75/hr.

Premium also includes access to our higher-end music libraries — Musicbed and Alibi — which carry more curated, cinematic tracks than the standard sources.

For comparison: Basic starts at $295 for clean editing, color transform, titles, and audio leveling. Standard starts at $495 for color correction, mixing, captions, and licensed music/stock. Premium is for projects where every detail matters and nothing gets left on the table.

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What's included in the Premium Post-Production package?

You get video editing, primary color correction, secondary color grading, audio mixing with stems, 3 tracks of sound design, 60 seconds of motion graphics, 30 seconds of visual effects, unlimited royalty-free stock and music, A/V enhancement, captions, titles, 2 revision passes, priority scheduling, and optional project file delivery — up to 8 minutes of publishable video with up to 2TB of active storage.

Premium Post-Production is the full studio treatment — every capability we offer, nothing held back.

  • Video Editing — Cuts, pacing, transitions, and B-roll placement. Your footage is structured into a polished sequence for any platform or format.

  • Primary Color Correction — Shot-by-shot correction across your entire timeline. Matched exposure, consistent skin tones, and a cohesive look from start to finish. If you have brand color guidelines or a custom LUT, we can work with those.

  • Secondary Color & Grading — This is where your footage gets a look. Scene-by-scene grading, custom LUTs, and intentional color choices that set a mood — warm and nostalgic, cool and clinical, cinematic and desaturated. Whatever the story calls for.

  • Audio Mixing with Stems — Per-track mixing across dialogue, music, and effects, delivered with separated stems so you or your team can make adjustments downstream if needed.

  • Sound Design (3 tracks per project) — Layered audio environments that put viewers inside the scene. Ambient textures, room tone, and designed atmospheres.

  • Motion Graphics (60s per project) — Custom animated elements built for your project. Title sequences, logo reveals, data visualizations, animated callouts, and branded overlays.

  • Visual Effects (30s per project) — Compositing, screen replacements, cleanup work, and enhancement. If something needs to appear, disappear, or look different than it did on camera, this is where it happens.

  • Social Media Reframe — Your video is reframed for vertical and square formats (9×16, 1×1, 4×5) so it's ready to publish across Instagram, TikTok, Shorts, and LinkedIn without additional editing.

  • Social Media Cutdowns — Two 30-second and two 15-second cutdowns pulled from your full video, each edited as a standalone clip for social promotion. Four ready-to-post assets from every project.

  • Unlimited Royalty-Free Stock & Music — No caps. We source as much footage and music as your project needs from Artlist, Envato, Suno, Musicbed, and Alibi. All licensing is handled — you'll never get a copyright claim.

  • A/V Enhancement — Video upscaling, noise reduction, and resolution enhancement for older or lower-quality footage. Photo upscaling for stills and thumbnails.

  • Priority Scheduling — Your editor starts the same day your footage comes in. Fastest turnaround we offer.

  • Optional Project Files — Full project files delivered on request. Timelines, assets, exports — everything we touched, packaged and yours to keep.

You also get up to 2TB of active storage for all working assets, 2 revision passes per deliverable, and we deliver in whatever format you prefer. If nothing is specified, we default to H.265 10-bit 4:2:2.

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