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Stop undercharging. Enter your rate, project type, and complexity to get an instant, quote-ready cost estimate for any video editing project.
Each extra round beyond 1 adds ~15% to the estimate. 2 rounds is industry standard.
Once quoted, share files & collect client feedback without the email chaos.
Try FileFeedback freeEstimates are based on industry-average hours for each project type and are intended as a starting point for quoting. Actual time will vary by editor, client, and project. Always add a contingency buffer for complex briefs.
The calculator factors in all the variables that experienced editors know change the price.
From TikTok short-forms and YouTube long-form to corporate videos, commercials, documentaries, and music videos — each with realistic base hour estimates.
Standard, complex, and premium tiers adjust the base estimate for motion graphics, VFX, heavy colour grading, and multi-camera work.
Each revision round adds a realistic percentage to the total. Include them in your quote upfront — not as a surprise invoice after the first amend.
Toggle between day rate and hourly billing. The calculator normalises them so your estimate reflects your actual working pattern.
One click copies the estimated cost range as a formatted text block, ready to paste into a proposal, email, or invoice.
Tick add-ons like motion graphics, closed captions, square/vertical resizes, audio mix and colour grade. Each is costed as a flat or percentage uplift.
Takes less than 2 minutes to get a quote-ready estimate.
Select from 7 video formats. Each has a pre-loaded base hour estimate you can override.
Enter your day or hourly rate and choose the complexity tier. Add quantity if quoting a series.
Specify how many revision rounds are included and tick any add-ons that apply.
The result panel shows a cost range and a formatted quote text. Copy it straight into your proposal.
Built for anyone who needs to price video editing work quickly and accurately.
Use it before every quote to make sure you're covering your time. Especially useful for unfamiliar project types or new clients who ask "how much?"
Standardise how your team quotes editing work. Use the calculator to create internal rate cards and catch low quotes before they go out.
Use it to cost the post-production phase of productions and give clients accurate estimates during the brief stage — before committing to a price.
Start with your day rate (or hourly rate), estimate how many days each phase of the project will take — pre-production, shooting, editing, colour grading, audio mix, and revisions — then add any production costs like location hire, talent, or licensed music. This calculator handles the editing and post-production side; add your shoot-day costs on top.
UK market rates for freelance video editors typically range from £200–£350/day for junior editors (1–2 years), £350–£550/day for mid-level (3–5 years), £550–£850/day for senior editors, and £850+ for director-level or specialist VFX work. Use the Day Rate Calculator to work out the minimum you need to charge based on your actual income goals.
Each revision round typically adds 10–20% to your total edit time — you need to watch the new cut, note what changed, amend the timeline, re-export, and upload. Most editors include 2 rounds in their base quote and charge an additional fee (often a day rate or percentage of the project) for further rounds. Always state this in writing before starting.
Day rates work well for open-ended or evolving projects where the scope isn't fully defined. Project rates are better for productised services (e.g. "3 social reels per month") where you understand exactly what's involved. Many editors use project rates in proposals but anchor them to their day rate internally to maintain margin. Whatever you use, always define the revision limit.
Common add-ons include: motion graphics or lower-third design, colour grading beyond a basic grade, closed captions / subtitles, audio clean-up or mix, square or vertical resizes for social media, and multiple file format deliverables. These often represent 15–30% of additional time and should be costed separately rather than absorbed into a flat rate.
The most effective protection is a clearly worded proposal that specifies: the exact deliverables, the number of revision rounds included, and your rate for anything outside scope. If a client adds a new deliverable mid-project, raise a change order immediately — even a short email confirming "this is outside the original brief and will cost an additional X" protects you legally and keeps the relationship professional.
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