Watermark-friendly flow
Preview and final are separate deliverables by design — no more juggling two file-share links.
Use case · Video editors
Lock the final export until the invoice clears
Watermarked rough cuts for review, recorded approval on the locked cut, and the clean master unlocking on payment. Proofmark maps exactly onto how editing work actually flows.
Infinite revisions and the vanished client
Every editor knows both failure modes. One: “just one more tweak” stretches three rounds into eleven because nothing was ever formally approved. Two: you deliver the clean export in a wetransfer, the client goes quiet, and the invoice ages into a loss. Both come from the same gap — no recorded approval points, and no lock between preview and master.
Who this is for
- Freelance editors cutting commercial, wedding, and social work
- Motion designers delivering final renders
- Post-production studios with per-round pricing
- Editors who deliver large masters via file transfer today
How it works
- 1
Agree rounds up front
The signed agreement fixes the number of revision rounds and what an extra round costs.
- 2
Send watermarked cuts for review
Each cut is a preview deliverable. Feedback and change requests come back written, attached to the version.
- 3
Get the picture lock recorded
The client approves the final cut through the portal — a timestamped sign-off on that exact file hash.
- 4
Master unlocks on payment
The clean, full-res export is payment-gated. Confirm the payment and it unlocks; the download is logged.
Hash-verified masters
The delivered master carries a SHA-256 hash, so what was delivered is provable to the byte.
Large-file uploads
Resumable uploads handle multi-gigabyte exports without starting over on a dropped connection.
Written change requests
Rejections require written feedback — clearer than timecodes read out on a call, and kept forever.
Frequently asked questions
How big can final exports be?
Uploads are resumable and built for large media files. Multi-gigabyte masters upload reliably even on unstable connections.
Can clients leave timecoded feedback?
Clients attach written feedback when requesting changes. For frame-level annotation during editing, tools like Frame.io complement Proofmark — Proofmark owns the final approval, payment gate, and proof.
What if the client wants the master before paying?
That's your call, not a loophole: you can manually unlock any time. The default keeps gated files locked until you confirm payment.
Does the client need an account to review cuts?
No — they review, comment, and approve through one secure portal link.
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