How to Approve a Final Cut Online

Use the review link supplied by the creator. Confirm the project, version label and aspect ratio before watching. If the request names V4, 16:9, but the player shows V3 or a vertical cut, stop and ask for the correct version. A newer file is not automatically the file you were asked to accept.

In uncompressed.io, review access depends on the link and the configured access controls. A valid client share link can authorize a verdict without a paid reviewer seat. Do not assume that forwarding the link verifies the identity of whoever opens it.

Watch the areas changed since the previous cut, then check the complete export for pacing, spelling, captions, audio and the intended ending. Select the original when you need to judge the uploaded master and your device and connection support it. A Fast Review copy is useful for editorial decisions but is a different encoded file, not a new revision of the edit.

A creator marking a request done means the creator believes the work is applied. Your confirmation that a corrected name is right addresses that request. Neither alone means that the whole film, its captions and every delivery format are approved.

The approval action records a decision for a version and aspect ratio. Check the displayed version before using it. A new request can invalidate the approval of the affected cut, so read the current state rather than relying only on an older email or screenshot.

If a concern remains, write a timecoded note that describes the problem and desired result. Avoid “approved, except for these changes” when the team still needs another export. Ask the creator to send a new version for the final decision.

This is an illustrative message to adapt, not an automatic report:

Project: Autumn launch
Reviewed: V4, 16:9, export autumn-launch-v4.mp4
Decision: Approved for the agreed website placement
Checked: Corrected name at 00:18; revised end card at 00:52
Not included: 9:16 cut and translated captions, still awaiting review
Approver: [name and role]
Decision time: [date, time and time zone]
Review link: [link]

Naming exclusions is useful when a master is accepted but related deliverables are not. Keep each aspect ratio and language decision explicit. A blanket “all good” can hide unfinished work.

Keep the accepted export, version label, decision message, review link and the list of delivered files together. Add the request-to-change history from your revision tracker. Do not rely on a live link remaining available indefinitely after an account or project is removed.

An approval record is not an immutable file certificate or independent identity check. Avoid silently replacing the bytes behind an accepted version. Keep the accepted export separately and submit substantive changes as another version.

The project PDF guide explains what to retain in a project record. Native Mac features described there remain subject to their stated release availability; a manual record is usable without waiting for an app update.

For a small project with one export and one decision-maker, a precise acceptance email plus the retained file may be adequate for your workflow. A review room becomes more useful when versions, stakeholders or timecoded requests multiply. It does not decide contractual scope or replace your organization’s required approval procedure.

Use the approval email templates to request a clear response, or review storage and team plans before moving a larger library.