A practical studio workflow
Broadcast Master Delivery: Keep the Client Preview Separate
Create a browser-compatible preview for creative approval and deliver the broadcaster's specified master separately.
Start here
The practical answer
Create a browser-compatible preview for creative approval and deliver the broadcaster's specified master separately. The preview is not evidence that the master passes technical quality control.
An agency approves a commercial online, but the destination requires a particular wrapper, audio layout and delivery record. Those checks must follow the broadcaster's specification.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Obtain the current delivery specification
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Label the preview and master distinctly
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Verify picture, sound and metadata on the actual master
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Use a manifest with separate rows for the review MP4 and the broadcast master. Record the receiving facility's specification revision beside the master, then retain its delivery receipt and any technical rejection notes.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Destination, spec revision, master filename, preview filename, QC result, receipt.
Use these fields to record your own project. The blank worksheet includes the three steps above, room for results, an owner and a date. It is an editorial template, not an automatic export from the product.
Download the CSV worksheet ↓Product fit
Where uncompressed.io fits
Use uncompressed.io for a compatible review export and the associated client discussion. Browser playback remains dependent on codec, device and connection. Specialized cinema, broadcast, alpha-channel or immersive deliverables need their own receiving-system checks.
Product reference: the existing uncompressed.io workflow guide. The scenarios and worksheets on this page are illustrative editorial examples, not customer testimonials.
Make the next step concrete
Test it with one real project.
Check the client handoff, then choose the plan that matches the work you need to deliver.