A practical studio workflow
Video Archive Quote Template: Separate Storage from Retrieval
Quote the retained asset set, duration and retrieval work explicitly.
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The practical answer
Quote the retained asset set, duration and retrieval work explicitly. A low monthly storage figure can hide the time needed to reopen an old project.
A production client wants five years of retention and occasional new cutdowns. Retaining final films costs and requires less than maintaining editable projects.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Define final-only versus editable-project retention
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Estimate capacity from measured files
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Price retrieval and re-editing separately where appropriate
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
Offer separate lines for retained final exports and an editable-project package, with measured sizes and a defined review date. Describe how retrieval requests are made and whether preparation for a new edit is quoted separately.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Asset scope, measured size, retention period, storage charge, retrieval process, re-edit estimate.
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
uncompressed.io paid plans include cold capacity. Archived films must be restored to available hot space before playback or review; transfer time varies. Plan capacity for active work and restores together, and check the current pricing and archive terms.
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.