A practical studio workflow
Video Delivery Checksum Manifest: Verify the Original File
Use a checksum manifest when the handoff requires evidence that downloaded files match the supplied originals.
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The practical answer
Use a checksum manifest when the handoff requires evidence that downloaded files match the supplied originals. Compare like-for-like files, not re-encoded previews.
A studio delivers a master and separate audio tracks. The recipient wants to distinguish transfer damage from a problem already present in the export.
Put it into practice
A three-step working sequence
- 01
Calculate checksums after final export
Write the requirement down before sending the files. Use the project identifiers in the record below.
- 02
Send the filenames and hashes through the agreed channel
Use the real recipient or receiving environment for this check. Record the result against the current version.
- 03
Ask the recipient to verify downloaded originals
Keep the result with the project handoff. Resolve any mismatch before treating this step as complete.
Worked handoff
A concrete example
For each final file, record its exact name, byte count and SHA-256. Ask the recipient to calculate the same algorithm after download. If the hashes differ, compare the intended versions before assuming the network damaged the file.
Keep the record
Your project worksheet
Filename, byte count, SHA-256, export version, sender, recipient verification.
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
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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.