Final cut delivery
Upload approved exports, final cuts, reels, ads, or social video packages. Keep the finished edit protected until the handoff is paid.
Video editors
Get paid before your final edit leaves
FileDue locks final cuts, source footage, project files, exports, and motion assets until your client pays. One link, paid before download.
Video editors lose leverage the moment the final export leaves
Most freelance video editors eventually hit the same handoff moment: the edit is approved, the revisions are done, and the client asks for the final export.
Once the final cut, source footage, project file, motion assets, or full delivery package leaves your hands, the payment step becomes optional.
That’s where projects start turning into follow-ups: “just checking in,” “with accounting,” “can you resend the invoice?” The edit is finished, but you are still spending time getting paid for it.
FileDue changes that handoff. Instead of sending the final video files first and hoping payment follows, you send one delivery link. The files unlock only after the client pays.
Use the same editing workflow you already have, but move payment before delivery
Edit the video, get approval, export the final files, then send a payment-locked delivery link instead of an open Drive folder, WeTransfer link, or ZIP attachment. The client can see what is included and the price before paying. The final files only unlock after payment.
Project file handoff
Send Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, After Effects, or Final Cut project files as a controlled delivery, not an open download folder.
Footage and asset packages
Package source footage, captions, thumbnails, motion assets, audio files, and exports into one paid delivery link so the full project does not leave before payment.
Revision-based delivery
Package each approved cut, revision round, or export batch as its own delivery. Scope, approvals, and payment stay tied together through the end of the project.
Answers for video editors before you send the final files
Can I deliver final video exports through FileDue?
Yes. Upload final cuts, ads, reels, YouTube videos, social clips, or full export packages. The client can see the delivery details, but the files only unlock after payment.
Can I send project files through FileDue?
Yes. FileDue works for Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, After Effects, and other project files. If the files are ready to hand over, you can deliver them through a paid link.
Can I deliver source footage or large video packages?
Yes, as long as the files fit your FileDue upload limits. You can package footage, exports, captions, thumbnails, audio files, and motion assets into a ZIP or upload them as separate files in one delivery.
Can the client preview the video before paying?
Use your normal review workflow before final delivery — private Vimeo link, Frame.io, YouTube unlisted, Loom, or watermarked preview. FileDue is for the final handoff after the edit is approved and ready to download.
Do clients need an account to download the files?
No. Your client opens the link, sees the delivery, pays by card through Stripe, and downloads the unlocked files. They do not need a FileDue account.
Is FileDue a replacement for contracts, deposits, or review tools?
No. You should still use contracts, deposits, milestones, and review tools where they make sense. FileDue protects the final delivery step by making payment happen before the files unlock.
Go deeper on payment and delivery workflows for video work
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Send your next video handoff without losing leverage
If the edit is approved and ready to go, the safest time to get paid is before the final export, project files, footage, or motion assets leave your control.