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  • TheSenator
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Feb 2003
    • 13330
    #1

    Video Editing Costs for a 2 Minute Commercial

    I have raw footage of testimonials, bikini models, fighters and action sequences. It is about 40 minutes of raw footage that I have to convert to a 2.2 minute commercial.

    How do you price something like this?

    By the hour? By the minute? By the job?

    Please help....thanks
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    • Phoenix
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      • Nov 2002
      • 35475
      #2
      2 minute commercial must be expensive

      30 second spots seem better?
      or you going super late night?
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        • tony299
          lurker
          • Aug 2002
          • 57021
          #3
          How long do you think it will take you to do it?

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            • TheSenator
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Feb 2003
              • 13330
              #4
              Originally posted by tony404
              How long do you think it will take you to do it?
              Long time because the editing just takes up a lot of CPU time.

              I would say over eight hours. I have to sync music, add text, add graphics, add transition wipes and convert it to different formats.


              I usually just do stuff like this for friends or myself.
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                • Brad Gosse
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                  • Jan 2002
                  • 2616
                  #5
                  Probably 2-3 hours of work total for a good editor @ $60 per hour
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                    • TheSenator
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Feb 2003
                      • 13330
                      #6
                      Originally posted by Phoenix
                      2 minute commercial must be expensive

                      30 second spots seem better?
                      or you going super late night?

                      Your right....It is about 30 to 45 seconds..
                      ISeekGirls.com since 2005

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                        • TheSenator
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Feb 2003
                          • 13330
                          #7
                          Originally posted by Brad Gosse
                          Probably 2-3 hours of work total for a good editor @ $60 per hour
                          How about if you have a lot of footage to scan through?
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                            • Brad Gosse
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2002
                              • 2616
                              #8
                              I read that 40 mins of raw footage right?

                              Worst case you are looking at 6 hours unless some serious custom graphics need doing.
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                                • subc
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Apr 2008
                                  • 149
                                  #9
                                  In the mainstream world, editing by the minute/hour is completely irrelevant.

                                  Things are priced by the project. I am not sure how it is on the porn world, but for example... one of those 30 second commercials you see on TV cost at least 50k to make, and most around 250k to 500k to create.

                                  When I was freelancing, I charged by the job, and most times I would think 'it's going to take me 5 hours...' 20+ hours later I was done and the client got exactly what they wanted and I got paid the same amount.

                                  But, for porn, having all the assets at hand and ready to edit, I would say $45 to $60 an hour is a good price. And yes, CPU time also counts (rendering).
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                                    • johnuk
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                                      • Nov 2002
                                      • 648
                                      #10
                                      I'll do it for $20 per Star Wipe and with every 4 wipes I'll throw in the 5th one for free!
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                                        • Jim_Gunn
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                                          • Feb 2003
                                          • 5702
                                          #11
                                          If you want a really good job on a commercial, like the way a mainstream commercial looks with a lot of cuts, music synced to the action, graphics, possibly a voiceover and text on screen and the editor has to look through a whopping forty minutes of raw footage to find the best clips it would take a long time to do this. And you had better hire someone competent otherwise it will look real mediocre. The lowball figures the typical porn customer would want for an editing job like that aren't even worth it. Unless it was my own project that I believed in I would never take on a job like that for less than a couple grand.

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                                            • TheSenator
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Feb 2003
                                              • 13330
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by Brad Gosse
                                              Probably 2-3 hours of work total for a good editor @ $60 per hour
                                              This is for mainstream commercial. One for the web and one for TV.
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                                                • marcop
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Nov 2005
                                                  • 4150
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Jim_Gunn
                                                  If you want a really good job on a commercial, like the way a mainstream commercial looks with a lot of cuts, music synced to the action, graphics, possibly a voiceover and text on screen and the editor has to look through a whopping forty minutes of raw footage to find the best clips it would take a long time to do this. And you had better hire someone competent otherwise it will look real mediocre. The lowball figures the typical porn customer would want for an editing job like that aren't even worth it. Unless it was my own project that I believed in I would never take on a job like that for less than a couple grand.
                                                  Yes, good editing is very time consuming. I created a 3 minute music video style porno promo for myself that has 85 different girls in it and around 150 cuts. With pulling the clips from the tapes, editing, and re-editing, etc., it took me over 60 hours to complete.

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                                                    • JamesK
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                                                      • Jun 2002
                                                      • 16731
                                                      #14
                                                      a few thousand dollars
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                                                        • TheSenator
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                          • 13330
                                                          #15
                                                          40 minutes worth of raw footage condensed into a 30-45sec commercial.
                                                          Adding text, transition star wipes(lol) and music sync...

                                                          Total cost 1200.00???? Is that too much?
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                                                            • NoWhErE
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Sep 2005
                                                              • 10586
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by TheSenator
                                                              40 minutes worth of raw footage condensed into a 30-45sec commercial.
                                                              Adding text, transition star wipes(lol) and music sync...

                                                              Total cost 1200.00???? Is that too much?
                                                              some kids will do it for 50$, professionals might do it for 5k.


                                                              Its all relevant to how much you think your time is worth and if you can deliver a quality product.
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                                                                • TheSenator
                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                  • Feb 2003
                                                                  • 13330
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by NoWhErE
                                                                  some kids will do it for 50$, professionals might do it for 5k.


                                                                  Its all relevant to how much you think your time is worth and if you can deliver a quality product.
                                                                  I not a video editor professional but I am way better than a kid. I consider myself a weekend editor with professional tools. I am using Adobe Premier Pro.
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                                                                    • Kroy
                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                      • Sep 2005
                                                                      • 413
                                                                      #18
                                                                      It's usually charged per project. And without seeing the footage that's a good thing because there's no way to tell how long it'll actually take. Want animations with it? Is there chroma key footage involved? Audio sync? How many different exported formats?

                                                                      Hit me up if you like a quote or know more, I love challenging edits
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                                                                        • subc
                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                          • Apr 2008
                                                                          • 149
                                                                          #19
                                                                          the tools/equipment/time required are not the main factors when pricing a project. Hell, there's no need for the almighty FCP, nor the well known Premiere or the oldies like Xpress from Avid. They do help, but in no way will make an awesome project if the person doing the 'editing' sucks to being with.

                                                                          Mainstream you say?

                                                                          Cheapest 30 sec ad the company I used to work for charged was like 20k I think. This in the Sacramento area.
                                                                          you there.. hi. i'm an all around multimedia guy

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                                                                            • media
                                                                              Confirmed Moneymaker
                                                                              • Apr 2002
                                                                              • 9853
                                                                              #20
                                                                              do 30, 60, 120 spots... they will work different in different markets and different times of day..
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