How to let clients choose their videos before editing
Complete workflow for videographers and producers: online gallery, client selection on rushes or versions, edit at your own pace, then delivery via the same link.
The problem
Why this guide?
Scattered Drive links, email selections, WeTransfer without a structured choice phase: the client video workflow is often confusing before final edit.
The FileVert Collab Selection page accepts photos and videos in one gallery. Your client previews and selects retained clips; you deliver only what they validate.
Workflow
The 6-step journey
From gallery import to edited delivery, without a mandatory client account.
Create the gallery and import your videos
Upload rushes, work versions or light exports. Clients see playback previews (no download during selection).
- MP4, MOV, MKV and common formats
- Video thumbnails with built-in playback
- Temporary EU hosting
Share one link per project
Send a unique, shareable link. Optional password across the journey.
- One link per gallery
- Optional password
- Works on mobile and desktop
Open the selection phase
Start selection when ready. Gallery stays accessible for up to 3 months.
- Open at your initiative
- 3-month collection window
- Direct delivery if files are already final
The client selects clips
They browse the gallery, preview videos, tick retained files and confirm.
- Email identification, no account
- Shareable link
- Editable until confirmation
Edit and prepare delivery
Close collection and work at your pace on validated clips.
- Close at your initiative
- Edit or final exports
- Confirmed choices visible to author
Deliver via the same link
The link becomes a standard transfer: clients download final files.
- Same link, delivery mode
- 7 days (Solo) or 15 days (Pro)
- Automatic deletion per TTL
Important
Two phases, two different durations
Selection and final delivery do not share the same deadline.
Phase 1 · Gallery
Up to 3 months
Client selection and your editing.
Phase 2 · Delivery
7 days (Solo) · 15 days (Pro)
When final files are issued, the link becomes a standard transfer.
Example: 2 weeks of selection + 5 days of editing still fits within 3 months.
Use cases
Which video projects?
For any project where the client must choose before editing or HD delivery.
Clips & ads
Multiple rush versions: client validates clips before final grade.
Corporate
Interviews and B-roll: select sequences before edit.
Events
Multiple stakeholders on one gallery.
Documentary
Large rushes: client targets useful sequences.
Ready to structure video selections?
FileVert Collab Selection: photo and video gallery, selection and delivery in one ecosystem.
Pro plan recommended: 20 GB, 15 days per delivery, gallery up to 3 months.
FAQ
Answers for videographers and producers.