TEST: How to run a client video review in 10 minutes

Frame-accurate comments, one link for the client, and a clear "done" state — the simple review loop we use for every cut. slug: test-client-video-review author: jointedit category: guides tags: [client review, workflow, editing] seo_title: Client video review in 10 minutes (step by step) seo_description: A simple, repeatable way to collect frame-accurate client feedback on a video cut without email threads or confusing timestamps.#

Every editor knows the feeling: you send a cut, and the feedback comes back as a wall of text. "Around the middle, the part with the logo, can it be faster?" Which middle? Which logo?

This guide is the loop we use to get from first cut to approved without that back-and-forth.

1. Send one link, not a file#

Upload the cut once and share a single review link. Your client doesn't need an account — they open the link and start watching.

2. Ask for comments on the frame#

The single biggest improvement is making feedback frame-accurate. When a comment is pinned to the frame on screen, "the part with the logo" becomes 00:01:12:08.

Feedback that points at a frame is feedback you can act on.

A few prompts that help clients leave useful notes:

• Pause where something feels off, then type.
• Draw on the frame if it's about placement or framing.
• One thought per comment — it's easier to resolve.

3. Work through the list#

Treat comments like a checklist. Resolve each one as you fix it, so both sides always know what's left.

Stage	Who	Done when
Review	Client	Every note is on a frame
Revise	Editor	Every note is resolved
Approve	Client	Nothing open, cut signed off

A note on versions#

Upload the revised cut to the same review so the conversation stays in one place.

4. Watch it in action#

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That's the whole loop. It fits in ten minutes because nobody has to decode anyone else's notes.¹

Footnotes

1. Ten minutes for the review itself. The edit still takes as long as it takes. ↩