Comparing your wedding video editing options
Edit it yourself, outsource it, or add AI-assisted prep to your own workflow: each path trades time, money, and control differently. This page helps you put your numbers into the calculator so you can compare them honestly instead of guessing.
Estimate it with the calculator
All fields estimate-onlyThree paths, three trade-offs
Editing in-house gives you full control but uses your own hours. Outsourcing frees your time but adds a per-film cost and a feedback loop. Adding AI-assisted prep aims to reduce manual first-pass work while you keep the creative cut.
None of these is automatically best. The right one depends on your volume, your rate, and how much of the work you want to keep. The calculator helps you compare them with your own inputs.
What to weigh for each option
When you compare, look at more than the sticker price. These factors usually decide which workflow may fit.
- Your hourly time value versus an outsourcing fee
- Turnaround time and how it affects your backlog
- Revision rounds and who absorbs them
- How much creative control you want to keep
- Consistency across logging, selects, and the cut
Using the calculator to compare
Enter your editing time for a film, then compare it against an outsourcing cost or an AI-assisted prep scenario you define.
The goal is not to crown a winner. It is to help you identify which path may reduce your backlog and cost at your current volume, so you can decide what to try.
Common questions
Are you telling me to fire my editor?
How do I compare outsourcing fairly?
Does AI-assisted prep replace editing?
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