Seven Steps
Delivering video to a client is handing over the finished film in a form they can watch and keep, under your name. The film is rarely the problem. The hand-over is: a file too big for email, a link that looks like a stranger's, and no idea whether the client ever pressed play.
- Export a viewing copy. An H.264 MP4 plays in nearly every browser, and it is far lighter than an edit master.
- Keep the master separate. Camera files, ProRes and project files go by file transfer or a drive, and only if the client asked for them.
- Name it. "Launch Film, Final" beats "export_v7". For rounds of notes before this step, see our guide to video proofing.
- Put it on a private link. A link with your name on it, not a public video or an email attachment.
- Set the expiry and downloads. Decide whether the client may keep a copy and how long the link lives.
- Send it with one line. What it is, what you need back and by when.
- Check it was watched, then clear space. Look for a download or a watch to the end, then archive or delete the old copy.
Delivery Methods
Four methods cover almost every job, and the tools below differ in cost and in what they do around the film.
A branded link or gallery. DLVRD, VidFlow, Vimeo and Loop put the film on a page with your name on it. DLVRD builds video-first galleries with password protection and expiring links. VidFlow sells private branded galleries with 4K streaming and Smart TV apps, and VidFlow and DLVRD both say clients need no account. Vimeo is a video host with an ad-free player. Loop is a branded link that plays the file as you uploaded it.
A file transfer. WeTransfer and Dropbox send the original file with no re-encoding, which suits a master. Anyone can download from either without an account.
A drive in the post. For very large raw footage, a hard drive is still the plain answer.
Email. Only for a tiny file.
| Tool | Best for | Cost, one person |
|---|---|---|
| Loop | Branded link, watch time | $49 once |
| DLVRD | Video-first client galleries | $396 a year |
| VidFlow | Wedding film galleries | From $60, no subscription |
| Vimeo | Branded player, hosting | $300 a year |
| WeTransfer | Big files, own branding | $228 a year |
| Dropbox | Transfers up to 100 GB | $180 a year |
These are US dollars for one person, billed yearly, before tax, on the plan that adds your own branding where the vendor sells one: DLVRD Pro, Vimeo Standard, WeTransfer Ultimate and Dropbox Standard. Cheaper plans either keep the vendor's logo or do not offer your own branding. DLVRD Basic is $144 and keeps the DLVRD logo, Vimeo Starter is $144 without player branding, WeTransfer Starter is $84 and Dropbox Plus is about $120.
VidFlow sells upload packs instead of a yearly plan, from $60 for 50 GB, with the first 10 GB free. DLVRD, VidFlow, WeTransfer and Dropbox have free plans or free storage of 2 to 10 GB, though WeTransfer's free plan is for non-commercial use.
DLVRD and VidFlow were read live on 23 October, Vimeo from an archived US copy of 17 October, WeTransfer from its US prices of 23 October and Dropbox from an archived US copy of 23 October.
Loop
Loop is a Mac app that turns a file into your own branded link. For a finished film, it gives the client a page with your logo, colors and typeface that plays the video in the browser, with a Download button.
- Your own brand. Your logo, colors and typeface, and your own subdomain such as films.yourstudio.com.
- Expires. Never, or after 1, 7, 30 or 90 days.
- Allow Downloads. On by default. Turning it off hides the button, though it is not copy protection, because the film still has to reach the client's browser to play.
- Know it was downloaded. Loop tags the person "Downloaded" and sends a notification on your Mac, once per visitor per link.
- Watch Time. For a video, a card shows the average watch time, how many people watched to the end and the moment most people stopped.
- Replace File keeps the link. Send cut two, then a corrected final, on the same address, with earlier versions kept.
- Pay once. $49 for one person with a 14-day free trial. A small "Shared with Loop" badge shows on your pages during the trial and goes with a licence.
Your own branded link, with notes on the exact second. $49 once.
Limits
Loop is built for handing over a finished viewing copy under your name. It is not a delivery platform, and these gaps matter for videographers:
- Loop does not convert video. The page plays the file you uploaded, so playback depends on your client's browser and the file's codec. A ProRes file may not play. Send an H.264 MP4.
- We do not promise a maximum file size. Files upload in 64 MiB parts, up to 10,000 parts, so very large files are possible. Send camera masters by WeTransfer, Dropbox or a drive.
- No captions, subtitles or Smart TV apps. VidFlow has TV apps.
- No email or phone alert when a client downloads or watches. Notifications are on your Mac only, and Loop must be running.
- No gallery grid of films and photos. A folder page lists files by name and size.
- No payments or invoices. WeTransfer lists a way to sell files and receive payment.
- Mac only on your side. Clients open the link in any browser.
Use a delivery platform if your client wants a TV app or a gallery of films and photos, if you want to send a camera master by transfer, or if you need an email when a client downloads. DLVRD sends download emails on Basic and up. Loop fits when the job ends with a finished viewing copy under your own name and you want to know whether it was watched.
Cost
For one person for one year on a plan with your own branding, Loop is $49, paid once. Dropbox Standard is $180, WeTransfer Ultimate $228, Vimeo Standard $300 and DLVRD Pro $396. VidFlow starts at $60 for 50 GB. The yearly prices come back every year, while Loop does not renew.
Loop's files are stored in your own Cloudflare account, free up to 10 GB. Past that, Cloudflare bills you. Cloudflare's pricing page, updated 1 October 2026, lists $0.015 per GB-month with no data-transfer charge for downloads, so 100 GB stored for a month is about $1.35 after the free 10 GB, or about $16 a year. Cloudflare may also ask for a card when you switch storage on.
Loop includes a 14-day free trial that starts on first run, and Loop asks for no payment to begin it. During the trial a small "Shared with Loop" badge shows on the pages your clients see, and it goes with a licence.