Best Way To Deliver A Client Footage? Help!

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Hi everybody.

I've just started out doing some freelance video work for various companies, normally I don't have a problem giving them the final edit. I scale my red footage to SD and put it on a mini dv tape and my clients are always happy with the result.

I started to realize though, what if a client wants the footage in HD? Or even 4k?? What do you pros do to deliver footage. I have a job coming up where I will need to send about 40 minutes of 720p footage to an editing company. How is this done in the industry? Please give me some insight and help! Thankyou everyone in advance!
 
For large files like yours i usually send a hard drive with the footage on it. Then they send the drive back.
Solid state hard drives are best because you dont have to worry about the drive getting screwed up in transit. You could also send it using an FTP account.
 
Yep you work the price of the hard drive into the cost of the job or the client supplies their own. The only problem with the client supplying their own is they usually pick the slowest, crappiest, cheapest one they can find at Best Buy. Once you get to a certain level you can start insisting they buy something a bit hardier.

Noah
 
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