How much is too much?
 

I am looking into outsourcing our video editing needs and have seen prices all over the board - some editors want an hourly rate (hell, as slow as I am, I should charge by the hour) and some want to be paid by the edited minute.

I know some of you have looked into this before so your input would be greatly appreciated.

I have nothing to base this on, but if I knew the person & trusted them, then either would be fine. But if I had no idea who they were & was a bit hesitant, I'd go with the per-minute option because you'd never know how long it takes them to perform the task (where you'll know right away that they did X minutes of editing)

Again, nothing to base it on, but i never outsource by the hour as i feel they can rip me off, i mean, how do i know that it really took you four hours and not two?

And if they're as slow as me, it would cost me a fortune!

I know a guy who swears he was ripped off in that way!

Have you considered giving 'em a small amount of work, pay 'em by the hour and calculate the time/output unit of measure, then offer to pay by that unit if it meets your needs? |huh

When I have previously had editing done by others I paid on a per minute basis. Admittedly there was much more converting than actual editing to be done but I still felt happier knowing what the bill was going to be. The only way I would go for a per hour basis is by giving them a look at the work and get them to give me a quote for an estimate. Anyone who knows what they are doing should be able to get it close.

That's hard to calculate. For movies I usually get fix prices and also for trailers. I also would do it on a fixed basis, per clip. The price of it depends a bit to the amount of cuts you need. If you need fast trailers and cut it down to a minute or second, it would cost more than compared to a whole movie of 90 minutes. But trailers usualy always cost more if you break it down on a per second basis

Yeah I'd go with an agreed flat rate. If you don't have them under your watchful eye, you can't know how they are spending their time. Get a quote and everyone can be happy. If they are a pro, they should know how long it will take and therefore what to charge.

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Sometimes I find I just have to do it all myself - just with there were 40 hours in each day. Thanks for the heads up.

I would try the flat rate first. If your vendor want to get paid hourly try this. Give him a small job and see how long it takes. You can use the job as a guide for all the tasks from thereafter. I am so glad my content provider does all the editing for me or I would be in the same position you are. Good luck Papagmp. I'am so dyslexic I thought your name was pagapmp "page pimp"

I can relate - very dyslexic myself - even have a t-shirt that says "DYSLEXICS UNTIE" - thank god for spell checkers.

After giving three editors a try, I decided to do most of the editing myself and hand off some of my other chores that are less open to expression. I'm not an expert but a hell of a lot better (even if I'm slower) that the guys I had try. Guess I'm just a little too picky.

Anyway - we're getting a few of the 100+ shoots that I have onto the site and it's looking much better. Feedback and recomendations are always appreciated.

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