How to choose a clip editing service (and what to ask before you hire)

Before hiring a clip editor or agency, check who actually edits each clip, the turnaround, what the price includes (quantity, captions, formats), how your files are handled and whether payment is one-time or a subscription.

What to check

• Is it edited by a person or automatic? Ask for real examples of finished clips.
• A clear turnaround time, in writing.
• How many clips the price includes and from how many minutes of video.
• Captions, your name on screen and vertical or horizontal format: are they included?
• One-time payment or subscription: pick what fits your posting rhythm.
• What happens to your videos: where they are stored and when they are deleted.
• How to complain if something goes wrong.

Red flags

• They promise virality or a view count: nobody can guarantee that.
• No examples and no explanation of who edits.
• They ask for your account passwords (not needed; a public link is enough).

How streamlogics works

One-time payment per package, no subscription. You send a public video link and the part you want worked on. A person picks, edits and reviews each clip, and you receive it by email. Current packages and prices are on the website. We may also post the clips on our own social accounts to promote your content, unless you ask us not to.

FAQ

What does a clip package usually include?

A number of vertical clips with captions and a delivery time; the rest (name on screen, horizontal format, revisions) depends on the service.

Is it better to pay per clip or per package?

A package usually gives a lower price per clip and a set turnaround; paying per clip is good for trying with a small order.

Do they guarantee the clip will go viral?

No serious service can. What can be promised is edit quality, turnaround and good treatment.

By streamlogics, a short-form content agency where a real person edits every clip.