Video podcast editing: the full episode, the clips, or both.
DoneCut edits video podcasts. Upload the raw episode and get back the full conversation edited for YouTube, a set of vertical clips for Shorts, Reels and TikTok, or both, with captions, titles, music and a proper sound mix.
A full episode is $49 for up to 10 minutes of footage, then $3 a minute, up to 60 minutes per order. Clips are $29 for one and drop to $19 each for 12 or more. You pay half to start and the rest after you've watched the edit.
What do you need?
- YouTube edit (up to 10 min of footage)
- $49
- Extra footage (2 min × $3)
- $6
- Total
- $55
- To start (50%)
- $27.50
A four-minute creator talk, cut into one Short with motion graphics
The brief it was given
“Make one premium 30–45 second vertical Short from my talking-head clip; the other five clips are b-roll you can cut to. Hook in the first 2 seconds. Go big on motion graphics: an animated title, kinetic word-by-word captions, animated stat callouts and icons timed to what I say, smooth punch-ins and transitions, b-roll cutaways, light effects like glows and light leaks, and sound design on every hit. Keep my face clear of graphics.”
A hook that counts
"Why you should shoot in 4K" builds in, and a stat card counts up to 1,000,000,000 watch hours on TVs a day, with the source he quotes, YouTube's CEO, on screen.
A slam on the big number
When he repeats "1 billion watch hours", the frame punches in with a flash and the stat card pulses, so the number lands twice.
B-roll on the point
On "content on televisions" it cuts away to someone watching TV at home, and animated chips name where people watch: families, living rooms, bedrooms.
Show, don't tell
1080p and 4K cards with their real pixel counts, a "4× the detail" badge, and a red stamp on "it's not going to display the best".
A lens snapping into focus
Camera b-roll is held soft and snaps sharp exactly on "sharper", with the words SHARPER and CLEARER animating in.
An end card that loops
"Shoot in 4K" slams in with a light leak, and the cut flows straight back into the opening hook when the Short replays.
Source: “Tips for Small Vlog Channels”, hey, it's mikee (YouTube) · CC BY 3.0, edited · b-roll from Mixkit (free license)
What a podcast edit comes back with.
- The full episode, tightened
- False starts, long silences and the chatter before and after the real conversation come out. Cuts land in silence, so nobody's word gets clipped.
- Clips that make sense on their own
- The editor picks self-contained moments that need no context, opens each on its strongest line and reframes it to 9:16 at 1080×1920.
- Captions checked word for word
- Clips get bold word-by-word captions, no more than three words at a time. Spell your guests' names in the notes, then check them in the preview.
- Names and topics on screen
- Guest lower thirds and topic titles appear on the line they belong to, and never cover anyone's face.
- A mix that sounds like a show
- Music sits under the conversation, never over it, and the master is set to -14 LUFS, so the episode isn't quieter than the next video.
- Separate audio costs nothing
- Only video is priced. A separately recorded audio track, your intro music and your logo are free to add.
What it costs, worked out.
Exact totals from our price list. Half is paid to start, the rest after you approve the preview.
| Order | Raw footage | Total | To start |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-minute episode, full edit | 30 min | $109 | $54.50 |
| 45-minute episode, full edit | 45 min | $154 | $77 |
| Hour-long episode, full edit | 60 min | $199 | $99.50 |
| 6 clips from a 30-minute episode | 30 min | $132 | $66 |
| 12 clips from an hour-long episode | 60 min | $228 | $114 |
From raw clips to a finished edit, without a single call.
Drop your footage
Upload the raw files from your computer. Your price appears as soon as we've read how long they are.
Pay half
A 50% deposit starts the edit. You get a private order page with a live progress bar and a time estimate.
Watch the preview
The finished edit arrives with a watermark. Ask for changes up to two times and we re-cut it.
Pay the rest, download
Happy with it? Pay the other half and the clean, full-quality file unlocks instantly.
Questions
Something else? Email support@donecut.com
How long can an episode be?
Up to 60 minutes of footage per order, which is $199 for the full edit. A longer episode won't fit in one order: trim the warm-up and wrap-up before you upload, or send each half as its own order.
We record on more than one camera. How is that priced?
Every video file's length counts, so a 20-minute episode recorded on two cameras is 40 minutes of footage: $139 for the full edit. Audio recorded separately is free when there's video. One order takes up to 25 files.
How are clips priced from a long episode?
Each clip includes 5 minutes of footage. Footage beyond what your clips cover is $3 a minute. So 12 clips from an hour-long episode is $228, and 6 clips from a 30-minute episode is $132.
Can I pick which moments become clips?
Yes. List the timestamps in the notes and the clips are cut from those. Leave it open and the editor picks moments that work without the rest of the episode, each up to 90 seconds.
Can I get the full episode and clips in one order?
Yes. Order the full episode, and when you approve it, add up to 10 clips at $19 each, cut from the same footage in the same look. A thumbnail is $25.
Who sees our recordings?
The episode, your guests' footage and the finished video are yours. Files are used only to make your edit, never to train AI, and the raw footage is deleted 30 days after delivery.
Prices and guides, in more detail.
- Shorts, Reels & TikTok editingHow every clip is built, from the hook to the captions.
- YouTube video editingWhat goes into a full horizontal edit, with a real sample.
- PricingEvery price, worked out from the footage you send.
- What clip editing costsFreelancer, monthly-plan and AI clipping-tool prices, with sources.