Batch Uploads
Upload Dozens of Video Files at Once — Organised, Processed, and Ready to Review Before Your Next Meeting
Post-production does not happen one file at a time. A commercial campaign delivers five cuts in the same session. A documentary sends four episode assemblies simultaneously. A branded content house wraps a shoot and has twelve rough cuts ready to share with the director. Uploading these files one by one — naming each, waiting, naming the next, waiting — is not a workflow. PlayPause batch uploads let you drop everything at once, walk away, and come back to a fully organised review session. Drag-and-drop multi-file upload · All formats accepted · Auto proxy generation · Auto-organised into projects · Zero-wait review access Trusted by post-production houses, agencies, and creative studios managing high file volumes worldwide.
How PlayPause Batch Uploads Work
Drop Everything at Once — PlayPause Handles the Rest
Drag-and-drop multiple files in a single action
Select any number of video files from your local drive, your external storage, or your network share and drag them into PlayPause in a single gesture. Every file in the selection uploads in parallel. There is no queue that forces you to wait for file one before file two begins. All files begin transferring simultaneously the moment you drop them.
Upload from any source — local, external, or cloud
Files can be dragged from any location accessible from your desktop: a local SSD, a Thunderbolt RAID, a USB drive, a mounted network share, or a synced cloud folder. PlayPause also accepts uploads directly from Google Drive and Dropbox without downloading to local storage first — connect your cloud storage, browse to the folder containing your deliverables, and add multiple files directly from the cloud into your PlayPause project.
No file size ceiling on batch uploads
Professional video files are large. A single ProRes 4K master can exceed 50GB. A batch of twelve such files is more than 600GB. PlayPause does not impose a per-file or per-batch ceiling that forces you to split large deliveries into smaller tranches. Upload large professional formats — ProRes, DNxHD, REDRAW, ARRIRAW, CinemaDNG, 4K and 8K masters — in a single batch action without worrying about file size limits.
Upload progress tracked per file
A progress indicator shows the upload status for each file in the batch individually: upload percentage, estimated time remaining, and transfer speed. If one file completes before the others, it is immediately available for proxy generation and review — you do not wait for the entire batch to finish before the first file becomes accessible. Files become reviewable as they complete, not when the last one finishes.
Automatic Proxy Generation for Every Uploaded File
Web-optimised proxies generated automatically
The moment an upload completes, PlayPause begins generating a web-optimised proxy for that file automatically — no action required from your team. The proxy is a compressed, browser-playable version of the original that loads and streams quickly in the review player without requiring the reviewer to download or process the source file. Your original remains stored at full quality and full resolution; the proxy is what gets streamed.
Proxy generation runs in parallel across all files in the batch
Proxy generation begins on each file as its upload completes, not after all files in the batch have finished uploading. If you batch-upload ten files and the first five complete before the last five, those first five are already generating proxies while the second half of the batch is still uploading. The pipeline runs in parallel across every file in the batch, maximising the efficiency of the overall process.
Review access available before batch processing is complete
Once a file's proxy generation is complete, it is immediately available for review — shareable with a link, viewable in the player, and ready to receive frame-accurate comments. You do not need to wait for every file in the batch to complete before beginning review on the files that are already ready. A post producer can be sharing the first cut with a director while the remaining eleven cuts in the batch are still processing.
Original files preserved at full resolution
Every original file you upload is stored at its full native resolution, bit depth, colour space, and codec. The proxy PlayPause generates for review purposes is a compressed delivery version — it does not replace the original. When a production is delivered and files need to be retrieved, the original ProRes masters, DNxHD files, or RAW formats are exactly as they were uploaded. Nothing is transcoded or resampled in your stored archive.
Keeping Batch Uploads Organised
Files Go Exactly Where You Need Them — Without Manual Sorting
Upload directly into a specific project
When you initiate a batch upload, you choose the destination project before the files are dropped. All files in the batch are automatically added to that project, named with their original filenames, and timestamped with their upload time. No post-upload sorting required. No file ends up in a generic inbox that someone has to redistribute later. Every file lands in context from the moment it arrives.
Upload into multiple projects simultaneously
For teams managing several active productions at once, PlayPause allows concurrent batch uploads into different projects at the same time. Start a batch upload of episode cuts into the documentary project, then start a separate batch upload of commercial cuts into the campaign project — both upload and process in parallel, each going to its correct destination without interference.
Automatic versioning for files with matching names
If a file in a batch upload has the same name as a file already in the destination project, PlayPause automatically creates a new version rather than overwriting the existing file. The previous version is preserved in the project's version history with its original comments, approval record, and access log intact. The new file becomes the current version. No data is lost. No manual version management is required.
Custom naming and labelling at upload
Apply custom labels, tags, or version descriptors to files in a batch before or after upload from the project management panel. Rename files to match your studio's naming convention. Add labels — rough cut, colour pass, VFX review, final — to categorise files within the project. All metadata is applied to the file's record in PlayPause and is searchable from the project dashboard.
Folder Structure and Project Organisation After Upload
Create folder structures within a project for large batches
For projects containing large numbers of files — an episodic season with multiple episodes, each with multiple cuts — create folder structures within the project to keep different categories of files organised. Batch upload files into a specific folder by selecting the destination folder before dropping the files. The project's folder hierarchy is maintained and visible to both internal team members and external reviewers with access to the project.
Bulk labelling and tagging after upload
After a batch upload is complete, select multiple files and apply labels, status tags, or custom metadata in a single bulk action. Mark all VFX work-in-progress files with a 'technical review' label. Tag all client-facing cuts as 'ready to share.' Apply version numbers or round indicators to an entire batch at once — without opening each file individually. Metadata management scales to the size of the batch.
Search and filter across all uploaded files
Once files are uploaded and labelled, PlayPause's search and filter functions allow your team to locate any file in the project immediately: by name, by label, by upload date, by version number, by review status, or by approval state. A team working across hundreds of files in a long-running production can find any specific cut without manually scanning folder trees.
From Batch Upload to Ready-to-Share in Minutes
Share Multiple Versions With Reviewers Immediately After Upload
Generate review links for multiple files at once
After a batch upload, select multiple files from the project file list and generate review links for all of them in a single action. Configure shared security settings — password, expiry, watermarking — apply them to the entire selection, and generate links for every file simultaneously. Sharing a batch of twelve cuts with a director is as fast as sharing a single cut.
Batch-configure security settings across all files
When generating multiple review links at once, security settings are configured once and applied to all selected files in the batch. Set a password, set an expiry date, enable watermarking — and every link generated in that action inherits those settings. No need to configure each link individually. The security configuration is consistent across the entire batch of share links.
Send a single review notification with links to all files
After generating multiple review links, send a single notification email to the reviewer containing links to all the cuts they need to review. The reviewer receives one email with a clear list of the cuts available, not a separate email for each file. The review session is presented as a coherent set of deliverables, not a series of disconnected file drops.
Organise the shared files into a review playlist
Group multiple files from a batch upload into a review playlist — an ordered sequence that the reviewer watches in the defined order, with comments collected across all files in the sequence. A playlist of five commercial cuts shares as a single link, plays as a continuous review session, and collects all the reviewer's notes on each individual cut within a single review interface.
Track Review Progress Across All Files in the Batch
Review status visible for every file in the batch
The PlayPause project dashboard shows the current review status of every file in the project: not yet reviewed, in review, comments added, approved, changes requested. After a batch upload and share, the dashboard updates in real time as reviewers open files, add comments, and submit approvals. The production team sees the review progress across the entire batch without chasing individual status updates.
Comment notifications per file
As reviewers leave comments on individual files in the batch, the production team receives comment notifications attributed to the specific file and the specific frame. A notification for a comment on Cut 7 goes to the editor responsible for Cut 7. Notifications are organised by file, not aggregated into a single undifferentiated stream that requires sorting.
Bulk approval management
When a reviewer has reviewed all files in a batch and is ready to approve, PlayPause allows bulk approval of multiple files in a single action — provided the reviewer has confirmed they have completed their review of each file. The approval records are generated individually per file with their own timestamps and certificates, but the action is initiated once across the selection.
Every Format Your Production Uses — Accepted in Every Batch
No Format Conversion Before Upload
Professional acquisition and post-production formats
PlayPause accepts all professional formats used in acquisition and post-production without requiring pre-conversion. Upload ProRes 4444, ProRes HQ, ProRes LT, and ProRes Proxy. Upload DNxHD 115, DNxHD 145, DNxHR, and DNxHD HQX. Upload REDRAW, R3D, and RED RAW formats directly. Upload ARRIRAW and ARRI MXF from ALEXA cameras. Upload CinemaDNG. Upload MXF OP1a and OP-Atom from broadcast acquisition. Every format uploads without pre-processing.
Delivery and distribution formats
Alongside professional acquisition formats, PlayPause accepts every standard delivery and distribution format in the same batch. H.264 MP4, H.265 HEVC, MXF, MOV, AVI, WMV, and WebM files can all be included in a single batch upload alongside ProRes masters or DNxHD files. A batch containing a mix of proxy exports, client deliverables, and archival masters uploads without requiring the files to be separated by format.
Frame rates, resolutions, and colour spaces
PlayPause supports all professional frame rates from 23.976fps through to 120fps, all standard and high-resolution formats from SD through to 8K, and a full range of colour spaces including Rec.709, Rec.2020, P3, LOG formats from major camera manufacturers, and HDR masters in both PQ and HLG transfer functions. Technical diversity within a batch is not a constraint — every file processes correctly regardless of the technical specification of its neighbours.
Audio formats and mixed media
Audio-only files — broadcast WAV masters, stereo mixes, surround sound exports — can be included in the same batch upload as video files and will be accessible for review in the PlayPause audio player. Mixed batches containing video files, audio files, and image sequences are all processed and organised in a single upload action.
Batch Uploads Across Every Type of Production
Commercial and Advertising Production
A commercial shoot delivers multiple cuts from a single campaign — 30-second edits, 15-second cutdowns, 6-second bumpers, social aspect ratio variants, international language versions. These arrive simultaneously from the edit suite at the end of a session. Batch uploading the entire campaign delivery at once means the post producer can share the full suite of cuts with the client in a single organised review session rather than managing separate upload and share events for each file.
Episodic Television and Streaming
A post-production facility delivering multiple episodes simultaneously — rough cuts from the picture editor, VFX passes from the compositing team, sound mixes from the dubbing stage — receives batches of files that need to be uploaded, organised by episode, and shared with the appropriate reviewers immediately. Batch uploads allow the entire delivery from a single post-production session to be ingested in one action, automatically organised by episode, and shared with showrunner, network, and platform reviewers without a manual file-by-file intake process.
Long-Form Documentary and Film
Documentary productions accumulate interview selects, assembly cuts, rough cuts, and fine cuts across months of editing. End-of-week uploads of the latest assembly and all supporting materials can number twenty or thirty files. Batch uploads allow the full week's editorial output to be delivered to the director and producers in a single upload action, with automatic versioning ensuring that the previous week's files are preserved in the version history.
Branded Content and Corporate Video
A branded content studio delivering a campaign's full suite of assets — hero film, social cuts, interview excerpts, behind-the-scenes footage — across multiple aspect ratios and durations delivers everything to the brand client in a single batch. The client opens one review session and sees the complete campaign asset library, not a series of separate file deliveries arriving across several days.
Post-Production Facility Intake
A post-production facility receiving materials from a production — camera card offloads, location sound files, second unit footage, VFX plates — can ingest an entire delivery from a production coordinator's hard drive in a single batch upload. Every file arrives in the correct project, is automatically versioned if it matches an existing file's name, and is immediately available for the facility's technical team to begin reviewing for quality control.
VFX and Animation Studios
A VFX studio delivering multiple shots simultaneously — thirty individual shot deliveries from a compositing team at the end of a work-in-progress pass — uploads all thirty files in a single batch to the review project. The VFX supervisor receives a single notification that thirty shots are available for review, opens the project, and works through the full shot list in a single organised session. No individual file deliveries. No per-shot notification emails. One batch, one review session.
Batch Upload Directly From Cloud Storage
No Intermediate Download Required
Connect Google Drive for direct batch import
Connect your Google Drive account to PlayPause and browse your Drive folders directly from the upload interface. Select multiple files from any Drive folder and add them to a PlayPause project without downloading them to local storage first. Files transfer directly from Google's infrastructure to PlayPause's, with no local storage requirement and no bottleneck from your internet connection's upload speed on files that are already in the cloud.
Connect Dropbox for direct batch import
Connect your Dropbox account and browse your Dropbox storage directly from the PlayPause upload panel. Select multiple files from any Dropbox folder and import them directly into a PlayPause project. For studios already using Dropbox as their primary file delivery mechanism, the PlayPause Dropbox integration means that client deliveries can be imported into a review project the moment they arrive in the Dropbox folder — without a manual download-and-reupload step.
Frame.io import integration
For studios using Frame.io as an intermediate delivery platform, PlayPause supports direct import from Frame.io projects. Select files from a Frame.io project and import them in bulk into the corresponding PlayPause review project. The production history and file structure of the Frame.io project can be mirrored in the PlayPause project, preserving the organisational context of the materials as they move from delivery platform to review platform.
Preserve folder structure from cloud imports
When importing a folder from Google Drive, Dropbox, or Frame.io, PlayPause preserves the folder structure of the source location within the destination project. A Drive folder containing subfolders for each episode of a series imports into PlayPause with the same subfolder structure, so the organisational context created in the production's cloud storage is not lost in the transfer to the review platform.
Batch Uploads in Your Team's Existing Workflow
Designed to Fit Into the Production Day, Not Interrupt It
Upload in the background while continuing other work
Batch uploads in PlayPause run entirely in the background. Once the upload is initiated, your team can continue working in PlayPause — reviewing existing cuts, responding to comments, managing approvals — while the new batch processes. The upload progress is visible in a persistent status indicator at the bottom of the interface, but it does not interrupt or block any other actions in the platform.
Resume interrupted uploads automatically
If an upload is interrupted — a browser refresh, a network interruption, a laptop sleep — PlayPause's resumable upload mechanism picks up where the transfer left off when the connection is restored. Partially uploaded large files do not need to be restarted from the beginning. The transfer resumes from the point of interruption, protecting against wasted time on large professional format files.
Upload notifications for team members
Configure upload completion notifications to alert relevant team members when a batch upload finishes processing. A post producer uploading a batch of colour-reviewed cuts can set a notification so that the editor and client services manager know the cuts are ready for review the moment processing completes — without manually sending a separate message.
Batch upload history and audit trail
Every batch upload is recorded in the project's activity log: the files uploaded, the uploader's identity, the upload timestamp, and the processing completion time for each file. The upload history is permanently accessible from the project record — useful for confirming when a specific version was received, for resolving disputes about delivery timing, and for internal post-production audit purposes.
Batch Uploads Connect to Your Entire Production Stack
Batch upload events trigger notifications and workflow actions across the tools your team already uses — so file arrival is visible in the right channels without requiring your team to check PlayPause manually. Slack · Email notifications · Google Drive · Dropbox · Frame.io · Adobe Premiere Pro · Webhooks / API · Zapier · AWS S3 (Enterprise)
How To Start
- Free trial and demo. Try PlayPause free for 14 days. Book a walkthrough and we will upload your first batch together — connecting your cloud storage, configuring your project structure, and generating your first set of review links from a batch upload in a single session.
- Create your project structure. Set up your project folders before the first upload so that every file in the batch lands in the right place from the moment it arrives. Configure your naming conventions and label taxonomy so your team's organisational structure is ready to receive materials at volume.
- Drag your first batch. Select multiple files from your local storage, your RAID, or your cloud storage connection, and drag them into the destination project. Every file begins uploading and processing immediately. Watch the progress indicators as each file completes and becomes available for review.
- Share and start reviewing. Select the completed files and generate review links in a batch action. Configure security settings once, apply them to all selected files, and send a single notification to your reviewers. Your batch upload is a review session within minutes of the files leaving the edit suite.
Batch Upload Feature Highlights
| Parallel multi-file upload — all files begin transferring simultaneously on dropNo file size ceiling — ProRes 4K masters, RAW formats, and large batches upload without limitsAuto proxy generation per file — begins the moment each file completes, not after the full batchReview access per file as it completes — no waiting for the full batch before reviewing beginsDirect upload from Google Drive and Dropbox — no intermediate download requiredFrame.io import integration — mirror project structure directly into PlayPauseUpload directly into a specific project and folder — files land in context automaticallyAutomatic versioning for files matching existing names — previous versions preservedBulk labelling and metadata tagging after upload — no per-file manual configurationBatch review link generation — generate links for multiple files with shared security settingsReview playlist creation — group batch uploads into an ordered review sequenceBulk approval management — approve multiple reviewed files in a single actionBackground upload — continue working in PlayPause while batch processesResumable uploads — interrupted transfers pick up from the point of interruptionUpload history and audit trail — every batch recorded with uploader, timestamp, and statusAll professional formats supported — ProRes, DNxHD, R3D, ARRIRAW, H.264, H.265, MXF, and more |
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PlayPause Batch Uploads vs. The Old Way
See how PlayPause batch uploads compare to the file delivery methods post-production teams typically rely on — and what those methods cost in time and workflow friction.
| Capability | PlayPause.io | WeTransfer / Dropbox | FTP / Manual upload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-file parallel upload in a single action | ✓ Yes | ~ Sequential | ~ Sequential |
| No file size ceiling for professional formats | ✓ Yes | ~ Limited | ~ FTP limits vary |
| Auto proxy generation per file on completion | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Review access per file as it completes | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Direct import from Google Drive and Dropbox | ✓ Yes | ~ Manual download | ✗ No |
| Frame.io import integration | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Auto-versioning for matching filenames | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Bulk review link generation with shared settings | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Review playlist from batch upload | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Background upload — no workflow interruption | ✓ Yes | ~ Limited | ~ Limited |
| Resumable uploads after interruption | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ~ Some clients |
| Upload history and audit trail per batch | ✓ Full log | ✗ No | ✗ No |
"We deliver between eight and twenty cuts at the end of every edit session. Before PlayPause, that meant uploading each one individually, naming it in Dropbox, and sending a separate email for each file. Now we drag the whole session into PlayPause, generate review links for all of them in one action, and send one email. What used to take forty minutes takes three." — Senior Post Producer, episodic television production company
FAQ — More About PlayPause Batch Uploads
How many files can I upload in a single batch? There is no per-batch file count limit. You can upload any number of files in a single batch action. Teams regularly upload twenty, thirty, or more files in a single session. The upload and proxy generation pipeline handles all of them in parallel without a limit on the number of concurrent files being processed. Is there a file size limit per file in a batch upload? PlayPause does not impose a per-file size ceiling. Professional format files — ProRes 4K masters, high-resolution RAW formats, large DNxHD files — upload without a size restriction. Very large files simply take longer to transfer; the upload mechanism handles them the same way as smaller files, with resumable transfer support for any interruptions during a long upload. Do I need to wait for the entire batch to finish before I can share files? No. Files become available for review and sharing as each individual file completes its upload and proxy generation — you do not wait for the last file in the batch to finish before the first file is accessible. A post producer can share the first five cuts with a director while the remaining seven are still uploading. What happens if I upload a file with the same name as an existing file in the project? PlayPause automatically creates a new version of the existing file rather than overwriting it. The original file — with all its comments, approval records, and access history — is preserved as the previous version. The new upload becomes the current version. No manual version management is required, and no data is lost. Can I upload files from Google Drive without downloading them first? Yes. Connect your Google Drive account in the PlayPause workspace settings, then browse your Drive folders directly from the PlayPause upload interface. Select multiple files and import them directly into your project without downloading to local storage. Files transfer from Google's infrastructure to PlayPause without passing through your local machine. What formats does PlayPause accept in a batch upload? PlayPause accepts all professional production formats including ProRes (all variants), DNxHD and DNxHR (all variants), R3D and REDRAW, ARRIRAW and ARRI MXF, CinemaDNG, MXF OP1a and OP-Atom, H.264, H.265, MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV, and WebM. Mixed batches containing multiple formats upload and process correctly without requiring files to be separated by format. Can I apply different security settings to different files in the same batch upload? Batch review link generation applies shared settings to the entire batch selection — ideal for most production scenarios where all files in a delivery session share the same security requirements. For files requiring different settings, generate links for different subsets of the batch separately, each with their own configuration. What happens if an upload is interrupted mid-batch? PlayPause uses a resumable upload mechanism. If an upload is interrupted — by a browser refresh, a network drop, or a laptop going to sleep — the transfer for each affected file resumes automatically from the point of interruption when the connection is restored. Files that completed before the interruption are unaffected. Files that were in progress resume without starting over. Can I use batch uploads for audio-only files? Yes. Audio files — broadcast WAV masters, stereo mixes, surround mixes, ADR sessions — can be included in the same batch upload as video files and will be processed and made available for review in the PlayPause audio review player. Mixed batches containing video and audio files upload and process together. Is the batch upload process logged for audit purposes? Yes. Every batch upload is recorded in the project's activity log with the uploader's identity, the list of files uploaded, the upload timestamp for each file, and the proxy generation completion time. The upload history is permanently accessible from the project record and is exportable for delivery confirmation or internal audit purposes.
Need More From PlayPause?
Media Storage
Every file uploaded in a batch is stored in PlayPause's secure media storage layer — encrypted at rest, with access-controlled downloads and full version history. Batch uploads are the intake mechanism. Media storage is the archive that retains everything you upload across the full lifecycle of the project.
Version Control
Batch uploads with matching filenames trigger automatic versioning — the backbone of PlayPause's version control layer. Every version of every file is preserved with its comment history, approval record, and access log. Batch delivery sessions create version entries automatically without any manual management.
Client Review Portal
After a batch upload, the client review portal is how your clients access the files you have prepared for them. Generate review links for the entire batch, organise them into a review session, and your client opens a single portal view showing all the cuts available for review — delivered from your batch upload directly into their review environment.
Ready to Stop Uploading One File at a Time?
Every minute your team spends on manual file uploads is a minute not spent on the work. Try PlayPause free for 14 days and replace the one-by-one upload ritual with a batch upload that has your entire session ready for review before the edit suite has cooled down. No credit card required. Trial ends automatically. First batch upload ready in under 10 minutes. Support from day one · All formats accepted · No size limits · GDPR-ready
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Organized workspaces
Keep every client, project, and round in its own clean space.
Version stacks
Stack every cut and compare two versions side by side, frame by frame.
Secure sharing
Expiring, password-protected, domain-restricted links with watermarking.
One review link
Send a single link — no downloads, no logins, no feedback lost in email.
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Frame-accurate comments
Pin notes and drawings to an exact frame, with threaded replies and @mentions.
Version compare
Stack cuts and scrub two versions side-by-side, frame by frame.
Approval locks
Lock a version as approved so there's never ambiguity about what's final.
Secure sharing
Password-protected, expiring, domain-restricted links with watermarking.
Camera-to-Cloud
Send proxies from set and start reviewing dailies before the crew wraps.
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