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PlayPause for Post-Production Houses
Video Review Built for Post-Production Houses
Stop losing hours to email chains, vague feedback, and version confusion. PlayPause gives your editors, colorists, VFX artists, and clients a single frame-accurate space to review, annotate, and approve — from rough cut to picture lock.
PlayPause for Post-Production Houses
Video Review Built for Post-Production Houses
Stop losing hours to email chains, vague feedback, and version confusion. PlayPause gives your editors, colorists, VFX artists, and clients a single frame-accurate space to review, annotate, and approve — from rough cut to picture lock.
PlayPause for Post-Production Houses
Video Review Built for Post-Production Houses
Stop losing hours to email chains, vague feedback, and version confusion. PlayPause gives your editors, colorists, VFX artists, and clients a single frame-accurate space to review, annotate, and approve — from rough cut to picture lock.
68% Faster client approvals 3.2× Fewer revision rounds 100% Feedback traceable to frame 0 Client accounts required
68% Faster client approvals 3.2× Fewer revision rounds 100% Feedback traceable to frame 0 Client accounts required
68% Faster client approvals 3.2× Fewer revision rounds 100% Feedback traceable to frame 0 Client accounts required
Trusted by post houses at: Framehaus Studio · Meridian Post · Echo Editorial · Pixel & Sound Co. · Lightbend Films
Trusted by post houses at: Framehaus Studio · Meridian Post · Echo Editorial · Pixel & Sound Co. · Lightbend Films
The Problem
Post-Production Feedback Is Broken
Your team delivers extraordinary work. The tools they're forced to use for feedback don't come close to meeting that standard.
Feedback buried in email chains
Notes like "fix the thing around 1:20" are buried in threads with 30 replies. Editors waste hours hunting for context that should be right there on the timeline.
Clients can't pinpoint what they mean
Without timecoded tools, clients describe changes in frustrating generalities. Every vague note costs you a revision round you shouldn't need.
Version chaos across the team
"V7_FINAL_revised_client2_USE_THIS.mp4" — sound familiar? Version sprawl across Dropbox, email, and Slack wastes hours and causes critical mistakes.
Sharing is clunky and insecure
WeTransfer links expire, Vimeo passwords get forwarded, Dropbox folders get messy. None of it is secure enough for pre-release content.
Remote teams fall out of sync
Editors in London, clients in LA, sound design in Berlin. Time zones and scattered tools make coordination feel impossible at exactly the moment it matters most.
Frame-Accurate Feedback
Comments That Land on Exactly the Right Frame
Your clients and collaborators click to pause at any moment in the video and drop a note right there — no timecode lookup required.
Single-click timecode pinning
Any reviewer can pause the player at any frame and type their note. The comment is permanently linked to that exact moment
Editors jump straight to the flag
No scrubbing, no guesswork — click a comment in the sidebar and the player jumps directly to the flagged frame.
Threaded replies per timecode
Responses stay nested under the original comment. Conversations are contextual, not chronological.
Emoji reactions for quick triage
Reviewers can react to a note with 👍 ✅ ❓ without cluttering the comment thread — perfect for large teams.
On-Screen Drawing
Draw Directly on the Frame. No More "The Thing in the Bottom Corner.
Circle a colour cast, draw an arrow to a distracting background element, or outline a VFX artifact. Visual communication, not verbal approximation.
Freehand drawing tools
Arrows, circles, rectangles, and freehand pen — draw exactly what you mean directly on the paused frame.
Colour-coded by reviewer
Every annotator gets a distinct colour so overlapping notes from multiple reviewers remain distinguishable at a glance.
Annotations travel with their timecodes
Drawing on frame 1,842 stays at frame 1,842 — annotations never detach from context.
Export frame with annotations
Download the annotated still as a reference image to share with a colorist or VFX team working outside PlayPause.
Version Management
Every Version in One Place. Zero Filename Chaos.
Upload V1 through V20 and they all live inside a single organised project. Reviewers switch between versions, cross-check notes, and see exactly what changed.
Version stacking in one project
All cuts of a piece live together under one roof — no separate folders, no conflicting share links
Cross-version comment carry-over
See which notes from V3 were addressed in V4, and which are still open. Nothing slips through the cracks.
Side-by-side version comparison
Open two versions of a cut in split view to compare colour, timing, or VFX work directly — frame by frame.
Version-level approval status
Each version has its own state — Draft, In Review, Approved. At a glance you know exactly where every cut stands.
Approval Workflows
Formal Sign-Off. Timestamped. Irrefutable
Never again hear "I thought we approved that already." PlayPause logs every approval with reviewer identity, timestamp, and the exact version they signed off.
Multi-step approval chains
Set required approvers per version — internal QC, director, executive producer, legal, client — in any order you define.
Approval gate blocking
A version cannot advance to the next reviewer until all required approvals in the current step are complete.
Logged with full audit trail
Who approved, on what date, from what IP. Exported as a PDF receipt you can include with deliverables.
Approval reminders & escalation
Automated nudges when a reviewer hasn't responded within your defined window — escalation options included.
Secure Sharing
Pre-Release Content Stays Protected. Without Slowing Anyone Down
Your clients open a link in any browser. No account required. Meanwhile you have full control over watermarking, expiry, downloads, and access revocation.
Dynamic viewer watermarking
Every stream is overlaid with the viewer's name and email — invisible enough not to obstruct review, visible enough to deter leaks.
Link expiry and password protection
Set links to expire after a fixed date, or require a passcode — protect WIP content without complex permission structures.
Download restrictions
Allow or block file download per link. Prevent unauthorised copies without restricting the review experience itself.
Instant access revocation
Kill a shared link in one click — useful when a client relationship ends or a file is superseded mid-review cycle.
Who It's For
Every Role in Your Post House Benefits
✂️ Editors Jump to exact frames. No more hunting through vague notes. Every comment is a direct link to the moment it references
🎨 Colorists Receive on-frame colour notes with drawn annotations. Know exactly which shot the client means before you open the timeline.
💻 VFX Artists Compare versions side-by-side to confirm each shot pass addressed the note. No back-and-forth, no "is this the right frame?"
🔊 Sound Designers Timecoded audio feedback pins problem moments precisely — whether it's a mix issue, a sync error, or a missing foley cue.
📋 Post Producers See approval status across every project and version at a glance. Know what's blocked, what's approved, and what needs chasing.
🤝 Client Services Give clients a polished, branded review experience. Professional portals — not Dropbox links — reflect the quality of your work.
🎬 Directors Review from anywhere — phone, tablet, laptop. Drop a note at any frame without installing software or creating an account.
⚖️ Legal & Compliance Restricted share links, watermarked streams, and full approval audit trails keep sensitive pre-release content under control.
Use Cases
The Work You Do, Handled Better
Commercial & Advertising Get TV and digital ad approvals before the deadline — every time Commercial production is defined by brutal deadlines and multi-party sign-off chains. Agency creatives, brand clients, legal teams, and broadcast standards all need to review and approve before air. PlayPause collapses a 5-day email chain into an afternoon — with a full audit trail for the file.
• Legal and brand compliance notes pinned to exact frames for unambiguous revision briefs
• Agency, director, and end-client all on the same version, with separate role-based views
• Approval receipts timestamped and exportable for broadcaster submission packages
Long-Form Narrative & Documentary Manage months of revision cycles without losing context Features and documentaries accumulate dozens of review rounds with producers, directors, distributors, and broadcasters over months or years. PlayPause preserves the entire editorial history so context never gets lost, even when team members change mid-project
• Version stacking preserves every cut from assembly through picture lock in one place
• Filter comments by reviewer or revision round to see exactly which notes each version addressed
• Separate distributor and broadcaster review links with individual watermarking per viewer
Episodic TV & Streaming Handle a full season across distributed editors and showrunners Episodic work means managing parallel cuts across multiple editors while showrunner and network notes arrive at different stages. PlayPause keeps every episode in its own space while giving producers a bird's-eye view of where the whole season stands
• Episode-level version control across an entire season with global approval tracking
• Multi-editor environments with role-based permissions — who can view, comment, or approve
• Separate review portals for showrunner, network, and streaming platform sign-off
Branded & Corporate Video Impress corporate clients with a review experience that matches your work Corporate clients judge your professionalism at every touchpoint. A white-labelled, branded review portal with structured sign-off workflows positions your post house as a premium partner — not just a vendor who sends WeTransfer links.
• Custom-branded client portal with your studio logo and colours — your identity throughout
• Formal sign-off with logged timestamps included in final deliverable documentation
• No client account required — one link, any browser, immediate access
VFX & Animation Compare shot passes side-by-side without leaving the review session VFX review lives and dies on the ability to compare passes accurately. PlayPause's side-by-side version view lets clients and supervisors compare pre-comp, composite, and final output at the same frame — reducing feedback loops that typically span multiple rounds.
• Side-by-side split view for direct frame comparison across any two versions
• Annotation tools to circle compositing issues directly on the frame
• Shot-level comment filtering to focus review on individual VFX sequences
What Post Houses Are Saying
"Before PlayPause our client approval process was a nightmare — email threads, PDF screenshots, phone calls. Now clients log in, pin notes to the exact frame, and click approve. We've cut our revision rounds in half." — James L., Head of Post · Independent Production House, London
The version control alone is worth every penny. No more 'which file is the right one' — everything lives in one place and everyone always knows exactly where the project stands." — Rachel P., Senior Producer · Commercial Post House, Toronto
"Our colorist used to get paragraphs describing a colour issue. Now she gets an arrow drawn on the exact frame with a two-sentence note. The quality of the revisions has gone up dramatically." — Anya K., Executive Producer · Documentary Studio, Berlin
Trusted by post houses at: Framehaus Studio · Meridian Post · Echo Editorial · Pixel & Sound Co. · Lightbend Films
The Problem
Post-Production Feedback Is Broken
Your team delivers extraordinary work. The tools they're forced to use for feedback don't come close to meeting that standard.
Feedback buried in email chains
Notes like "fix the thing around 1:20" are buried in threads with 30 replies. Editors waste hours hunting for context that should be right there on the timeline.
Clients can't pinpoint what they mean
Without timecoded tools, clients describe changes in frustrating generalities. Every vague note costs you a revision round you shouldn't need.
Version chaos across the team
"V7_FINAL_revised_client2_USE_THIS.mp4" — sound familiar? Version sprawl across Dropbox, email, and Slack wastes hours and causes critical mistakes.
Sharing is clunky and insecure
WeTransfer links expire, Vimeo passwords get forwarded, Dropbox folders get messy. None of it is secure enough for pre-release content.
Remote teams fall out of sync
Editors in London, clients in LA, sound design in Berlin. Time zones and scattered tools make coordination feel impossible at exactly the moment it matters most.
Frame-Accurate Feedback
Comments That Land on Exactly the Right Frame
Your clients and collaborators click to pause at any moment in the video and drop a note right there — no timecode lookup required.
Single-click timecode pinning
Any reviewer can pause the player at any frame and type their note. The comment is permanently linked to that exact moment
Editors jump straight to the flag
No scrubbing, no guesswork — click a comment in the sidebar and the player jumps directly to the flagged frame.
Threaded replies per timecode
Responses stay nested under the original comment. Conversations are contextual, not chronological.
Emoji reactions for quick triage
Reviewers can react to a note with 👍 ✅ ❓ without cluttering the comment thread — perfect for large teams.
On-Screen Drawing
Draw Directly on the Frame. No More "The Thing in the Bottom Corner.
Circle a colour cast, draw an arrow to a distracting background element, or outline a VFX artifact. Visual communication, not verbal approximation.
Freehand drawing tools
Arrows, circles, rectangles, and freehand pen — draw exactly what you mean directly on the paused frame.
Colour-coded by reviewer
Every annotator gets a distinct colour so overlapping notes from multiple reviewers remain distinguishable at a glance.
Annotations travel with their timecodes
Drawing on frame 1,842 stays at frame 1,842 — annotations never detach from context.
Export frame with annotations
Download the annotated still as a reference image to share with a colorist or VFX team working outside PlayPause.
Version Management
Every Version in One Place. Zero Filename Chaos.
Upload V1 through V20 and they all live inside a single organised project. Reviewers switch between versions, cross-check notes, and see exactly what changed.
Version stacking in one project
All cuts of a piece live together under one roof — no separate folders, no conflicting share links
Cross-version comment carry-over
See which notes from V3 were addressed in V4, and which are still open. Nothing slips through the cracks.
Side-by-side version comparison
Open two versions of a cut in split view to compare colour, timing, or VFX work directly — frame by frame.
Version-level approval status
Each version has its own state — Draft, In Review, Approved. At a glance you know exactly where every cut stands.
Approval Workflows
Formal Sign-Off. Timestamped. Irrefutable
Never again hear "I thought we approved that already." PlayPause logs every approval with reviewer identity, timestamp, and the exact version they signed off.
Multi-step approval chains
Set required approvers per version — internal QC, director, executive producer, legal, client — in any order you define.
Approval gate blocking
A version cannot advance to the next reviewer until all required approvals in the current step are complete.
Logged with full audit trail
Who approved, on what date, from what IP. Exported as a PDF receipt you can include with deliverables.
Approval reminders & escalation
Automated nudges when a reviewer hasn't responded within your defined window — escalation options included.
Secure Sharing
Pre-Release Content Stays Protected. Without Slowing Anyone Down
Your clients open a link in any browser. No account required. Meanwhile you have full control over watermarking, expiry, downloads, and access revocation.
Dynamic viewer watermarking
Every stream is overlaid with the viewer's name and email — invisible enough not to obstruct review, visible enough to deter leaks.
Link expiry and password protection
Set links to expire after a fixed date, or require a passcode — protect WIP content without complex permission structures.
Download restrictions
Allow or block file download per link. Prevent unauthorised copies without restricting the review experience itself.
Instant access revocation
Kill a shared link in one click — useful when a client relationship ends or a file is superseded mid-review cycle.
Who It's For
Every Role in Your Post House Benefits
✂️ Editors Jump to exact frames. No more hunting through vague notes. Every comment is a direct link to the moment it references
🎨 Colorists Receive on-frame colour notes with drawn annotations. Know exactly which shot the client means before you open the timeline.
💻 VFX Artists Compare versions side-by-side to confirm each shot pass addressed the note. No back-and-forth, no "is this the right frame?"
🔊 Sound Designers Timecoded audio feedback pins problem moments precisely — whether it's a mix issue, a sync error, or a missing foley cue.
📋 Post Producers See approval status across every project and version at a glance. Know what's blocked, what's approved, and what needs chasing.
🤝 Client Services Give clients a polished, branded review experience. Professional portals — not Dropbox links — reflect the quality of your work.
🎬 Directors Review from anywhere — phone, tablet, laptop. Drop a note at any frame without installing software or creating an account.
⚖️ Legal & Compliance Restricted share links, watermarked streams, and full approval audit trails keep sensitive pre-release content under control.
Use Cases
The Work You Do, Handled Better
Commercial & Advertising Get TV and digital ad approvals before the deadline — every time Commercial production is defined by brutal deadlines and multi-party sign-off chains. Agency creatives, brand clients, legal teams, and broadcast standards all need to review and approve before air. PlayPause collapses a 5-day email chain into an afternoon — with a full audit trail for the file.
• Legal and brand compliance notes pinned to exact frames for unambiguous revision briefs
• Agency, director, and end-client all on the same version, with separate role-based views
• Approval receipts timestamped and exportable for broadcaster submission packages
Long-Form Narrative & Documentary Manage months of revision cycles without losing context Features and documentaries accumulate dozens of review rounds with producers, directors, distributors, and broadcasters over months or years. PlayPause preserves the entire editorial history so context never gets lost, even when team members change mid-project
• Version stacking preserves every cut from assembly through picture lock in one place
• Filter comments by reviewer or revision round to see exactly which notes each version addressed
• Separate distributor and broadcaster review links with individual watermarking per viewer
Episodic TV & Streaming Handle a full season across distributed editors and showrunners Episodic work means managing parallel cuts across multiple editors while showrunner and network notes arrive at different stages. PlayPause keeps every episode in its own space while giving producers a bird's-eye view of where the whole season stands
• Episode-level version control across an entire season with global approval tracking
• Multi-editor environments with role-based permissions — who can view, comment, or approve
• Separate review portals for showrunner, network, and streaming platform sign-off
Branded & Corporate Video Impress corporate clients with a review experience that matches your work Corporate clients judge your professionalism at every touchpoint. A white-labelled, branded review portal with structured sign-off workflows positions your post house as a premium partner — not just a vendor who sends WeTransfer links.
• Custom-branded client portal with your studio logo and colours — your identity throughout
• Formal sign-off with logged timestamps included in final deliverable documentation
• No client account required — one link, any browser, immediate access
VFX & Animation Compare shot passes side-by-side without leaving the review session VFX review lives and dies on the ability to compare passes accurately. PlayPause's side-by-side version view lets clients and supervisors compare pre-comp, composite, and final output at the same frame — reducing feedback loops that typically span multiple rounds.
• Side-by-side split view for direct frame comparison across any two versions
• Annotation tools to circle compositing issues directly on the frame
• Shot-level comment filtering to focus review on individual VFX sequences
What Post Houses Are Saying
"Before PlayPause our client approval process was a nightmare — email threads, PDF screenshots, phone calls. Now clients log in, pin notes to the exact frame, and click approve. We've cut our revision rounds in half." — James L., Head of Post · Independent Production House, London
The version control alone is worth every penny. No more 'which file is the right one' — everything lives in one place and everyone always knows exactly where the project stands." — Rachel P., Senior Producer · Commercial Post House, Toronto
"Our colorist used to get paragraphs describing a colour issue. Now she gets an arrow drawn on the exact frame with a two-sentence note. The quality of the revisions has gone up dramatically." — Anya K., Executive Producer · Documentary Studio, Berlin
PlayPause vs. The Old Way
PlayPause vs. The Old Way
Capability
Capability
PlayPause.io
PlayPause.io
Email + WeTransfer
Email + WeTransfer
Generic PM Tools
Generic PM Tools
• Frame-accurate timecoded comments
• On-screen drawing and annotations
• Version stacking in one project
• Formal approval with audit trail
• Dynamic viewer watermarking
• Client access without account
• Side-by-side version comparison
• Comment export (PDF / CSV)
• White-label client portal
• Built for post-production workflow
• Frame-accurate timecoded comments
• On-screen drawing and annotations
• Version stacking in one project
• Formal approval with audit trail
• Dynamic viewer watermarking
• Client access without account
• Side-by-side version comparison
• Comment export (PDF / CSV)
• White-label client portal
• Built for post-production workflow
✅ Built-in
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
✅ Full log
✅ Yes
✅ Link only
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
✅ Business+
✅ Purpose-built
✅ Built-in
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
✅ Full log
✅ Yes
✅ Link only
✅ Yes
✅ Yes
✅ Business+
✅ Purpose-built
⛔ Not possible
⛔ No
⛔ Manual chaos
⛔ No
⛔ No
🤷 Sort of
⛔ No
⛔ No
⛔ No
⛔ No
⛔ Not possible
⛔ No
⛔ Manual chaos
⛔ No
⛔ No
🤷 Sort of
⛔ No
⛔ No
⛔ No
⛔ No
⛔ Not possible
⛔ No
⛔ Basic
⛔ Workaround
⛔ No
⛔ Account required
⛔ No
⛔ Basic only
⛔ No
⛔ Generic
⛔ Not possible
⛔ No
⛔ Basic
⛔ Workaround
⛔ No
⛔ Account required
⛔ No
⛔ Basic only
⛔ No
⛔ Generic
Plugs Into Your Existing Post Pipeline
Plugs Into Your Existing Post Pipeline
PlayPause connects to the tools your team and clients already use, so approvals move without anyone having to switch context.
PlayPause connects to the tools your team and clients already use, so approvals move without anyone having to switch context.
Slack · Email · Google Drive · Dropbox · Frame.io import · Adobe Premiere Pro · Webhooks/ API · Zapier
Slack · Email · Google Drive · Dropbox · Frame.io import · Adobe Premiere Pro · Webhooks/ API · Zapier
Up and Running in Under 10 Minutes
Up and Running in Under 10 Minutes
Free Trial & Tour
Free Trial & Tour
Start a 14-day free trial. Explore the platform with a guided walkthrough, or jump straight into your first upload.
Upload Your First Cut
Upload Your First Cut
Drag and drop any video format directly into a project. PlayPause handles transcoding — your team sees it in minutes.
Drag and drop any video format directly into a project. PlayPause handles transcoding — your team sees it in minutes.
Invite Reviewers
Invite Reviewers
Share a link with your client, director, or team. No account required on their end — they click, review, and comment immediately.
Share a link with your client, director, or team. No account required on their end — they click, review, and comment immediately.
Go Live Across Projects
Go Live Across Projects
Migrate your full project slate. Our Customer Success team handles onboarding for studios at any scale.
Migrate your full project slate. Our Customer Success team handles onboarding for studios at any scale.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
More About PlayPause for Post-Production
Do my clients need to create an account to review videos?
What video formats does PlayPause support?
How does version management work across a long project?
Can I set different access levels for internal team vs. clients?
Does PlayPause support 4K and HDR content?
How secure is PlayPause for pre-release content?
Can I white-label the review experience for my clients?
How does PlayPause handle very long-form projects like feature films?
Ready to Fix Your Review Process?
Ready to Fix Your Review Process?
Join hundreds of post-production teams who have replaced email chaos with a professional, frame-accurate review workflow.
Join hundreds of post-production teams who have replaced email chaos with a professional, frame-accurate review workflow.
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✓ SOC 2 compliant · ✓ 99.9% uptime SLA · ✓ Encrypted at rest & in transit · ✓ GDPR ready · ✓ Dedicated onboarding support
✓ SOC 2 compliant · ✓ 99.9% uptime SLA · ✓ Encrypted at rest & in transit · ✓ GDPR ready · ✓ Dedicated onboarding support