A finished video hides several deliverables
A main film, vertical edits, captions and additional versions are different outputs. Without clear descriptions, a client may assume every format is included in the original project fee.
Software for videography business owners
Keep the production agreement visible through the edit.
The shoot can be complete while the editing scope is still growing. Give the agreed film, additional versions and review work clear business descriptions, then keep crew arrangements and hours attached to the account. Footage, editing and delivery remain in your production tools.
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The everyday details
You know the work.
The admin adds up.
Review rounds can expand quietly
Late feedback and changed interview selections consume production capacity. Keep the included review work and any approved additions visible rather than trying to reconstruct them at invoice time.
The shoot is only part of the labor
Planning, travel, ingest and editing can take time beyond the day on location. A diary of shoot appointments alone does not show the full effort behind the project.
Outside purchases can belong to a particular deliverable
A hired location, licensed asset or outside production service may be agreed for one part of the project. Keep the commercial responsibility clear so the main filming fee does not appear to include every later request.
How Microtra helps
Keep the business connected.
Use the tools that fit your day, with your records ready on your phone or on the web.
Price the production scope
Create estimate lines for preproduction, the agreed shoot work, editing deliverables and authorized extras. Use service units that match the agreement, with clear notes about included revisions.
Explore this featureOrganize crew and client arrangements
Keep work details, tasks and notes together, with appointments linked to assigned staff. Record the business responsibilities and access arrangements needed for the planned shoot.
Explore this featureMeasure the time around filming
Log production and postproduction time against staff and work. Review the hours when discussing extra revisions or deciding how to scope the next project.
Explore this featureConnect spending and billing
Enter expenses with receipt photos for business purchases. Share invoice PDFs through your device and record payments collected elsewhere, reviewing balances independently from editing progress.
Explore this featureKeep returning client accounts accessible
Save contact details and business notes with estimates, invoices and payments. A returning business can review its commercial history without reopening the production archive or confusing the new project with an earlier film.
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From the first quote to paid.
Translate the brief into deliverables
Confirm film length expectations, output formats, locations and review responsibility. Keep the commercial scope clear while technical planning stays in your production process.
Arrange the shoot work
Assign staff and add the appointment, tasks and practical notes. Confirm the client's access and availability directly before the team commits its day.
Track postproduction effort
Record editing and revision time and keep agreed changes visible. Discuss additions before the project grows beyond the accepted estimate.
Invoice the approved production work
Check delivered services and authorized extras against the agreement. Share the PDF, record payments received and review any outstanding amount.
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Find your way around.
Choose Other when you set up Microtra and these are the labels you start with. Change them, and the tools you use, any time in Modules & terms.
- Your work
- Job
- Your customer
- Client
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Questions from videography business owners.
Does Microtra edit footage or deliver video files?
Microtra does not edit video, manage footage or host client review films. Use production and delivery tools for those tasks, with the app supporting the business records around them.
Which setup fits a video business?
Other uses Job and Client, with scheduling and timesheets enabled. Linked records and stock start off and can be enabled in Modules & terms when needed.
Can I account for rented production equipment?
Record the business expense with its receipt photo and keep relevant work notes. The schedule also supports no-login resources such as equipment for planning alongside your own rental arrangements.
Can a client approve cuts through a portal?
The client portal is coming soon. Arrange film review and approval through your existing production workflow and keep the resulting business scope accurate in the work record.
How can I separate a main film from short social edits?
Use distinct estimate lines describing the outputs and review work agreed for each. Confirm any new format or extra version before producing it, then make the final invoice follow those approved deliverables rather than one broad video-production label.
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