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Make a film · Chapter 16

Deliver and review

Deliver is where the film leaves Vexel: masters for finishing and the web, an editorial handoff to Premiere, Final Cut or Resolve, a Spotify Canvas, the storyboard PDF, and review links for clients. Everything on this tab is free, except drawing missing sketches for the PDF.

The Deliver tabLink to The Deliver tab

The Deliver tab with summary cards, review links and mastersFull size
  1. Summary: timeline version, masters, review links, open comments.
  2. New review link and refresh.
  3. Review links.
  4. Masters.

Render a masterLink to Render a master

The Render a master dialog with presets and loudness optionsFull size
Masters → Render new.
Master presets
PresetFileFor
ProRes 422 HQ.mov · 10-bit 4:2:2Grading and finishing
DNxHR HQX.mov · 10-bit 4:2:2Avid and Resolve
H.264 1080p.mp4Web and social
H.264 4K UHD.mp4High-resolution web
Vertical 9:16.mp4 · 1080×1920Reels, TikTok and Shorts, re-framed per shot (Subject-aware or Centre crop)
Preview proxy.mp4 · 720pQuick checks
Animatic.mp4 with timecodeSign-off with temp audio
  • Loudness: Web −14 LUFS (default), Mobile −16 LUFS or Broadcast −23 LUFS (EBU R128), all with a −1 dBTP true peak.
  • Also export stems (DME): dialogue, music and effects as three 48 kHz / 24-bit WAVs aligned with the master.
  • Pick the Timeline version and Queue render. You can leave the page; renders run in the background and you are notified.
  • Ready masters have Download and a share icon to send that render for review. A failed one shows the reason and Retry.
  • Download links are short-lived: if one has expired, click Download again.

Hand off to an editorLink to Hand off to an editor

Editorial handoff
ForFileHow to open
Premiere ProFinal Cut Pro 7 XML (.xml)File → Import, then choose the .xml
Final Cut Pro, DaVinci ResolveFCPXML 1.11 (.fcpxml)Final Cut: File → Import → XML · Resolve: File → Import → Timeline
OTIO-aware toolsOpenTimelineIO (.otio)Resolve, Hiero, Blender, otioconvert
  • Download relink bundle (.zip): the project files, every source clip and its audio, one stem per audio track, and a README with relink steps for each NLE. Paths are relative, so the cut opens linked.
  • Export stems (.zip): dialogue, music and effects WAVs at the exact cut length, not normalised.
  • Clips are named by shot so the sequence opens readable.

Review linksLink to Review links

The New review link dialog with what to share, version, expiry and passwordFull size
New review link (also Share for review in the project header).

  1. Choose what to share

    Cut (a ready render plays; a timeline version is comments-only), Animatic (a saved version or the latest), or Storyboard (the current boards).

  2. Set expiry and password

    The link expires after 1, 3, 7, 14 (default) or 30 days. Require a password for unreleased work and send it separately.

  3. Create and copy

    Create link, then Copy. Copy it now: the link is shown only once. If you lose it, revoke it and create a new one.

  • Each link shows its status (Active, Expired, Revoked), the client’s decision (Approved or Changes) and its comments.
  • Open the comments to read notes at their timecodes and Resolve them.
  • Revoke ends a link immediately; comments are kept.
  • Anyone with the link can view, comment and approve. Approving an animatic link approves the animatic checkpoint.

What your client seesLink to What your client sees

The public review page with the player, comments and the Approve buttonFull size
The review page: no account needed.
  • A player with frame stepping and markers for each comment (Space/K play, ← → one frame, ⇧ for one second, M mute, F full screen).
  • Comments: the client enters their name once, writes a note (pinned At the current frame) and posts it with ⌘↵.
  • Approve or Request changes, with an optional note. You are notified either way.
  • A password-protected link asks for the password first. After 10 wrong tries the link locks for 15 minutes.

Spotify CanvasLink to Spotify Canvas

  • A 3–8 s silent vertical loop (1080×1920) that plays behind a track on Spotify.
  • Choose the start (it snaps to the bar; or Start at the first chorus), the Length, the Loop (Seamless, Hard cut or Rebound) and the framing.
  • A pre-flight check warns about cuts shorter than a second or lip-sync shots in the range, and offers Move to a clean range.
  • Create Canvas, then download it when it is Ready.

Storyboard PDFLink to Storyboard PDF

Download the board as a PDF: 3 or 6 per page, A4 or Letter, landscape or portrait, optionally with shot prompts for internal decks. Missing sketches can be drawn first (Draw N sketches, quoted) or replaced with placeholders. See Sketches and previz frames.