Client galleries for video
A client gallery for videographers.
“Is there a way to watch it without downloading 14 gigabytes?”
Most client galleries were built for photos, with video added on and counted in minutes or gigabytes. A gallery for videographers plays the film in the browser on a phone, takes your client’s notes at a timecode, and hands over the master at full size when your client approves. Check these five things before you pick one.
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What your client does on the link.
Your client watches
Your client opens the link on a phone or a computer and watches the film, with the photos right beside it. No account, no app to install.
Your client points at what to change
Your client pauses and types, and the note sticks to that second of the film. On a photo or a PDF page, your client taps the exact spot, and can draw on it.
Your client approves
When it’s right, your client presses Approve and confirms once. The watermark comes off. On a job with photos and film, your client can approve each one separately.
Your client downloads the finals
The full-size files open for download on the same link, one by one or all at once. You don’t send anything new.
Five things to check.
It plays without a download
Your client should press play on a phone and watch, at a size the connection can carry. The master stays untouched for the final download.
Video counted in a unit you can read
Some galleries sell video by the hour, some by the gigabyte, some share it with your photo room. An hour of 4K is many gigabytes, so a gigabyte allowance holds less film than it sounds.
Notes at a timecode
Your client’s note should land on the second it’s about. Many photo galleries take notes on favorites, and a film often can’t be a favorite.
The master at full size
When the edit is approved, your client should download the original file, plus a smaller copy for a phone if they want one.
A link that lasts
Couples and brands come back months later. Check whether the link expires on a clock, or stays open while you keep the project.
What the photo galleries give video.
Read on each one’s own pricing page on October 29, 2026. Pixieset: no video on Free, 30 minutes on the $10 Basic plan up to 5 hours on the $50 Ultimate plan, then $5 a month for each extra hour, and its help pages say videos can’t be added to a favorites list, where client notes live. Pic-Time: 1 GB of video on Free, 5 GB (about 30 minutes) on the $8 Beginner plan up to 60 GB (about 6 hours) on Advanced. ShootProof: no video on Free, 50 GB on Professional and 150 GB on Premium. SmugMug’s help pages allow videos up to 20 minutes and 3 GB, kept at 1080p.
The full table, with every vendor’s page linked and dated, is linked below, beside a page with every price side by side.
How it works here.
Before your client approves, each film plays in the browser as a watermarked 720p copy, and every note lands on its second. When your client presses Approve, the watermark comes off and the films download as the original, 4K when the master is 4K, 1080p or 720p. Video is counted in hours on every plan: 1 hour on Free, 15 hours on Solo, 50 hours on Studio. Photos from the same job sit on the same page, if you shoot both.
Questions.
What is the best client gallery for videographers?
The one that fits how your clients review. If you mostly deliver photos and sell prints, a photo gallery’s video allowance may be enough. If films are the job, look for playback with no download, notes at a timecode, the master at full size, and video counted in hours you can read.
Can I use Pixieset for videography?
For delivering films, yes, by the hour: 30 minutes on Basic up to 5 hours on Ultimate, read on its pricing page on October 29, 2026. Your client can’t add a video to favorites, so there are no notes on a film.
Is there a free client gallery for video?
Pic-Time’s free plan has 1 GB of video, and DropYourFiles Free has 1 hour with every feature. Pixieset’s and ShootProof’s free plans have no video (read October 29, 2026).
Does my client need an account?
No. Your client opens the link in any browser, on a phone or a computer, and types a name the first time they leave a note. There’s nothing to sign up for and no app to install.
What does it cost?
There’s a free plan with 5 GB of room and 1 hour of video, no card needed. Solo is $20 a month with 1 TB and 15 hours of video, and Studio is $59 a month for a team. Every feature is on every plan.
Keep reading.
- What video costs in each client gallery
- Every price in one table
- A client gallery for photographers who shoot video too
- Frame.io vs Pixieset
- Video delivery for wedding videographers
- A free client gallery, and what each free plan holds
- A client portal for photographers and videographers
New here? See what DropYourFiles does, or compare the plans.
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