Post Production & Design

Every edit, every export, every version - scoped and paid.

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Cap your revision rounds, define export specifications, and protect your project files. Happ turns open-ended editing gigs into structured agreements with clear boundaries and milestone payments.
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Every edit, every export, every version - scoped and paid.

What is Every edit, every export, every version - scoped and paid.?

Happ for Video Editors is the business homebase for independent video editors. Cap edit rounds, retain project file ownership, define export specs, and align milestone payments with your post-production pipeline - all in one mobile-first platform.

Who This Solution Is For

Available in: US

Freelance Video Editors
Post-Production Editors
Color Graders
Assembly Editors

Benefits & Problems Solved

Problems it solves

  • Revision rounds with no agreed limit
  • Project files handed over for free
  • Late payment on long edits with no milestone structure
  • No clear view of what's signed, paid, and still owed

Key benefits

  • Cap your edit rounds - extra rounds bill at the rate you set
  • Keep your project files - finals are the deliverable; project files are a separate purchase
  • Define exports up front - format and spec per deliverable
  • Get paid across the edit - first assembly, rough cut, fine cut, final, each its own milestone

Frequently Asked Questions

How does Happ help video editors?

Happ is the homebase for independent video editors. It brings all your Collaborations into one mobile-first workspace - contracts, payments, and billing. Pricing and contract terms draw on the entire creator network, so you quote from real data. Define your deliverables and edit rounds, retain your project files, and structure milestone payments across the edit.

How do I stop revision rounds from becoming endless?

Define your edit pipeline - offline, fine cut, final - as documented rounds. Additional rounds are billed at your hourly rate.

Should I hand over project files?

Project files are a separate asset. Your agreement specifies exported finals as the deliverable; project files are available as a separate purchase at a rate you set.

How do I get paid across a long edit instead of at the end?

Structure milestones around edit stages: first assembly, rough cut, fine cut, final export. Each milestone triggers a payment.

What if a Collaborator uses my work in markets or formats I did not agree to?

Usage rights in your agreement define exactly where and in what format your work can appear. Each new use is a new agreement you negotiate and invoice for.

Do I need a contract for an editing project?

For any paid edit yes. Happ's Smart Legal Terms surfaces clauses for deliverables, edit rounds, project files, and usage, and you decide which apply. Happ suggests, you decide.

How much should I charge to edit a project?

Happ does not set your rates - Smart Pricing surfaces relevant benchmarks from the community brain, so you can price by project or day rate with real market context. You set the number, and the terms lock into the agreement before you start.

How do video editors invoice clients and get paid?

Invoicing is tied to the signed agreement - milestones across the edit - paid straight through Happ. Happ never takes a commission on your work; the only cost is a standard payment processing fee that depends on how your Collaborator pays, always shown to you upfront. Every project's payment status lives in your Homebase.