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RevCut.io is a minimalist online review and delivery platform focused on client feedback. It offers a simple workflow, including guest access for clients who do not need to create an account. For filmmakers with clients based in Europe, the platform promises a GDPR-friendly approach as it only stores data on servers in Europe. Available from €3 per month, RevCut seems to be an affordable video review platform for freelancers. Additionally, you can save 20% on the Pro plan with a CineD discount code.
The demand for better online team collaboration, client feedback, and interaction has been present in our industry for many years. That said, I feel like the COVID-19 pandemic and the related lockdowns and social distancing in the years 2020-2022 further accelerated this trend, along with the development of supporting tools. Today, it’s difficult to imagine a professional filmmaking workflow functioning without a collaboration and client review platform such as frame.io.
The recently launched online platform RevCut.io focuses on introducing a minimalistic, affordable, and GDPR-friendly video review tool for filmmakers based in Europe. Let’s take a look at the details.
RevCut is designed to be a streamlined “Review/Validation & Delivery” bridge built specifically for solo freelancers and small teams who need a tool that is fast, affordable, and GDPR-friendly. It needs to be simple enough for any client to use. The workflow is kept intentionally simple: One project = One client. Within each project, users organize videos such as social edits, highlights, or the main cut, together with their different versions.
The main idea behind the RevCut.io platform, as its creator Frankie Doguet told us, is to offer a straightforward online video review solution for filmmakers based in Europe who require a GDPR-friendly option for handling client data. Many popular tools in this field use cloud services with servers located in U.S. data centers. For some clients, that raises questions about data protection, since privacy regulations there differ from the more standardized GDPR framework in Europe.
Frankie Doguet, a filmmaker based in Berlin, is the one-man band behind the platform, having coded RevCut.io (RevCut stands for “Review the Cut”) himself as a minimalist review and delivery tool. As he told us, he built the platform sticking to a few principles:
RevCut is an intentionally streamlined tool and focused solely on video review. It supports compressed files in MP4 or MOV containers but does not offer ProRes support or server-side transcoding.
There is currently no option to batch upload multiple files. Drag-and-drop functionality and folder uploads are also not supported. Some of these features are expected to be added in the near future.
RevCut creator Frankie Doguet told us he plans to soon update the platform with the following features:
Naturally, it makes sense to evaluate a platform based on what’s available right now rather than on promised updates. Still, it’s interesting to know what’s planned as it helps put the program’s current limitations into perspective.
The platform creator also told us what RevCut will not have and why:
RevCut is available now, and there are three different plans to choose from:
There is a 17% discount for an annual payment.
Exclusively for CineD readers, there is an additional 20% discount on the first-year Pro plan. Simply use the code CINED20 at checkout.
Do you use Frame.io or a similar platform for your client feedback and team collaboration? If you are based in Europe, would you consider giving RevCut a shot because of the GDPR-friendly approach? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section underneath the article.
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Jakub Han is a freelance filmmaker based in Vienna. He is interested in new tech and trends in filmmaking and passionate about action sports and short documentaries. Jakub has over 10 years of experience with camera work and post-production.