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Building a client portal for a friend’s video agency would love brutal feedback from actual editors before I ship it

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify paying on Frame.io and not having all features and most importantly it being something not branded to you.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links, past versions, annotation capabilities.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use and buget will be around 19€

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client portal for a would love brutal feedback from actual editors before I ship it

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify paying on Frame.io and not having all features and most importantly it being something not branded to you.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads, time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links, past versions, annotation capabilities.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client portal for a friend’s video agency would love brutal feedback from actual editors before I ship it

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify paying on Frame.io and not having all features and most importantly it being something not branded to you.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links, past versions, annotation capabilities.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client gallery & delivery portal for a photography studio would love brutal feedback from actual photographers before I ship it

Hey photographers. I’m building a client gallery and delivery portal for a friend who runs a photography studio in Cairo. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for solo photographers and small studios who can’t justify Pixieset Premium or ShootProof’s higher tiers every month.
The idea is simple, clients log in, see their gallery, favorite shots, leave notes, approve final selects, download in multiple resolutions. No bloat.
Current features:
• Branded client galleries with your studio logo and colors
• Client login with project dashboard
• Favorite/star system for clients to mark their picks
• Time-saving “client selects” workflow — they pick X out of Y, you only edit those
• Print-ready vs web-resolution download toggle
• Watermarked previews until full payment is received
• Expiring share links for proofing rounds
• Side-by-side comparison for similar shots
• Mobile-first because clients always review from their phone
• Permanent approval history so nobody asks “wait which version did I pick?”
What I want from you guys:
What’s missing from Pixieset / ShootProof / Pic-Time that drives you crazy? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would actually save you time? What would make you genuinely switch?
Not trying to sell anything yet genuinely want to build something photographers would actually use.
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client gallery & delivery portal for a photography studio would love brutal feedback from actual photographers before I ship it

Hey guys. I’m building a client gallery and delivery portal for a friend who runs a photography studio in Cairo. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for solo photographers and small studios who can’t justify Pixieset Premium or ShootProof’s higher tiers every month.
The idea is simple clients log in, see their gallery, favorite shots, leave notes, approve final selects, download in multiple resolutions. No bloat.
Current features:
• Branded client galleries with your studio logo and colors
• Client login with project dashboard
• Favorite/star system for clients to mark their picks
• Time-saving “client selects” workflow — they pick X out of Y, you only edit those
• Print-ready vs web-resolution download toggle
• Watermarked previews until full payment is received
• Expiring share links for proofing rounds
• Side-by-side comparison for similar shots
• Mobile-first because clients always review from their phone
• Permanent approval history so nobody asks “wait which version did I pick?”
What I want from you guys:
What’s missing from Pixieset / ShootProof / Pic-Time that drives you crazy? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would actually save you time? What would make you genuinely switch?
Not trying to sell anything yet genuinely want to build something photographers would actually use.
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client portal for a friend’s agency would love brutal feedback from actual editors before I ship it

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify paying on Frame.io and not having all features and most importantly it being something not branded to you.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links, past versions.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use.

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client portal for a friend’s video agency would love brutal opinions from actual editors before I ship it

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify $500/month on Frame.io.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use.

reddit.com
u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a client portal for a friend’s video agency and would love brutal feedback from actual editors before I ship it

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify $500/month on Frame.io.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use.

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u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a Frame.io alternative for small video agencies what features actually matter to you?

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify $500/month on Frame.io.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use.

reddit.com
u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago

Building a Frame.io alternative for small video agencies, what features actually matter to you?

Hello guys so basically I’m building a client delivery portal for a friend who runs a high-end video production agency in Cairo. Clients log in, watch their delivered cuts, leave comments, approve, download. Right now it’s a custom build for him but I’m planning to open it up as a SaaS for small agencies who can’t justify $500/month on Frame.io.
Current features: client login, project dashboard, Mux video streaming, version management, admin uploads. Coming next: time-coded comments, watermarking, approval signatures, analytics, expiring share links.
What I want to know from you: what’s missing from the tools you currently use? What would make you actually switch? What’s a small feature nobody talks about that would make your life easier?
Happy to share screenshots if there’s interest.

Psa: Not trying to sell anything yet, genuinely want to build something editors would actually use.

reddit.com
u/Alternative-Tax-4189 — 2 days ago