At a glance
| DoneEdit | Veedyou | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Short talking-head videos | Creator, social and commercial projects |
| Pricing | Fixed: $27 founding, then $67 | See Veedyou's site |
| Scope | One speaker, up to 10 min raw | Broader range of projects |
| Turnaround | 48 hours | See Veedyou's site |
A useful number from Veedyou
Veedyou's own cost guide estimates around one hour of editing per finished minute for typical work. That's a helpful way to sanity-check any quote: a 10-minute video with heavy editing is roughly a day of an editor's time, which explains why long-form edits cost much more than short ones.
Where Veedyou is the better choice
- Varied project types: commercials, social campaigns and creator content.
- Longer videos that need a quote based on the work involved.
- Ongoing creator editing where you want a service that covers more formats.
Where DoneEdit is the better choice
- Short, repeatable formats: tips, updates, intros and coaching clips.
- A known price with no quote step.
- Trying outsourcing for the first time with low risk.
What DoneEdit is (and isn't)
DoneEdit is a done-for-you editing service run by Vadim Soin. You send one raw talking-head video and get back a finished edit with captions, punch-in zooms, b-roll and music within 48 hours. AI does the repetitive work and a person checks the result. Two revisions are included, and if the second revision still misses, you get a refund. Files are deleted after 30 days.
It's deliberately narrow: one English speaker, up to 10 minutes of raw footage and up to 5 finished minutes. It doesn't edit multi-speaker podcasts or long-form videos. The founding price is $27 per video for the first 20 customers, then $67, with thumbnails for +$10. DoneEdit is new, so we don't publish customer results yet.
Worked example: using the per-minute rule of thumb
If editing takes about an hour per finished minute, a 4-minute talking-head video is roughly four editor-hours of typical work. At Upwork's typical $6–$25 hourly range, that's about $24–$100 of editor time, before briefing and revisions. That's the range a fixed $27–$67 short-video product sits in. For a 15-minute video, the hours, and the price, rise quickly.
Getting a useful Veedyou quote
Veedyou works on custom projects across social, commercial and creator work, so you'll usually get a quote rather than pick a fixed package. Its cost guide estimates around one hour of editing per finished minute for typical work. Use that to check whether a quote makes sense: a 5-minute finished video implies roughly five hours of editing.
To get a quote you can compare, send Veedyou the raw footage length, the finished length you want, two reference videos and the things you need: captions, motion graphics, colour or music.
Custom project or fixed short edit?
A custom quote makes sense when the project is unusual: an ad, a product launch, a mix of footage types, or anything where scope changes the price a lot. That's where a service like Veedyou can shape the edit around the brief.
A fixed price makes sense when the video is predictable. DoneEdit handles one kind of video, a single English speaker talking to camera with up to 10 raw minutes, and charges $27 (first 20 customers) or $67 with no quote step. If you make that kind of video every week, waiting for a quote each time is a cost in itself.
How to describe your project in one sentence
Try writing it as "who's on camera, how long the raw footage is, what the finished video is for". If it reads like "me, 7 minutes raw, a YouTube tip", it's a DoneEdit job. If it reads like "three locations, product shots, voiceover, 60-second ad", ask Veedyou for a quote.
Decision checklist
- Is your project custom, commercial or long? Get a Veedyou quote.
- Is it a short video of you talking? DoneEdit.
- Unsure? Send one short video to DoneEdit and request a quote from Veedyou for the longer one.
Bottom line
Veedyou fits creators and businesses with varied or one-off projects who want a quote shaped to the job. DoneEdit fits repeatable short talking-head videos at a fixed price. If you can't describe your video in one sentence, ask Veedyou for a quote. If you can ("me, talking to camera, 6 minutes raw"), DoneEdit is the simpler route.