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Share Dailies With Your Entire Crew Without Per-Seat Costs

PIX and Frame.io charge per user for sharing dailies. Cutsio's per-minute pricing means you add unlimited directors, producers, editors, VFX supervisors, and clients at no extra cost.

How do you share dailies with your full crew without paying per person?

Cutsio's per-minute pricing model allows you to share dailies with an unlimited number of reviewers at no additional cost. The director, DP, producers, editor, assistant editors, VFX supervisor, colorist, post supervisor, and client all access the same library without per-seat fees. PIX and Frame.io charge per user, making it expensive to include the full review team. This is a key reason Cutsio works as a PIX alternative for film and TV.

The traditional per-seat model works against the way film and TV post teams actually collaborate. Review teams grow across a production lifecycle. The director needs access from pre-production. The editor joins on day one. The VFX supervisor comes on in week three. The client requests access in week eight. Every new person added means another monthly fee.

Cutsio charges per minute of footage processed, not per person. Whether you have 5 reviewers or 50, the cost is the same. This changes how productions approach sharing — there is no financial reason to leave anyone out of the review loop.

How does sharing work on Cutsio compared to PIX?

| Sharing Feature | PIX | Cutsio |

| :--- | :--- | :--- |

| Per-user cost | Yes — per seat | No — unlimited reviewers |

| Password-protected links | Yes | Yes |

| Expiration dates | Yes | Yes |

| View tracking | Yes | Yes |

| Branded presentation | Enterprise | Available |

| Download controls | Yes | Yes |

| Frame-accurate commenting | Yes | Yes |

| Mobile access | Yes | Yes |

| Guest access (no account) | Limited | Available |

The fundamental difference is the per-seat cost. On PIX, adding a producer to the review team means purchasing another seat. On Cutsio, the producer creates a free viewer account or accesses the share link without any additional charge.

Who should be on the review team but often gets left out due to per-seat costs?

Per-seat pricing creates a financial incentive to limit the review team. These are the roles that are frequently excluded or delayed:

VFX supervisors. On a feature film, the VFX supervisor typically joins in week 3 or 4. With per-seat pricing, adding them mid-production means an additional monthly charge. Productions often delay giving the VFX supervisor direct access, relying on screengrabs or edited selects instead.

Post coordinators. The post coordinator needs to track progress, verify deliveries, and manage feedback. But adding another seat for a coordinator role can feel unjustified to production accountants.

Studio executives. Studio executives want to review dailies, but providing them direct access requires a seat on the platform. Many productions resort to sending edited reels or timecoded notes rather than giving executives direct access to the dailies library.

Colorists. The colorist joins in late post. Adding them for the final weeks of review means purchasing a seat for a short period — which the per-seat model charges for a full month.

Clients and brand representatives. Commercial productions regularly need to share with client-side stakeholders. Each stakeholder needs an account on per-seat platforms. With Cutsio, clients access share links without creating accounts or costing anything.

| Role | When They Join | Per-Seat Cost Impact | Cutsio Cost Impact |

| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |

| VFX supervisor | Week 3-4 | Additional seat | None |

| Post coordinator | Week 1 | Additional seat | None |

| Studio executive | Week 2-3 | Additional seat | None |

| Colorist | Week 8-10 | Additional seat (full month) | None |

| Client stakeholders | Ad hoc | Additional seats | None |

How does sharing work for external collaborators and clients?

Cutsio share links support password protection, expiration dates, and download controls. External reviewers can view footage and leave frame-accurate comments without creating a paid account.

The share workflow:

1. Create a share link for a specific clip, Collection, or entire library
2. Set password protection and expiration date
3. Choose whether to allow downloads
4. Send the link to clients, producers, or external collaborators
5. Track who viewed what and when through view tracking

External reviewers do not need to sign up for Cutsio. They access the shared content through the browser link. There is no per-seat cost for external access.

How does view tracking help post teams manage feedback?

Cutsio logs when each share link was accessed, which videos were viewed, and whether the viewer left comments. This is useful for post teams that need to track client feedback across multiple stakeholders.

View tracking shows:

• Who has viewed each clip in the share link
• When they viewed it
• Whether they left comments or annotations
• Which frames they commented on

For post supervisors managing feedback from multiple stakeholders — the director, producer, studio executive, and client — view tracking confirms whether each stakeholder has reviewed the latest version without having to ask.

FAQ

Does PIX offer unlimited users at any price tier?

No. PIX uses per-seat pricing across all enterprise plans. The exact cost per seat requires an NDA and sales negotiation, but every user added increases the monthly cost.

Can I share a Cutsio library with someone who does not have an account?

Yes. Share links can be sent to anyone with the link and password. External reviewers view and comment on footage without creating a Cutsio account.

How do I control who can download original files from a share link?

Cutsio share links include configurable download controls. You can allow or disable downloads per link. For client review links, downloads are typically disabled. For editorial handoffs, downloads are enabled.

Does Cutsio support branded share pages?

White-label and branded presentation options are available through the enterprise add-on. The standard share links display on clean, minimal pages without external branding.

What happens to share links when a production ends?

Share links remain active until their expiration date or until the library is closed. Expired links no longer allow access. The uploaded content remains accessible to the production team with account access.