Video Production Tools
Calculators for film production budgets, video editing day rates, camera crew payroll, storage sizing, and render times.
Free online general tools.
Camera Crew Cost
Calculate full production crew payroll: Director of Photography (DP), 1st AC focus puller, gaffer, and boom operator.
Video Editing Rate
Calculate fair day or project rates for video editors based on raw footage ratios, color grading, and motion graphics complexity.
Video Production Budget
Estimate total video project budget across pre-production scripting, shoot day crew/gear, and post-production editing.
Video Production Profit
Calculate agency gross and net margins on video production engagements after subcontractors, equipment, and studio rent.
Video Production Timeline
Map video delivery milestones: storyboarding, scout day, production wrap, rough cut, color lock, and final master.
Video Project Quote
Generate formal itemized video quotes for brand clients with deliverable aspect ratios (16:9, 9:16) and licensing.
Video Rendering Time
Estimate DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro export render durations based on timeline length, GPU cores, and temporal noise reduction.
Video Shoot Cost
Calculate single-day shoot expenses: location sound mixer, gaffer lighting, grip truck, catering, and insurance.
Video Storage Calculator
Calculate required raw drive storage (TB) based on codec (ProRes 422, REDCODE RAW, H.265), resolution (4K/8K), and frame rate.
YouTube Video Cost
Calculate production costs per episode for high-production YouTube creators: research, b-roll footage, thumbnail, and editing.