Personal Video Editing vs Promotional Videos
Which you need, what each costs, and when a project wants both — personal video editing compared with promotional videos.
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Both sit under Videography Post Production, and clients regularly ask which of the two they actually want. The short answer is below; the rest of this page is how to tell, what each costs, and the cases where a project needs both.
In one line each
- Personal Video Editing
- Editing personal footage from phones, cameras and events into videos worth watching and keeping.
- Promotional Videos
- Promotional videos that sell a product, app, brand or service, edited for where they will run.
Head to head
| Personal Video Editing | Promotional Videos | |
|---|---|---|
| Starts at | From $45.00 per finished minute | From $45.00 per finished minute |
| Services underneath | 7 | 10 |
Pick Personal Video Editing when
Personal Video Editing:
- The job is specifically camcorder video editing, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically GoPro video editing, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically holiday vacation video, which sits under this one
Pick Promotional Videos when
Promotional Videos:
- The job is specifically 360 video editing, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically app store video editing, which sits under this one
- The job is specifically brand storytelling videos, which sits under this one
When you need both
Verdict More often than the question implies — the same job frequently touches both, and one team covers them, so moving between them is a conversation rather than a second supplier. If you are not sure which your files need, that is what the free trial is for. The process is the same either way: whichever you pick, the work runs through the same stages and is checked against the same bar. Videography Post Production sets that out.
Questions we get on this specific choice
Is one of them cheaper?
They start at the same rate, so the choice is about what the job needs rather than about budget. Complexity moves both.
Which is faster?
Much the same, and volume moves the number far more than the choice between these two does.
Can you tell me which one my files need?
Yes, free. Send two or three real files — that judgment is part of the trial rather than something quoted separately.
Can I switch after we start?
Yes. If the files say the other one is the right answer, we re-quote before doing the work rather than after.
Where to go from here
- Personal Video Editing — what it is, in full, with its own pricing
- Promotional Videos — the same for the alternative
- Videography Post Production pricing — both rates side by side with the US market ranges
- Try it free — a 30-second cut from your own footage, and we will tell you which of the two your files need
- Get a quote if the scope is already clear
- Every rate we publish, on one page
