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Compare manual editing labor with an assisted workflow including review, revisions and software fees.
Measure the finished delivery
Timing should run through a deliverable that meets the same quality requirements. A quick first draft is not comparable with a final manual edit. Include captions, audio checks, corrections and client revisions.
How the calculation works
Manual cost = videos × manual hours × hourly cost. Assisted cost = videos × (assisted production hours + review/revision hours) × hourly cost + software fees. Difference = manual − assisted. freed up hours = videos × difference in hours per video.
A worked example
Twelve videos at four manual hours and 45 per hour cost 2,160. Assisted production of 1.5 hours plus one review hour per video costs 1,350; 100 software gives 1,450. Economic difference is 710 and 18 hours are freed up.
Review a high-revision scenario
Assisted output can shift effort from editing into checking. Increase review hours to see when the expected advantage disappears. Keep a human approval step appropriate to the actual material and publishing context.
What the result leaves out
No video is uploaded or edited. This does not evaluate output quality, consent, copyright or vendor privacy. freed up employee time may not reduce cash payroll. One-time training costs are outside this monthly comparison.
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The defaults are constructed examples, not market benchmarks. Choose one currency for every monetary input; the currency selector formats values and does not convert exchange rates. Keep a copy of the records and assumptions behind your result so you can repeat the comparison after the next reporting period.
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