Real Estate Video Editing Services
Send us the footage from your property shoot. Our real estate editors handle clip selection, pacing, colour grading, stabilisation, music, captions and your branding — and return a finished listing video in 24 to 48 hours, in both horizontal and vertical formats.
Used by listing agents, real estate photographers and brokerage marketing teams worldwide.
24–48h standard turnaround · 2 revision rounds · 16:9 and 9:16 delivered · Unbranded MLS versions on request
Why real estate footage is hard to edit
Property footage has problems that general video editing does not. These are the six that cost agents and photographers the most time.
Mixed lighting between rooms
White balance shifts every time the camera moves indoors — daylight through a window, tungsten in the hallway, LED in the kitchen. Correcting this per room is slow and it is the single most common reason amateur property video looks wrong.
Drone and interior do not match
Aerial and ground footage are shot on different sensors with different colour science. Cutting between them without matching first is immediately visible to a buyer even if they cannot name what is wrong.
Micro-jitter in handheld footage
Gimbal and handheld movement carries a small tremor that is invisible on a phone screen and obvious on a 27-inch monitor — which is where sellers watch the video you made for their listing.
A property has no narrative
There is no story to cut to. Pacing has to be imposed through cut rhythm, music synchronisation and shot duration. This is a craft decision, not a technical one.
Every platform wants a different ratio
Cropping a 16:9 edit down to 9:16 destroys the composition of every shot. Vertical versions have to be reframed shot by shot, which doubles the work if you are doing it yourself.
Listings are time-sensitive
A video delivered after the open house has no value. Editing capacity is the constraint that makes agents skip video entirely, and it is the constraint we exist to remove.
What is included in every edit
Not an upsell list. Everything below is included in the base price of every package.
Picture
- Clip selection and sequencing
- Pacing and cut rhythm
- Colour correction — exposure and white balance
- Colour grading for a consistent look
- Stabilisation
- Speed ramping
- Drone and interior colour matching
- Horizon and lens correction
Sound and music
- Licensed background music
- Music synchronised to cut points
- Audio cleanup and noise reduction
- Sound design on transitions
- Voiceover integration if you supply it
- Level balancing across the timeline
Graphics and branding
- Animated intro and outro
- Custom title design
- Lower thirds with agent name and contact
- Property detail overlays — beds, baths, square footage
- Brokerage logo and brand colour compliance
- Call-to-action end card
Delivery
- 16:9 horizontal master
- 9:16 vertical version, reframed shot by shot
- Branded and unbranded versions
- 4K or 1080p as required
- MLS-compliant unbranded cut
- Direct download links
Types of real estate video we edit
Property Listing Videos
The standard marketing video for a listing, structured around how buyers actually watch.
Drone & Aerial Video
Aerial footage corrected, graded and matched to your ground footage.
Walkthrough & Tour Video
Continuous walkthroughs cut so the buyer keeps their spatial orientation.
Commercial Property Video
Office, retail, industrial and multifamily with site context and specifications.
Instagram & TikTok Reels
Vertical cuts reframed per shot, with hooks built for platform retention.
Luxury Property Films
Slower pacing, deeper grading and sound design for high-value listings.
Agent Introduction Videos
Personal brand video for agents, cut to work on a website and on social.
Neighbourhood Videos
Area and lifestyle video that sells the location as much as the property.
Photo + Video Together
Stills and video from one shoot, graded to match, from one supplier.
Real estate videos we have edited
How the editing process works
Step 1
Send your footage
About 5 minutes. Use our upload link, or send a Dropbox, Google Drive or WeTransfer link. There is no file size limit and you do not need to pre-select clips.
Step 2
Complete the creative brief
About 3 minutes. Property details, branding assets, music preference, target length, and a reference video if you have one you like.
Step 3
Editing
12 to 36 hours. Your project is assigned to a real estate editor — someone who edits property video every day, not a generalist.
Step 4
Review the first draft
You receive a timestamped review link and can leave comments directly on the timeline. No back-and-forth email describing timecodes.
Step 5
Revisions
Up to 24 hours. Two rounds are included in every package. Most projects need one.
Step 6
Final delivery
All formats, branded and unbranded, horizontal and vertical, delivered as direct downloads.
Why work with a real estate video specialist
Generic claims are worthless on a page like this, so here are the specific, checkable facts about how we work.
- Our editors work only on real estate media. Not weddings, not corporate, not YouTube channels. Property video has its own conventions and our editors know them.
- Both aspect ratios are standard. 16:9 and 9:16 on every order, at no extra cost. Most competitors charge for the second format.
- Unbranded MLS-compliant versions are supplied on every order. You do not have to ask, and you do not have to pay extra.
- Turnaround, revision policy and pricing are published. They are on this site, in writing, before you contact us.
- There is a named quality control step before anything is delivered to you.
- You communicate with the editor on your project, not with a ticket queue.
Turnaround times and file delivery
| Service level | Turnaround | Price adjustment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 24–48 hours | Base price |
| Rush | 12 hours | +30% |
| Same day | Under 8 hours, subject to capacity | +50% |
| Bulk / retainer | Scheduled capacity slots | Volume discount |
Sending files
- Accepted formats: MP4, MOV, ProRes, H.264, H.265, and DNG sequences
- No file size limit — send via Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer or our upload link
- Send everything you shot. We do the selecting.
Getting files back
- Direct download links, no account required
- Branded and unbranded versions of every cut
- Project files retained for 60 days after delivery
Pricing
| Package | Includes | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Listing Edit | Up to 60 seconds, single format, standard grade, licensed music, 1 revision | $99 |
| Cinematic Property Edit | Up to 120 seconds, 16:9 + 9:16, full grade, sound design, branding, 2 revisions | $179 |
| Luxury & Drone Edit | Up to 180 seconds, drone integration, custom titles, colour matching, 3 revisions | $299 |
| Volume / White Label | Bulk pricing for photographers and brokerages, scheduled capacity, dedicated editor | Custom |
Every package includes both aspect ratios and an unbranded MLS-compliant cut at no extra cost. See full pricing and add-ons.
Frequently asked questions
How much does real estate video editing cost?
Our editing starts at $99 for an Essential Listing Edit of up to 60 seconds. A Cinematic Property Edit with both aspect ratios, full grading, sound design and branding is $179, and a Luxury & Drone Edit with drone integration and custom titles is $299. Volume and white-label pricing for photographers and brokerages is quoted individually. For context, the wider market runs from around $30 on freelance marketplaces to $300–$800 for mid-market project work and over $1,000 in major metros.
How long does real estate video editing take?
Standard turnaround is 24 to 48 hours from the point we have both your footage and your completed brief. Rush delivery in 12 hours costs 30% more, and same-day delivery in under 8 hours costs 50% more and depends on our capacity that day.
Can you edit drone footage and interior footage together?
Yes, and this is one of the things we do most. Drone and interior clips are usually shot on different cameras with different colour science, so we colour-match them before grading, correct horizon drift and lens distortion on the aerial clips, and build the cut so the transition from exterior to interior feels continuous.
Can you create vertical videos for Instagram Reels and TikTok?
Yes, and a 9:16 version is included in every order at no extra cost. We reframe the vertical version shot by shot rather than centre-cropping the horizontal edit, because centre-cropping destroys the composition of almost every property shot.
Do you provide the background music, and is it licensed?
Yes. We supply music from commercially licensed libraries and the licence covers your use of the delivered video, including paid social advertising. If you want to supply your own track, you are responsible for holding the licence for it.
How do I send large video files?
Whatever is easiest for you — our upload link, Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer or an FTP if you prefer. There is no size limit. A typical property shoot of 30 to 60 clips is usually 10–40GB and that is entirely normal.
Can you add my brokerage branding and supply MLS-compliant unbranded versions?
Yes to both. We apply your logo, brand colours, animated lower thirds and contact details, and we deliver an unbranded cut alongside every branded version so you have something compliant for MLS syndication.
What video formats and resolutions do you deliver?
H.264 MP4 as standard at 1080p or 4K, in 16:9 and 9:16. We can also supply 1:1 square, ProRes masters, or platform-specific encodes on request.
How many revisions are included?
Two rounds on the Essential and Cinematic packages, three on Luxury & Drone. A revision round means you send all your notes at once and we address them together. Additional rounds are available as an add-on.
Do you work with real estate photographers on a white-label basis?
Yes, and photographers are a significant part of our work. We deliver under your branding, we never contact your client, and volume pricing applies. See our outsourcing service or the photographers page.
Send us your footage and get a quote today.
Upload your files, tell us about the property, and we will confirm price and delivery time within 4 business hours.
Delivery standard
The technical standards we edit to
Every project is delivered against the same written standard, whoever edits it. Publishing that standard is how we keep output consistent across a team, and it is what a partner account’s style guide is built from.
| Standard | Specification |
|---|---|
| Colour space | Rec.709 delivery, graded from log where log footage is supplied |
| Log handling | Manufacturer LUT applied before creative grade — see Adobe’s colour workflow reference |
| White balance | Corrected per room, not per project |
| Exposure matching | Within 1/3 stop across adjacent clips |
| Stabilisation | Applied only where needed; warp kept under the threshold where straight lines bend |
| Audio | Music bed at −18 LUFS, dialogue at −12 LUFS, peaks below −1 dBTP |
| Horizontal master | 1920×1080 or 3840×2160, H.264, 20–40 Mbps |
| Vertical master | 1080×1920, reframed shot by shot, not centre-cropped |
| Safe zones | Text kept clear of the lower 250px and upper 150px on vertical exports |
| Captions | Burned in by default; SRT and caption-free master on request |
Caption support is not only a retention decision. The W3C accessibility guidelines treat captions as a baseline requirement for video content, and an increasing number of brokerages apply that standard to their marketing.
Footage triage
Common footage problems and what we do about them
These are the six issues we see most often in incoming footage, what causes them, and whether they are fixable in post. Knowing this before your next shoot is worth more than any editing tip.
| Problem | Cause | Fixable? | What we do |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure pumping mid-shot | Auto exposure left on | Partly | Smooth the ramp; badly affected clips get trimmed |
| Colour shifting between rooms | Auto white balance | Yes | Correct per room against a neutral reference |
| Clips too short to cut | Holding under 5 seconds | No | We work around it — the fix is on the next shoot |
| Blown-out windows | Exposing for the interior only | Partly | Highlight recovery where there is data; otherwise reframe |
| Drone and interior mismatch | Different sensors | Yes | Match on scopes before grading |
| Visible micro-jitter | Handheld or gimbal tremor | Yes | Stabilise within the warp threshold |
If footage arrives that we cannot make good, we tell you before you pay rather than after. Our free shot list and shooting guide exist to stop most of these happening in the first place.
Sources and further reading
We link out to primary sources rather than to other blogs. Where a figure on this page comes from research we did not conduct, the original study is linked below.
- Google Search Central — Video SEO best practices — Google’s own documentation on how video pages are crawled, indexed and shown in search.
- Adobe — Working with log footage and LUTs in Premiere Pro — Technical reference for the log-to-Rec.709 workflow described on this page.
- DJI — Official product specifications — Manufacturer specifications for the drones whose footage we colour-grade, including colour profiles.
- Instagram Help Centre — Reels specifications — Official Instagram documentation on Reels length, aspect ratio and upload requirements.
- W3C — Web Content Accessibility Guidelines — Accessibility standards, including captioning requirements for video content.
- RESO — Real Estate Standards Organization — The body that maintains MLS data standards, including media and syndication rules.
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