
How Long Should Videographers Keep Client Files?
A delivery link is not a retention policy. Learn how to handle raw footage, editing projects, finished masters, and client access—with a practical checklist and delivery email template.
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A delivery link is not a retention policy. Learn how to handle raw footage, editing projects, finished masters, and client access—with a practical checklist and delivery email template.

200 client links. That is what a videographer shooting 40 weddings a year has delivered after five years, all hanging on one subscription. Here is how Dropbox, Vimeo, gallery apps, and wedding hosts compare when you cancel, and how to deliver films that stay watchable.

21 days. That is what is left before Vimeo On Demand storefronts and viewer access end on November 20, and new sales have been dead since September 21. Here is the day-by-day plan to back up your films, export buyers, set up a new platform, and keep your customers.

$2,400. That is what Roku Pay keeps when you sell 300 copies of a $40 film inside your own Roku channel. Roku's channel store fees did not change in 2026, but the 20% cut, the 60-day payout clock, and the on-device billing rules cost film sellers more than most expect.

Migrating a video library costs you nothing if you sequence it correctly and everything if you do not. Export buyer data first, audit every embed before touching your subscription, back up master files independently, configure the new platform before announcing it, and communicate to buyers before the cutover. The revenue risk is not the migration. It is waiting.

Vimeo On Demand permanently shuts down on November 20, 2026, but revenue stops on September 21 when new purchases close. Four deadlines matter: August 22 (no new uploads), September 21 (no new sales), October 21 (final payouts), and November 20 (storefronts offline, buyer access ends). Most creators are focused on the wrong date.

Vimeo itself is not shutting down. Vimeo On Demand will close permanently on November 20, 2026. Here’s what still works, what ends, and how to keep buyer access.

New VOD uploads stop August 22, 2026. New purchases stop September 21. After November 20, storefronts go offline and viewer access ends. Back up now.

Sellers need a replacement that can handle hosting, monetization, buyer access, security, and migration - not merely store video files.

One of the most priceless mementos from your special day is your wedding video, but how it is viewed and remembered can be influenced by the delivery method you choose.

Why should you use a service to deliver wedding films? Three reasons a professional platform is essential.
Vimeo On Demand closes November 20. Apply for a free MediaZilla migration - approved libraries move in 14 days, or we pay you $1,000.