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How are you sending frame references to clients from Resolve?

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Scott Randall

Hey all, quick question for those doing client-facing color work in Resolve:

How are you currently sending frame references / look comparisons to clients for approval? I kept running into the same friction: exporting stills, organizing folders or PDFs, then getting feedback like "the second one but warmer" without clear frame/version context. So I built a Resolve-native tool that captures timeline frames with version context and packages them into a browser-based review gallery. Clients can view, compare, and leave frame-specific notes without needing Resolve.

I'm opening a small private beta with working colorists to stress-test real workflows. If this sounds relevant, DM me and I'll send details.
 
Luis Carnevale said:
I'm trying to avoid sending stills. It can turn out into an endless back-and-forth feedback loop. It's a huge time saver to just open up a stream and have live feedback on your work.
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Totally agree — live sessions are ideal when schedules line up.

The friction I kept hitting was when clients couldn’t jump on a call, or when notes came back later without clear frame/version context — “the second one but warmer.”

For me it wasn’t about replacing live review, just about handling the async gaps in a more structured way than folders or PDFs.
 
When I work unsupervised, I tend to send "initial stills" to clients right away to gut-check that I am on-brand for their intention, then I follow up with a full review link. When I am supervised, DPs and Directors often want stills for personal archive or social posts. A SaaS as you are building could be helpful in reducing friction with clients.

In particular, I am looking for correct color management, client-presentable galleries, with security, and ideally data sovereignty.
 
Great points, Ryan. That unsupervised workflow you described — sending initial stills to gut-check direction before a full review — is exactly the friction I kept running into. Reducing that gap between "quick look" and structured review is the core idea behind what I'm building.

On your wishlist: color-managed exports, secure client-facing galleries, and control over where data lives are all foundational to how I'm approaching it. It takes a local-first approach, so frames and project data aren't automatically routed through third-party servers. The goal is intentional delivery — not cloud-first distribution.

I'd genuinely value your perspective once you've had a chance to run it through a real project.
 
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