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Client demos that look like a studio made them.

Record on the client’s staging site, apply their brand file, and deliver a polished demo without their product ever leaving your Mac.

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Clients want a studio finish on a freelancer’s timeline.

You’re competing with agencies on quality and with in-house teams on speed. Shotbox does the polish automatically and keeps every client’s look in its own file.

What you'll make

Product demos

The hero video for the client’s site.

Feature videos

One short video per feature.

Screenshot sets

Branded, annotated captures to go with them.

How Shotbox helps

Every tool for the job, in one app.

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Brand kit →

The client’s brand in one file

Set up each client’s logo, colours and font once and save it as a .shotboxbrand file. Import it when you start their project.

  • Logo watermark on every frame
  • Brand titles and captions
  • Old projects keep their look
RECORDED vs DRAWN
Auto zoom & cursor →

Studio polish in minutes

Zooms, a smooth cursor and a framed backdrop are done when you stop recording, so your time goes on the story.

  • Eased zooms on clicks
  • Smoothed cursor
  • Backdrop, padding, shadow
Stick to screen content
Blur & redaction →

Hide what the client can’t show

Clients record in production. Blur emails, keys and customer names, and keep the blur on them as the page scrolls.

  • Stick to screen content
  • Blur or pixelate
  • Export waits for tracking
PaddingInset ShadowCorners
Screenshots →

Screenshots to go with the video

Deliver branded screenshots alongside the demo, on the client’s backdrop with their logo.

  • Brand backdrops
  • Annotate key features
  • Full resolution
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Export →

The whole deliverables list

Every size the brief asked for, from one project, at about three times real time.

  • Nine canvas presets
  • MP4 and GIF
  • .srt captions
What you see

turns a week of reports

into one screen.

What’s recorded
Teleprompter →

The client’s script, word for word

Read the client’s approved script from the teleprompter. It’s invisible to the recording.

  • Import from .txt or .md
  • Follow my voice
  • Mirror mode
TRANSCRIPT

Hi, I'm going to show you how the new dashboard actually, let me start again. The new dashboard turns a week of reports into one screen.

Let's start at the top, with the revenue chart. Click it to see every plan.

DeleteKeep only thisRestore
Captions & transcript →

Revisions by text

The client wants a sentence gone? Delete it from the transcript; restore it if they change their mind.

  • Cuts land between words
  • Captions update
  • Keep only this
Recommended setup

Start with these settings.

BrandImport the client’s .shotboxbrand
CanvasYouTube — 16:9 plus whatever the brief lists
Camera layoutPicture in picture or Presenter
Caption styleBrand
TitlesBrand opener, Brand lower third, Brand end card
ExportMP4 at 100% for every canvas
Tips

Tips for better results.

  1. Set up the kit at kick-off

    Build the client’s brand kit from their style guide on day one and send them the file to keep.

  2. Show, then style

    Send a rough cut with captions before adding titles. Changes are quicker before the polish.

  3. Name projects by client

    Use Save As to keep each client’s projects in their own folder.

  4. Quote the brief

    List every canvas in the brief and tick them off as you export.

How it works

Three steps, one app.

Everything runs on your Mac, and nothing is uploaded on the way.

  1. 1

    Load the client’s brand

    Import their .shotboxbrand file: logo, colours and font.

    Brand kit →
  2. 2

    Record and polish

    Zooms, cursor and captions are done for you.

    Auto zoom & cursor →
  3. 3

    Deliver every format

    All the sizes they asked for, from one project.

    Export →
An example

A demo for a SaaS client

  1. Kick-off

    The client sends a staging link and their style guide. You set up their brand file.

  2. Record

    Script in the teleprompter, one take, blurs on any real data.

  3. Edit

    Brand opener, lower thirds and captions. Polish is already done.

  4. Deliver

    Hero video, vertical teaser, GIF and five screenshots, same day.

Questions
Is client work allowed?

Yes. Commercial and client work are included in every subscription.

Does Shotbox put its own mark on my exports?

No. Only the client’s brand appears.

Does the client’s product get uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything happens on your Mac.

Features you'll use
Brand kitLogo, colours and font for every clientLearn more →Auto zoom & cursorZooms follow your clicks, the cursor glidesLearn more →ExportMP4, HEVC, ProRes or GIF, 16:9 to 9:16Learn more →
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