What do you need from us?

Brief, logos, footage, offer, destination URL, sizes. Locked copy helps. Do not send 4 hours of 4K the night before a campaign.

What is the typical turnaround?

Ads can be days if footage is clean. Rush the night before is how quality dies.

Licensed only. No random YouTube rips.

Are captions included?

Default on. Social watches muted.

Do you do heavy animation?

Simple motion yes — lower thirds, diagrams. Full 3D is a different job.

Do you offer editing retainers?

Yes, for weekly short-form. A cadence, not a panic.

Can you cut ads and organic from one shoot?

Yes. That is often the efficient path.

What sizes do you deliver?

The set you will actually run — typically 9:16, 1:1 and 16:9, plus length variants. Not a letterboxed afterthought.

What if the footage is poor?

We will say so. We will make a clean usable cut or tell you to shoot more — not promise a cinema spot from a noisy interview.

What does video editing cost in London?

Depends on footage volume, version count and whether it is a one-off ad or a weekly retainer. Share platform and length.

Do you deliver masters and platform exports?

Yes. Masters plus the crops. Thumbnail frames too — the click is part of the edit.

150+ projects delivered for UK and international brands

Video Editing Services in London

A London video editing studio cutting paid social, short-form, explainers and event cut-downs — hooks, captions, safe areas and the 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 set you will actually run.

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Video editing for London brands that need cut-downs, ads, social and simple explainers — captions, brand, versions — not a 40-hour colour-grade on footage that cannot carry it.

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Edits for ads, social and explainers that have to ship

Video editing as production: versions, captions, brand

Design Dev edits video for UK marketing: paid social, organic short-form, web explainers, event cut-downs. We care about hook, captions, safe areas, and the 9:16 / 1:1 / 16:9 set you will actually run.Most marketing video dies in the first second or in the crop. If the hook is a logo sting, you lost. If 9:16 is a letterboxed 16:9, you look amateur on the only platform that matters. We will be honest if the footage cannot carry the brief.

Short-form & ads

Hooks in the first second, captions on. Social watches muted.

Versioning

The same story in the sizes the platforms demand. Do not “we’ll crop later”.

Brand in motion

Type, colour, end boards from the identity — without covering the face.

Explainers

Simple narrative from existing footage or screen. Motion as a tool, not a substitute for a story.

Our video editing process — from footage to a platform-ready set

Brief & platform

Job, length, sizes, offer, destination URL. Paid vs organic.

Select & structure

Hook, proof, CTA. Honest footage assessment first.

Edit & captions

Brand, safe area, loudness. Captions default on.

Versions

9:16, 1:1, 16:9 and length variants. Not an afterthought crop.

Handover

Masters, platform exports, thumbnail frames. Licensed music only.

Most marketing video dies in the first second or in the crop

If the hook is a logo sting, you lost. If 9:16 is a letterboxed 16:9, you look amateur on the only platform that matters. Design Dev edits for the unit of the feed and the ad.Captions as default. Safe areas for UI chrome. Brand without covering the face. CTAs that match the landing.

Hook first
Captions as default
Safe areas for UI chrome
Brand without covering the face
Loudness for ads
Version sets not afterthoughts
Rights on music
CTAs that match the landing

Complete video editing capabilities

Cuts and versions for the channels you run — ads, short-form, explainers and event cut-downs.

Paid Social Ads

Hook + offer + versions. Loudness and CTA included.

Organic Short-form

Reels, TikTok, Shorts. Captions on.

Web Explainers

Product or service. Screen + VO when that is the honest cut.

Event / Testimonial Cuts

From longer captures. Not a 40-minute dump.

Captions & Access

On by default. Social watches muted.

Motion Graphics

Lower thirds, simple diagrams. Not a 3D epic unless scoped.

Version Packs

Sizes and lengths. Do not crop later.

Weekly Editing Retainers

A cadence for short-form, not a panic the night before.

Thumbnail Frames

The click is part of the edit.

Cut-downs from One Shoot

Ads and organic from the same footage when it is efficient.

Brand End Boards

From the identity. No covering the face.

Licensed Music & Loudness

No YouTube rips. Ads that pass platform loudness.

Ready for edits that are designed for the crop the platform actually uses?

Speak with Design Dev about video editing with captions, brand and version sets for ads and social.

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Video editing across key industries

Industry focus

Healthcare

Calm, credible identity for clinics and health products — marks, guidelines and photography that look like a practice, not a startup sticker pack.

Clinic logos
Calm identity
Patient-facing print
Web application

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Why Design Dev

A London edit team that thinks in 9:16

Design Dev edits marketing video for how it is watched. Hooks, captions, versions. We will be honest if the footage cannot carry the brief. Partner with a London video editing studio that will not letterbox a 16:9 into Stories and call it done.

150+

Projects delivered

Years experience

UK+

London & worldwide

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Strategy, design and engineering for brands that need a website that performs.

Strategy before decoration

Positioning and use cases first — then the mark, type and photography.

Made to be applied

Guidelines that work on web, pack, ads and a phone screen.

Craft with commercial sense

Premium finish that still sells in competitive UK markets.

Support after launch

Templates and extensions so the identity does not die in a PDF.

Technologies we work with

Adobe Premiere

Adobe After Effects

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe

YouTube

Instagram

TikTok

Facebook

WordPress

Shopify

Figma

Canva

What clients say

Design Dev transformed our e-commerce platform. Their team was efficient, responsive, and delivered a stunning layout that doubled our conversion rate within a month.

Sarah Jenkins

Vauxhall Marketing - Shopify Development

An absolute pleasure to work with. They understood our brand identity perfectly and designed a clean, user-friendly SaaS platform that our clients love.