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Dellro vs video hosting sites for wedding delivery
Video hosting sites are excellent for showreels and reaching an audience, but they are built around public video, not private keepsakes. Dellro is a delivery gallery for one wedding at a time, with films and photo sets in one link, your branding, private access controls and three protected copies of every original.
Many wedding filmmakers already use a hosting site for their portfolio, so it feels natural to deliver client films there too. That can work, but the needs are different. A showreel wants reach. A wedding film wants privacy, a beautiful home for the photos too, and a way for the whole family to watch together.
| Video hosting sites | Dellro gallery | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Audiences, embeds and marketing | Private delivery of one wedding or event |
| Photos | Usually hosted somewhere else | Photo sets live beside the films in the same gallery |
| Presentation | Often a single player page | Films in rows and sub-pages, like a streaming service |
| Branding | Often limited by plan, with the host's look around it | Your logo, colours and fonts, with white-label and your own domain from the Studio plan |
| Ownership of the link | Often tied to the hosting account | A gallery per wedding, on your own domain from the Studio plan |
| Search engines | Settings vary; public videos can be indexed | Galleries are never indexed by search engines |
| Guest access | Usually public, unlisted or password | Private draft, open link, password, personal codes or email sign-in per guest |
| Originals | Often not kept as the master file | Originals kept in three copies, fingerprinted and checked weekly |
| Favourites | Not usually part of a video host | Clients heart photos and send the list to you (paid plans) |
When a video hosting site is fine to use
To be fair, hosting sites are very good at what they are built for. Keep using one for:
- Your public showreel and portfolio films.
- Embedding films on your own website or in social posts.
- Reaching new couples who are searching for a filmmaker.
When a delivery gallery is better
Delivery is a different moment. The couple is the audience, not the public. A Dellro gallery holds the feature film, the highlights, the ceremony and the speeches, together with every photo set, behind the privacy you choose. Films stream adaptively up to 4K, with chapters and captions, and only encode up to their source resolution.
- One link for everything. Films and photos in one place, so nothing gets lost across services.
- Your brand, start to finish. White-label galleries on your own domain from the Studio plan.
- Watch together. Open the gallery on a smart TV with a short code, or use AirPlay and Chromecast.
- Quietly private. Private galleries are never indexed, and revoking a guest also signs out paired TVs.
What changes for the couple
Instead of a single player page, the couple opens a gallery that feels made for them. Films sit in rows, the photo sets are a tap away, and a short muted background clip and music can set the mood on Studio and Signature plans, which also let couples add the gallery to their phone's home screen with your studio's icon. On your own domain, Client Space lets them sign in with their email and an access code to see every gallery you have delivered to them.
How to move over
- 1Keep your showreel where it isThere is no need to move your marketing films. Dellro is for client delivery.
- 2Create a gallery for your next weddingUpload the films in MP4, MOV, MXF, MKV or M4V, plus the photo folders. Subfolders become photo sets.
- 3Pick a layoutNine gallery layouts, from single-film designs to multi-film rows, each with a live preview.
- 4Set access and sendChoose an open link, a password or personal access, then send with a delivery email template.
Your portfolio and your deliveries can each live where they work best. When you are ready, create your studio and try every Studio feature free for 14 days.
Questions
- Should I stop using a video hosting site?
- Not necessarily. Hosting sites are good for showreels and embeds. Dellro is built for private delivery, so many studios use both for different jobs.
- Are Dellro galleries public?
- No. Galleries are never indexed by search engines, and each gallery can be a private draft, an open link, password protected, or limited to people you choose or invite.
- Can I deliver photos in the same gallery as the film?
- Yes. Films and photo sets live together in one gallery with one link, with slideshow, lightbox and ZIP downloads per set.
- What video formats can I upload?
- MP4, MOV and other common video containers such as MXF, MKV and M4V, up to 500 GB per file.