Bringing Your Vision to Life: Instant On-Set Rough Cuts with Webgate.io
Dear Webgate.io Community,
Anyone who has ever stood on a film set knows that moment of uncertainty: «Do we really have everything? Will the scene resolve cleanly in the edit?» In the worst-case scenario, it only becomes apparent weeks later that a crucial transition shot is missing or the timing in the shot-reverse-shot doesn't work.
To increase security on set, avoid costly reshoots, and bridge the gap to post-production, we have expanded Webgate.io with a powerful function: the integrated pre-cut.
From viewing directly to the rough cut
Instead of just passively viewing material, you can now take action directly in your playlist:
- Scene Check: Pick out the relevant takes and arrange them in a new playlist copy.
- Precise Edit Markers: Use edit markers to define exactly the parts of a clip you want to use for the scene.
- Shot-Reverse-Shot: By duplicating clips within the playlist, you can immediately check the visual interplay of dialogues.
A booster for creative communication
As a director, you often have a concrete idea on set of how a scene can be rhythmically resolved. Instead of laboriously explaining this idea, you can now create it as a visual draft in Webgate.io. This is by no means intended to replace the creative process in the editing suite. The Webgate Pre-Cut serves rather as a valuable basis for discussion and a guide for editors – according to the motto: «This is how I imagined the flow of the scene while filming.»
Seamless transition to post-production
Once you are happy with the sequence in the playlist, you can export the result as an EDL. The editor can import this file directly into Avid, Premiere, or DaVinci Resolve and immediately have your framework on the timeline.
An important pro-tip for the workflow
For the transfer to work perfectly, a clean technical foundation is crucial: make sure that the clips in Webgate.io have the identical filename and start timecode as the original camera files. This is the only way the editing software can assign the EDL information to the proxies with frame-accurate precision.
With the new pre-cut tool, Webgate.io becomes the active link between the set and the editing suite. We are giving directors and creatives a tool to communicate their initial vision immediately. Try it out on your next shooting day and send your vision straight to the edit!
Best regards,
Your Webgate.io Team
Published at: February 03, 2026 09:15 AM