TeraAirlift

TeraAirlift

Delivery checklist

Post-Production Delivery Night Checklist

Who it's for: Post supervisors, assistant editors, and delivery ops on deadline nights.

When to use: Use before sending dailies, masters, EXR sequences, ProRes/MXF packages, or project archives under a hard client deadline.

Package readiness

  • Confirm final deliverable set and naming convention
  • Exclude scratch, cache, and temp media from the package
  • Note approximate package size (GB/TB) for the transfer plan
  • Record expected recipient count and download locations

Queue plan

  • List outbound jobs in priority order for the night
  • Identify which packages can run in parallel
  • Assign an owner watching the queue and ETA
  • Document the fallback if a transfer stalls after 50%

Failure / retry plan

  • If upload stalls: pause dependent review until retry succeeds
  • Do not open a second uncontrolled share link as a silent backup
  • Escalate when remaining window is under 40% of estimated handoff time
  • Capture what failed (network, storage, auth) for the postmortem

Recipient / access plan

  • Confirm primary recipient and any approved forwards
  • Set expire-after window for client review packages
  • Remove temporary vendor access after acceptance
  • Record who can download after the producer’s business hours

Verification plan

  • Confirm transfer completed with integrity check when available
  • Recipient confirms package opens and expected folders exist
  • Log delivery timestamp and package identifier
  • Only then notify wider stakeholders that review can start

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