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title: Where do I find the finished video, and how do I get it out?
question: find the finished video
area: video
order: 7
surface: desktop
audience: beginner
keywords: [finished video, export, download, get the file, versions, render, qc, quality check, pass, flag, reveal in finder, deliver, publish, output]
related: [how-do-i-run-the-video-team, what-can-the-video-editor-do, how-do-i-make-thumbnails, how-do-i-get-a-vertical-version]
updated: 2026-07-21
---

# Where do I find the finished video, and how do I get it out?

Open the project and click the **Versions** tab. Every rendered cut lands there, newest first, each with a quality-check verdict and an **Open video** button to play it and a **Reveal in Finder** button to grab the file. codus does not upload anywhere for you, so once you are happy, reveal the file in Finder and publish it wherever you like.

## Before you start

- The team has to have finished a render. Run it first (see [How do I run the video team?](how-do-i-run-the-video-team.md)), or check the **Team** row is done.
- If **Versions** says "No renders yet", the team has not produced a cut for this project yet.

## Step 1: Open the Versions tab

Open the project and click **Versions**. You will see a card for each render, with the newest at the top. Each card shows:

- A short version name and label.
- When it was made.
- A quality-check badge: **QC pending**, **QC pass** or **QC flag** (more on these below).
- The file's location inside the project.
- Any notes the checker left.

## Step 2: Watch it or grab the file

On any render card:

- **Open video** plays the render in your Mac's video player.
- **Reveal in Finder** opens the project folder with the file selected, ready to drag into an upload, an email, or wherever it is going.

## What the quality-check badge means

QC is the team's independent check on the final render.

- **QC pass.** The checker watched and measured the render and it came through clean.
- **QC flag.** The checker found something worth your eye. The note on the card says exactly what. The team usually fixes flags itself and registers a new render, so look for a newer card above it.
- **QC pending.** No verdict yet, usually because the render is very fresh or the checker did not run at that edit scope. Lighter, quicker edits skip the independent second pass on purpose.

## Where the files actually live

Everything for a project sits in one folder on your Mac. The **Files** tab is the plain view of it.

- **Open folder** opens the whole project folder in Finder.
- **+ Import footage** copies more source clips in.

Your source footage and every render live here. Scratch working files the team makes along the way stay out of your way.

## How do I know it worked?

A render shows in **Versions** with a **QC pass** badge, and **Open video** plays a clean cut that matches your brief.

## Common problems

**"Versions says no renders yet."** The team has not finished a cut. Make sure the run has completed, or start it with **Run team**.

**"Open video or Reveal in Finder does nothing, or shows an error."** The file may have been moved or removed outside codus. Check the **Files** tab to see what is actually in the project folder.

**"I want it uploaded to YouTube or sent somewhere."** codus makes the file and hands it to you, but does not publish it. Use **Reveal in Finder** and upload it yourself.

**"The render has a QC flag."** Read the note on the card to see what the checker caught. If the team is still running it will usually fix it and add a newer render above. If it has stopped, run it again and mention the fix in the note.