What the video statuses mean
Video cards on Home and Videos carry one status. Individual files inside a video have their own, finer-grained statuses during upload. This is the full list, in the order a healthy video moves through them.
Uploaded
The files arrived and the work hasn't started yet. No action needed; processing follows on its own.
Processing
ReadyForm is transcribing, comparing takes and building the edit. Duration varies with the number and length of clips. Refreshing doesn't speed it up.
Ready to edit
The edit exists and the editor is available, while the render of the video file is queued or on its way. You can already open Review & edit.
Rendering
The final video file is being rendered. The render panel shows progress and when it started.
Rendered
Done. The video page says "Your video is ready." and Download video is live. Review is optional; publishing is your decision.
Failed
Something broke. The card or video page shows the specific error, from "No speech found in the footage" to "The render took too long and was stopped." Most failures have a Try again; the error message says what to fix first.
Per-file statuses during upload
Individual files show queued, uploading, uploaded, rejected or failed, and importing during a Google Drive import. One rejected file doesn't stop the others; the upload summary counts clean, rejected and failed files.
If something looks off
- The card says Failed but other videos work fine. Read the error on the video page first. It names the layer that failed: the footage, the transcription, the AI service or the render. Retry once after addressing what it names; if it fails twice the same way, contact support.
- Rendered, but my latest edits are missing from the preview. The player says so explicitly when a re-render is pending: your edits are saved, and applying them to the video happens when you export or when the preview catches up.
Related: Why processing takes time · When a render fails · Retry a failed video · Navigate the dashboard · Review your finished video
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