# ReelStorage

> ReelStorage is digital asset management (DAM) for film and TV stills and video. Photo labs, unit photographers, studio publicity, marketing and distribution teams, and archive teams use it to take stills from set to archive: upload, organise, describe, approve with talent, deliver, and find them again years later.

Film and TV stills, from set to archive. Tag an actor once and find them in every frame of the shoot. Search any shot by describing it. Priced by storage, not seats.

Talent review photos on a phone with an access code and a passcode, with no account needed. Approval links can expire on any date or never. Files are encrypted in transit and at rest. Watermarks are visible, tiled and carry each viewer's name; they are opt-in per project. Deliveries carry per-recipient passcodes, and export download links expire after 7 days. Access is controlled with granular per-project permissions. Downloads are logged per recipient with count, date and IP address, and approvals, permission changes and failed sign-ins are logged too. ReelStorage is TPN Gold Shield certified and aligned to MPA Content Security Best Practices.

Pricing is based on storage, with no per-seat fees. The plans are Starter, Professional, Studio and Enterprise, plus a free tier with 5 GB. Rosie, the AI assistant, is included on paid plans. Each organisation can have up to 100 members. Current prices are on the pricing page.

## Main Pages

- [Home](https://reelstorage.com): What ReelStorage is and how a still moves from set to archive
- [Features](https://reelstorage.com/features): Every feature page, grouped by category
- [Pricing](https://reelstorage.com/pricing): Storage-based plans and current prices
- [FAQ](https://reelstorage.com/faq): Common questions answered
- [Guides](https://reelstorage.com/guides): Step-by-step help for using ReelStorage
- [API reference](https://reelstorage.com/docs/api): The public API v1 reference, included on paid plans
- [Blog](https://reelstorage.com/blog): Articles on managing film and TV stills
- [About](https://reelstorage.com/about): About ReelStorage
- [Contact](https://reelstorage.com/contact): Get in touch
- [Privacy Policy](https://reelstorage.com/privacy): Privacy policy
- [Terms of Service](https://reelstorage.com/terms): Terms of service
- [Sub-processors](https://reelstorage.com/legal/sub-processors): Third parties that process customer data

## Features

- [Ask Rosie. Approve the change.](https://reelstorage.com/features/rosie): Ask Rosie in plain words to find and organize work in your project. See the change before it runs, then approve it. Rosie offers only what your role allows.
- [Credit a whole shoot day once](https://reelstorage.com/features/bulk-operations): Set credit and copyright across a whole selection, with Replace All or Fill Empty Only per field, and check every new filename before a rename.
- [Credit and copyright on every frame](https://reelstorage.com/features/iptc-metadata): Set credit, copyright, caption and the film fields per frame or for a whole shoot, import them from a CSV, and send them out inside the file.
- [File a shoot by day and by pick](https://reelstorage.com/features/collections): File frames by shooting day in folders, then gather picks, deliverables and press packages in collections. The same photo can sit in many collections without a copy.
- [Find the frame you need](https://reelstorage.com/features/advanced-search): Search a project by filename, cast name or caption, or describe the shot in plain words. Narrow it by approval status, tag, collection, folder, date and camera.
- [How people sign in](https://reelstorage.com/features/sign-in): How people sign in to ReelStorage: two-factor codes, passkeys, single sign-on for your organization, a lockout after repeated failures, and sign-out when idle.
- [Name a cast member once](https://reelstorage.com/features/face-recognition): Name each cast member once and later stills of them are tagged when the match is clear. Faces in your photos are found and grouped by person after upload.
- [One project per production, one crew per project](https://reelstorage.com/features/project-management): Give each production or shoot its own project. Members see only the projects they are added to, with permissions set per project.
- [Photographers upload from set without an account](https://reelstorage.com/features/upload-links): Send each photographer their own upload link. No account to create, the passcode arrives in a separate email, and files land in your project.
- [Put each reviewer's name on the stills they see](https://reelstorage.com/features/watermarking): Put each reviewer's name across the stills they see. Turn it on per project member or per approval link.
- [Review and pick frames in the browser](https://reelstorage.com/features/asset-viewer): Open a large preview in the browser, zoom in for detail, and mark selects, ratings, labels and collections from the keyboard. Credit and caption sit beside the frame.
- [See how far approvals have got on each production](https://reelstorage.com/features/analytics): Projects, assets, upload trends, storage and approval counts for your organization, plus your recent projects and the approvals that need attention.
- [Send selects out and see who downloaded](https://reelstorage.com/features/exports): Export a selection as a ZIP, send each recipient their own link and a passcode in a separate email, and see how many times each one downloaded.
- [Tag frames in your production's words](https://reelstorage.com/features/tags): Build a tag library per project, apply tags to a selection in one action, tag as you cull from the keyboard, and filter a project by tag.
- [Talent approvals with kill rights](https://reelstorage.com/features/talent-approvals): Send talent an access code and a passcode in two separate emails, no account needed. The solo and group limits you set are enforced, and every decision is logged.
- [Who can see what](https://reelstorage.com/features/role-based-permissions): Decide who can view, upload, download and delete on each project. Give freelancers and clients only the access the job needs.
- [Who downloaded](https://reelstorage.com/features/activity-log): See who downloaded a still and when, in a project activity feed you can filter and a history on each photo.
- [Your own systems work in a project with a key](https://reelstorage.com/features/api): A REST API for the stills and video in your projects. An organization owner issues a key, narrows it to the actions it needs, and your scripts list, upload, tag and approve from there.

## Solutions

- [Digital asset management for film and TV production stills](https://reelstorage.com/solutions/film-tv-production): How a unit publicist runs a production's stills in ReelStorage: the photographer uploads from set through a link, the cast is named once and tagged from there, talent approve on a phone within the percentages you set, press kits go out with credits intact, and every download is logged.

## Blog

- [Meet Rosie. Your Digital Asset Manager.](https://reelstorage.com/blog/meet-rosie-digital-asset-manager): Meet Rosie, the digital asset manager built into ReelStorage. Find, tag, and bulk-edit assets in plain language. Photos and footage never leave the platform.
- [Now TPN Gold Shield certified](https://reelstorage.com/blog/tpn-gold-shield-certified): ReelStorage is TPN Gold Shield certified. Independent assessment against MPA Content Security Best Practices v5.3.1, validated by the Trusted Partner Network.
- [Why PR Teams Outgrow Dropbox for Photo Sharing](https://reelstorage.com/blog/why-pr-teams-outgrow-dropbox-photo-sharing): Entertainment PR teams hit Dropbox limits fast. Expired links, embargo risks, and zero audit trails make generic cloud storage dangerous for NDA-protected photo sharing.
- [Photo Metadata Standards for Production Compliance](https://reelstorage.com/blog/photo-metadata-standards-production-compliance): IPTC, EXIF, and XMP metadata explained for production teams. Learn which photo metadata fields are safe to share and which can violate your NDA.
- [How to Organize Thousands of Production Photos Under NDA](https://reelstorage.com/blog/organize-production-photos-under-nda): A practical guide to organizing thousands of production stills under NDA: folder structures, metadata, talent kill rights, embargo tracking and audit trails.
- [Secure Photo Sharing for PR Agencies: A Practical Guide](https://reelstorage.com/blog/secure-photo-sharing-pr-agencies): Learn how entertainment PR teams protect embargoed photos and talent images. Practical steps for access control, audit trails, and secure sharing.
- [Photo Management for PR Agencies at Scale](https://reelstorage.com/blog/pr-agency-photo-management): Learn practical workflows for organizing high-volume photo libraries at PR agencies. Covers intake, tagging, search, secure sharing, and common mistakes to avoid.
- [How Studios Manage EPK Photos in 2026](https://reelstorage.com/blog/epk-photo-management-2026): Learn how studios manage EPK photos from set to press release. Covers the modern workflow, streaming platform specs, talent approvals, and security.
- [How to Run Talent Photo Approvals Without the Chaos](https://reelstorage.com/blog/talent-photo-approval-workflow): Learn the 5-step talent photo approval workflow that keeps productions on schedule. Includes what to document and where the time goes.
- [Unit Still Photography Workflow: Set to Delivery Guide](https://reelstorage.com/blog/unit-still-photography-workflow): The complete unit still photography workflow for film and TV. From shooting 3,000 images per day to same-day selects and full delivery in 24-48 hours.

## Guides

### Getting Started

- [Creating Your Account](https://reelstorage.com/guides/getting-started/creating-your-account): Create your ReelStorage account with a secure password and verify your email to get started with the platform.
- [Signing In to Your Account](https://reelstorage.com/guides/getting-started/signing-in): Sign in to your ReelStorage account, reset a forgotten password, and learn about two-factor authentication.
- [Accepting a Team Invitation](https://reelstorage.com/guides/getting-started/accepting-an-invitation): Accept an invitation to join a team on ReelStorage, review the invitation details, and complete your profile setup.
- [Setting Up Your Organization](https://reelstorage.com/guides/getting-started/onboarding): Complete the onboarding wizard to create your studio, choose a plan, and invite team members to start collaborating.
- [Using the Dashboard](https://reelstorage.com/guides/getting-started/dashboard): Get an overview of your studio with the dashboard, including project stats, recent activity, approvals, collections insights, and quick actions.

### Organizing Assets

- [Managing Projects](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/managing-projects): Learn how to create, organize, and manage photo projects in ReelStorage, including settings, team members, and archiving.
- [Uploading Assets](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/uploading-assets): Learn how to upload photos and videos to your project using the upload window, monitor progress, and verify your files appear in the asset grid.
- [Using Tags and Metadata](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/tags-and-metadata): Learn how to create, edit, and manage project tags to organize your assets by people, objects, and locations.
- [Browsing and Selecting Assets](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/browsing-and-selecting-assets): Learn how to browse your asset grid, search by name or metadata, sort and filter results, and select assets for bulk actions.
- [Editing Asset Metadata](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/editing-metadata): Learn how to view and edit IPTC metadata fields on your assets, including titles, descriptions, copyright info, and location data.
- [Viewing the Activity Log](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/activity-log): Track every change in your project with the activity log, including uploads, approvals, metadata edits, and team actions.
- [Organizing Assets with Collections](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/collections): Learn how to create collections, add assets to them, view collection contents, and manage collections from the sidebar.
- [Organizing Assets with Folders](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/folders): Create, rename, and manage folders to keep your project assets organized by shoot day, location, or any grouping that fits your workflow.
- [Using the Asset Viewer](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/asset-viewer): Open the full-screen asset viewer to preview photos and videos, navigate between assets, zoom and pan, and review metadata, tags, approvals, and comments.
- [Searching and Filtering Assets](https://reelstorage.com/guides/organizing-assets/search-and-filters): Use the search bar, sort options, quick filters, and the advanced Filters panel to find exactly the assets you need in any project.

### Sharing & Distribution

- [Sending Approvals to Talent](https://reelstorage.com/guides/sharing-and-distribution/approvals): Create talent approvals, assign images for review, and track approval progress with detailed statistics and settings.
- [Using the Talent Portal](https://reelstorage.com/guides/sharing-and-distribution/talent-portal): Sign in with your access code, review images, approve or reject photos, and finalize your selections in the talent portal.
- [Exporting and Sharing Files](https://reelstorage.com/guides/sharing-and-distribution/exports): Learn how to export assets from your project as ZIP files, download them, and share exports with external recipients via email.
- [Creating Upload Links](https://reelstorage.com/guides/sharing-and-distribution/upload-links): Create secure upload links to collect files from external photographers, agencies, and collaborators directly into your project.

### Account & Billing

- [Managing Your Organization](https://reelstorage.com/guides/account-and-billing/organization-settings): Update your organization details, invite team members, customize branding, and configure security settings from the Organization page.
- [Managing Your Subscription](https://reelstorage.com/guides/account-and-billing/billing): Review your storage usage, view your current plan, manage payment methods, and download invoices from the Billing page.
- [Managing Your Account Settings](https://reelstorage.com/guides/account-and-billing/account-settings): Update your profile, change your email or password, turn on two-factor authentication or passkeys, review active sessions and manage your data from Settings.
- [Viewing Analytics](https://reelstorage.com/guides/account-and-billing/analytics): Review your organization's performance metrics including project activity, upload trends, approval rates, and talent engagement.

### Developers

- [Authenticating with an API Key](https://reelstorage.com/guides/developers/authentication): Create an organization API key, send it in the x-api-key header, and understand what a key can and cannot do.
- [API Key Scopes](https://reelstorage.com/guides/developers/scopes): Every scope an API key can hold, what it unlocks, and the rule that scopes only ever narrow what the key's creator can do.
- [Uploading Files Through the API](https://reelstorage.com/guides/developers/uploads): The three-step upload protocol: presign, PUT the bytes to storage, then complete. Limits, conflicts, and how to retry.
- [Errors, Pagination, and Limits](https://reelstorage.com/guides/developers/errors): The error envelope, every status code the API returns, why 404 means 'not visible to this key', pagination, and rate limits.
- [API Changelog and Compatibility](https://reelstorage.com/guides/developers/changelog): What ReelStorage promises about API v1, what counts as a breaking change, and a dated record of what has shipped.

## Workflow

- From set: Photo labs and unit photographers
- Organise: Photo teams and labs
- Describe: Labs and archive teams
- Approve: Publicity
- Deliver: Marketing and distributors
- Find, years later: Archive teams and distributors