I am doing a project with an hourly rate right now, and debating whether to charge the client for “trial and error” process of converting video files, importing, and exporting with various codecs to determine the best one. If I were more experienced with these types of files (MPEG1 from a VCD) it would have been quicker, and I could charge the client less. It seems counterintuitive to charge more for my learning curve. In this case the actual editing took less than half the time spent importing and exporting. I’m a one-person one-computer small business. Anyone care to respond with how they deal with a similar issue?
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