---
title: "Deliver accepted batches & get paid"
description: "Propose a batch deliverable, collect it from your crew, upload it together, and get paid for the footage opentez accepts."
---

<span className="otz-eyebrow">SPL playbook · Steps 5–6</span>

SPLs can propose a batch deliverable measured in footage-hours, collect it from their crew,
and upload the batch at [upload.opentez.com](https://upload.opentez.com). A footage-hour
measures accepted video delivered, not time worked or availability.

## How delivery & payout work

<Steps>
  <Step title="Propose and deliver a batch" icon="handshake">
    You choose the batch you propose to deliver. Payment is based on the accepted footage
    contained in the completed batch deliverable.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Get paid for the accepted batch" icon="money-bill-transfer">
    opentez pays the SPL for the accepted batch deliverable. The SPL alone decides how to
    classify and compensate its own crew. See
    **[Own consent & the law](/spl/consent-and-law#a-note-on-paying-your-recorders)**.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Plan for large uploads" icon="wifi">
    A full batch of long, high-quality footage can take a long time to upload. Use a
    reliable, uninterrupted connection and wait for confirmation before considering it
    delivered.
  </Step>
  <Step title="Remember: accepted footage only" icon="clipboard-check">
    The opentez team reviews and annotates the batch. Payment is based on accepted footage
    delivered under the acceptance specifications, not on anyone's working time.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Your SPL delivery checklist

- [ ] Every recorder onboarded on the Recorder handbook and consent rules
- [ ] Each session reviewed against the 7-point quality table
- [ ] Signed releases and permitted Texas verbal-bystander records matched to sessions
- [ ] No minors or exposed PII; audio handled per project rules
- [ ] Batch manifest ties footage to every required consent record
- [ ] Uploaded in bulk on a stable connection; confirmation received

<Tip>
  You're the reason a batch is trustworthy. Recruit widely, review honestly, keep the
  paperwork spotless, and the rest follows.
</Tip>