# Drafts versus final output

Draft is a quality setting, not a separate mode.

Updated 2026-09-19.

## They are the same button, different quality

RenderSplash does not have a separate "draft mode" switch. A draft is simply the **Draft** option in the **Quality** pill, the same pill you use to pick HD, Full HD, or 4K. What changes is the resolution, the watermark, and the credit cost.

## What a draft is for

Draft renders at 360p, carries a watermark, and costs 5 credits, half a finished HD video. It is not meant to hand to a customer. It is meant for you: a cheap, fast way to check whether an angle, a lighting choice, or a set of renders is going to produce the video you want, before you spend 10 credits finding out.

If a draft comes back wrong, change what you uploaded or your Lighting choice and try another draft. At 5 credits each, two drafts cost what one finished HD video does.

## What "final" means here

There is no separate final step. Once a draft looks right, open the **Quality** pill again and pick **HD**, **Full HD**, or **4K**, then press **Make video** again with the same renders. That run is unwatermarked and is the version you actually share with a homeowner or download.

## How many drafts you get

A draft spends credit from the same pool as everything else, so there is no separate "drafts" counter. **Free** gives you 25 credits a period, which is exactly enough for 3 drafts and 1 finished HD video. **Starter** gives you 100 credits, and **Pro** gives you 350, and you decide how much of that goes to drafts versus finished videos. A hundred or three hundred and fifty credits buys a lot more room to try an angle a few times before committing, but it is a bigger pool, not an unlimited one.

## The watermark, specifically

Only Draft quality is watermarked, on every plan, Free included. HD, Full HD, and 4K never carry a watermark, so the version you show a customer is always clean.

## Related

- [Which resolution to choose](https://rendersplash.com/help/choosing-a-resolution)
- [Fixing something you don't like](https://rendersplash.com/help/editing-a-video)

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## Related

- [Which resolution to choose](https://rendersplash.com/help/choosing-a-resolution)
- [Fixing something you don't like](https://rendersplash.com/help/editing-a-video)

Still stuck? Email support@rendersplash.com. We answer support email within one business day.