What does restoring the previous shot do after a TVC retake fails?

Read the failed task before acting

A fictional bottle film is complete. The seller approves a retake of shot five, but that retake reaches a confirmed failed state. The original successful shot and earlier assembled film still exist. Restoration can return that previous source to the sequence when the application verifies eligibility. A job that is merely slow, still active or uncertain is not the same case.

Keep the original task and request identity while checking status. Do not create a new job merely to discover whether the first retake finished. Record which shot was being replaced and which previous revision you intend to recover.

This is a reader checklist of the current service checks, not an instruction to edit task files. Other eligibility conditions may also block the operation; use the application response rather than force a state change.

Choose the intended operation

The current restoration path restores the eligible previous successful source and existing film state. It does not request a new model generation or run a new assembly. Both the earlier source file and the prior assembled output must still be available; recovery does not recreate missing files. It is not a blanket refund rule for every failed job, and it does not make the earlier clip a successful repair. Review the task’s actual credit record separately.

Verify the restored film

After restoration, confirm the selected shot is the earlier successful source and that the displayed film revision matches the recovered state. Download the intended version and play through the affected cut. A browser tab showing an older film thumbnail is insufficient evidence of a completed restore operation.

For the fictional seller, annotate “earlier shot restored; cap distortion still rejected for publication.” This permits internal review without accidentally treating recovery as quality approval.

Record the failed request and the restored source identity beside the actual prior film file. Repeating an already recorded restore request returns the current view; it is not permission to roll a later film back again. Restoring the old state and submitting a new quoted retake are separate operations.

Handle unavailable recovery honestly

If the previous source file is unavailable, the application cannot safely promise restoration. Preserve the task evidence and follow the displayed recovery guidance. Do not upload an unrelated clip under the original shot number. If another retake is necessary, approve it as a new production decision and compare it against the same product reference.