Transferring big files

[Tom Sefton]

We use yousendit. Seems to be working pretty well so far. Like the desktop app and the tracking you can do to see if someone has downloaded the file.

The iphone app is pretty frustrating (should allow tracking etc), but all in all its good.

[Simon Roughan]

HI Todd,
try https://www.wetransfer.com. Its free, has quick up/download times, and without a subscription you can transfer files up to 2 gigs.

A picture is only as good as the glass it comes through. And the person using the camera has something to do with it too.

[Todd Terry]

Thanks for your help, all…

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Walter Soyka]

[Todd Terry] “We’ve used DropBox in the past at some clients’ requests… but for files over 300MB you don’t really send the files to DropBox, it’s more just a file-sharing type thing where the receiver is actually suckin it right out of a shared folder on your own computer… and we’re not able/going to do that for a number of reasons.”

Todd, I don’t think this is true.

If you have the Dropbox desktop software installed, any time move a file into your local Dropbox folder, it begins an upload to Dropbox in the background (you can verify by looking at the Dropbox status menu item or watching your network traffic in Activity Monitor).

When you send a link to this file, it links to the copy stored on Dropbox’s cloud storage, not your computer. Anyone downloading from this link is not pulling it from your computer at all. (You can verify this by turning off the computer the file originated on and downloading from another computer.)

The 300MB limit applies to the web uploader only; it does not apply to the desktop software.

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
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[Stephen Smith]

Last time (a long time ago) I used drop box you had to install their software to download file which I think stinks. I hope that has changed. I like YouSendIt. No adds and all the client needs to do is click on the link.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Walter Soyka]

[Stephen Smith] “Last time (a long time ago) I used drop box you had to install their software to download file which I think stinks. I hope that has changed. I like YouSendIt. No adds and all the client needs to do is click on the link.”

You can send links for sharing from the dropbox.com web interface, or via context menu items added to Finder/Explorer. If you place a file in your Public dropbox folder, you can copy the web link directly from Finder/Explorer via context menu.

You only need the desktop software if you wish to share a whole folder, back and forth, directly onto someone else’s filesystem.

It’s actually a really cool system. I’ve got the Dropbox app on my phone, too, so I can send anything on my Dropbox to anyone, anytime.

If I recall correctly, Todd’s a Premiere Pro user. If you’re on Creative Cloud, that should be another viable option for file sharing, though I haven’t gotten around to trying it yet myself.

Walter Soyka
Principal & Designer at Keen Live
Motion Graphics, Widescreen Events, Presentation Design, and Consulting
RenderBreak Blog – What I’m thinking when my workstation’s thinking
Creative Cow Forum Host: Live & Stage Events

[Stephen Smith]

Walter,
That sounds cool.

Stephen Smith
Utah Video Productions

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[Jeremy Doyle]

I also use wetransfer.com. The only downside is that it requires flash.

Jeremy Doyle
https://www.jeremydoyle.com

[Todd Terry]

[Walter Soyka] “If I recall correctly, Todd’s a Premiere Pro user. If you’re on Creative Cloud, that should be another viable option for file sharing, though I haven’t gotten around to trying it yet myself.”

I am indeed, Walter, CS6 in the suites here. I didn’t even think of Creative Cloud… also one of those things I haven’t gotten around to trying myself. I didn’t even remember it existed.

I’ll keep that in mind for next time. This time we used YouSendIt, which worked fine for transferring the file. BUT I warned my partner who was doing it to make SURE he changed it back from a paid to a free account as soon as he was done, to make sure we didn’t get stuck with a bunch of bogus charges from them like we did before. Of course, when he tried to change the account type from paid to free, the website interface wouldn’t let him, something like “We apologize but that operation cannot be completed now. Please try again later.”

As they say, “That’s how they get ya.”

T2

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Todd Terry
Creative Director
Fantastic Plastic Entertainment, Inc.
fantasticplastic.com

[Joel Servetz]

I’ve been using YouSendit ever since a client recommended it. I upgraded to the paid service and knew that it would automatically renew every year unless I stopped it. No complaints here.

Joel Servetz
RGB Media Services, LLC
Sarasota, Fl
videobyjoel@aol.com
http://www.rgbmediaservices.com