Return-Path: Received: from mail-qa0-f49.google.com ([209.85.216.49] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5147862 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 19 Jul 2013 18:04:18 +0200 Received: by mail-qa0-f49.google.com with SMTP id hu16so2420521qab.1 for ; Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:15:23 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=KwXyLthGVFtv+z+T7XGybomKnhJQQ2gPAgRt3Bd0B1I=; b=Tr79anyxQrID3wXcEt8IvJmscSjHBg9p/9nrDF1SZwuwp32wiLiWxsME4KCZ4wXw9F aDhqTw6n4S042YdR3YAyr2S7I/VRgypKZQMfLqh82J+Yte/79Z+mdnfQnMjRPhsfneib doIe4QYL1Rf9Cle0MJQbqFKn4yQ50MK12bcmJyTjNu+tEqADa3UTjLuyXcwrywWbuaWN HNnSDOZ4b2D+lBbY0LfP//Zdva7lM+AMOZJut9ZNucQJRdLUeSSRfiax87BdlwQdxkv7 iZ4Zm1p6ExCYZrzTsq6eCHlmyaqnmTaP4z2bZenjFD4CZ4/tDiBlqbGhvairhJDZBF9j qYWA== X-Received: by 10.49.30.104 with SMTP id r8mr18068759qeh.27.1374250523775; Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:15:23 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.49.64.194 with HTTP; Fri, 19 Jul 2013 09:14:43 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 12:14:43 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Service for transferring mid sized (200 meg -. 2 gig) files - YouSendIt rant To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7bea44844d58f504e1dfa2d2 --047d7bea44844d58f504e1dfa2d2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 honestly, all of those types of free service annoy me and I've stopped using them. spam, account setups, capped upload / downloads all take way longer than I can afford. "free" is not free if it's wasting time. As the majority of my work is offsite this is what I use: Vimeo, Dropbox and an FTP - Vimeo (pro) with a download link for previews. With a pro account you can set videos as private with passwords; quality is quite good. Plus the less computer-savvy clients can hit a play button easier than messing with links and asking me where the downloaded file went on their computer. Sad, but true. - Dropbox for instant syncing / project files / medium sized formats - works great both ways, especially with assets collected by producers as they dl from getty stock for example. - personal FTP - I have this from my website hosting, fastest UL / DL, fastest and easiest communication with other editors for large final render files. great for zipped DNxHD files. I can control user access / quota too On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Brian Maffitt wrote: > I add a third vote for WeTransfer. > > WeTransfer has a somewhat hidden option to create a link for download > (instead of routing you to their web site to click a "download" button). > So, if your recipient is behind a firewall the direct link works better. > > Brian > > i second we transfer - works great. > b > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 11:17 AM, David Torno wrote: > > Our office picked up WeTransfer recently. Can do larger than 2gb files as > well. > > David Torno > Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor > http://www.ghosttownmedia.com > O: 213.739.2290 > C: 818.391.6060 > --------------------- > http://www.sydefxink.com > http://aeioweyou.blogspot.com > http://mactex.blogspot.com > > "The most useless day is that in which we do not laugh" > -Charles Field > > On Jul 19, 2013, at 8:13 AM, Emile Tobenfeld > wrote: > > I've used YouSendIt for years but the conversion to hightail makes it a > pain in the ass, WHat do you folks use? Thanks. > > > -- Emile > > When the going gets tough, the tough go dancing. > > My photography can be viewed at > http://www.flickr.com/photos/22231918@N06/collections/72157603627170351/ > > My videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/Tobenfeld > > > > > > > > -- Animator & Editor www.teddygage.com Brooklyn --047d7bea44844d58f504e1dfa2d2 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
honestly, all of those types of free service annoy me= and I've stopped using them. spam, account setups, capped upload / dow= nloads all take way longer than I can afford. "free" is not free = if it's wasting time. As the majority of my work is offsite this is wha= t I use: Vimeo, Dropbox and an FTP

- Vimeo (pro) with a download link for previews. With a pro accou= nt you can set videos as private with passwords; quality is quite good. Plu= s the less computer-savvy clients can hit a play button easier than messing= with links and asking me where the downloaded file went on their computer.= Sad, but true.

- Dropbox for instant syncing / project file= s / medium sized formats - works great both ways, especially with assets co= llected by producers as they dl from getty stock for example.

- personal FTP - I have this from my w= ebsite hosting, fastest UL / DL, fastest and easiest communication with oth= er editors for large final render files. great for zipped DNxHD files. I ca= n control user access / quota too

On Fri, Jul= 19, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Brian Maffitt <brian@totaltraining.com>= ; wrote:
I a= dd a third vote for WeTransfer.

WeTransfer has a s= omewhat hidden option to create a link for download (instead of routing you= to their web site to click a "download" button). So, if your rec= ipient is behind a firewall the direct link works better.

Brian

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i second we transfer - works great.b

On Jul 19, 2013, at 11:17 AM, David Torno wrote:
Our office picked up WeT= ransfer recently. Can do larger than 2gb files as well.

David = Torno
Visual Effects Artist & Supervisor
<= div>O: 213.739.2290
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http://www.sydefxink.comhttp:/= /aeioweyou.blogspot.com

"The most useless day is th= at in which we do not laugh"
-Charles Field

On Jul 19, 2013, at 8:13 AM, Emile Tobenfeld <emile@foryourhead.com> wrote:
I've used YouSendIt for years but= the conversion to hightail makes it a pain in the ass, WHat do you folks u= se? Thanks.


-- Emile

When the going gets tough, the tough go danc= ing.

My photography can be viewed at http://www.flickr.com/photos/22231918@N06/collect= ions/72157603627170351/

My videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.= com/Tobenfeld









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Animator= & Editor
www.teddyga= ge.com
Brooklyn
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