Return-Path: Received: from mail-pa0-f53.google.com ([209.85.220.53] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5214058 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Wed, 18 Sep 2013 03:29:20 +0200 Received: by mail-pa0-f53.google.com with SMTP id lb1so7546622pab.40 for ; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:42:21 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type; bh=BSiqDdjFgX/VjZD29cqbD+oDfBerS0Q5Nkt/ofEDuNw=; b=vAoZ1JqQ1EjkhKX3T6TrVGR6wq4hre/HQZcYece9fVJygjx0QxlUub79iUavUGfwp1 xaWxde43p9ICGHbrkRCGI/MQFaN0KOP+0e61MO2yxCM9MJvupbBhTCTjsyuOX/Z4WNSn lnN9oLGjRDf3mz+bHLybZrhh0OYcPXaS+HTRn8nWY3wWy65ZwrbgbpI4FyHbzH39P7Ec f7w4UXeUOQ4qLQ6eNxPwnhlhqY8LrW72m2GH5sy7JQv9YUikx6XlriaORfZFTWMzWeOv UeoeOyYCnuMSxRKDU9v8y5v/KgpWeAPym+By5Y5KzRRLLtD7nMiGwZEaCdJGK/GltlSf Ibsw== X-Received: by 10.66.27.143 with SMTP id t15mr6559572pag.171.1379468541664; Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:42:21 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [10.116.1.6] (50.23.131.248-static.reverse.softlayer.com. [50.23.131.248]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id pu5sm869134pac.21.1969.12.31.16.00.00 (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:42:20 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <523904FC.8090804@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2013 18:42:20 -0700 From: Jon User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:17.0) Gecko/20130107 Thunderbird/17.0.2 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] wetransfer file transfer service review References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------060408020909020806000306" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------060408020909020806000306 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greg, Yes, there is a small program that needs to be installed on the clients computer and your computer. Then you set up a folder on your computer and within the software, you will create a "Secret Code" that you send to the client. They use the secret code to set up the folder on their computer. And that is it. Whenever you put something in your folder, the clients computer will start downloading right then and there. Both computers need to be on; the file is not hosted anywhere on the web except on your computer and the clients. It sounds harder than it is. I think it is simpler to use than Dropbox. Hope that help! Cheers, Jon On 9/17/2013 6:23 PM, Greg Balint wrote: > > Jon, does the client need a special program or certain login to grab > the files? Or can you just send them one link to the folder and they > see all the files there? > > Dennis, just to be clear, with Dropbox, you can right click a file and > choose share drop box link to generate a link on the fly that you can > show a client. You can also do this with a folder and the client will > show all files in that folder. That link stays active as long as that > filename or folder name is there, so you can render over it and tell a > client to check the same link for the update. > > Also, you can hover over the dropbox icon in the system tray, or I > believe now you click it and then click the cog icon and you can see > your transfer speed and estimate of when all files will be finished > uploading. Also each icon has a blue arrow circle when it's uploading > and a green check mark when it's completed. > > ///Greg Balint > //Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer > /321.514.4839 > delRAZOR.com/ > > On Sep 17, 2013 6:45 PM, "Jon Messeri" > wrote: > > I am currently sharing an iso DVD file with someone using btsync. > It is private torrent and so far the only draw back is my upload > speed. Once I place a file in the appropriate folder, the other > person can start downloading it immediately. > > cheers, Jon > > -- sent from my "tech" device > > On Sep 17, 2013 3:38 PM, "Dennis Dunbar" > wrote: > > I've been using YouSendIt, now called Hightail, for a few > years and have been very happy. It's quick, clients get the > email link and don't have to navigate the ftp stuff etc. > > Dropbox has been mostly good for me, but it does get confusing > with having to invite people to share the files, and I don't > like the lack of feedback as to how long a particular transfer > is taking. > > For instance I can drag a 200Mb file into the folder on my > desktop, and it shows up right away. But I know it takes > longer than that to transfer so I gotta guess. > > HTH > > Dennis Dunbar > 310-463-1677 > > Blog: http://www.dunbardigital.com/blog/blog.php > > Website: http://www.dunbardigital.com > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/DennisDunbar > > > --------------060408020909020806000306 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Greg,

Yes, there is a small program that needs to be installed on the clients computer and your computer. Then you set up a folder on your computer and within the software, you will create a "Secret Code" that you send to the client. They use the secret code to set up the folder on their computer. And that is it. Whenever you put something in your folder, the clients computer will start downloading right then and there. Both computers need to be on; the file is not hosted anywhere on the web except on your computer and the clients. It sounds harder than it is. I think it is simpler to use than Dropbox.

Hope that help!

Cheers, Jon


On 9/17/2013 6:23 PM, Greg Balint wrote:

Jon, does the client need a special program or certain login to grab the files? Or can you just send them one link to the folder and they see all the files there?

Dennis, just to be clear, with Dropbox, you can right click a file and choose share drop box link to generate a link on the fly that you can show a client. You can also do this with a folder and the client will show all files in that folder. That link stays active as long as that filename or folder name is there, so you can render over it and tell a client to check the same link for the update.

Also, you can hover over the dropbox icon in the system tray, or I believe now you click it and then click the cog icon and you can see your transfer speed and estimate of when all files will be finished uploading.  Also each icon has a blue arrow circle when it's uploading and a green check mark when it's completed.

///Greg Balint
//Art Director / Motion Graphics Designer
/321.514.4839
delRAZOR.com/
   

On Sep 17, 2013 6:45 PM, "Jon Messeri" <jon.ifms@gmail.com> wrote:

I am currently sharing an iso DVD file with someone using btsync. It is private torrent and so far the only draw back is my upload speed. Once I place a file in the appropriate folder, the other person can start downloading it immediately.

cheers, Jon

-- sent from my "tech" device

On Sep 17, 2013 3:38 PM, "Dennis Dunbar" <dennis@dunbardigital.com> wrote:
I've been using YouSendIt, now called Hightail, for a few years and have been very happy. It's quick, clients get the email link and don't have to navigate the ftp stuff etc.

Dropbox has been mostly good for me, but it does get confusing with having to invite people to share the files, and I don't like the lack of feedback as to how long a particular transfer is taking. 

For instance I can drag a 200Mb file into the folder on my desktop, and it shows up right away. But I know it takes longer than that to transfer so I gotta guess.

HTH



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