Have a recorded video and you want to send that large video file to friends or family, you may find it’s a bit more difficult than you might have thought. Video files can get very large, very quickly. There are lots of options to send other large files, but video files are different. Those techniques may work for smaller video files, but for larger ones they won’t work.
Let’s see what’s the best way to send large video files over the internet.
How to Send Large Videos via Email
Sending a large video via email will work, but only to a point. Check the size of the video file you’ve recorded and determined if it fits within the limitations of your email service.
The last resort when it comes to the best way to share large video files is hosting the video file on a video streaming service and sharing it privately to only the recipients who you want to see the video. YouTube is actually one of the best services you could use to privately share very large videos with people you know.
YouTube is actually one of the best services you could use to privately share and send large videos free to people you know. The limit to the size of the video you can upload is rather large. You can upload a video that’s either 128 GB or 12 hours, whichever is less.
If using Google Drive and Gmail – Gmail will actually prompt you to upload to Google Drive, if you attempt to attach a file that’s larger than the send file limit.
Process of uploading a large video file from Google drive:
Insert drive files in your Gmail messages:
1. In Gmail click compose
2. In the compose toolbar, click the drive and choose your file.
3. When your message is ready click send.
Save a copy of Gmail attachments to drive:
1. In Gmail, open the message with the attachment you like to save.
2. Hover over the attachment and click save to drive.
3. Choose your folder or create a new one.
How to share a video on Google Drive
- Open Google Drive and be sure to log-into your G. account.
- Click the “+New” button towards your left side & upload your video from your PC or Laptop.
- Click on the video file to highlight it.
- Right-click on the file name to open a menu of options.
- Click “Share.”
You can store videos up to 5 TB if you have purchased at least that much storage. Otherwise, you are limited to how much storage you have available. You can upload a video of any resolution, but maximum playback resolution is 1920 x 1080.
Conclusion
When you upload large video files to Google Drive, they are stored in secure data centers. If your computer, phone, or tablet is lost or broken, you can still access your files from other devices.
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