help me to transfer a large video file through internet

[anindyanuri]

I have a family video in avi format, which is about 1.2GB in size. I want to share it with my relatives through internet. Anybody please help me suggesting how to share that file, so that the video quality would remain pleasant for viewing.

I am in deep thought. Please help.

[aedipuss]

what format avi is it? DVavi, wmv, divx....... or what is the source of the avi. it most definitely needs to be reduced - by about 90% before you could even think of putting it online.

[anindyanuri]

Probably DVAvi,

I created this file using Ulead Video Studio.
Share Video Files-> DV -> NTSC (16:9) and saved the file as .avi (File Type : Microsoft AVI).

[thecoalman]

Output as a WMV instead, I believe in the ulead program there will be the standard profiles listed for different qualities and file sizes. Experiment to find a reasonable one. That should get down around 200MB at least.

There are places you can upload large files like that but I don't use those services so I can't recommend one.

[anindyanuri]

i am also not in favour of uploading that much large file.

ok, i'll try to reduce it by your suggested way. it will be good, if it comes down to 200 mb.

thank you for your suggestion.

[thecoalman]

You can make it as small as you want but the smaller you make it the less size and quality you'll have. If you import the DV-AVI into WMM there is setting to specify the size of the file, it will adjust the properties of the video to match the selected filesize.

[anindyanuri]

may you please suggest for a quality which should be plesant for viewing?

[aedipuss]

if you can encode it to mp4 you might get it down to 100mb. try it and see if the quality is ok to you.

[anindyanuri]

if you can encode it to mp4 you might get it down to 100mb. try it and see if the quality is ok to you.

is it possible to upload mp4 file to youtube?

[daamon]

Depending on your upload speed, and / or your family's download speeds, an alternative is to load the file to www.megaupload.com (or similar) and then send them the URL to download it from - you'll get this once the upload is complete. It's a free file sharing website.

[pcspeak]

I used AllPeers which ran on firefox. Created a torrent which you shared via email. You ended up with a small peer network with which all those invited cross shared your files. It's now gone.

This works approximately the same. A small learning curve for this.
http://www.gigatribe.com/tour/accueil.php
Maybe useful to you.

[aedipuss]

here's the info for uploading to youtube.

http://help.youtube.com/support/youtube/bin/topic.py?topic=10524

[Sartori]

For anyone wanting to keep the filesize - I recently uploaded a 1.1gig video file (mpg) , put it into a multipart RAR file , which I setup to create into 98meg parts (using WinRar - select size for zip 100meg) . 100megs is a standard size for upload sites (there are upload sites that are bigger but if you upload 98% of a 1.1gig then it drops the connections , then you`re gonna cry a bit) . I used www.Mediafire.com to then upload the parts . My connection was taking about 30-40 minutes to upload each part ...mind you , the personal torrent file idea (above) seems a better solution .

[Supreme2k]

Is there any possibility of burning it to DVD and then mailing it? Are the relatives in one place, or are there several different locations?

I would also suggest torrents.

Another possibility is to ftp it, maybe with something like Filezilla - http://filezilla-project.org/

[jehill]

You may upload the original file using the free services of www.yousendit.com. I use it all the time. What you do is upload your file to the site and then they send an email to whomever you desire containing a link to the file. You will also receive an email containing the link, which you may give to others. I believe that file is available for downloading for seven days.

[oldandinthe way]

The techniques used by Usenet users to break up large video files and error check them might be useful.

This wil require software on both your system and software like quickpar on the recipient's system.

Start by reading about Usenet conventions in the wikipedia.

Another posibility - use hjsplit to break the file into multiple smaller files and then to rejoin on the recipient's system. This is freeware

[Seeker47]

You may upload the original file using the free services of www.yousendit.com. I use it all the time. What you do is upload your file to the site and then they send an email to whomever you desire containing a link to the file. You will also receive an email containing the link, which you may give to others. I believe that file is available for downloading for seven days.

I wasn't looking to diss your suggestion here, but I recently tried to guide some not-terribly-computer-savvy relatives though some large-file xfers using this service . . . and the results were very unimpressive, to say the least. There were multiple Send failures, plus looping you back around to where you started again (account registration + email confirmation). Finally, it said that files had been sent, but within a few hours we knew that nothing was received at the other end. I'd have to give this one a big Thumbs Down.

There are quite a few of these services around. I've used Rapidshare several times, but only to receive, never to send. It can be a pain in the rear, but it works. All of these things try to steer you towards their paid and premium services -- no great surprise, 'cause the freebie versions ain't gonna pay the rent. They all make you jump through a certain number of hoops for the free service. And you have to check up on them periodically, because they may substantially change the rules at any time. There is one I had liked and used previously (can't recall which just now), that looked totally different when I went back there the other day: much more burdensome in their requirements and much more paid-service oriented than before. Right now, I would probably lean more towards Megaupload. But that is very much subject to revision and further research. If anyone here has strong recommendations on which free service is the most user-friendly and has the lowest hassle factor in their requirements, please let us know.

Torrents are a non-starter, IMO. We haven't got a couple weeks of downtime (with the computer left ON constantly, during this process), to wait for the damn thing to seed and trickle across.

[jehill]

Sorry about that. I see that the file size limit for the "free" service is only 100MB.

[thecoalman]

You may also want to read the fine print on a lot of these image and video upload sites. By using the service you are usually granting them a license to use the material elsewhere. I think this is one wat they make their money back especially with the images. It allows them to amass a huge stock of images which they can then in turn license to others.

[Seeker47]

You may also want to read the fine print on a lot of these image and video upload sites. By using the service you are usually granting them a license to use the material elsewhere. I think this is one wat they make their money back especially with the images. It allows them to amass a huge stock of images which they can then in turn license to others.

Really ?! Yeah, but if it's -- say --- a collection of family photos, including images of non-famous people long dead, what the hell they gonna do with that ? Doesn't seem to offer a whole lot of licensing potential . . . .

[dadrab]

Really ?! Yeah, but if it's -- say --- a collection of family photos, including images of non-famous people long dead, what the hell they gonna do with that ? Doesn't seem to offer a whole lot of licensing potential . . . .

You're right, of course; but, for every person who uploads a group of family photos, there's somone else uploading landscapes, hot girlfriend/boyfriend photos, the list goes on. And, we may all be surprised at what some parties will pay for.

They probably don't care about the family stuff, beware other stuff, though.

[bourboner]

I use Sendspace a lot (300MB max upload).

I've also sent DVD vobs (~4GB's worth) through Soulseek.