Best way to transfer Raw files

<p>I have a need to have family members/friends send me Raw files so that I can process them for them ready for printing. (The curse of being the one "good with photoshop")</p>

<p>What would be the best way for these files to be transferred to me remotely. If sent as email attachments they may well be too large, are there any other ways that would be secure for me to receive and can cope with sizeable files</p>

<p>Oh and I have to be able to send them back to them when done. And I don't want it to have to cost me, or not much anyway, as they won't be wanting to pay me. (Aren't I the lucky one :-))</p>

<p>I'm thinking mailing them an SD card for them to use and mail back is as safe as anything but obviously not an easy "just click" solution.</p>

<p>Any ideas. TIA</p>

<p>Hi<br>

Try searching for "file transfer" on the Internet. There are various services for transferring large files between people, some paid for and some free. Your family/friends upload their files to a file server where you can later download them.</p>

<p>Hope this could be of any help<br>

Best wishes,<br>

Frode Langset</p>

<p>Hi again<br /> I actually found a comparison between various file transfer services on Wikipedia:</p>

<p>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_hosting_services</p>

<p>And another one listing the most popular ones:<br /> http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/file-sharing-websites</p>

<p>Yup, plenty of online options. Services like Dropbox will give you plenty of free space to handle the task at hand, and you can do things like open up a particular folder with rights for just appointed family members to write to, and you can dump the resulting work right back there where they can browser it online and download when they're ready.<br /><br />Depending on how many files and how big those RAWs are, everyone involved will appreciate some good, fast internet connections.</p>

<p>Dropbox. Easy to install, fast, and free.</p>

<p>http://www.wetransfer.com</p>

 

<p>"DropBox" is a good service for sharing photos and other large (e.g., home video) files. You can send files selectively, or establish a "dropbox" directory on your computer, from which files will be automatically uploaded to the cloud. You can also establish lists of subscribers to which files or thumbnails will be automatically downloaded from specified DropBox folders. There is also an app which interfaces with Adobe Lightroom.</p>

<p>I use a service called Hightail (formerly YouSendIt) for communication with clients. It is not as user friendly as DropBox, but has more security and professional features.</p>

<p>Typically, these services offer up to 2 GB of storage for free, but charge for more memory and features. You can expect to pay about $100 a year for professional level service for a single user. Compared to the cost of gas and shipping, not to mention customer satisfaction, that is a bargain.</p>

<p>Typically</p>

<p>You get 15GB free on Google Drive, all you need is a gmail account. Files can be shared in a variety of ways, you set up a folder on your computer and just drop things into it. Similar to Dropbox but a lot more space for free.</p>

<p>I've used 'ADrive' (<a href="http://www.adrive.com/personal_basic">adrive.com</a>) in the past. They currently offer 50GB for free.</p>

Most consumer cloud storage options will let you

restrict access to a few users without having to own

those users. Dropbox or Google Drive. Drive may be a

better option simply because most people already have a

Google account, so you just give access to their Gmail

address and even if they aren't signed up for drive it

should work when they are.

I use both the Dropbox.com and copy.com services

+1 for wetransfer.com

And another +1 for WeTransfer.

<p>Many thanks for all the replies. I have to say I like the simplicity and straightforwardness of wetransfer and no account needed to use the basic service.</p>

<p>I'm also going to look into Dropbox and Google Drive as they seem to get plenty of votes.</p>

<p>Thanks again for all your answers.</p>

<p>+2 for <a href="https://www.wetransfer.com/">WeTransfer. com</a> services. <br /> Privacy issues could be relevant to address in all cases. Mailing them on a CD-card might be the best of all solutions if privacy counts.</p>

<p>Before this thread disappears into the mists of time I thought I'd just add that having now used wetransfer it does everything I want it to and with that simplicity I mentioned above.</p>

<p>Nice result.</p>