Sharing RAW files? (Page 2): TransferBigFiles is what I use for RAW sharing. They have a free version, but for lots of transfers they also a reasonable monthly fee. Good people if you...

rchadlock Loc: Plano, Texas

TransferBigFiles is what I use for RAW sharing. They have a free version, but for lots of transfers they also a reasonable monthly fee. Good people if you need support too.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

CaptainBobBrown wrote:

We all use various web sites and email for sharing photos but such photos are usually (always?) JPEGs or TIFFs as required by the sharing sites and email limitations on file size. Does anyone use anything besides DropBox for transmitting RAW files? I need to get a bunch of RAW images from a family member so I can process them in Photo Raw before returning as JPEGS.

What do you have against Dropbox? That's what I use, and the free version should work fine.

spraguead Loc: Boston, MA

I deal with a lot of clients that have different methods of sharing large files. Therefore I keep accounts with;

• Drop Box
• Hightail
• Google Drive

My files are typically .psd, .tiff, .mov, .ai, .indd and occasionally RAW. All work fine, without compression.

big-guy Loc: Peterborough Ontario Canada

CaptainBobBrown wrote:

We all use various web sites and email for sharing photos but such photos are usually (always?) JPEGs or TIFFs as required by the sharing sites and email limitations on file size. Does anyone use anything besides DropBox for transmitting RAW files? I need to get a bunch of RAW images from a family member so I can process them in Photo Raw before returning as JPEGS.

As you are "needing" RAW files from another family member and not "giving" RAW files and assuming you already have Dropbox, you can send a request for files to that family member which makes their part very easy. I am the coordinator for our local photo group and use this feature all the time. Very simple to do and it sends me an email whenever a file is uploaded so I can then transfer it out of DB keeping space within limits. Hope this helps.

bweber Loc: Newton, MA

I use mailbigfile.com. They have free service that is limited to 2GB and a pro version for $29/year for 4GB files. My wife also uses it for sending large pdfs.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

jerryc41 wrote:

Dropbox and any other cloud service would work - Google Drive, MS OneDrive, etc.

CaptainBobBrown

Thanks to you all for quick replies. I've set up WeTransfer account and it looks good. I do see that hackers have used simulations of it's GUI (and probably DropBox, etc. as well) for phishing expeditions to get the unwary to click on bogus download links whence come malware. Anyone had that problem?

rck281 Loc: Overland Park, KS

jerryc41 wrote:

Dropbox and any other cloud service would work - Google Drive, MS OneDrive, etc.

I use OneDruve and it works perfectly.

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CaptainBobBrown wrote:

We all use various web sites and email for sharing photos but such photos are usually (always?) JPEGs or TIFFs as required by the sharing sites and email limitations on file size. Does anyone use anything besides DropBox for transmitting RAW files? I need to get a bunch of RAW images from a family member so I can process them in Photo Raw before returning as JPEGS.

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Smudgey Loc: Ohio, Calif, Now Arizona

Put them on a jump drive and snail mail it.

JohnBoy5562 Loc: Alabama

I have a WD Mycloud and PCloud you can share files with them. WD Mycloud would be free if you have one PCloud is a one time purchase for life.

Rick Garside

MyAirBridge.com allows up to 10GB free, Filemail.com allows up to 50GB - pretty much as many RAW files as you'd like. :)
Rick

Sunrisepano Loc: West Sub of Chicago

Smudgey wrote:

Put them on a jump drive and snail mail it.

Someone snail mailed me a compact flash card years ago. When I received it, the envelope was empty and had a razor fine slit in it. Working for the US Postal Service does not make one honest. It simply affords the dishonest another opportunity.