500 GB per transfer
Built for camera files
Up to 5 GB for free for a single clip, and up to 500 GB per transfer with an account — a full day of shooting goes out in a single link.
Send video footage to your editor or your client
Raw camera files, entire cards, shoot folders: TransferNow transfers your footage with zero recompression — up to 5 GB for free and up to 500 GB per transfer with an account, folder structure preserved.
- BRAW · R3D · ProRes · MXF
- Up to 500 GB per transfer
- Entire folders
- Zero recompression
Average rating after at least one transfer:
4.8750,000 votes
4.9 / 5 on Trustpilot and Google (20k+ reviews)
The problem
Why does footage fit nowhere?
Camera files are on another order of magnitude than the finished video: one hour of ProRes 422 HQ weighs about 80 GB, and a single BRAW clip often tops 5 GB. The attachment (20-25 MB) is beside the point, and even many transfer services cap out at 2 GB.
The workarounds are expensive in production: generating proxies divides the weight but the editor will still need the originals for the conform; a hard drive by courier stays reliable but adds hours or days; the cloud saturates your quota and imposes access permissions.
A high-capacity dedicated transfer sends the entire card in one link — TransferNow goes up to 500 GB per transfer, complete folder and structure preserved.
- Outlook attachment20 MB
- Gmail attachment25 MB
- TransferNow — free, no sign-up5 GB
- TransferNow — with an account500 GB
Logarithmic scale — the exact values are what counts.
The solutions
Four ways to deliver camera footage
In post-production, delivery time is part of the schedule. Here are the real options, with their delays and their limits.
| Method | Max size | Quality | For the recipient |
|---|---|---|---|
| TransferNow (dedicated transfer)Recommended | 5 GB free · 500 GB with an account | Camera files intact | One click, no account |
| Low-resolution proxies | Weight divided by 4 to 10 | Fine for logging, not for the conform | Originals must be re-delivered |
| Hard drive by courier | Unlimited | Intact | Hours or days of delay |
| Drive / cloud storage | Depends on the account quota | Intact | Account required, quota locked up for good |
The dedicated transfer: the whole card, in one link
Drag in the card’s folder: clips, sidecars and structure travel together, up to 500 GB per transfer with an account. The editor downloads from their browser and gets the exact folder tree back — ready for logging.
Proxies: a time-saver… temporarily
Working with proxies is a real editing workflow, but it doesn’t remove the need to deliver the originals for grading and the conform. You’ll do the big transfer anyway — might as well do it right.
The physical drive: reliable, but slow and risky
The "sneakernet" has always worked, at the cost of courier delays, a drive out of rotation and a risk of loss or damage in transit. Keep it for volumes that genuinely exceed online transfer.
The cloud: your quota won’t survive it
Uploading 200 GB of footage to a drive occupies the quota for months and turns every delivery into permissions management. A transfer link with a controlled lifespan is cleaner for a one-off delivery.
Guide
How to send video footage to your editor or your client?
- 1
Drag in the card’s folder
Camera clips, audio files, sidecars: the whole folder goes out as is, structure included.
- 2
Choose email or link
Send directly to the editor with a message, or share the link in your production tool.
- 3
Track delivery
A notification on every download: you know when post-production has the footage.
With TransferNow
Built for your camera rushes
Byte for byte
Zero recompression
BRAW, R3D, ProRes, MXF: the files travel untouched, camera metadata and timecode included. What the camera wrote is what the editor receives.
Entire folders
The folder tree is preserved
Drag in the card’s complete folder: the structure (CARD_01, subfolders, sidecars) is kept on download — no manual reassembly on the post side.
Upload resilience
Designed for big uploads
The upload runs in your browser or through our desktop apps, better suited to very large volumes and unstable connections.
Password
Embargoed footage protected
A commercial before air, sensitive images: protect the download with a password and limit how long the link stays available.
7 days · up to 365 days
Time for production to get organized
Up to 7 days for free, up to 365 days with an account — and deactivate the transfer at any time.
The free tier, translated into real files
- ≈ 15 min
- of ProRes Proxy 1080p in one free transfer
- ≈ 6 h
- of ProRes 422 HQ with an account (500 GB)
- ≈ 200×
- the Gmail attachment limit (25 MB)
- 1 link
- for a complete camera card
Frequently asked questions
How much footage can I send?
Up to 5 GB per transfer for free, and up to 500 GB per transfer with an account — about 6 hours of ProRes 422 HQ or a full day of multi-camera shooting.
Do camera files (BRAW, R3D, MXF) go through as they are?
Yes. No format is rejected or converted: the files travel byte for byte, camera metadata, timecode and sidecars included.
Can I send the card’s folder directly?
Yes: drag in the entire folder and the structure is preserved on download. The editor gets the card’s exact layout back, ready for logging.
Does the editor need an account to download?
No. They receive a link and download from their browser, with no sign-up. You are notified on every download, per recipient.
What happens if my connection drops during the upload?
Use our desktop apps (Windows, macOS, Linux), better suited to very large volumes and unstable connections than a browser tab.
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