How to send raw video footage that is too big for email
Use Pandafile Pro to send up to 1 TB per transfer. Uploads are resumable, so a dropped connection does not mean starting again, and links stay up for 30 days.
Raw and log footage from cinema cameras, drones and multi-camera shoots quickly runs to hundreds of gigabytes. Getting it from set to editor, colourist or client is usually the slowest part of the day. Pandafile is built to move big files in the browser without any app.
Which plan do you need?
- Free: up to 5 GB per rolling 7 days, kept for 3 days. Fine for proxies, a selects reel or a short clip.
- Pro (£12 a year): up to 1 TB per transfer, kept for 30 days, no ads and optional password protection. This is what you want for full card dumps.
Pro has a fair-use guide of around 3 TB a month, which covers most freelance and small studio workloads.
Sending a card dump
- Copy the footage off the card and verify it on your own drive first.
- Open pandafile.co and choose Choose a folder, picking the folder for each card or day. Folder names are kept for the editor.
- Leave the tab open while it uploads. Each file has its own bamboo progress bar.
- When it finishes, choose Get a link to paste into your production chat, or Send by email to notify the editor directly.
What if the connection drops?
Pandafile uses resumable uploads. If Wi-Fi drops or your laptop sleeps briefly, the upload picks up where it stopped rather than restarting a 50 GB file from zero. For the fastest result, use a wired connection and keep the computer awake.
