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Q: How can I publish an MP4?

I Have an MP4 video that I made on iMovie and have uploaded it to iTunes.  I want to share it with other but when I tried to use iCloud photo sharing it wanted to cut it back to 5 minutes.  My movie is 1 hr 37 mins.  Where can I store it that would enable me to share a link so others can view it?

iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Mar 1, 2016 11:38 PM

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Q: How can I publish an MP4?

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  • by LACAllen,Helpful

    LACAllen LACAllen Mar 2, 2016 9:05 PM in response to rayver
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    Mar 2, 2016 9:05 PM in response to rayver

    Vimeo? YouTube?

     

    iCloud is not really built for streaming a file of that size.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Mar 2, 2016 3:14 AM in response to rayver
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    Mar 2, 2016 3:14 AM in response to rayver
    but when I tried to use iCloud photo sharing it wanted to cut it back to 5 minutes

    iCloud Photo sharing is free, independent of the paid iCloud subscription, and so the uploads are limited.

    iCloud Photo Sharing FAQ - Apple Support

     

    Videos will be reduced in size and resolution:

    iCloud Photo Sharing supports both MP4 and QuickTime video file types, and H.264 and MPEG-4 Video file formats. Videos can be up to 5 minutes in length and are delivered at up to 720p resolution.

  • by rayver,

    rayver rayver Mar 2, 2016 9:05 PM in response to léonie
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    Mar 2, 2016 9:05 PM in response to léonie

    Thanks Leonie.  I do have a paid icloud subscription too, does that make any difference?

  • by rayver,

    rayver rayver Mar 2, 2016 9:17 PM in response to LACAllen
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    Mar 2, 2016 9:17 PM in response to LACAllen

    Thanks.  I did try you tube.  The trouble is it is a private video of a long trip.  I only want to link to it via a private blog of the trip participants.  Trouble is there is a bit of music in it that Sony (SME) says they have copyrighted, probably a couple of minutes of the whole video!  I don't want to have to go through the hoops and cost of getting permission to use it.  I don't see why it is a problem when I was only planning on posting it privately.  I had a look at Vimeo but they only let you upload 500mb a week, so this video is bigger, 1.2gb.  Any other ideas?

  • by LACAllen,

    LACAllen LACAllen Mar 2, 2016 10:42 PM in response to rayver
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    Mar 2, 2016 10:42 PM in response to rayver

    Sorry...iCloud does not stream files of that size at all. Paid or not. It is not a streaming service.

  • by LACAllen,Helpful

    LACAllen LACAllen Mar 3, 2016 12:25 AM in response to rayver
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    Mar 3, 2016 12:25 AM in response to rayver

    No other ideas. that is a huge file and not many of the services are going to stream that for you for free.

     

    And on the music thing... private or not, you do not have the right to use music in your productions.

     

    Do you have a blog? If so, you may have to host it on your own space.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Mar 2, 2016 11:09 PM in response to rayver
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    Mar 2, 2016 11:09 PM in response to rayver
    Trouble is there is a bit of music in it that Sony (SME) says they have copyrighted, probably a couple of minutes of the whole video!  I don't want to have to go through the hoops and cost of getting permission to use it.  I don't see why it is a problem when I was only planning on posting it privately

    Posting a video or sound file on the internet is a public performance, even if only selected people can view it.

    Put the video into your Dropbox folder and send the link by email.  Your friends will have to download the video to watch it.

    https://www.dropbox.com/help/167

  • by rayver,

    rayver rayver Mar 3, 2016 12:29 AM in response to LACAllen
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    Mar 3, 2016 12:29 AM in response to LACAllen

    Thanks again.  I understand what you are saying about copyright, but when it is such a small amount on a video thats going to just be privately shown, not accessible by the world at large, it doesn't seem any different to me to the old days of making a tape to play in the car from music you had legitimately purchased!  Times change.  Looks like I am not going to be able to share it other than via DVD, but wanted to move into the new world!

  • by rayver,

    rayver rayver Mar 3, 2016 12:31 AM in response to léonie
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    Mar 3, 2016 12:31 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks Leonie.  I did try dropbox but it says it will only show 15 mins of the movie via a shared link.

  • by léonie,

    léonie léonie Mar 3, 2016 12:49 AM in response to rayver
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    Mar 3, 2016 12:49 AM in response to rayver

    That is why I posted the link to the dropbox help.  It will only play 15 minutes from the link, if you try to stream it.  But your friends should be able to save the full video to their computers from the link to your dropbox.

     

    Otherwise burn the video to DVD and send a data DVD.

  • by rayver,

    rayver rayver Mar 3, 2016 1:51 AM in response to léonie
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    Mar 3, 2016 1:51 AM in response to léonie

    Thanks Leonie.  I see now what you mean.