StuckinAZ
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Q: How can I take a video and send it to someone via email?

I would like to send a video from my MacBook Pro and send it to a friend but I don't know how to do it with a video. Any other recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2013), OS X El Capitan (10.11)

Posted on Oct 3, 2015 7:31 PM

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Q: How can I take a video and send it to someone via email?

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  • by GeeD,Helpful

    GeeD GeeD Oct 4, 2015 6:18 PM in response to StuckinAZ
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    Oct 4, 2015 6:18 PM in response to StuckinAZ

    I am assuming that you are talking about a completed and shared video as a file and not an editable iMovie project.

     

    Video files are big so you can't send anything but the shortest and lowest resolution videos by ordinary email where attachment limits are typically 10 MB or less.  However Apple Mail can send large attachments (up to 5 GB) which the recipient (not necessarily using a Mac) can download via a link which Mail attaches to the email.  See: Mail Drop limits - Apple Support

    there are several third party web sites which can do similar things, such as WeTransfer (https://www.wetransfer.com/).  You can also use Dropbox or other cloud services.

     

    With all of them it may take hours to upload the video file to the cloud and for your recipient to download.

     

    Geoff.

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    StuckinAZ StuckinAZ Oct 4, 2015 6:26 PM in response to GeeD
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    Oct 4, 2015 6:26 PM in response to GeeD

    TThank. I downloaded iMovie and did it thru there. I did it thru my camera app and sent it as a text first but didn't know if it was delivere, it didn't say it below the video I sent. Both ways worked so I'm pretty happy about tha. The video was 3:19 so it was sketchy. I need to read up on mail drop and see how you choose that option when you are selecting your method of delivery or if it choos for yo. Thanks for your help.