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For media creators who would like to expand their businesses into global markets, the ability to transfer large files over the internet is a necessary skill. When one can deliver gig sized data files over oceans online then geography becomes unimportant and no longer hinders your business’s growth.

While transferring large files is certainly not a novel idea, there are different methods used by producers video editors and a quick run down of the best methods is in order.

1. File Transfer Protocol, better know as FTP, is a widely used means to send files over the internet. With FTP software, users can access password protected folders on websites and download the contents of that folder or upload new data. Since there are no limits to gig sizes for downloading, aside from limits of the server itself, this method is one of the most used.

2. If you have the above mentioned access to an FTP server, you can upload a .mov file, for example, onto your server and provide a URL which your client can then right click and download. For example, a file named movie.mov placed on your FTP folder in a folder named clients would have the URL of http:// www.yourwebsite.com/clients/movie.mov.

3. Peer to Peer software or P2P does not involve uploading and instead allows the delivery of files between two personal computers. Participants need to install the same P2P software. The software allows file downloading and no links are exchanged between users.

4. Another method, called Software as a Service or SaaS, is an application hosted on a server which is made available to users. Links are provided for downloading once a user uploads files of a certain size. Payed plans are available for the uploading of multiple or massive files.

Geography will become more and more irrelevant for your media business as you become proficient with the above methods. By overcoming geography you will be able to work with clients anywhere on the globe as easily as with those in your neighborhood.

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