I’m working with several video editors who are located far from me and we need to share massive files regularly. Right now I’m using Google Drive but the upload speeds are terrible. A 50gb file takes over an hour to upload which is really frustrating.
I have upcoming podcast recording sessions that will be around 3 hours long with multiple camera angles. The thought of uploading all that footage through Google Drive makes me want to pull my hair out. Meanwhile I have my own editing projects that need attention.
Since my collaborators live more than two hours away, physically delivering hard drives isn’t realistic. Has anyone found faster cloud storage solutions or other methods for sharing large video files with remote team members?
WeTransfer Plus works great for this. Upload speeds crush Google Drive, especially with 20GB+ files. Super simple interface and people don’t need accounts to download. For regular team work, I’d go with Dropbox’s professional plan instead. Way faster sync than Google Drive and handles big video files without choking. Version history has saved my ass when someone overwrote files. If you’re doing collaborative editing, check out Frame.io. Built for video workflows with solid upload speeds, plus editors can drop timestamped comments right on footage. Costs more than basic storage but might be worth it if it saves you time.
I wasted hours on slow uploads until I figured out the real issue wasn’t which storage service to pick - it was doing everything manually.
Latenode fixed this for me. Built an automation that handles the whole thing instead of me babysitting uploads.
It compresses files based on who needs what, splits big files for parallel uploads, and hits multiple storage services at once. Your 50GB files get processed and delivered while you do actual work.
For those 3-hour podcast sessions, set triggers that start processing the second files land in a folder. Team gets pinged when their versions are ready. Zero manual file juggling.
The automation even handles different delivery needs - some people get compressed previews, others get full quality. Runs in background, you don’t touch it.
Took me a weekend to build, saves 10+ hours weekly. Beats switching cloud services or managing servers.