Send large videos and RAW photos at full quality
Messaging apps recompress your 4K into mush. Cloud drives want an hour-long upload before your editor can even start. Direct transfer moves the original bytes — every pixel you shot is every pixel they receive, with a checksum to prove it.
The creator's file problem, in numbers
| Footage | Real size | Messaging app | P2P (this app) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-min 4K video | ~4–8 GB | Recompressed to MBs | Original bytes |
| 500 RAW photos | ~15 GB | Converted to JPEG | Original RAW |
| Project folder | ~20 GB+ | Blocked over limits | Zipped once, streamed |
Compression is lossy and one-way: once WhatsApp or social DMs have "optimized" your footage, the quality is gone forever. For client work, that is unacceptable — which is why creators end up fighting 2 GB free limits and overnight uploads instead.
The full-quality workflow
- Zip project folders first.
One archive keeps folder structure intact and transfers as a single verified file. Export originals — never "share-optimized" copies.
- Drop everything on the home page.
Up to 20 files per room, any size. Your link, QR and 4-digit code appear instantly.
- Send the link to your editor or client.
They press Download and footage streams straight to their disk (Chrome/Edge/Firefox) — no "make a copy", no quota eaten on either side.
- Confirm the ✓, then close the tab.
Per-file checkmarks mean verified receipt, not just "sent". That confirmation is the wrap signal for the session.
Proof every byte arrived
This is what makes the workflow safe for paid work. A truncated download is the nightmare scenario — a video that plays 90% then dies in the edit. Here, the sender's manifest includes the exact byte count and SHA-256 of what was sent; the receiver verifies both before anything reaches disk. Corruption fails loudly (row ❌, named shortfall), nothing half-written is kept, and no confirmation is ever sent for a bad file. Read the safety deep-dive in is P2P file sharing safe?
Speed tips for huge shoots
- Same network? Use it. Sender and receiver on the same Wi-Fi or LAN take the shortest path — hotel and studio networks are often faster device-to-device than to the cloud and back.
- Prefer Chrome or Edge for 10 GB+. They stream to disk; Safari buffers in memory (~4 GB ceiling).
- Keep both tabs in the foreground. Backgrounded mobile browsers may throttle the connection; the transfer resumes fastest when both tabs stay active.
- Send selects first, full dumps later. A 2 GB selects reel for review now beats a 40 GB dump everyone waits on.
No recompression, no upload queue, no "storage full" mid-project, verified delivery. For originals that must arrive pixel-perfect, direct device-to-device is simply the best architecture — the file takes one trip, not two, and nothing touches a server in between.
Questions, answered
Will my 4K lose quality?
No. Files transfer byte-for-byte with no transcoding — unlike messaging apps, nothing is recompressed. The SHA-256 check proves the received file is bit-identical.
Can I send a whole folder?
Zip it first (preserves structure), then send the archive. Up to 20 files per room, any size each.
How long does 20 GB take?
Whatever your upload link sustains — the transfer runs at network speed with live speed/ETA shown. Same-network transfers are typically the fastest path available.
What if we're in different time zones?
P2P needs you online together. For async handoffs, use cloud storage for the overnight copy and P2P for the urgent selects — see when each wins.
Move your originals tonight
Full quality, verified delivery, nothing stored anywhere.