share/transfer large video file

[meow]

I took a video on my phone, and I want to share it with friends. I've tried several methods, but I just can't seem to figure out any ways to get it off of my phone.

I've tried several options in the "share" menu.
I tried to share through YouTube, but it tells me that the video must be under 3MB.
I tried share through Facebook, but it looks like you can only share pictures that way because videos don't appear in my list of options of what I can share.
I tried emailing it to myself, but that keeps sending back a failure message.

I also tried mounting my phone to my computer through USB and just copying the video file to my computer, but when I do that only the video transfers and not the sound.

Has anyone else had the problem of trying to transfer a large video file off of their phone?

 

[wyzzerdd]

the sound actually does transfer when you do it with usb, your player just doesn't recognize it. you need the correct codec ffdshow | Get ffdshow at SourceForge.net

 

[roberj13]

Hmm, I just transferred a 43MB Video to You Tube. That was with a video taken on the droid. Not a video that I dl'd or anything. Don't know why that would be the difference though.

 

[wyzzerdd]

Because youtube is compatible with format. Youtbe converted it to flash which your computer can play regardless of what codecs you have installed.

 

[meow]

got it

Thanks for the advice. I was trying to open the file using Windows Media Player, and it didn't recognize the sound. But when I opened it with Quicktime Player, it worked.

I wish that I didn't have to transfer it to my computer first, though. It'd be much more convenient if the "share with Facebook" or "share with YouTube" features worked :\

 

[c64whiz]

I have the same problem. Transfer via usb is fine, but GMail complains about the video being too large. When I use the browser to upload somewhere, the (default) browser crashes...consistently. When I go into 'Gallery', and tap the video, it just plays...no options to share. I have to go into the camera app, and tap the "last image' icon (provided it was the last thing taken) in order to share it.

Furthermore, when I sent it via K-9 Mail through my own server, it ended up timing out.

Seems to me no one thought about large video on this phone....

--C64Whiz