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Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
You could almost certainly be sure that the "Preview" is a problem. Like you said - it is attempting to preview the file over the internet, which will be slow at best.
Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
i too have had problems with large files. In the end i gave up...i think it has something to do with webdav and isp's. Send a disk ! may take a day or two but hey no problems when it get there.
Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
If security is an issue [perhaps the AIFF file should remain private between business associates], you can do this, or something similar, to permit a SFTP transfer:
Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
When will Apple put sftp into the finder? That's what I want to know.
Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
- ask your client to download FuguGreat, but I didn't mention before that my client is on Windows, unfortunately. We Mac users sometimes forget… ---
Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
That's why PureFTP is so cool. It's much more configurable than the one that comes with OS X in the sharing pref pane
Avoid a 'download' problem with iDisk and media files
Personally I would recommend for files of this size you let the intended receipient (I assume you are doing a 1 to 1 transfer as opposed to offering publically) log into your local mac and collect the file - either via AppleShare or ftp. FTP is going to be the most effecient, but slightly more time consuming to setup. Although if this is a longterm thing it will be well worth it. I would recommend persuing this PureFTP tutorial: http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2005/03/04/ftp.htmlWow. This looks like something useful, but as I am not an IT professional, my mind kind of blanked out after about the 10th paragraph. I imagine this might be the case with my client as well. Thanks for the tip, though! --- |
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