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Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video

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On 2015-07-20, M.L. <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:
> On my Android phone, I took an MP4 video of birthday party singing, and 
> the mom wants the video, and I can't send it through gmail using 
> Thunderbird on Linux because of its size.
>
> GMAIL THUNDERBIRD ERROR ON LINUX: 
> "The size of the message you are trying to send exceeds the global size 
> limit (35882577 bytes) of the server. The message was not sent; reduce 
> the message size and try again."

Change the global size limit of your system, or of the server. If it is
gmail that is setting that limit, then of course you much use something
else.

Alternatively transfer the file by some other means ( ftp, rsync,....)

 
>
> The file is 28-1/2 megabytes (despite what the Gmail message says).
>
> $ ls -l *mp4
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 28544810 Jul 19 19:58 20150717_202834.mp4
>
> $ exiftool *.mp4
> File Size                       : 27 MB
> File Type                       : MP4
> MIME Type                       : video/mp4
> Major Brand                     : MP4  Base Media v1 [IS0 14496-12:2003]
> Compatible Brands               : isom, 3gp4
> Movie Data Size                 : 28536354
> $ tovid id *mp4
> Analyzing file: '20150717_202834.mp4'...
>=========================================================
>                File: 20150717_202834.mp4
>               Width: 1920 pixels
>              Height: 1080 pixels
>        Aspect ratio: 1.77:1
>              Frames: 399
>            Duration: 00:00:13 hours/mins/secs
>           Framerate: 90000.000 frames per second
>        Video format: H264
>       Video bitrate: 17025760 bits per second
> ---------------------------
> Audio track 1 (Stream 0.1, AID 0):
> ---------------------------
> Codec: aac
> Bitrate: 117000 bits per second 
> Sampling rate: 48000 Hz 
>=========================================================                                                                                           
> Audio is compliant with the following formats: 
>   Not compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
> Video is compliant with the following formats:
>   Not compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
> This video does not seem to be compliant with (S)VCD or DVD
> standards. If you burn it to a video disc, it may not work.
>=========================================================
>
> I do not want to set up a cloud account just to send this one file 
> (this is the first time in a decade I've needed to "email" something 
> large).
>
> On Linux, I tried compressing it to a zip file, but the result was the 
> same size.
>
> Is there a way to break the file into smaller pieces on Linux, so that 
> the recipient can reassemble it (they're probably on Windows & Android) 
> after I email it to them using Thunderbird on Linux with Gmail?
>
> Ideas welcome (but I don't want to set up the cloud for just one file).

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Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video "M.L." <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-07-19 23:54 -0400
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video Nil <rednoise9@REMOVETHIScomcast.net> - 2015-07-20 00:19 -0400
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2015-07-20 09:37 +0100
    Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-07-20 17:25 +0100
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-07-20 07:34 +0000
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video andrew <andrew@skamandros.invalid> - 2015-07-20 08:58 +0000
    Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2015-07-20 08:22 -0400
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2015-07-20 09:08 +0000
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video John McGaw <Nobody@Nowh.ere> - 2015-07-20 09:31 -0400
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-07-20 18:45 +0000
  Re: Without the cloud, how can I send someone a 28MB MP4 video chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-07-21 09:55 +0100

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