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OMF File size too big to email. Any options?

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Ok. One more issue:-)

 

I'm trying to send a sample OMF to the guy who will be mixing to make sure he can use it. When I export a 20 second file of 1 track it comes out 35mb!!! Even a 5 second file is just as big. I can't email it to him.

 

He said this: "I Think somethings not quite right. 24 bit 44.1 Khz should be 8Mb / minute / track. Go ahead and try 5 seconds, be sure there's something to listen to. That should bring it back to 12 MB. My email allows up to 20 MB. - Dave"

 

Is this just how it is. Or can I change a setting so the file is smaller????

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About all you can do is try and .zip the file to compress it down to its smallest possible size. If it doesn't reduce down to a small-enough size, use a file sharing service such as YouSendIt, DropBox, or similar.

 

+1 for Dropbox... I use it for all my long distance file transfers and I have had no issues at all in doing so...

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Thanks for the feedback everyone:-)

 

Eric - I'm doing it as a test for sending a whole multi-tracked song to the man who's mixing my CD. We're figuring out how to interface between Logic and the software he uses. So, I'm just trying to send him a little sample to make sure the OMF thing works between us.

 

So, what I'm gathering is that these files are just huge and that's the way it is?

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