Emailing Videos

[Boatworker]

Could use some help on this one.

I took a couple of 1 1/2 minute videos with my iPhone 6 that I need to email to a service dept to explain a problem with a piece of equipment. For the life of me I can't figure out how to do what seems like should be an easy task.

They are on both the phone and on my Mac Air. Latest software on both.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[pigoo3]

For the life of me I can't figure out how to do what seems like should be an easy task.

Just drag the video file into the email message just like you would do with a photo, a word processing doc, spreadsheet doc, Powerpoint presentation, etc.

- Nick

 

[Boatworker]

Thanks for the reply.

I tried that. Had iPhoto and the mail app open and dragged the movie over into the body of the email, hit send and nothing happened. Maybe I am running up against a size limit issue.

Jim

 

[pigoo3]

I tried that. Had iPhoto and the mail app open and dragged the movie over into the body of the email, hit send and nothing happened. Maybe I am running up against a size limit issue.

You didn't mention that it was an iPhoto file. I thought it was a "straight-up" video file. Also as you mentioned...you may be bumping up against a size limit issue.

Give this a try:

The Simple Way To Send Movies To Friends From Your Mac

- Nick

 

[Oneironaut]

If you have updated to Yosemite, you can use Mail Drop to send files that exceed your email service's size limits. When you click Send, you will get a warning and an option to send via Mail Drop.

 

[Boatworker]

Nick, sorry I didn't know that being iPhoto made a difference. Still kinda in a Windows frame of mind.

Oneironaut, thanks for the Mail Drop tip. That did it.

Jim