Then they suggest iCloud Photos which is not realistic for large video files unless you have an insane broadband connection. The simplest method is to use a Lightning cable with your PC or Mac. I’m sure Apple will eventually move across to USB-C ports like on their iPad Pros, but for now we’re stuck with the Lightning port and its USB 2 speeds.Īpple offers three options for sharing these ProRos files in this support article. And the latest iPads have a USB-C port that supports Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 at up to 40 Gbps. My 10.5” iPad Pro, released 5 years ago now, also has a Lightning port, but supports USB 3 speeds, which at 5 Gbps is up to 10 times faster. That’s 480 Mbps or 60 MB/s, which means a 5 minute clip shot in Apple’s professional grade ProRes format would take over 8 minutes to transfer across using the Lightning port – and that’s assuming no losses. What Apple doesn’t mention is that you’re stuck using the 20 year old USB 2 standard to get these files off your phone. You can now buy an iPhone 13 Pro with 1TB of storage which has impressive video capabilities, which can result in files up to 6GB in size per minute, which is huge. I’ll compare speeds with these two methods against just using a Lightning cable and also AirDrop.Īs I alluded to, I’m more interested in getting large video clips off my phone to use in my video editing software, but both methods are also useful for freeing up space on your phone. In the second method we’ll send the files wirelessly using WiFi, which is actually the fastest method I’ve found so far, apart from AirDrop which only works with Apple devices.

If you’re offloading video files, you can then edit them directly off this drive. Both the methods I’ll discuss in this video will work with any iPhone or iPad.įirstly I’ll show how you can connect a fast external USB SSD. In this video I’ll show two methods to get large video clips or any file off your iPhone 13 Pro, as quickly and conveniently as possible.

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