ABOUT:
Hightail is a both a storage and a sharing application. You do not need to be signed up for Higtail to receive files, but you must in order to share them, or contribute to them. Hightail works on the cloud and can store all your files for you, allowing you to share a high volume of files like film footage, music files, or videos. It is more for business than for school, but if you are making large multimedia projects in groups, this might be the right storage and sharing application for you.
Supported
PC, Mac, Mobile
Pros
- Allows you to share large files without a need for email
- You do not need to sign up for Hightail to receive files
- Since it operates on a cloud system, even when your computer crashes, your files are still stored.
Cons
- Since you have to download Hightail onto your device, you cannot use it from a school or borrowed computer.
- Unless you password protect your files, they may not be private to you and your colleague.
EXAMPLES
Because Hightail is a sharing/storage application, it would be invasive to show a student example. Instead, here is a video about how it works:
Uses
You could use Hightail for any class that asks you to share or store large files. Hightail may be most useful to film production students, but you need not be working with that much content for it to be useful.