I tried everything to move a 20GB video off my iPad - until this amazing tool saved me
Published on: 2025-08-15 16:13:23
David Gewirtz / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET
I record many hands-on projects for my YouTube channel. Often, one or more stages of a project must be recorded in a single take. That's because once whatever it is I'm doing is done, it's done.
Take unboxing videos, for example. Some of the items I'm opening come in giant crates. The crates must be aggressively disassembled to access the gear inside. Once that disassembly is completed, there are no redos. The same can be said for cutting material for a project. Once it's cut, it's cut.
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My point is, I don't get many opportunities for do-overs. If my video has errors, my only option is creative editing. But starting over and trying again is not usually an option.
To give myself a fairly good chance of getting good video, I arrange several iOS devices around the work site. Each is pointed at my project for filming. Later, in editing, I stitch the multicam recordings together and jump
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