Collect video footage from sources and contributors online
Set up an upload request and share the link with journalists, fixers, freelancers, or on-the-ground contributors. Raw footage lands directly in your WeTransfer workspace, and you get an email notification the moment each clip arrives. No FTP credentials to hand out, no file-sharing logins to manage, no overflowing inboxes.
Request once, receive from anyone
News and media teams often need footage fast, from contributors spread across locations, working under deadline pressure with no time for complicated handoffs. WeTransfer upload requests give you a single link you can send via messaging app, drop into a briefing document, or post to a contributor network, so video files flow into one place without any back-and-forth. Footage arrives exactly as recorded, with no re-encoding or resolution loss, so 4K clips, broadcast-quality MOVs, and compressed proxy files all come through at their original quality and ready for your edit. You can preview video files directly in your browser before downloading, which makes triaging a batch of incoming clips much faster when you are on a tight turnaround. Both you and the people uploading footage need a free WeTransfer account, and your first request can be live and ready to share in minutes.
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FAQs
All your questions answered.
You create an upload request from your WeTransfer account and receive a shareable link. Send that link to any contributor, whether that is a freelance camera operator, a citizen journalist, or a network stringer, and they can upload video files directly to your workspace without needing to coordinate with you first. You receive an email notification each time a file arrives, so you can start reviewing footage as it comes in rather than waiting for everyone to submit.
No paid plan is required. Anyone uploading video to your request needs a free WeTransfer account, which takes only a couple of minutes to set up. This keeps the barrier to submission as low as possible, which matters when you are working with contributors who may not be familiar with professional file-sharing tools.
WeTransfer does not re-encode, compress, or reduce the resolution of any file. Raw footage, 4K video, broadcast MOVs, and proxy files all arrive exactly as the contributor uploaded them, frame-for-frame and pixel-for-pixel. This means you can go straight from receipt to edit without any quality checks or conversion steps.
Yes. When you create a request you can add a title and instructions, so you can specify things like the clip format you need, any naming conventions, the story or event being covered, and any deadline information. Clear instructions up front reduce the back-and-forth that slows down fast-moving stories.
Uploaded files appear in the Received section of your WeTransfer account, and you can preview compatible video formats directly in the browser before downloading, which makes it faster to triage a batch of clips under deadline. You can download individual files or everything at once, and contributors can leave comments on their files during preview, so they can flag specific moments or add context without needing a separate message thread.