Hey,
I'm currently producing a feature length documentary and need to send it to a few people, but keep it very private, disable downloads and disable link sharing beyond my control etc.
I was hoping to use Google Drive, as that lets me do all of those things. Disable downloads, viewers will need to request access to the video, and I can take access away from individual people as and when it's necessary. Sounds perfect, but unfortunately, I've got the cursed 'We're processing this video. Check back later or download the video now.' A message that's shown for 3 days now on an .MP4 created in Premiere using the YouTube preset. It's only 1.5gb, so shouldn't be taking this long to process.
In the search of an alternative, I thought of using Vimeo. I could change the password every couple days and only let the necessary people know the new one, but they've removed the password option unless you pay, and I have enough subscriptions as it is. Also, 500mb weekly limit on the free account... what's the point?
YouTube's private links are ok, but I fear I'll have to keep deleting and reuploading to keep track of exactly who can view it.
Dropbox also forces you to pay $199 a year to unlock the 'disable downloads' function.
Shirley there's something out there that fits the bill... Or even batter, a way to get around Google Drive's ludicrous processing?
I have a Plex server - is there a way I can utilise that to host it privately, with the necessary restricted access described above?