Transfer video files generated in a Windows Phone app

It is surprisingly difficult to transfer files from an app’s isolated storage to any other place unless it is an image file, which can be saved to the Media Library for Zune to transfer.  There are a few involving options:

  1. Integrate with SkyDrive, and transfer the file to SkyDrive first, then the file can be downloaded to a PC, then…
  2. Use tools such as IsoStoreSpy to transfer files from the app.
  3. Develop one’s own tool (similar to IsoStoreSpy) dedicated to download files from the app.
  4. Integrate with YouTube.

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