Smaller files with an alpha channel

I made a short video file in After Effects with an alpha channel of several different ways, but I can't to it go below 3 GB. Is it possible to get the smaller file without reducing the quality or the size of the composition? I would like to get the smaller file size to put in the cloud for use in a group project, and / 3GB is not really all that big a file, I have several files with an alpha channel that others need to access.

The smallest file size with an alpha channel that is always the production quality would be a QuickTime JPEG 2000. Set the quality to about 85 to 90%.

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