[MacDV] Re: Imovie:Can't import dv footage directly onto external hd

[James Asherman]

On Monday, January 12, 2004, at 05:16  PM, Mandy Claire Caulton wrote:

> No what it is exactly is when i open i movie and import my footage it 
> goes straight on my int hd whether my camera is plugged into the imac 
> or my external hd.Because there's only 6gig left on it( 20mins)for 
> pict file,I've got to import directly on to exthd and edit my footage 
> that way.Then i can save my project onto which ever drive ..I'm sorry 
> if i didn't explain myself properly.Thankyou sb for your help. Roger..

Plug the camera into the other firewire hole. Open iMovie with NO 
current project. IT  will prompt you for a name and PLACE. Try to 
choose  the ext.
  I don't know your OS version but my experience is that the firewire 
behaves differently from  version to version.
\Jim


> On Monday, January 12, 2004, at 09:56 PM, sb wrote:
>
>> You are not able to Save Project and click the drop down menu to see 
>> all
>> your available drives? Or, you see the external drive but it won't 
>> save to
>> it?
>>
>>  sb
>>