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

[Mandy Claire Caulton]

Thanks a lot Gordon.Plugged it in to imac switched it on followed your 
instructions .Works perfectly.Thank you very much.Cheers Fella.
Chers Jim .Cheers sb..
On Tuesday, January 13, 2004, at 06:34 AM, Gordon B. Alley wrote:

> It makes no difference which FireWire port you connect your camcorder 
> to. You select the target disk when you create the new project in 
> iMovie. The following discussion is referring to iMovie 3.0.3, but 
> earlier versions behave similarly in this regard.
>
> When you click the Create Project button, or select New Project... 
> from the file menu, a file dialog window appears. Mine defaults to my 
> Documents folder, which resides on my internal hard disk.
>
> If you would like to create the project folder (which will contain the 
> captured clips) in a different folder or on a different disk, you must 
> navigate to that disk in this dialog before you click its Save button. 
> If the disk browser doesn't appear in the dialog, you can click on the 
> disclosure triangle button beside the Save As text box.
>
> On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 22:16:46 +0000, Mandy Claire Caulton 
> <roger at caulton3432.fsnet.co.uk> 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..
>> 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
>>>
>>>  On 1/12/04 1:41 PM, "Mandy Claire Caulton"
>>>  <roger at caulton3432.fsnet.co.uk>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Can anyone help?I've got an imac G3400 on osx10.2.6 and when i plug
>>>>  the
>>>>  camera the back of the external hd it imports onto my internal 
>>>> hd.The
>>>>  thing is, I can,t choose which hd it goes too.Both hds are on the
>>>>  extended format.I've ran out of ideas..THis is my first post i 
>>>> think
>>>>  !!
>>  >> so Hello everyone..I'm seriously stuck..
>
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