[MacDV] Re: Quicktime .mov files - cannot transfer

[Gerhard]

Sorry I never read your original post, the files being 6 GB pretty much 
guarantees that they are self contained movies.

Gerhard


On Feb 15, 2005, at 8:44 PM, Gerhard wrote:

> Is it that the files don't play when you drag them to the external 
> drive or that they don't show up on the external drive.  If the case 
> is that they are not playing it may be that you don't have self 
> contained QT files and they no longer see the underlying video files.
>
> Gerhard
>
>
> On Feb 15, 2005, at 7:32 PM, KathyMac! wrote:
>
>> No, no. Nothing like that. Just simple drag and drop copying like 
>> with any file. Moving files from one disk to another like we all do 
>> everyday without even blinking. These .mov files should copy over 
>> without problem but they don't.
>>
>> I'm using Panther.
>>
>>
>> On Feb 15, 2005, at 4:59 PM, 
>> macdv-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote:
>>
>>> Subject: Re: [MacDV] Quicktime .mov files - cannot transfer to
>>> 	firewire?
>>> To: "A place to discuss digital video on Macintosh."
>>> 	<macdv at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
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>>>
>>> How are your computers connected? Is one in firewire mode? (start the
>>> computer while holding the T key). What OS versions are you using 
>>> too?
>>>
>>> David
>>>
>>>
>>> On Feb 15, 2005, at 4:26 PM, KathyMac! wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I'm pretty frustrated with a problem I'm having and I hope someone 
>>>> can
>>>> set me free.
>>>>
>>>> I have several .mov files on my hard drive as well as my firewire
>>>> drives. These files are about 6gb.
>>>> I cannot copy them from one drive to another. Every single time it
>>>> stops at the 4gb mark with the error code of -36 and the message 
>>>> "The
>>>> finder cannot complete the operation because some data in 'clip.mov'
>>>> could not be read or written".
>>>>
>>>> No matter which drive I use. I have swapped 3 firewire drives, 
>>>> changed
>>>> cables, used 3 different internal hard drives on my G4. Then the
>>>> problem is the same when I take it to the G4 iMac with other 
>>>> firewire
>>>> drives.
>>>>
>>>> I simply can NOT move a quicktime file from one drive to another.
>>>> I have repaired permissions as well.
>>>>
>>>> Has this happened to anyone else? The clip plays fine. I just need 
>>>> to
>>>> move them to different storage alternatives because I have so many
>>>> that I am turning into .wmv files so I need to keep moving them 
>>>> around
>>>> on different drives and making room.  But I can't move even one!
>>>>
>>>> Any help out there?
>>>>
>>>> KathyMac_____________________
>>
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