[MacDV] Re: Transferring .mov files from mac to pc

[Michael Winter]

On Monday, April 21, 2003, at 06:19  PM, Mark M. Florida wrote:

> But why make things more complicated than they already are?  If you're
> running Mac OS X, just turn on Windows file sharing and network the 
> two with
> an ethernet crossover cable...

I'd go with Mark on this one. Keep it as simple as possible. Yes 
Firewire might be faster, but unless you're transferring GB's of data 
or are really in a rush ethernet should suffice.

> Just trying to make everyone really think about this a bit...

I usually try to start with the cheapest/easiest method and see if it 
suffices. As I mentioned earlier, it may be that even a "normal" 
ethernet cable would work and either way (crossover cable or regular) 
its a cheap, simple way to go. Even if you eventually decide you 
require something faster (Firewire), IMO its always good to have that 
cheap/easy ethernet option right there as a backup.

Just some more food for thought...

Setting up the ethernet network should essentially be a one-time deal. 
Once its in place it seems to me that a simple ethernet transfer may be 
faster than burning a CD, especially if you're using the method built 
into Finder which essentially requires copying everything to a disk 
image before it even starts burning the CD (you end up having to do a 
copy to disk image, burn, then copy to hard drive of other computer).

-Mike