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I've been working on a video project on my 120GB MBP... the problem is, the file for this movie is over 60GB thus far, and I still need to upload about 60GB MORE footage =/ This... will not fit, not matter what I delete!

Question:
If I get a firewire external hard drive, will I be able to edit the movies (in iMovie) while they are on the external?! Because, right now, with my USB HD, I cannot do this... the files must be on my computer to be used in iMovie.

So, I've heard this is what firewire external's are for, but is this correct?!

Also, what brand is recommended and which firewire port is suggested?

Thanks VERY much for any help, my MBP's poor little hard drive is forever in your debt.
 
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Try saving the iMovie Project file to the external Drive as well. Shouldn't matter if it's USB or Firewire.

when you import the clips to iMovie it stores them in the Project File, so the drive that the project file is on, should be where it reads from.

hope this helps, hope I'm right. I've been doing this lately, and seems to be working.

Brian
 
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firewire external HD

I'm usng a Maxtor 300 GB firewire 800 and the files just fly!!!
 

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