Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie

2007-10-24 Thread Rob Davies
Evening, On 24Oct2007, at 7:47 pm, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.

Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie

2007-10-24 Thread Eugene
Hi Greg, I have always used external firewire drives for working on my movies but recently was forced to use a USB drive. I was pleasantly surprised as to how well it ran. No noticeable degradation is terms of playback, editing and rendering speeds. I agree with Brian though - leave iMovi

Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie

2007-10-24 Thread Brian Scott
On 24/10/2007, at 7:47 PM, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 driv

Re: Inheritance

2007-10-24 Thread Robert Howells
On 25/10/2007, at 6:42 AM, bill parker wrote: Folks, I am being asked if I want (FOC) a Power Mac G4 /2GB/400Mhz/192MB RAM . It runs 9.2.2 at present. Is that meant to be 20 Gb hard drive ? It would run Panther , and it could run tiger ( but slow ) but you would need more ram and a

Inheritance

2007-10-24 Thread bill parker
Folks, I am being asked if I want (FOC) a Power Mac G4 /2GB/400Mhz/192MB RAM . It runs 9.2.2 at present. What we be the recommended steps to bring it into the 21st century? Which OS? I am using a G4 PowerBook generally so I have no regular daily need of the Power Mac. Any ideas welc

Re: Using an external hard disk with iMovie

2007-10-24 Thread Robert Howells
On 24/10/2007, at 7:47 PM, Greg Colgan wrote: Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 driv

Using an external hard disk with iMovie

2007-10-24 Thread Greg Colgan
Hiya Muggers... Anyone out there able to advise on the pros and cons of using an external HD for storing and editing video footage using iMovie? I'd like to buy a disk but don't know (for example) whether to get a firewire or USB 2.0 drive. Also, is it best to transfer the iMovie software ove