This link may also help to get to a format the iMac can play back - h264 at least I'm sure is out of the question, but the newer mp4 and MOV may also have issues.
On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 1:27 PM <theonetruestick...@gmail.com> wrote: > That's a pretty weird problem. What OS version are you creating the video > and CD with, and what version of Quicktime or other video player do you > have on the OS9 iMac? > > For flash drives - have you tried formatting it on the old iMac or just on > the new one? > > Network - easiest option is probably to turn on the built-in FTP server on > one of the iMacs and access from the other machine. > If you want to connect the machines directly together without putting them > on a network you will probably need to configure the network settings > manually with static IPs, and it may require a cross-over cable instead of > straight - if you can put them both on a local wifi network I think that > would be easier. Apologies if you've already tried any of these options. > > For any transfer option, you might try putting the video file in a dmg or > binhex (.hqx) in order to make sure it transfers through OK. > > On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 12:30 PM Doug Fabel <dfa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Adam, >> >> I may be wrong, but aren't the old G3 iMacs capable of "target mode"? >> Try holding down the "T" key while powering up the G3. I believe this >> turns it in to an external firewire drive. Connect that to the modern iMac. >> >> Doug >> >> On Thu, May 2, 2019 at 9:24 AM Adam Rosenberg < >> mr.adam.rosenb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I am borrowing an iMac G3 with Mac OS 9.1 as a prop for a film. I need >>> to play a video file in the computer for the film, but I am having the >>> hardest time getting a video file onto the computer. When I open a CD that >>> I burned it will show some files like JPEG images, but the video files that >>> I burned onto the CD don't appear. I've tried several different >>> codecs/formats including h264, MP4, MOV, and AVI, all with simple file >>> names and no special characters, but none of them show up on the CD when >>> loaded in the old iMac, even though they are definitely on the CD. >>> >>> I've also tried other methods of transferring the video file including >>> flash drive (doesn't show up or mount when I format it to various formats). >>> I can't figure out how to connect the iMac to the internet to >>> email/download the file. And I can't figure out how to transfer it directly >>> via an ethernet cable connected to my modern iMac. 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