USB zip/flash drive or Firewire external harddrive?

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USB zip/flash drive or Firewire external harddrive?

Which one do I have to use to store my iMovie projects, and or raw video footage?

I have been trying to use an 8 GB USB flash drive, and keep getting "Disc is full, or read-only, save in another location", even after I traded one in for another brand. Memorex to a Kingston.

I can put other files on it.

PowerBook G4, Mac OS X (10.3.x), OS X 10.3.9 Panther, iMovie 5.0.2, QT 7.3

Posted on Dec 5, 2007 9:01 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 6, 2007 4:19 AM in response to René O'Deay

How big is your project? Maybe it is too big. Also did you format your drive using disk utility? I use a 4gig several times a day going between MAC and PC with no problems. However it only holds 4 gigs. Full is full and project files are huge.
Sometimes it becomes cranky but reformating fixes it.

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Answer 2

René O'Deay Author

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Dec 7, 2007 3:06 PM in response to Frank Cushing

just got it, it has most available. copied some pics onto it. no problem.

no I didn't format it.
When I try to save the iMovie project onto it. it starts then says the message:
"The new project could not be created.
The disk may be locked, read-only, or completely full. Try saving to a different location."

When I tried drag and drop:
'You cannot copy item "Icon" because the name is too long or includes characters that the disk cannot display.'
But it puts the icon with the right name on the disk with 76 kb, but nothing on it, just pulls up the project.

when I tried copy and paste : same thing.
There is at least 7.5 GB available and the project is about 550 MB

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Answer 3

René O'Deay Author

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Dec 29, 2007 2:22 PM in response to René O'Deay

found I can 'Archive' my project onto the usb 'jump drive'.

Still do not understand why I cannot just save project to it.

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Answer 4

Klaus1

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Dec 30, 2007 2:47 AM in response to René O'Deay

The answer is: firewire external drive.

iMovie cannot read the DV files, or a completed iMovie project, from anything else.

The drive should be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

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