Can I store only my movies in an external drive and still sync them to iPod

I have an 80GB ipod, and as I began ripping a few DVD sets of TV shows onto my computer I realized that I believe I can rip every single DVD I own and store it onto my iPod. I will be on the road constantly over the next year or more and would like to have them all with me. However, I don't want to take up the entire hard drive of my macbook with these files. I have an external hard drive, but also don't want to store my entire library on the hard drive so that I can still access my music on my laptop if I wish.
Am I doomed to simply keep my ENTIRE library off my laptop, or is it possible to only move the Movie files to an external drive and not have iTunes erase them from my iPod every time I sync it without the drive connected? I know you can create multiple libraries, but if I sync my iPod with the movie library, won't it erase all my music from the iPod and vice versa?

You can have multiple libraries with iTunes.
1. Quit iTunes.
2. Open iTunes and at the same time hold down the option key (if you are Windows press shift and open iTunes)
3. Choose "Create Library"
4. Once you have created the library go to the "Preferences > Advanced > Choose Where Your iTunes folder is stored
5. Choose your external hard drive.
Whenever you import/downlaod a movie use this library.
Repeat the first 2 steps to choose a new library.

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