IMovie Capture file location

Where are the clips automatically stored when capturing from a camera? Can I capture them to an external drive?

On the Import from Camera screen, you can select which drive to store your movies on. This will remain the default until you change it again.
For iMovie to recognize a drive, it must be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled). FAT32 drives will not work with imovie, but can usually be reformatted.
iMovie imports from camera are stored in the <user>/Movies/iMovie Events/<event name>/ folder on your startup drive. If you selected an external drive, they will be in the iMovie Events/ folder at the top level of your external drive.

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Screen Capture file location?

Suddenly my screen captures are sent only to the clipboard instead of the desktop as they used to. How can I change that back? I'm using ShiftCtrl+Cmd4 or ShiftCtrl+Cmd3.
Also, where would you change where the screen capture files ends up?

You're pushing too many buttons. The additional ctrl button copies to the clipboard.
See the Preference panels>Keyboard>keyboard Shortcuts for the list of buttons.

Where are the FCPx and iMovie audio files located in fcpx 10.1

I updated to FCPx 10.1 a couple days ago and have now realized that none of the FCPX or iMovie audio files are showing up under the Music and Sound button. Does anyone know where they've run off to?

Try this trick by BenB:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/24199975#24199975
Al

IMovie exported file location?

Where does iMovie store the file it creates when exporting to iDVD? I want to find it and delete it, but I don't know where it is. I'd appreciate any help. Thanks.

1) Where does iMovie '08 keep raw footage files on my hard drive (default)?
The normal default location is in the "namedstart-updrive > nameduseraccount > iMovie Events > named_event" folder.
2) Once I find it can I simply cut and past it to my external drive into a folder of my choice?
It can be done, but not "simply." Its is far easier to perform the move from within iMovie '08 itself. Here is the URL for a "Quickie" tutorial: TUTORIAL 021: Moving an iMovie '08 Event
3) In the future do I simply copy my footage to the external drive and open iMovie to find/access it?
In the future, you should select the hard drive and name the event in the import window which opens as soon as you press the "Import" button.

Grab - default screen capture file location

HI. Is there a way to have Grab save screen captures to a location other than the Desktop? I checked in Preferences and there are none.
Thanks!

are you talking about the app "Grab" or are you talking about screen capture via the keystrokes cmd-shift-3 and cmd-shift-4? if you're talking about the cmd-shift-3/4 then there is an easy way to change the save location for the file.
in terminal issue the following command
*defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /LOCATION*
where LOCATION is the location of the directory you want to save to.
for example if you wanted to save to a folder that you've created on your desktop called 'Screenshots' then the command would be
*defaults write com.apple.screencapture location /Users/YOURUSERNAME/Desktop/Screenshots*
or alternatively
*defaults write com.apple.screencapture location ~/Desktop/Screenshots*
this will take effect once you log out and log back in.
hope this helps

IMovie Can't Find Movie File Location

I had to reinstall the OS and all software on my MacBook Pro and after I imported the Movie files back into iPhoto, iMovie can no longer find the movie files for the projects. When I open an iMovie project, there is a yellow triangle with an exclamation point in it. How can I tweak the iMovie project file to point to the movies in the new location?

It is not the easiest thing to do, but it is possible.
Please make a backup copy of the project file before attempting brain surgery.
An imovie project file (with extension .rcproject) is a package. Right click on your Project file in the Movies/iMovie Projects folder. Select Show Package Contents.
There should be a text file in there called Project.
It will be in hexadecimal, so you need a hex-capable text editor to read it.
I would suggest BBEdit (best but $$$) or PListEditPro (free from Apple).
In this file, you may be able to see the paths and filenames for the clips used in the project.
This is where iMovie expects to find the clips.
The least risky thing to do is to move them to where iMovie thinks they should be, with the right names. However, this may impact iPhoto if you are changing the iPhoto library without telling iPHoto.
So, alternatively, you could edit the file with the new paths and or file names.

Location of IMovie Clip files

Where do I find the clip files of captured DV-cam footage on my HD ? Are they only part of the specific IMovie project ?? Can I only share clip files by opening individual projects and copy/paste in between ?
IMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Welcome to the discussions.
What looks like an iMovie project FILE is actually a PACKAGE. In the Finder, you ctrl-click on your project package and select "Show package contents" in the context menu. Inside you find a folder called "Media" and that's where your clips are.
WARNING: Don't change the contents of the package unless you KNOW what you are doing.

IMovie File Location

I am new to this 08 iMovie. I can't seem to find the full project file location like in iMovie 06. It seems to show a alias file in the Movie Folder, but not the full project. I do a search and can't find it the full size file. Any idea where it is?

welcome casooter to the  boards ...
the file management is now quite different, compared to iMHD≤6 .. a project isn't a package.pkg anymore, containing ALL data, media, video, audio, stills and edits, but it is 'split' into Events & Projects.
The Events containt the 'raw' imports (=huge files), the Projects contains the 'editing advices' (=small files) ..
therefor, iM08 makes it easy to use ext. HDD for importing or copying-to the Events ...
hint: don't fumble that system..
for delocating Events and/or Project Folder, read my illustrated advice on my site:
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/im08tricks
(Project Library (and Events) on External Harddrive)

File location and name

If I use iPhoto to import files from my camera where are the files actually stored and how do I change the actual file name? I have figured out how to change the picture title but it does not change the file name.
If I use iPhoto to import pictures from the hard drive do they get copied to the iPhoto file location or just linked? When I moved to the mac I created a folder named "old laptop stuff" and moved everything to that folder. I am now trying to organize all of this stuff on the mac. Can I delete the picture files from the old laptop stuff folder after using iphoto to import and organize them?

Hi Dispatcher,
Where are the files stored? Take a look at the screenshot.
iPhoto 6 Library folder in the Finder
As you can see the structure is now related to rolls. Rolls are created for each folder you import and each import session from a camera.
It is very easy to change the names of film rolls within iPhoto to make them easier to find images within. Open the info panel in iPhoto by clicking on the "i" icon. Once it is opened, click on the roll title in the viewing window.
Click on the word "title" in the info pane and type in your new title. I like to use a date and text format such as 12/25/05 Christmas at Mom's, 1/05/06 my birthday, etc. Once the roll names are changed within iPhoto, they are also changed within the Finder, making it easy to locate an image.
When importing from a camera, make sure you name the roll with a date and text before the import.
You can add titles in iPhoto, but as you found out only iPhoto sees these new titles. To do what you want you have to name the photos before importing into iPhoto. Either download to the computer with your camera software or use Image Capture (found in your Applications folder) to download the photos.
Launch Image Capture (keep the little window open that says no camera is connected or IC will quit if you close the window)
Go to Image Captures preferences and choose what you want to happen when a camera is connected.
Next time a camera is connected, if you chose Image Capture to open, then IC will open and download the photos.
Rename your photos then import them into the library
You can choose to do it either way when you first use iPhoto (this is new in version 6)
If you choose to copy into the library when importing, then the photos are copied into the library (iPhoto Library folder in the Finder)
After you have imported all those folders of images, you can then delete the folder.

How do you change file locations?

I am using Lightroom on a Mac osx. I moved all my photo files to an external hard drive. Is there a way I can update my Lightroom catalog to captur the file location change? Will all the editing info, etc., transfer as well? Please help>

Use LR to move them. If you've already moved them, use LR to locate the now-red folders (right-click on them).

IMovie capturing HD Video at 1/2 - 3/4 speed then quits

I'm using a sony HC3 HD Camcorder and a Mac Pro with Dual 3.0 Ghz processors and 2GB of Ram.
I'm trying to capture some video from the camcorder , but each time I do the capture slows down to 1/2 -3/4 speed then quits capturing all together. I've made several attempts all ending the same way. I've Verified all disk permissions and attempted to capture the video to 4 different hard drives ( all of which I performed a "repair" on via disk utilities).
To make matters more odd, the video captures fine on my Macbook Pro using the same camera and cable
I've performed a Hardware test on the Mac Pro as well, but no problems were found.
Anyone with any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much!! ( All updates have been made to the software as well)
(Not sure it matters, but I'm using a Radeon x1900 video card)

Hi John
You need:
- 13Gb free space per hour movie on Your hard disk - plus
- 10 Gb to let Mac OS run OK - plus
- 1 - 4 times 13Gb x hour of movie material to let iMovie have work space.
= 1 hour movie needs minimum: 13Gb + 10Gb + 13Gb = 33Gb free space.
If this doesn't apply eg 150Gb free then I would
- Run: Repair Permissions (Apple disk util tool)
- Delet iMovie pref file
- last - start from CD/DVD or external hard disk and Run: Repair Hard disk
(Apple disk util tool)
Yours Bengt W

Moving an iMovie project file for editing on a different iMac

Does anyone know if an iMovie project file started on one iMac can be saved to a usb drive or dvd/cd to be opened on another iMac computer to continue editing? What I have done before is go to: movies>iMovie projects>selected file and save the selected file to a usb drive. I also save the pictures and voice overs/music files that I used with the iMovie project on the same usb drive. However, when I open the iMovie project file on another iMac all of the work that I had previously done is not there. I end up starting all over. I would like to start my project at home and do any finishing touches on the second iMac in order to decrease the time I have to spend at the second location. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

When you move files to your second iMac, they need to be in the EXACT location. If you have your videos and photos in a folder on your desktop named "Movie Stuff," and you just throw them into a folder in documents called "Stuff" on your second iMac, iMovie will not recognize the files. You need to create the same path as the first iMac. In this case, you would have to make a folder called "Movie Stuff" on your second iMac's desktop, and move the files there.
Hope this helped!

Organizing Capture Files

Does anyone have any recommendations on the best way to capture video in an organized way? What I am capturing is mostly family related video. Whenever I start a new project, the capture files get created in a new folder. This creates a bit of a mess and is difficult to find the files when I want to go back and create a different project based on a different theme or topic. For instance, I may start a project based on the most recent digital video (e.g., Winter 2007-2008) and then in early 2009, I may want to go back through my old captured files and create a "Family 2008" video. I guess I could keep going back to the same project name (e.g., "Generic Project") and have all of the files downloaded to the folders associated with this project, but there must be a better way to organize what I capture. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I have a drive dedicated as a 'video clip library' and organize my clips into folders with descriptive names identifying the general nature of the clips contained therein. These names often match the name of the original project that I captured them in, but not always. Inside each folder the clips are named according to a 'yyyymmdd-rr-nnn' numbering scheme where rr= reel number and nnn=a unique clip number. For what it's worth, the Reel Number that I assign to each clip in FCE at the time of capture is the yyyymmdd-rr portion of this name.
I keep a spreadsheet of the clip numbers, cross referenced to a description and various other info (like location, scene, camera used, tape used, etc.) Dates & reel names are self-evident from the clip numbers.
You might also consider something like Foottrack or iDive to catalog your clips.

Imovie captures DV at 640X480?

i thought imovie captures dv at 720X480......but i just looked at the info of the dv files it just imported in the media folder....why are they 640X480?

if these files should be 720X480 then something is wrong here.....
But do make sure that you are measuring the resolution correctly! QT Player can be misleading with MPEG and DV clips when evaluating the resolution.

Unable to capture files into external hard disk because of 'drop frames '

I haven't been able to capture footage from my DV camcoder thru firewire to an external hard disk in FCP because i get a message saying 'drop frames were detected'.
This happens when i selected this external hard drive as the scratch disk in FCP.
When i deslect it and select my user hard disk as the scratch disk, the capturing works perfectly. But i just want to capture all my capture files into the external hard disk, not my user hard disk.
The external hard disk's speed is 3500 - could that be the problem? Is it too slow? Its connected thru USB and it is Mac Os Extended Journaled. Its got 250gb of space, so that's not the issue.
Can anybody help me?
Thank you.

No, its a Panasonic gs180, a really good camera.
The camera itself is connected to my computer through firewire. Its the hard disk enclosure that is connected to my emac through USB. Anyway, i'm sure that's not the problem, casue like i said, the capturing works fine when i use my user hard disk as the FCP scratch disk.
The problem i have is when i try to capture footage from my camera to the external hard disk enclosure. When i press 'capture now' and press play, the playback stutters and a messsage appears saying, "drop frames detected" and the capturing stops.
I feel like i need to adjust something in FCP itself - like a preference or something - just not sure what.
Thnx for your suggestion though and if you know what i should do, please let me know.

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