Imovie with external disk

Hello,
as my disk space is too limited, I would like to use an external disk as main source for iMovie to a) store my projects and b) edit my projects.
Is this possible? If yes, how do I set this up?
Many thanks for your help on this.

Hi
External hard disks
One must and one should.
• Must be Mac OS Extended formatted - NOT UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange - You do this by using Apple Disk Util tool - when it's brand new as it will be erased in the process
• Should be a FireWire one - USB/USB2 performs badly to me
Free space on internal / start-up / boot hard disk should never be under 10Gb
Due to that Mac OS is UNIX and needs space for it’s temp files and each application
also needs it’s scratch space.
Especially iDVD needs about 25Gb or more for SD-video and even much more for HD and
it can’t use any other external hard disks to this action.
Has to be enough space on the internal / start-up / booth hard disk.
Order of Choice
• Internal extra one in e.g. MacPro (e-Sata) - definitely the Best (can exist as an external port too)
• External FW800
• External FW400
• USB2 - only to store material - not run from
• Now too - Thunderbolt (great alt.)
• Net-Work-Server systems - Not recommended at all.
Just for storage AND the NetWork HDs HAS TO BE Mac OS Extended - else disaster.
IMPORTANT - If You want to boot from it
• Don’t buy Western Digital (My Book) - not boot-able (for PowerMacs e.g. G3, G4, G5 at least)
• HAS TO BE - FireWire
• Has to be - Mac OS Extended formatted (mine are journaled)
Moving Event's and Project's
Connection - Either connect one Mac in Target mode to the other via FireWire. Or use an external hard disk !
(Target-Mode - Start one Mac e.g. laptop - BUT keep T-key down during full up-start - Now a FW-symbol is jumping around the screen and it will work as an external hard disk when connected to the other Mac)
A. The External Hard Disk - MUST BE - Mac OS Extended (hfs) formatted to work for Video. UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange works for most other things but not for Video whatever program is used (iMovie or FinalCut)
B. Should be a FireWire one as USB/USB2 performs badly to me and especially when filling up
C. Do never Move or Alter any folder named
• iMovie Event's - or -
• iMovie Project's
on DeskTop/Finder - as this will result in iMovie losing connections to them and repair can be anything from hard to impossibly
D. Moving and Copying must be done within iMovie application and Events to Events - and - Project's to Project's.
E. Moving Project's to Event's - Do not work for me - I have to export project as a QuickTime movie then Import this into Events.
Yours Bengt W
Event's window can show two faces
Like this
or like this
from one hard disk Event - You can move it to the other hard disk
You can not (at least not me) move Event to Project or other way around only
Event to Event and Project to Project
Yours Bengt W

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