Store video lib on external harddrive

Hello,
I´d like to store all my video on an external harddrive to use it with several computers. Do we know anything about the libary in IMovie. Can I store the video on a disk and IMovie - on any of my several computers - will bring me back to the lib when I attach my harddrive. I am not talking about video projects, I talk about the collection of raw material that I collect from my camera and which I´d like to store in one place....
Martin

@ rnb2
are you able to check, if all footage and all config for events goes on the external harddrive. Is there a way to check, if a second mac would be able to work with the lib on the external drive ?
@all
With the massive amount of data created by video import, an external storage is essential. And the perfect solution would be if more than one person can work on the material from different computers (not at the same time of course). So all video is stored in the same place, and my wife works on the family movies - with her MacBook and later that day I work on the sports recording with the MBP......
Martin

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