Transfer imovie files to usb hard drive

I want to get a usb hard drive to free up operating space on mac hard drive
I want to save a movie file which is about 26gb to the separate hard drive . I have been reading that it is not possible to save files bigger than 8gb unless the hard drive is formated to ntsc rather than fat32.
Any clues. before I buy something that is of limited use.

1. If t is a USB drive then you will not be able to play or edit the project without copying it back to your hard disk. iMovie can only be 'fed' via firewire.
2. FAT32 has 4gb (or is it even a 2GB?) limit in file size.
3. NTSC is a television system used in the US, the other being PAL used in Europe.
SO: Your external hard disk should be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled), and should be connected via firewire.

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