Transferring data to new iMac

I am just about to buy a new intel-based iMac and need to transfer all my photos, movies, etc from my old G4. How straightforward is this?

hi andy,
Try the standard transfer as prompted when you set up your new mac, but..
Moving files from a PowerPC platform to Intel caused issues for me late 2007 and having migrated all my G4 files in one move I had no clue where to start solving them.
I started again by ignoring the auto transfer prompt and manualy transfering items as needed.

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