Using IM 08 to view movies stored on Ext HD

Greetings and Merry Christmas.  
Just upgraded to Leopard and iLife 08.  I have over 250 GB's of DV files stored on an external HD that I use Front Row to view.  I would like to "point" iMovie 08 to this external HD so that they show up in the Events view, but not copy them to my Home Folder.  I do not want IM to make a second copy of these movies.  I also wish to preserve the file hierarchy that I created on the Ext HD. (I save my files by \\Year\Event\001.dv etc) For example, \\2007\Christmas\001.dv, 002.dv etc. Can I view these files through IM or will it rearrange my file hierarchy?
Thanks everyone!

I would like to "point" iMovie 08 to this external HD so that they show up in the Events view, but not copy them to my Home Folder.
To be displayed in the "Events" window itself, they would have to be imported and thumbnailed by iMovie'08. You could, of course, have browser access if you managed them on your external drive via iTunes. In this way they would be available for viewing via Front Row and available for both import and "previewing" in the iMovie '08 "browser" player window without importing them.
Can I view these files through IM or will it rearrange my file hierarchy?
iMovie '08 browser viewing order is determined by your iTunes settings. So with the proper combination, yes, it should be possible to order a "flat" catalog list any way you want.

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