Using with external HD

A basic question- Where can you keep your imported movie files?
Can an external HD be used? (I hope so!!) If so, can multiple computers access those files?
Do the files being worked on for eventual iMovei creating, need to be on the computer athe time?
Where is the final product file creted?
With the use of external HD, the issue of where things can be worked on, stored, and burned from is a tricky one for me.
Thanks

I know you're right about something being fishy--it doesn't make sense to me not being able to use some effects just because the projects are saved to the ext HD.
Yes, my ext. hd is hooked up via firewire. Is that a problem?
I don't know if the drive is formatted for Mac OS Extended. Can you explain more on checking it with Disk Utility? I'm new to these things! (I am a previous PC owner--though the HD was never used with my PC.)
If it is NOT formatted correctly, do i have to move the projects off of it and then format it? You're going to have to help me with that too!
Thanks for the help.

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