Why won't iPhoto on an external HD not recognize video from the iPhone?
When the iPhoto library is located on the iMac internal HD, all photos and videos from my iPhone 4S are imported without issue. When the library is located on an external HD, however, the photos are imported, but the videos are not. An error message at the end of the import indicates the .mov video files are an "unrecognized format."
Anyway, good questions. The drive is, indeed, Mac OS extended (journaled). It is physically connected to another iMac on my ethernet network which shares the drive (and others) with my "working" Mac located in my office. The drive, as well as another for iTunes, are mounted on the office Mac. The iPhoto and iTunes libraries were created on them in the usual fashion. Adding to those libraries from my iPhone or, say a CD inserted into the office Mac, has not been a problem, EXCEPT for importing video from the iPhone 4S. I have not tried other camera devices. This is true if I use Image Capture as the import "tool" stipulating iPhoto on the EHD as the destination.
As I said, importing to an iPhoto library resident on the Mac internal HD is NO problem, only the external drive.
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