Home Movies and HD Space?

[cfs123]

Hi Forum,

I am on an intel 20" imac with a 250GB HD using iLife 09. I am back from a vacation with the family and realize that I can't import any video to my imac because the HD has no more space. To get some space back I am currently doing the following:

1. Going through old video footage and trashing all video I never used in a project.

My questions:

1. If I attach an external HD can I can I download raw footage on this and then edit with imovie through the external?

2. Is there anything anyone else suggests?

I MRoogled this and found some ways to save space but couldn't find much on the above two questions that weren't over my experience level as I just want to do home movies for memories.

thanks,

cfs123

 

[spinnerlys]

You can use an external USB or Firewire HDD for what you want to do.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1026
via http://www.google.com/search?q=imov...8&biw=1127&bih=667&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=iw

or

http://www.sugarloaftech.com/index....ing-imovie-footage-to-an-external-hard-drive/
via http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...+use+external+hdd&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

 

[cfs123]

You can use an external USB or Firewire HDD for what you want to do.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1026
via http://www.google.com/search?q=imov...8&biw=1127&bih=667&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=iw

or

http://www.sugarloaftech.com/index....ing-imovie-footage-to-an-external-hard-drive/
via http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...+use+external+hdd&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Thanks. I'll check out the links you sent me.