[SCOTT TEAGUE]

I'm tring to hook up a IMAC to a G4 to transfer video to each other. I'm using a 6 pin IEEE cable for hook up and I still can't make it transfer the program from IMOVIE from the IMAC to the G4 with IMOVIE HD. What do I need? Am I doing something wrong?

Thanks,
Scott

[Big Mac]

You mean you're trying to do a file transfer with a 6 pin IEEE 1394 Firewire cable? If so, you can either do it through Firewire networking, or, more commonly, Firewire Target Disk Mode.

[SCOTT TEAGUE]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

You mean you're trying to do a file transfer with a 6 pin IEEE 1394 Firewire cable? If so, you can either do it through Firewire networking, or, more commonly, Firewire Target Disk Mode.

I'm tring to export a finished movie out of an IMAC into a G4 IMAC on imovie HD through a double ended 6 pin IEEE 1394 cable. I can't get it to work.

Scott

[mduell]

You can't do that. Reboot one of the computers in target disk mode and copy the files across.

[Simon]

You can copy the file.

Just connect the FW cable. Sys Prefs > Network > Built-in FireWire. This is the fastest networking available if you don't have Gigabit.

Your Mac Help has more information if you do a search for "ip over firewire". And the Apple KB has a few articles too.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...5/en/8707.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h...en/mh1845.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.h.../en/11938.html

FW Target Disk Mode works as well of course. But it requires a reboot. IP over FW doesn't and hence it's more convenient in many cases.

[Big Mac]

I think he's trying to output Firewire video source directly from iMovie to the iMac, as one would output back to a camcorder. That's not possible, but moving the files is.

[goMac]

Yeah, you can't just use Firewire and expect that one of the computers is going to work just like a camcorder.

The best way is to use target disk mode to copy the files over, assuming the movie project will work in the other version of iMovie.

[Simon]

Originally Posted by Big Mac 

I think he's trying to output Firewire video source directly from iMovie to the iMac, as one would output back to a camcorder. That's not possible, but moving the files is.

I see.

So yeah, you have to copy the file. You can do that through FW TDM or through IP over FW.

[hht311]

If I have a Mac in Target Disk Mode connected to an iMac.
Can I restart the iMac using the Mac Mini as the startup disk ?

[vmarks]

I've started off a CD/DVD in a mac connected as target disk mode, so it should be possible - but there are details, like making sure that both macs are powerpc or intel, and not mixed.