David Elmo wrote: > Thanks, Bruce. > > I was thinking somehow the installer was looking for the right ports - > perhaps influenced by the iMovie Read Me that said a requirement was "A > built-in FireWire (IEEE1394) port".
Well, since it's set up to get video from Firewire connected cameras, that's a no brainer requirement. iMOvie isn't set up to be a generalized video editor, only one for DV. > I have only two relevant looking extensions called Quicktime Firewire DV > support and Quicktime Firewire DV enabler (both off but I will turn on > soon), nothing else on or off. Will try these and then if no good search for > others ... Those are the culprits. Enable those and iMovie will run, otherwise you get an error, about missing firewire ports. > I am hoping to be able to at least run it (and edit mpeg movies I have on > file?). As I said, you will need to use QT Pro to convert the MPG's to DV Streams, the only file type that iMovie will open. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs -- PCI-PowerMacs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Sonnet & PowerLogix Upgrades - start at $169 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PCI-PowerMacs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/pci-powermacs.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/pci-powermacs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
