Comments on: How To: Store iMovie ’09 Events and Projects on a Network Volume (NAS) http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/ Where I go to remember what I did Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:11:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Damon http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-24438 Damon Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:22:13 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-24438 If you really just followed the cut and paste, what you can do to reverse it is delete the symbolic link (which is dead) and move your old folder back: <ul class="terminal"> <li><code>rm ~/Movies</code></li> <li><code>sudo mv ~/Movies-original ~/Movies</code></li> </ul> You may want to check that you have a symbolic link in lieu of a folder before you remove it (you can us <code>ls -l</code> to see where it's linked to). HTH If you really just followed the cut and paste, what you can do to reverse it is delete the symbolic link (which is dead) and move your old folder back:

  • rm ~/Movies
  • sudo mv ~/Movies-original ~/Movies

You may want to check that you have a symbolic link in lieu of a folder before you remove it (you can us ls -l to see where it’s linked to).

HTH

]]> By: Andrew http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-24437 Andrew Wed, 10 Nov 2010 21:01:48 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-24437 I unfortunately just cut a pasted you terminal steps forgetting to put in my NAS now can't import in IMovie can you tell me how to put it back Thanks I unfortunately just cut a pasted you terminal steps forgetting to put in my NAS now can’t import in IMovie can you tell me how to put it back

Thanks

]]> By: p http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-21529 p Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:28:42 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-21529 Have you tried this easier solution: <a href="http://carryflag.blogspot.com/2010/06/imovie-event-library-on-network-drive.html" rel="nofollow">http://carryflag.blogspot.com/2010/06/imovie-event-library-on-network-drive.html</a> Have you tried this easier solution:
http://carryflag.blogspot.com/2010/06/imovie-event-library-on-network-drive.html

]]> By: Damon http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-16808 Damon Sat, 17 Apr 2010 11:37:27 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-16808 Yea - I think the issue will be that if that students are sharing a local machine, there is no way to predict the name of the network volume that is being mounted (I would assume it will change depending on the student mounting it). However, if all network volumes get mounted with the same name (eg, <code>/Volumes/shared-storage/Movies</code>) then you could still do this. Otherwise, another option may be to delete the <code>~/Movies</code> folder on the local machine and have a script that both logs in your user to her network storage and, after that's done, creates the symlink for the <code>~/localuser/Movies</code> to the network storage ... Yea – I think the issue will be that if that students are sharing a local machine, there is no way to predict the name of the network volume that is being mounted (I would assume it will change depending on the student mounting it). However, if all network volumes get mounted with the same name (eg, /Volumes/shared-storage/Movies) then you could still do this.

Otherwise, another option may be to delete the ~/Movies folder on the local machine and have a script that both logs in your user to her network storage and, after that’s done, creates the symlink for the ~/localuser/Movies to the network storage …

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-16783 Kevin Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:19:11 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-16783 We are looking at moving to this arrangement - no decision has been made yet - but it is looking like... A student would sit down at a workstation (desktop or laptop) and log into a generic Student account. So to access their network account they would have to click on a link on their desktop and enter their individualized login information. So each time someone sits at the workstation they will log into the same local "student" account with the same password. The goal is to not have any files lingering on the machines but have all info stored on the network. I just don't think its workable - without utilizing external storage for iMovie! We are looking at moving to this arrangement – no decision has been made yet – but it is looking like…
A student would sit down at a workstation (desktop or laptop) and log into a generic Student account.
So to access their network account they would have to click on a link on their desktop and enter their individualized login information. So each time someone sits at the workstation they will log into the same local “student” account with the same password. The goal is to not have any files lingering on the machines but have all info stored on the network.
I just don’t think its workable – without utilizing external storage for iMovie!

]]> By: Damon http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-16780 Damon Fri, 16 Apr 2010 12:44:27 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-16780 Hi Kevin - I am not really sure I understand how your systems are setup. I am not familiar with "the logged in users" network storage ... do you mean that when a student logs in a network storage icon is mounted for that user? As I understand it, iMovie only utilizes the user's <code>Movies</code> folder, which is located at: <code>/Users/username/Movies</code>. If your <code>Movies</code> folder is on the local hard drive, then you will probably still need to symlink it to the student's network storage folder. If you are using Deep Freeze, you'll have to set it not to erase those changes. Hope that helps. Hi Kevin – I am not really sure I understand how your systems are setup. I am not familiar with “the logged in users” network storage … do you mean that when a student logs in a network storage icon is mounted for that user?

As I understand it, iMovie only utilizes the user’s Movies folder, which is located at: /Users/username/Movies. If your Movies folder is on the local hard drive, then you will probably still need to symlink it to the student’s network storage folder. If you are using Deep Freeze, you’ll have to set it not to erase those changes.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.damontimm.com/how-to-store-imovie-09-events-and-projects-on-a-network-volume-nas/comment-page-1/#comment-16762 Kevin Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:15:58 +0000 http://blog.damontimm.com/?p=248#comment-16762 Is there a way to modify your commands to allow iMovie to save to "the logged in users" network storage? I am trying to use a local account for students with a mounted network folder - but am experiencing ALOT of grief with iMovie! Students will reboot the computer when they log out (possibly using Deep Freeze to restore to "clean slate" for next student) and while dragging files works for documents - iMovie is a real stopping point for us. Any help/thoughts would be appreciated Is there a way to modify your commands to allow iMovie to save to “the logged in users” network storage? I am trying to use a local account for students with a mounted network folder – but am experiencing ALOT of grief with iMovie! Students will reboot the computer when they log out (possibly using Deep Freeze to restore to “clean slate” for next student) and while dragging files works for documents – iMovie is a real stopping point for us. Any help/thoughts would be appreciated

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