Restart the Macbook with the files to be transferred, holding down the ‘T’ key as you do so.
A “Firewire” icon with white background will appear on the computer screen.
On the other Mac (that you are transferring the files to), an orange icon (“Macintosh HD”) should have appeared on the desktop.
Double-click and go to Users à Students (or other relevant names) à Desktop. Then you can access the desktop of the first computer.
To transfer the whole project, simply drag the project folder to the desktop on the receiving side.
Alternatively, to transfer just footage, identify the clips to be transferred. If scratch disks have been set properly, these should be in “Capture Scratch” in the project folder. Highlight the files (to highlight multiple files, hold down “Cmd” key while selecting). Drag them across to the project folder on the receiving Mac, and put them in the receiving Capture Scratch.
After transfer is completed, right-click on the orange icon and choose “Eject”. (or highlight the orange icon and do shortcut ‘Cmd’ + ‘e’. Then unplug firewire. NOTE…. DO NOT unplug before ejecting first, otherwise the Mac will shout at you !) After the icon has disappeared, you can shut down the other Macbook. Alternatively, restart without holding down the ‘T’, and it will become a computer once more instead of a hard drive.
On the receiving Mac, open your FCP project (if not already open), and then ‘Import’ + ‘File’ or ‘Folder’ to import the clips or folder of clips into your project. Navigate to the Capture Scratch where these clips have just been transferred and select them to import and start work.
