FireWire: External Drive Data Transfers Slow During Video Conference
Transfer rates for external FireWire drives may slow down while video conferencing with a FireWire camera such as the iSight.
Products Affected
iSight
Because the computer gives video and audio data priority over file transfers, data transfer rates will slow down when transferring large files from the computer's internal drive to an external FireWire drive while an iSight (or any third-party FireWire camera) is previewing or streaming video in a chat.
To avoid this situation, don't transfer large files to an external FireWire drive when you are using a FireWire camera to stream video.
To avoid this situation, don't transfer large files to an external FireWire drive when you are using a FireWire camera to stream video.