Export Quicktime Pro to multiple mp4 formats
Export Quicktime Pro to multiple mp4 formats
- Subject: Export Quicktime Pro to multiple mp4 formats
- From: John Muchow <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 4 Jul 2010 09:30:34 -0500
I need to export over 50 mp4 files to three different formats using
Quicktime Pro (I am running version 7.6.6). Currently I open the mp4,
select the export options, choose filename to "save as" and start the
process. I do this three times (one for each format) for each file.
To automate this process I am using the script below which will export
files (using the existing QT export options) found in a folder name
Input and write to Output. However, the mp4 created is not viewable
(the movie looks like colored static/noise).
If I open QT and export manually, I can verify the current export
setting are working.
Question #1: Any ideas why QT will not properly export a movie with this script?
Question #2: Given I have three setting I need to export to, ideally I
would like to have three settings files and feed those to the script.
Any suggestions on how to get this working?
Thank you very much for your help!
John
~~~~
tell application "Finder"
set the startup_disk to the name of the startup disk
end tell
set User to do shell script "whoami"
set input_folder_name to "Input"
set input_folder to startup_disk & ":Users:" & User & ":Desktop:" &
input_folder_name & ":"
set user_desktop to startup_disk & ":Users:" & User & ":Desktop:"
set output_folder to startup_disk & ":Users:" & User & ":Desktop:Output:"
set file_extension to "-lo.mp4"
try
tell application "Finder"
make new folder at user_desktop with properties {name:"Output"}
end tell
end try
try
set the_folder_list to list folder input_folder without invisibles
repeat with x from 1 to count of the_folder_list
set the_file to input_folder & item x of the_folder_list
set output_file to output_folder & item x of the_folder_list & file_extension
tell application "QuickTime Player 7"
activate
open the_file
export front document to output_file as MPEG4 using most recent
settings with replacing
close front document
end tell
end repeat
end try
fyi: I found the original script here:
http://ldopa.net/2008/05/23/batch-export-for-quicktime-pro/
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