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problem using the "Hint Movies" action
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problem using the "Hint Movies" action


  • Subject: problem using the "Hint Movies" action
  • From: michael dunston <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:35:25 -0400

Regardless of where I insert the "Hint Movies" action, it seems to break the automated flow with the presentation of a dialog box containing the message "A file by that name already exists" and two buttons: cancel and continue. If I manually click 'continue' the script creates a temporary folder on the desktop, moves it to the trash and then exits with "Hint Movies completed" and "Workflow completed" in the log without actually adding the hint tracks.

I have tried inserting the hint movie action in different places within the workflow and with rename actions both before and after it, but the problem (file name conflict?) seems to be within the action itself. Searching the list archives at <http://lists.apple.com/archives/automator-users> for "hint movie" and the error message did not find any results, so I am wondering if I am just using it incorrectly somehow. Should it be as simple as adding that action within an otherwise working QT movie workflow? The workflow (without using Hint Movie) works fine:

    1) Get Specified Movies
    2) Set Movie Annotations
    3) Rename Finder Items

Thanks in advance for any suggestions; or confirmation that the "Hint Movie" action is simply broken.

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-- Michael Dunston
-- Music and Technology
-- Virginia Tech Department of Music
-- School of Performing Arts & Cinema
-- <http://www.music.vt.edu/technology/>
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