Re: Converting video files keeping date/time
Re: Converting video files keeping date/time
- Subject: Re: Converting video files keeping date/time
- From: Joao Duarte <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 09:07:20 -0300
Em 06/04/2009, às 10:05, Ben Waldie escreveu:
João,
On Apr 4, 2009, at 9:14 PM, Joao Duarte wrote:
I'm still on that thing of getting all my videos converted for use
in iphoto/imovie.
I want to get, say, mpegs from specific folders and convert them to
mp4s or other QT format.
I might use an workflow to locate the file, open QT and converting.
Two difficulties arouse:
When i convert, i lose the original date/time, so I can't play
photos (not converted) and videos in sequence.
Is there a way to keep the information of the original date/time
and then changing the date/time of the converted files (this is not
impossible, it is only impractical for hundreds of files)?
Something with Variables?
2 to get files from a bigger folder and its subfolders and be able
to store the path in a way to put the converted file in the same
folder? Again, Variables?
You can certainly use variables in Automator to store a path, and
reference it later. You can find some tips for using variables in
episodes 13 and 14 of my video podcast series "Mac Automation Made
Simple" <http://www.automatedworkflows.com/tips/podcast.html> and in
iTunes, as well as my Macworld article "Automator Power: Variables
and Looping" <http://www.automatedworkflows.com/tips/users/macworld/macworld.html
>. And, of course, more comprehensive variable usage is covered in
my book "Automator for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: Visual QuickStart
Guide" (Peachpit Press) <http://www.automatedworkflows.com/books/automator_vqs.html
>.
==> I watched it, it is very instructive. I think i will be able to
edit the files and put them in the original folders using this system.
I had no idea how to work with variables, but they are really very
powerful.
Regarding changing the modification date of the converted files,
there's probably not an easy way to do this. I did released an
action called "Set Modification Date of Finder Items" <http://www.automatedworkflows.com/software/automator_actions/finder.html
>. However, there's not an action that I'm aware of for retrieving
the modification date of files, and my action won't work with date
variables.
One possible solution might be to use the "Sort Finder Items" action
to sort your files alphabetically. Then, perhaps you could use the
"Rename Finder Items" action to rename the files in the correct
order, or to add a numeric prefix, so they sort properly.
I resist to change all file names. Perhaps i try to put the date and
time as filenames.
Many thanks.
João
Hope this helps.
-Ben
Ben Waldie
President
Automated Workflows, LLC
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