AppleScripting QT file exports: can it be done?

[rotuts]

Hello

Im looking to see if anyone understands applescript well enough to know if it is possible to set up a script that will take various individual QT movie files in a folder and export them individually to another place, say another HD or folder with a different compression ( same compression result for all, same file type to start).

I have many QT.mov files from my AlchemyDVR card that Id like to recompress to mp4's. but it takes about 20 min to do a 20 min file on my G$ dual 1 gz.

Id like to do them at night, say, go to this folder, take each file individually, export it to <here> as a QT.mp4

this would save me doing it manualy.

any ideas?
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thanks Rotut

[SERBIAN]

This will do the job for You:

http://www.lividinstruments.com/products/beu.html

And its free..

[rotuts]

Well Serbian,

thanks for the tip. I downloaded it and it seemed to be just the thing!

I put two QT files in a folder, made a destination folder, and my settings to mp4, and start, but nothing happend and it said done very quickly.

if there was a way I could get it to work it would be great.

any ideas?

rotut

[WiseWeasel]

You might also try QTBatchExporter:
http://www.channld.com/dwnldpg1.html
The best solution is Compressor, an Apple app that comes with Final Cut and DVD Studio Pro. BEU does look like a good alternative if you can get it working. Thanks for the link, Serbian.

[rotuts]

I got some expect help from the folks at BEU and it works fine AS LONG as your source and destination are on the same partition it seems.

I tried to move files from one HD to another via the recompression and that did not work.

the utility is great. I do all my changes from my Alchemy DVR at night and turn 1.4 GB files into 200MB files.

they work fine for my purposes.

rotuts