Hello all I’m looking for some help with this App. It was using for so long that I have become dependent on it and need to try and update but everything I have tried does not work. Any assistance would be appreciated. I keep getting this error: Not authorized to send Apple events to Finder. (-1743) and it asks me if I want to edit the code, which is:
--Set Double-Click behavior. . .
on run
checkForPrefs()
set dropped_items to choose file with prompt "Select the files to render:" of type {"mb", "ma", "nk", "aep", "shk", "c4d"} with multiple selections allowed
RenderQ(dropped_items)
end run
--Set drag and drop behavior. . .
on open (dropped_items)
checkForPrefs()
RenderQ(dropped_items)
end open
--Set Preference file check function. . .
on checkForPrefs()
--Check if preference file exists and check version
set file_name to "com.andorulabs.renderq"
try
do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults read " & file_name
set prefsExist to true
try
set renderqVersion to (do shell script "/usr/bin/defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq version")
on error
set renderqVersion to false
end try
on error
set prefsExist to false
end try
--If preference file doesn't exist or not current version, create new preferences
if prefsExist = false then
setPrefs()
else
if renderqVersion = false or renderqVersion is not equal to "v1.2.1" then
(display dialog "Please reset preferences for: RenderQ_v1.2.1" with title "RenderQ Preferences" buttons {"Cancel", "Reset"} with icon path to resource "RenderQprefs.icns" in bundle (path to me))
setPrefs()
end if
end if
end checkForPrefs
--Set preferences
on setPrefs()
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq version v1.2.1"
set renderEngines to (choose from list {"After Effects", "C4D", "Maya", "Nuke", "Shake"} with prompt "Choose Renderers:" with title "RenderQ Preferences" OK button name "Save" cancel button name "Cancel Setup" with multiple selections allowed)
if renderEngines is false then
error number -128
end if
--AE prefs
if renderEngines contains "After Effects" then
set apps to (POSIX path of (path to applications folder))
set ae_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (choose file showing package contents "true" default location apps with prompt "Where is the After Effects aerender executable located?"))
if ae_path is false then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq ae NA"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq ae " & ae_path
end if
end if
--C4D prefs
if renderEngines contains "C4D" then
set apps to (POSIX path of (path to applications folder))
set c4d_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (choose file showing package contents "true" default location apps with prompt "Where is the CINEMA 4D executable located?"))
if c4d_path is false then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq c4d NA"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq c4d " & c4d_path
end if
end if
--Maya prefs
if renderEngines contains "Maya" then
set apps to (POSIX path of (path to applications folder))
set maya_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (choose file showing package contents "true" default location apps with prompt "Where is the Maya Render executable located? | for 2009 (/Contents/bin/) for 2010+ (/Contents/MacOS/)"))
if maya_path = false then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq maya NA"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq maya " & maya_path
end if
end if
--Nuke prefs
if renderEngines contains "Nuke" then
set apps to path to applications folder
set nuke_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (choose file showing package contents "true" default location apps with prompt "Where is Nuke executable located? (/Contents/MacOS/…)"))
if nuke_path is false then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq nuke NA"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq nuke " & nuke_path
end if
end if
--Shake prefs
if renderEngines contains "Shake" then
set apps to path to applications folder
set shake_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (choose file showing package contents "true" default location apps with prompt "Where is Shake executable located? (/Contents/MacOS/…)"))
if shake_path is false then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq shake NA"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq shake " & shake_path
end if
end if
--Flag prefs
set flag_list to renderEngines
set flag_choice to (choose from list flag_list OK button name "Save" cancel button name "Cancel Setup" with prompt "Enable render flags for:" with title "RenderQ Preferences" with multiple selections allowed and empty selection allowed)
if flag_choice is false then
--Disable flags
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq aeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq c4dflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq mayaflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq nukeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq shakeflags 0"
--Set empty defaults
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultaeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultc4dflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultmayaflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultnukeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultshakeflags 0"
else
if flag_choice contains "After Effects" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq aeflags 1"
set defaultaeflags to quoted form of text returned of (display dialog "Set default render flags for aerender:" with title "AERenderQ" default answer "" with icon path to resource "AERenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
if defaultaeflags = "" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultaeflags 0"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultaeflags " & defaultaeflags
end if
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq aeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultaeflags 0"
end if
if flag_choice contains "CINEMA 4D" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq c4dflags 1"
set defaultc4dflags to quoted form of text returned of (display dialog "Set default render flags for C4D renders:" with title "C4DRenderQ" default answer "" with icon path to resource "C4DRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
if defaultc4dflags = "" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultc4dflags 0"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultc4dflags " & defaultc4dflags
end if
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq c4dflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultc4dflags 0"
end if
if flag_choice contains "Maya" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq mayaflags 1"
set defaultmayaflags to quoted form of text returned of (display dialog "Set default render flags for Maya Render:" with title "MayaRenderQ" default answer "" with icon path to resource "MayaRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
if defaultmayaflags = "" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultmayaflags 0"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultmayaflags " & defaultmayaflags
end if
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq mayaflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultmayaflags 0"
end if
if flag_choice contains "Nuke" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq nukeflags 1"
set defaultnukeflags to quoted form of text returned of (display dialog "Set default render flags for Nuke renders:" with title "NukeRenderQ" default answer "" with icon path to resource "NukeRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
if defaultnukeflags = "" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultnukeflags 0"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultnukeflags " & defaultnukeflags
end if
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq nukeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultnukeflags 0"
end if
if flag_choice contains "Shake" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq shakeflags 1"
set defaultshakeflags to quoted form of text returned of (display dialog "Set default render flags for Shake renders:" with title "ShakeRenderQ" default answer "" with icon path to resource "ShakeRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
if defaultshakeflags = "" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultshakeflags 0"
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultshakeflags " & defaultshakeflags
end if
else
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq shakeflags 0"
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq defaultshakeflags 0"
end if
end if
--Sound prefs
set sound_list to {"Off", "8bit", "cello", "!"}
set sound_choice to (choose from list sound_list OK button name "Save" with prompt "Choose Render Finish sound:" with title "RenderQ Preferences")
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq sound " & sound_choice
--Terminal Shell Settings
set shell_settings to (path to resource "RenderQ.terminal" in bundle (path to me)) as string
tell application "Terminal"
open file shell_settings
quit
end tell
end setPrefs
--Set RenderQ function
on RenderQ(dropped_items)
--Sleep preference
display dialog "Sleep system when finished?" with title "RenderQ Sleep" buttons {"No Sleep", "Sleep"} default button 1 with icon path to resource "RenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me)
set button_pressed to the button returned of the result
if the button_pressed = "No Sleep" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq sleep nosleep"
else if button_pressed = "Sleep" then
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq sleep sleep"
end if
--Loop through dropped/selected items
repeat with currentItem in dropped_items
--Get file information
tell application "Finder" to set container_path to container of currentItem as text
set posixContainer_path to the (POSIX path of (container_path as text))
set file_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (currentItem as text))
set file_name to name of (info for currentItem) as text
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq file_name " & "'" & file_name & "'"
set file_type to kind of (info for currentItem) as text
do shell script "defaults write com.andorulabs.renderq file_type " & "'" & file_type & "'"
set fileExt to name extension of (info for currentItem) as text
--return file_name
--return fileExt
--return file_type
--return posixContainer_path
--AE
if fileExt is "aep" then
set ae_path to quoted form of (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq ae")
--Ask to enter any additional render flags
set aeFlags_check to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq aeflags")
set defaultaeflags to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq defaultaeflags")
if aeFlags_check = "0" then
set render_flags to ""
else
if defaultaeflags = "0" then
set defaultaeflags to ""
end if
set render_flags to text returned of (display dialog "Enter additional Render Flags for " & "'" & file_name & "' :" with title "AERenderQ" default answer defaultaeflags with icon path to resource "AERenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
end if
--Set the AE Render Command
set render_cmd to ae_path & " -sound ON " & render_flags & " -project " & file_path
end if
--C4D
if fileExt = "c4d" then
set c4d_path to quoted form of (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq c4d")
--Ask to enter any additional render flags
set c4dFlags_check to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq c4dflags")
set defaultc4dflags to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq defaultc4dflags")
if c4dFlags_check = "0" then
set render_flags to ""
else
if defaultc4dflags = "0" then
set defaultc4dflags to ""
end if
set render_flags to text returned of (display dialog "Enter additional Render Flags for " & "'" & file_name & "' :" with title "C4DRenderQ" default answer defaultc4dflags with icon path to resource "C4DRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
end if
--Set the C4D Render Command
set render_cmd to c4d_path & " -nogui -render " & render_flags & " " & file_path
end if
--MAYA
set maya_filetypes to {"ma", "mb"}
if fileExt is in maya_filetypes then
set renderer_List to {"sw", "mr", "rman", "3delight", "vray"}
set renderer_choice to (choose from list renderer_List with prompt "Choose a Renderer for " & file_name & ":" with title "MayaRenderQ")
set project_path to the quoted form of (POSIX path of (choose folder default location currentItem with prompt "Set Maya project for: " & file_name))
set maya_path to quoted form of (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq maya")
--Ask to enter any additional render flags
set mayaFlags_check to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq mayaflags")
set defaultmayaflags to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq defaultmayaflags")
if mayaFlags_check = "0" then
set render_flags to ""
else
if defaultmayaflags = "0" then
set defaultmayaflags to ""
end if
set render_flags to text returned of (display dialog "Enter additional Render Flags for " & "'" & file_name & "' rendering with '" & renderer_choice & "':" with title "MayaRenderQ" default answer defaultmayaflags with icon path to resource "MayaRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
end if
--Set the Maya Render Command
set render_cmd to maya_path & " -r " & renderer_choice & " " & render_flags & " -proj " & project_path & " " & file_path
end if
--NUKE
if fileExt = "nk" then
set nuke_path to the quoted form of (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq nuke")
--Ask to enter any additional render flags
set nukeFlags_check to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq nukeflags")
set defaultnukeflags to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq defaultnukeflags")
if nukeFlags_check = "0" then
set render_flags to ""
else
if defaultnukeflags = "0" then
set defaultnukeflags to ""
end if
set render_flags to text returned of (display dialog "Enter additional Render Flags for " & "'" & file_name & "' :" with title "NukeRenderQ" default answer defaultnukeflags with icon path to resource "NukeRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
end if
--Set the Nuke Render Command
set render_cmd to nuke_path & " -x " & render_flags & " " & file_path
end if
--SHAKE
if fileExt = "shk" then
set shake_path to the quoted form of (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq shake")
--Parse Shake Script for timeRange
set shakescriptContents to (do shell script "cat '" & file_path & "'")
set paragraphList to every paragraph of shakescriptContents
set setRange to {}
repeat with i in paragraphList
if i begins with "SetTimeRange" then set end of setRange to i as string
end repeat
set findtimeRange to setRange as string
set text item delimiters to "\""
set gettimeRange to text item 2 of findtimeRange
set text item delimiters to ""
--Ask to enter any additional render flags
set shakeFlags_check to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq shakeflags")
set defaultshakeflags to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq defaultshakeflags")
if shakeFlags_check = "0" then
set render_flags to ""
set timeRange to ""
else
if defaultshakeflags = "0" then
set defaultshakeflags to ""
end if
set seltimeRange to text returned of (display dialog "Enter Time Range for " & "'" & file_name & "' :" with title "ShakeRenderQ" default answer gettimeRange with icon path to resource "ShakeRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
set timeRange to " -t " & seltimeRange
set render_flags to text returned of (display dialog "Enter additional Render Flags for " & "'" & file_name & "' :" with title "ShakeRenderQ" default answer defaultshakeflags with icon path to resource "ShakeRenderQ.icns" in bundle (path to me))
end if
--Set the Render Command
set render_cmd to shake_path & " -version -vv " & cpu_pref & " -exec " & file_path & timeRange & " " & render_flags
end if
--Send commands to Terminal
tell application "Terminal"
set current settings of first window to settings set named "RenderQ"
tell front window
set custom title to "RenderQ"
end tell
--Setup project submit message
set startDate to time string of (current date)
set submitMessage to "\\v\\v\\v\\tRenderQ v1.2\\n\\thttp://andrewandoru.com/labs\\n\\n\\n\\t" & "[" & file_type & " Now Rendering: " & file_name & "]\\n\\tSubmitted: " & startDate & "\\n\\v"
set submitMessage_script to "echo -e " & quoted form of submitMessage
--end tell
do script with command submitMessage_script in window 1
do script with command "echo -e '\\v\\v\\t[Job Start: '" & file_name & "]'\\v'" & " && date && echo -e '\\v' && " & render_cmd & " && echo -e '\\v\\v\\t[Job Finished: '" & file_name & "]'\\v'" & " && date && echo -e '\\v'" in window 1
end tell
--Reactivate RenderQ for next item
--tell application "RenderQ"
-- activate
--end tell
end repeat
--Run when all renders are complete
tell application "Terminal"
--Setup finish sound
set sound_choice to (do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq sound")
if sound_choice is not equal to "Off" then
set findSound to POSIX path of (((path to me) as Unicode text) & "Contents:Resources:sounds:renderq_fin_" & sound_choice & ".m4a")
set playSound to " && afplay '" & findSound & "'"
else
set playSound to ""
end if
--Setup sleep preference
set sleepsystemPref to do shell script "defaults read com.andorulabs.renderq sleep"
if sleepsystemPref = "sleep" then
set sleepSound to POSIX path of (((path to me) as Unicode text) & "Contents:Resources:sounds:renderq_fin_sleep.m4a")
set sleepSystem to " && afplay '" & sleepSound & "'" & " && osascript -e 'tell application \"Finder\" to sleep'"
else if sleepsystemPref = "nosleep" then
set sleepSystem to ""
end if
--return sleepSystem
--Setup Render Finished message
set finishedMessage to "\\v\\v\\v\\tRenderQ v1.2\\n\\thttp://andrewandoru.com/labs\\n\\n\\n\\t[Render Finished!]\\v"
set finishedMessage_script to "echo -e " & quoted form of finishedMessage & " && date && echo -e '\\v'" & playSound & sleepSystem
--Run Render Finished message
do script with command finishedMessage_script in window 1
activate
end tell
end RenderQ
(Posted code tidied up for display by NG.)
