Hi,
I’m trying to build a script to run through a batch of movies and transcode them using QuickTime Player 7. It does this well, but every time it opens the next file in the list, it brings QuicTime Player 7 to the foreground and interrupts the user–it gets a little annoying. Is there a way I can open a document without bringing the app to the foreground?
Thanks,
Bill
tell application "QuickTime Player 7"
activate
close windows
end tell
tell application "Finder"
activate
set sourceFolder to choose folder with prompt "Select the source folder"
set theseMovies to items of sourceFolder whose kind is "QuickTime Movie"
set destFolder to choose folder with prompt "Select the destination folder"
end tell
tell application "QuickTime Player 7"
repeat with thisMovie in theseMovies
open thisMovie
set thisOne to document 1
set ThisOnesName to name of thisOne
set dest to POSIX path of (destFolder) & ThisOnesName
with timeout of (30 * 60) seconds
export thisOne to dest as QuickTime movie using most recent settings
end timeout
close thisOne
end repeat
end tell