Hello all,
I am using a script to convert some Flip cam MP4 files to 1080p DVC Pro HD files or Apple Pro Res 422. The problem is, as far as I can tell, there is no way to dictate the custom settings through Applescript. I had a look through the dictionary and found this:
export‚v : Export a movie or track to a file
export specifier : the movie or track to export
to file : the destination file
as AIFF/Apple TV/AVI/BMP/DV stream/Fast Start QTVR Movie/FLC/hinted movie/image sequence/interframe compressed VR object movie/iPhone/iPhone cellular/iTunes/MuLaw/MPEG2/MPEG4/picture/QuickTime media link/QuickTime movie/QuickTime TeXML/standard MIDI/System 7 sound/text file/ThreeGPP/wave : the desired file type
[using default settings/most recent settings] : the export settings to use
[using settings preset text] : the name of the export settings preset to use
[using settings file] : the file containing the export settings
[replacing boolean] : should the original file be deleted first?
The one I am interested is maybe “Using settings file” or “using settings preset text.”
How do you make/specify these custom settings?
Thank you so much for your help.
on run
set thempegsfiles to the (choose file with prompt "Choose MPEGS to Convert to MPEG4 " multiple selections allowed "true")
repeat with acoolist in thempegsfiles --used to loop through the list
tell application "QuickTime Player 7"
activate
open (acoolist as alias)
set mystring to acoolist as string --this sets the 'type' acoolist to a string 'type', i.e. coercion
set newstring to mystring & "-new"
if (can export document 1 as MPEG4) is true then
with timeout of 50000 seconds
tell (export document 1 to newstring as QuickTime movie using most recent settings)
end tell
end timeout
else
display dialog "Can't Export as MPEG4 Movie"
end if
close the front window
end tell
end repeat
tell application "QuickTime Player 7"
quit
end tell
end run
The problem is, I am not able to dictacte