QuickTime SaveAs a self-contained movie - Convert all files in folder

Hi guys,

For QuickTime Pro 7.2

I have found some scripts that automates a folder with files to automatically be converted from avi file to .mp4 (apple itunes friendly file) by using automator and QuickTime Pro.
Source: http://vallery.net/2007/03/23/setting-up-an-automated-workflow-to-convert-files-for-apple-tv-on-os-x/
What they do that I don’t want to is to export each movie, as that takes about 1.5 hr on each file… rather then the 2 minutes it takes to create an self-contained .mov file (Save as in quicktime)

I have tried to create a script that does something similar, but instead of coverting each file into a .mov file, I’d like to just save it as a self-contained .mov file… This just skipps the whole convertion, but adds a containing script around the exisiting .avi file or something (you can find this function under File → Save AS in QuickTime Pro)

Can someone help me to create a script that converts all avi files that are selected (or in a specified folder), to a designated folder by using the save as function in QuickTime Pro?

Thanks…

Regards,

Christian

Actually what I would like… is to make a script that just creates a .mov reference file in the same folder as the .avi file… for all selected files for example… Is this possible?

Hi Ctech

check this out there seems to be issues at the present with this save command.

http://bbs.applescript.net/viewtopic.php?id=21856