Automator / applescript guidance for a newb
Just need some conceptual guidance.
I have a few hundred Quicktime (Pro) movie files where I need to do the same thing to all of them: open file, open a certain window under a certain menu, uncheck a checked box, and close file.
I know that I can probably *record* these actions and replay them, but how would I make Automator (or Applescript, not sure which one applies here) repeat these actions going down a list of files in a folder?
As I say, I'm a newb, so forgive my ignorance. Thanks.
I have a few hundred Quicktime (Pro) movie files where I need to do the same thing to all of them: open file, open a certain window under a certain menu, uncheck a checked box, and close file.
I know that I can probably *record* these actions and replay them, but how would I make Automator (or Applescript, not sure which one applies here) repeat these actions going down a list of files in a folder?
As I say, I'm a newb, so forgive my ignorance. Thanks.
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Just need some conceptual guidance.
I have a few hundred Quicktime (Pro) movie files where I need to do the same thing to all of them: open file, open a certain window under a certain menu, uncheck a checked box, and close file.
I know that I can probably *record* these actions and replay them, but how would I make Automator (or Applescript, not sure which one applies here) repeat these actions going down a list of files in a folder?
As I say, I'm a newb, so forgive my ignorance. Thanks.
Oh - I figured this out myself after doing some google searches.
In case anyone is interested in my solution, I found out that there is a free 3rd Party app that let's you take your saved Automator application (that contains just a few simple actions like mine above) and drag and drop it onto their "Multi-Item Processing Utility" which takes care of running your actions in a controlled way, individually, on any bunch of files thrown at it.
The Multi-Item Processing Utility can be found here:
http://www.automatedworkflows.com/so...tor_tools.html