Automating conversion of audio files to mp3

I often use itunes to convert aif files to mp3.. What I would like to do is to automate the process. Is there any way to get itunes to check a folder and convert all files in it to mp3 files?

I often use itunes to convert aif files to mp3..
What I would like to do is to automate the process.
Is there any way to get itunes to check a folder
and convert all files in it to mp3 files?
Nope, iTunes does not "watch" folders at all.

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For other people with my problem I should add some of the missing puzzle pieces —
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[iTunes: How to convert a song to a different file format|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1550]
[Zevoneer's post on converting songs|http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9244740#9244740]
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Before I upgraded to Tiger, I could use itunes to
convert into mp3 form all the Quicktime Midi files
that my chorus director emailed to me. Then I burned
them on to cds so that everybody in the chorus could
play their part in their car on the way to work and
learn it really well.
Well, now when I go through the exact same steps that
are on the website (go to preferences, go to
advanced, change encoder to mp3, etc etc) and itunes
says that it cannot convert the file to mp3 because
of "unknown error (-50)."
Any ideas on how to get around this other than
trashing my Tiger and going back to Panther?
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okay. i don't usually associate Norton with this sort
of thing (i associate it many other iTunes
issues, but not with this one.)
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Hi,
Disabling the Norton did not help, however I found another solution. I ended up deleting the new iTunes and installing the older, but latest of version 6 which I remember having worked well and viola... success! It works great! Thanks again for you help and time b noir. Nice to have the player working again.
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