"batch" exporting to aiff using automator / applescript?

I often find myself prepping a lot of audio for DV editing in Final Cut Pro....exporting audio out of QT to 48khz, 16bit, aiff.
I'm looking for a way to do this to many files in 1 step....ie: drag and drop a folder/files onto an icon. Automator doesn't seem to have an export action under quicktime. And all i can do in applescript is tinker, at best.
I downloaded the QT script package from the apple site.. http://www.apple.com/applescript/quicktime/ these seem like a good start, but im havin trouble tweakin them for .aiff audio
any suggestions for doing this?

can do this now with automator

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Hello,
Having read a lot of posts about the use of AppleScript and Automator to do things with iPhoto, I think it's possible to create a script or a processus to clean the iPhoto Library (let say, a copy of it) to eliminate "zombie files" (photos which have not been deleted of the iPhoto Library when emptying the iPhoto trash).
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Hi,
Try this AppleScript:
repeat
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hi,
pardon my extreme novice question here, but i was looking for quick & easy ways to create a small applet to basically run a script on a web server to remotely check & update it's IP address with its web host, and also serve internet services to a wifi access point.
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http://developer.apple.com/technotes/tn2002/tn2065.html
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Hi,
Can QuickTime Pro do movie batch export ?
thanks

With some Automator help it's easy to batch convert. If your setting requirements are identical use this Automator action:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/quicktimecompressionactionsandwo rkflow.html
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QT 7.04: Export to AIFF causes Crash in all QT related apps

This is similar to thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1635999
Here is my scenario though:
When trying to export a group of clips ( 2 hrs in length)
captured in iMovie 4.01,
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forgets the rest, although the file itself is the correct length ( the rest of where the audio is missed, is filled with blank space).
The capture itself is fine, and plays with audio to
the end of the two hour capture.
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When I go into QT Pro 7.04, and try to "preset" the
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for iMovie and FCP, but does anyone have any ideas?
I have aslo tried various other files, and if I try
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Hmm, I thought I had made it clear that the source originated
as a 2hour DV capture in iMovie?
When did QT abandon the Export to MPeg-2 feature?
Had to be after 7.04?
I did not have this feature in 6.0, 6.52,
and began to use it on and off in QT 7.01 and 7.02,
when I don't have the time/inclination to
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be a "fix" for the exporting to make compatible assets
for DVD Studio Pro, that still doesn't address
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ffmpeg.component
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OpenDivX.component
on2vp3.component
On2_VP3.qtx
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How to resize and change the resolution of a batch of photos using Automator

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Links to this question:
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/12342026#12342026
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https://discussions.apple.com/message/3207516#3207516
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This took a heck of a lot longer than I expected - so I decided to put in the effort to share this with the community and save others the hassle.

PPI is pixels per inch of the image. It is difficult to increase resolution as you are trying to add data that is not there.
But for printing purposes what you want is dpi or dots per inch.
The image processor either accessed from Bridge (tools/photoshp) or PS is a good way to change a batch of images.

Is there a way to select multiple sequences and batch export them using the same settings in CS6?

I am a current Final Cut Pro7 user and looking to switch over to Premiere Pro CS6. We edit approx. 100 short (15 sec.) videos daily, and then select them all at the end of the day and batch export them over night using the same export recipe for all. I have having trouble finding an easy way to do this in Premiere pro CS6, as command +E is grayed out if i select more than one sequence at a time.
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I can confirm that it does not merge audio tracks. Track 1 and 2 remain the same. In fact everything appears as it would if I were to capture direct, I just want someone who knows better to validate this!
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