Convert to Apple TV from Drop folder with checking?

I'm trying to create a script for use on set. When rushes come off the camera I process offlines with the render software to H264 for quick viewing. I'm looking for a script that will monitor the folder these drop into and then reconvert them to apple tv and drop them in turn into another folder where air video server, serves them to ipads and iphones on set for fast reviewing of shots.
My issue so far seems to be that if my camera-raw to h264 software hits a couple of short clips (B&C) immediately after a long clip (A), then the automator quicktime action is still encoding the A when B+C are dropped into the folder. When Automator next check the folder it seems to only find the most recent clip C skipping clip B. For a while I thought I had a workaround by telling it to pass finder items created in the last 1 day, but that too seems to have stopped working.
If anyone that better understands the finder / quicktime elements of automator could help me on this it would be most appreciated as I really do need to find a robust workflow that can for example check the number of items in the input folder against output folder and automatically encode anything missing.
I hope i've explained what it is I'm doing clearly but feel free to ask any questions.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5404?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
Take a look at the above support dicument. You have to have an iMac model that supports AirPlay in order to do what you want to do. The document also shows you how to use AirPlay to connect your iMac to your Apple TV.

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Hello I've searched for my problem but can't find anything same so I'm gona ask.
first of all I'm sorry for my English.
I'm using MacBook pro mid 2012 with samsung 840 evo ssd 500gb.
today it was working perfect it felt asleep and after wake up it restarted and flashing folder with question mark appeared on screen.
I Know it's some kind of hdd problem. So I've took it out and put in external box to connect to my friends MacBook to see if it's working and does all information is still in it. It was working perfectly. after that I connected it via usb and boot it by holding opt key and it startups normal. To check that it isint sata cable I have puted empty hdd in main bay and booted from ssd connected by usb and both drives show up in disk utility.
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Do not apologize for your English. I assure you your English is better than what my facility with your language may be.
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Message was edited by: bedoughty

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I would try "downgrading" the Extreme station's network type to only b/g (excluding n entirely), but I don't see that option in the radio settings anymore
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I have my expresses set to participate in a WDS network, but that's because I use them for other things other than itunes, I would have thought 'join a network' would be fine.
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