How to I create an Automator workflow to batch convert Quicktime movies to

I want to know the best way to create a Automator workflow to batch convert movies in Quicktime Pro using H.264 compression and save as a .mov file?
Thanks in advance for reading and replying to my post,
Sebastian

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