ISquint and Automator?

Can Automator be used to run iSquint, perhaps with use of a script?
I would like to create a workflow and save it as a plugin for Finder. I could then right-click a movie file, choose the workflow from the contextual menu, and Automator would open iSquint, convert the movie file, create a new blog entry in iWeb, and place the movie on the new page. I could even add an Action to have Transmit upload the changes to my server. I just don't know how to get Automator to use iSquint the way it will use Quicktime. I do not know about scripts, but i suspect that one could be written, fairly simply, that would do this.
Thanks for reading, any suggestions are appreciated.

iSquint is an AppleScript studio app, however it has no hooks and handle for AppleScript frameworks therefore it can NOT be used in Automator. Automator is based on AppleScript technology.
That said, iSquint uses a whole bunch of shell commands, one of which is ffmpeg, a very well known audio/video encoders/decoders.
So you probably have more luck using ffmpeg itself, but that is not a slam dunk, because shell commands are notoriously hard to work with, unless you come from Unix old school.

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Hi,
FieldPoint Explorer is no longer used to configure FieldPoint systems. However, I do not think that the configuring your system in FieldPoint Explorer is causing the error.
FieldPoint systems are now setup in Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX). Information on setting up FieldPoint systems in MAX can be found in the MAX help under: Installed Products>> FieldPoint. Also, I recommend upgrading to the latest FieldPoint driver and version of MAX. The FieldPoint VI's will be slightly different when you upgrade, so there is a good chance that this will eliminate the error.
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How do I increase the field of view in Measurement and Automation Explorer (MAX) Version 3.1.1.3003

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I saw in the forums that you can zoom out on an image; however, this does not change the distance across an image that is seen, just makes the picture of the same ~4.5 mm across the object smaller in size.
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I have attached a picture of the object's image being displayed on the pc monitor. Where the field of view (FOV) in the microscope is almost 30 mm, the FOV displayed onscreen is about 7 mm. After contacting companies various times I discovered there was a reducing lens that goes in the C-mount adaptor, but it is over $300.
I thought maybe that the FOV could be changed in in NI Measurement and Automation Exploer (NI-MAX). Any ideas?
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Applescript and automator

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OPC custome and automation I/F

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Hi,
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National Instruments (UK)
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Measurement and Automation Explorer not installed correctly

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http://search.ni.com/nisearch/app/main/p/bot/no/ap/global/lang/en/pg/1/sn/catnav:du,ssnav:sup/1//en/...
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http://digital.ni.com/public.nsf/allkb/DC808866AF7D5C0986256FCE006E9BAB
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Again-I-O-Assistant-not-installed-correctly/td-p/1024807
http://forums.ni.com/t5/Instrument-Control-GPIB-Serial/quot-MAX-or-Instrument-I-O-Assistant-not-inst...
http://forums.ni.com/t5/LabVIEW/Install-Instrument-I-O-Assistant/td-p/1471516
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Scale in Measurement and Automation

Hello,
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Thanks very much for the reply.
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Is my code efficient ?
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How to import a complex mp3 folder strucutr in itunes and automated create playlists namend after this folders?

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Using Applescript and Automator to manage files and folders

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---------------- HANDLERS ----------------
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And here's a page where they explain how to use automator and the Services to do what I <allmost> want, with some adaptation.
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http://hbase.net/2011/08/17/move-selected-files-into-a-new-folder-using-applescr ipt-and-automator/
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Hi there,
This is my first time on here and I've only been using this software for a couple of days so it's possible I'm making a trivial error but I thought I'd post here anyway as I can't find anything on the net about my problem.
I also get an error while trying to save:
Error -2147220733 occurred at DAQ Assistant
Possible Reason(s):
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Hi Jürgen,
you can find the description of occurence and solution for this error here.
Please try it.
When it dosen't solve your issue please contact me again.
Kind Regards,
Philipp K.
Applications Engineer | NI-Germany

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