.mov file name

i ran the imovie for the first time ver 4.01,,,and it saved for email to .mov
i sent to someone and they couldnt open, i assumed it was an apple name. becaue it runs fine on mac..
is there another extension name or way to make the file PC user viewable,,
thanks

Hi Kim
Just to add to Sue.
How did You do Your QT.mov file ?
1. used that one in the project/media folder/icon
2. Exported from within iMovie as a QT.mov
1. doesn't work = it's not a full movie but just a reference to the real thing on
Your hard disk. So if Your friends are not connected to Your Mac they can't
find Your files.
2. You have to make the QT.mov "self containing" - thick the small box
down left when exporting as QT.
Yours Bengt W

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In English.
Move file to the destinationFolder
Item exists in destinationFolder > Move file in the destination folder to the fake Trash > If it exists in fakeTrash too then give it a new name an ending of_a.psd then out it in the trash
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                                                  end try
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At line 48 you:
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which is fair enough - you then use this to see if the file already exists in the destinationFolder. However, if it does the logic about how to deal with that is flawed.
At line 56 you catch the error:
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so let's focus on that.
56: catch the error
57: log the error
58: generate a new unique filename
59: change the name of fileName to some other string
Hang on, wait a minute.... we already ascertained that at line 48 you defined fileName as a string object that indicates the name of the file. This is just a string. It's no longer associated with the original file... it's just a list of characters. Consequently you cannot set the 'name' of a string, hence your script is doomed to fail.
Instead, what I think you want to do is set the name of the startFile to the unique string. Files have filenames, and therefore you can set the name.
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Hi,
here you go with example
http://consultingblogs.emc.com/jamiethomson/archive/2005/09/14/SSIS-Nugget_3A00_-Move-and-rename-a-file-in-one-operation.aspx
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http://sqlage.blogspot.com/

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    if class of o's valuesList is not list then return -- not multiple selection
    set tc to (count o's valuesList)
    set dFolder to quoted form of POSIX path of dFolder
    set errorFile to quoted form of POSIX path of (sFolder & "filesNotFound or NotMoved.txt")
    do shell script "/bin/rm " & errorFile & " > /dev/null 2>&1 &" -- remove the error file (if it exists)
    repeat with i from 1 to tc
        repeat with thisValue in (get item i of o's valuesList)
            if contents of thisValue is not "" then -- not a blank cell
                set tFile to quoted form of POSIX path of (sFolder & thisValue)
                try
                    do shell script "shopt -s nocaseglob; /bin/mv -f " & tFile & "* " & dFolder
                end try
            end if
        end repeat
    end repeat
    do shell script "/usr/bin/open -b com.apple.textedit " & errorFile & " > /dev/null 2>&1 &"
end moveImageFiles

Utility or script "each clip = new movie and let media file = name"

I've found out that if I want to split a clip at the playhead and make it a new AS-IS original with a unique media file name designation; I have to go through:
file>export> as full quality movie > check the "selected clips only " box > copy and paste the name and then designate destination folder> CLICK and then wait until done. (Thank you Karl)
Unfortunately, completing this process with 180 clips per project x 15 to 20 projects per quarter... well it was more than I was prepared to do.
Therefore... is there anyone out there who could (or has already) program(ed) some kind of script/utility/add-on that would create a new AS-IS clip from each clip that was "split at the playhead" and ALSO, make those final clips as well as every other existing clip in the project have its media file designation the same as its name.
ie "each clip = new full quality movie and let its media file = name."
This would save me around 10 hours per week.
mac pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Karsten is correct. iMovie itself does not support AppleScript.
But for applications that don't support AppleScript, Apple offers a "System Events" AppleScripting alternative. It lets an AppleScript script use System Events to do things in OTHER applications. It can act on window objects, like click on a button. Theoretically, System Events can do just about any task in iMovie.
Except, unfortunately, select a clip.
That's right, there is no way to select a clip with a script. So a script can't control which object to act on. YOU have to select the clip manually. That's not an insurmountable problem, but it does mean you can't tell the script to export every clip in the Timeline.
Probably the easiest way to do what you want is with QuicKeys, the third-party software that lets you define tasks, then assign a key to perform that task. Just about any task you can imagine. One kind of task is a macro to perform a series of actions. QuicKeys lets you record macros in any application. Its record function makes macro-writing pretty easy.
(QuicKeys is one of those utilities I wouldn't be without. I use QuicKey keys hundreds of times a day for repetitive tasks.)
Back to AppleScript. Theoretically, QuickTime Player Pro can do what you want. QuickTime Player is VERY scriptable.
Here's the trick: Each time we save the iMovie project, iMovie updates the "Timeline Movie.mov" that's inside the Cache folder (inside the project package). When iMovie saves, it sets the selected frames of that movie to match the selected clip in the TimeLine. When you open the "Timeline Movie.mov" in QuickTime Player, the selected video/audio matches the clip selected in iMovie.
So after you select a clip in iMovie, an AppleScript could save the iMovie project (to update the Timeline Movie), open the Timeline Movie in QuickTime, Copy the selected frames, Paste them into a new movie, then save the new movie.
Back to QuicKeys. QuicKeys can work across multiple applications just like an AppleScript. So theoretically you could run part of a macro in iMovie and another part in QuickTime Player. And, if I recall, QuicKeys can run AppleScript scripts.
What you REALLY want is an application that knows how to read iMovie project files and automatically exports each clip to its own movie.
Maybe I'm missing some simple work-around. That'd be sweeeeeet!
Yup. Sometimes the best solution is to avoid the problem, not solve it.
We can export a project to the camera, then re-import it to a new iMovie project. When we do, most clips on the Timeline return as discrete clips. Clips like titles will not be editable, of course.
That is best done early on, before we add titles, transitions and such. Import the newly-shot video, do a rough edit to get rid of the stuff you don't want, export the Timeline to the camera, re-import to a new project. All the junk will be gone and now each clip is a discrete clip with its own source file. NOW add titles and such.
Karl

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