Need help with "batch saving workflow" quicktime / automator

Question

Hi, my goal:
I have a lot of folders with (windows) DV-avi files I need to change container to apple mov.
The best way - I found out - to just change the container from avi to mov - without touching the video and audio stream or metadata - is:
open the file in quicktime pro 7
save as self contained movie (same filename, same location).
wait til finished.
open next file...
As far as I understand, the script should open and handle many files automatic, file by file - always waiting til process is finished, before starting with next file.
A probably similar thing I found is a script for batch encode..... but I need batch save , because I don't want to "touch" the source media
on run {inputFiles}
  if inputFiles is equal to {} then
    set inputFiles to (choose file with prompt "Select the file(s) to convert:" with multiple selections allowed without invisibles)
  end if
  open inputFiles
end run
on open droppedItems
  tell application "Finder" to set inputFolder to (container of first item of droppedItems) as Unicode text
  set outputFolder to (choose folder with prompt "Select output folder:" default location (inputFolder as alias)) as Unicode text
  set exportPreset to (choose from list {"Movie", "iPhone", "iPod", "HD 480p", "HD 720p"} with prompt "Choose QuickTime Export Preset:") as Unicode text
  if exportPreset is equal to "false" then
    return
  end if
  repeat with currentItem in droppedItems
    repeat until getProcessPercentCPU("CoreMediaAuthoringSessionHelper") is equal to ""
      delay 30
    end repeat
    tell application "Finder" to set fileName to name of currentItem as Unicode text
    convertFile(currentItem, outputFolder & fileName & ".mov", exportPreset)
    delay 30
  end repeat
end open
on convertFile(inputFile, outputFile, exportPreset)
  tell application "QuickTime Player"
    set thisMovie to open inputFile
    export thisMovie in (outputFile) using settings preset exportPreset
    close thisMovie
  end tell
end convertFile
on getProcessPercentCPU(processName)
  do shell script "/bin/ps -xco %cpu,command | /usr/bin/awk '/" & processName & "$/ {print $1}'"
end getProcessPercentCPU
As I can’t get it to work myself, I ask for help…….
Appreciate your answer
all the best from austria

Answer 1

You don't need to go through the double export process. You can either place the edited and rendered 720p sequence in the 352x288 sequence and then export, or you can scale the image down on export in the QuickTime Conversion export module, or in Compressor. Any QuickTime can read uncompressed video.