QuickTime batch export ?

Hi,
Can QuickTime Pro do movie batch export ?
thanks

With some Automator help it's easy to batch convert. If your setting requirements are identical use this Automator action:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/automator/quicktimecompressionactionsandwo rkflow.html
QuickTime 7 can also export more than one file and these settings can be different formats, codecs etc.
Just open the file and export (you choose from the dialog windows). Open another file, change the settings and export. And again. And again.

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