Set automator to only run if certain file type?

I am using an Automator folder action workflow so that a certain application opens when items are added to a specific folder. Automator doesn't need to do anything with the items added, but I only want the workflow to run if the items added are movie files—currently it will run if a add an empty new folder.
So basically, I want the workflow to check the items that were added and stop if they aren't a movie file. (either extension .mov, or type: movie)

Hi,
Are you using an ELVIS example or DAQmx? Either way, you should be able to change the acquisition mode from continuous to finite on the DAQmx Timing.vi. From there you would need to specify a number of samples per channel to acquire. For DAQmx, check out the Acq& Graph Voltage Int Clk.vi example.
If this doesn't work, what example are you using? Feel free to post a screenshot fo your code.
Cheers,
Andrew S
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