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Compress QuickTime to MPEG 4
Function: Compresses QuickTime movies to MPEG-4 and places the files into the selected folder.
Author: Center Mid Software
Input: (Anything) QuickTime files
Output: (Anything)
Notes: Configure MPEG-4 compression settings in QuickTime Player before using this action. Warning: Make sure to pass files, not folders, to this action. The Filter Finder Items action, for example, could be used to make sure only QuickTime files are selected.
Update: Adds more flexible QuickTime compression features and is therefore renamed to Compress QuickTime Using Most Recent Settings.
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trying the compression action for iview media pro movies(turns slideshows into quicktime movies)–no luck–runs the action then opens the first slide and locks my computer up. any suggestions. i do not have quick time pro–is that a problem? thanks!
Comment by matthew — November 4, 2005 @ 9:21 am
Tim!
Nice action! I second the vote for the ability to compress to other codex… We have a bejesus of Quicktimes that need to be down-rezed for web in Sorenson 3. Any flexibility would be boffo.
-L
Comment by Loki — November 1, 2005 @ 5:20 pm
hey does the compress quicktime to mpeg-4 action work on mac os x 10.3.9? if not i am looking for an opensource app that will compress my slide show movies from iview media pro. thanks in advance! matthew
Comment by matthew — October 28, 2005 @ 7:18 pm
Tim,
How difficult would it be to write an automator that is a batch file convertor for QT that allows you to pick the export type and final location? Or do you need a separate one for each type of export you want?
Thanks, Matt
Comment by matt — September 6, 2005 @ 2:50 pm
Yes, it is possible to modify the code, but I’m not ready to release it for other folks to do so. I’m working on version 1.5 and a suite of related actions. No promises, but I’ll see if I can do one that does DV.
Comment by Tim — August 15, 2005 @ 11:42 pm