Is it possible to automate the conversion of AVI files to MP4? I'm running Lion and I would like my Macbook Pro to automatically convert my downloaded movies to MP4 and add them to iTunes...
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
I'm a Mac switcher from late 2008. I've also added an iPod Touch and Apple TV to our growing stable of Apple devices.
While I've managed to install the necessary applications/hacks to my MB and AppleTV to play AVI's directly without conversion, the iPod Touch is another matter. It of course requires mp4 or h.264 format. I have been using iSquint to do the conversion and then move the mp4's into iTunes which synch fine after that.
However I am looking for a solution where I could drop the AVI files into a folder and the conversion program would automatically watch that folder and run the AVI->MP4 conversion automatically. I can't seem to find a solution to this through my Google searches and forum searches here. Perhaps it's a simple Applescript (or whatever it's called) which I haven't used to date?
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iTunes, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), iOmega HDD is the specified disk.
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Mac Pro
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MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.3), MacBook13-inch, Aluminum, Late 2008
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MacBook Pro (13-inch Late 2011), iOS 5.0.1, have parallels
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MacBook Pro with Retina display
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Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6)
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