New Mac user here. I've got EyeTV running so that it automatically exports certain TV episodes to my ITunes library (watchable on an Apple TV). I was wondering if it's possible to script something that runs automatically and deletes old episodes of TV shows in my ITunes library so that I don't completely fill up my hard drive?
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iTunes, Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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.
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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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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4), 8 x 2.8 GHz 10 GB RAM, Radeon 4870
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
I am exploring the possibility of scripting the creation of smart playlists in iTunes. As I understand it this can only be achieved with GUI scripting. I have come across a couple of threads which suggest this can be achieved:
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however both generate an error for me. The problem appears to be around the line "tell scroll area 1 of group 1 of window 1". I get the error: System Events got an error: Can't get group 1 of window 1 of process "iTunes". Invalid index.
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Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7), 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 8GB RAM
I used to use the following script to set album ratings of albums in my iTunes library. It used to work fine, but now it's not working. When I try to debug it I am getting the following error:
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Info:Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7), 2.66 GHz Intel Core i7 8GB RAM
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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