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Automated way of converting downloaded bittorrent files to apple tv or iphone
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dgold105
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Nov 28, 2008, 08:10 AM
 
Does anyone know if there's a way you could automatically convert a downloaded torrent for itunes (apple tv / iphone) rather than waiting for the torrent to download and then manually adding the file into visual hub, handbrake or roadmovie?

I know you could use a folder action but then you'd be limited to using quicktime to do the conversion as I assume there would be no automator actions to control visual hub or roadmovie.

Does anyone know of a script or other method that would enable this process to be automated?
     
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Nov 28, 2008, 09:28 AM
 
The tool I used to use was PSPVideo9 with it's AppleTV converter for the PC. Now, however, I just run Boxee on my aTV; it reads every video format, reads from the directory (doesn't need to run through iTunes), and is more usable in Alpha than aTV's OS is in Release.
     
dgold105  (op)
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Nov 28, 2008, 11:27 PM
 
Spheric Harlot,

I had seen that method but the problem is that the script dictionary that you need to download to make this work is no longer available due to the closure of techspansion. I have tried google searching for it and can't locate it elsewhere.

David
     
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Nov 29, 2008, 09:54 AM
 
Egads, you're right! - I wasn't intent on being a smartass; I just love that letmegooglethatforyou service.

However, pulling out some Google prowess:
Searching for "automation.scpt.zip" gave me
this Cached version of a thread on this subject from the now defunct techspansion support forums.

The script file currently lives at:
http://www.filedropper.com/automation

     
dgold105  (op)
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Nov 29, 2008, 11:05 PM
 
Thanks for that - trying it now.
     
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Feb 18, 2009, 12:39 PM
 
www.filedropper.com/automation no longer appears to have the script file automation.scpt.

Is it available anywhere else?
     
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Feb 19, 2009, 06:23 PM
 
A little off topic, but I built a relatively cheap PC with a quad core CPU, installed fedora, ffmpeg and with some scripts I found, am able to encode two files simultaneously, and relatively quickly. It is all from the command line, and pretty slick.
     
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Feb 19, 2009, 10:25 PM
 
Originally Posted by Martlet View Post
www.filedropper.com/automation no longer appears to have the script file automation.scpt.

Is it available anywhere else?
Indeed - anyone else have a copy they can share?
     
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Mar 16, 2009, 04:54 AM
 
automation.scpt is in here... http://www.kerflooey.com/VisualHubbaHubba/ Download the zip.
     
   
 
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