mp3 path for gIndAudio QTE

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sat May 30, 2009 11:03 am

I am experimenting with different audio codecs and I'm stuck on this one and can't figure it out.....

I'm trying to load an mp3 into QTExternal and save it out as another file type available in QTExternal. The below code works but pops up a screen that asks you to select a source file to load before the conversion screen comes up. I'm trying to preload an mp3 into "gIndAudio" so you don't get that first screen.
As soon as I take out "answer file "Select audio file" Nothing works. I've tried "put "C:\Test\test.mp3" into gIndAudio but tha won't work. I tried it with filepath...etc but nothing.

How to I hardcode the filepath of the mp3 directly into gIndAudio without the "answer file"?

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   global gIndAudio
on MouseUp
   
  set the filename of player "Player" to empty
  answer file "Select audio file" 
  put it into gIndAudio
  set the filename of player "Player" to gIndAudio
  put movieControllerID of player "Player" into mc
  qtInitializeEditing mc 
  qtSelectAll mc
  qtCopy mc
  
  qtInitializeEditing mc 
  
  qtExport mc 

end MouseUp
end MouseUp

Many thanks again
Bidge

bn · Post by bn » Sat May 30, 2009 12:26 pm

bidge,

I think it has to do with the backslashes you use in your pathname.

one way to get a correct pathname that Rev can handle is

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on mouseUp
   answer file "please choose..."
   put it
end mouseUp

and copy the content of the message box and hard code that into your script. That is not elegant but unfortunately I dont know how to do the correct windows pathnames.

You could have the global filled in an extra button. That would be more flexible, unless you alway want that one file to be loaded into the player.
regards
Bernd

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:36 pm

Hi Bernd.

I tried this script with the right file path name but it does not work?

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global gIndAudio 
on MouseUp 

set the filename of player "Player" to empty 
put "C:/Test.mp3" into gIndAudio 
set the filename of player "Player" to gIndAudio 
put movieControllerID of player "Player" into mc 
qtInitializeEditing mc 
qtSelectAll mc 
qtCopy mc 

qtInitializeEditing mc 

qtExport mc 

end MouseUp 
end MouseUp

Cheers
Bidge

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:40 pm

Hi friends,

internally Rev always uses the UNIX style for pathnames with slashes!
Windows:
C:/Test/test.mp3

Mac:
/Volumes/Disk_Name/Downloads/brulev.mp3

So setting the filename to something like the above will sure work in your handler.

Best

Klaus

P.S.
Will answer the QT Export question a little later this day.

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:41 pm

Hi bidge,

looks like we posted at almost the same time

What exactly does "not work" in your handler?

Klaus · Post by **Klaus** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:44 pm

BTW: No need to inititalize the QT Editing/Select all etc.. for the export!

bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:46 pm

Hi Klaus.
As soon as I delete the line :

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  answer file "Select audio file"

and replace it with:

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put "C:/Test.mp3" into gIndAudio

It stops working?
I thought t should be the same just to put the file name of the mp3 directly into gIndAudio but it seems not?

Chers
Bidge
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bidgeeman · Post by **bidgeeman** » Sat May 30, 2009 12:54 pm

Oh...it works...I just deleted the qtinitializa and QTselectall and it worked

Thanks

Bidge