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Automator?
- Thread starter Verted
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- 17" Macbook Pro Unibody 2.66 Ghz and Powerbook G4 1.67 GHz 2.0GB RAM
I used it once to join two music libraries by going inside each folder, and inside that one, etc etc, and then pulling the MP3's from them. Then putting all of those in a folder replacing duplicates so there would only be one copy of each song. I then added all of the songs to iTunes through automator.
You can also get it to auto update iTunes to a folder that you just put music into and then delete the music automatically. Kind of like a dropbox for mp3s. You can use it for tons of stuff.
If you are editing a bunch of documents the same way you can get it to help you in that process.
Its weird cause it seems like automator is built for people who don't know how to, or don't want to write scripts to do tasks for them, but may need to do a lot of the same thing over and over. But I personally find it easier to write a python/pearl script for most of the stuff I do that seems tedious, because I can customize it however I want. Automator is for an odd niche of people it seems. People technically savvy enough to use a utility like this, but don't want to write their own scripts. It is really really powerful though.
Cool sites:
http://automatorworld.com/
http://dougscripts.com/
You can also get it to auto update iTunes to a folder that you just put music into and then delete the music automatically. Kind of like a dropbox for mp3s. You can use it for tons of stuff.
If you are editing a bunch of documents the same way you can get it to help you in that process.
Its weird cause it seems like automator is built for people who don't know how to, or don't want to write scripts to do tasks for them, but may need to do a lot of the same thing over and over. But I personally find it easier to write a python/pearl script for most of the stuff I do that seems tedious, because I can customize it however I want. Automator is for an odd niche of people it seems. People technically savvy enough to use a utility like this, but don't want to write their own scripts. It is really really powerful though.
Cool sites:
http://automatorworld.com/
http://dougscripts.com/
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- 2 iMacs 17+20" 2.16GHz 2GB RAM 500MB HDD 256MB Graphic card. 60Gig 5th gen iPod with Video
I use Otto a whole lot.
I import photos into iPhoto renaming them and putting them in an album at the same time
I use it for selecting photos copying resizing and e-mailing Photos
A browser for iPhoto without launching iPhoto
There are loads of other cool uses for Otto too
PS. in Leopard Automator will be even more advanced
http://www.apple.com/no/macosx/leopard/features/automator.html
I import photos into iPhoto renaming them and putting them in an album at the same time
I use it for selecting photos copying resizing and e-mailing Photos
A browser for iPhoto without launching iPhoto
There are loads of other cool uses for Otto too
PS. in Leopard Automator will be even more advanced
http://www.apple.com/no/macosx/leopard/features/automator.html
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