Questions about Apple Scripting.

[mackaveli]

Hi, i just have a basic question about scripting since im not too familiar with it.

i was just wondering if its possible to write a script so i have an audio file play on quicktime and a video file play with VLC player so they sync up together. IF so, is it easy to write a script like this?

thanks

 

[robbieduncan]

In general terms this is very difficult. If one app stutters then the other would need to be paused foe exactly the right amount of time.

I don't think you will be able to get a good solution in AppleScript. The best you might get is to be able to script the starting of the 2 files in the 2 apps so as they occur at the same time (give or take a few milliseconds).

 

[mackaveli]

In general terms this is very difficult. If one app stutters then the other would need to be paused foe exactly the right amount of time.

I don't think you will be able to get a good solution in AppleScript. The best you might get is to be able to script the starting of the 2 files in the 2 apps so as they occur at the same time (give or take a few milliseconds).

thanks, yah i figured that but just wanted to make sure. I just manually press play/pause until they sync up. Thanks for the response

 

[mduser63]

thanks, yah i figured that but just wanted to make sure. I just manually press play/pause until they sync up. Thanks for the response

Just out of curiosity, why do you need to do this?

 

[greatdevourer]

Just a thought... how about you play them both in Quicktime? If it's an obscure format, someone's probably written a plugin.

 

[pulsewidth947]

or if you got iMovie, just edit them together a-la Dark Side of the Moon/Wizard of Oz

 

[siliconjones]

yeh, why don't you just combine the two together. You could do so in imovie. Much simpler.