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Author:  RalfK [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Hello,
is there a possibility of using apple scripts with ABB? I would like to convert a whole bunch of audiobooks with ABB one after another and thought of using scripting for it....does anybody know about this?

Ralf

Author:  keithg [ Wed Nov 19, 2008 3:26 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Audiobook Builder doesn't have its own AppleScript support but you can probably get away with scripting the user interface. Here are some tips:

- Turn on "Enable access for assistive devices" in the Universal Access preference pane in System Preferences and you should be able to script the interface.

- Use a tool like UIElementInspector, available at developer.apple.com , to figure out the interface element hierarchy (button "X" of window "Y"). Check out the Processes suite in the System Events AppleScript dictionary for commands and element terminology.

- Since the build process is modal you'll probably want to poll for the appearance of the "Build Complete" sheet to tell when the build is complete. Script a click on the OK button, then open another Project document and build that one.

- I notice opening documents via AppleScript leaves the main Audiobook Builder open. That shouldn't happen in normal use and for the sake of scripting the interface just to build a batch just ignore that that window is still open.

Author:  thorix [ Fri Dec 05, 2008 3:04 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Indeed scriptability is an important feature to add!

I’ll regard @keithg’s advices an see what I can achieve…

Meanwhile you might be interested in my little script, see http://www.splasm.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=659.

Together with Keith’s hints this could be made into a "Take my whole playlist with multiple audiobooks and convert them in one go" megascript.

Author:  thorix [ Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

keithg wrote:
Audiobook Builder doesn't have its own AppleScript support but you can probably get away with scripting the user interface. Here are some tips: …

Got it, at last: AppleScript: Batch processing Audiobook Builder projects

Author:  RalfK [ Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Hi Thorix,
thank you so much for your Script...that´s quite the thing i was looking for....I thought about avoiding Itunes and working up all notyetconverted Audiobooks in a specified folder, but your soltion is maybe even better by having more control over the added files via playlist. As you mentioned on your website, i am bored of copy-paste technique too and so it much more easy to do it with your script.

Greetings from Germany to Germany

Ralf

Author:  Buzze [ Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Hi,
although I am reviving a thread which has been dead for 9 years:
Does anyone still have Thorix`s script available?
I once had it some years ago but lost it. :shock:
Now I have a bunch of audiobooks for my kids in need to be converted...
Regards,
Buzze

Author:  keithg [ Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Hi Buzze!

Even though the page where the script was linked seems to be missing, there's a direct download link in Thorix's post here. Click here to download the script.

Do the download and script work for you?

Author:  Buzze [ Thu Jan 04, 2018 9:44 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Hi keithg,
thanks for your reply. The download link is for a script that builds ABB project files from iTunes. I have this and it is working.
However, Thorix also developed a script which will work the whole way from iTunes to the m4b-file. That`s the one I`m looking for.

Buzze

Author:  keithg [ Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Scripting for conversion of multiple Audiobooks

Ah, you want the final script that automates from iTunes, start to finish. We never downloaded a copy, and the Wayback Machine doesn't have that particular page archived, for some reason, so I sent an email directly to Thorix to see if they can help out.

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