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Jessica - Jun 08, 2007 5:08:33 am PDT #1835 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Is there a built-in tool in OS X (Tiger) or a free utility I can download for batch changing file extensions? We've got several hundred MP4 files with a mix of .mp4, .mov, and no extensions that ALL need to have .mp4 attached before we can send them to the client.

It seems like something Automater should be able to do, but I've never used it before. Worst case scenario is I spend the rest of the day renaming them manually, but I'd really rather not if I can avoid it.


tommyrot - Jun 08, 2007 5:14:18 am PDT #1836 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

You should be able to do that easily at the command line.

Um, my caffeine hasn't kicked in yet - anyone else want to try?

eta: I googled - this might help: Batch File Rename By File Extension in Unix

for example:

#change .html files to php

for file in *.html ; do mv $file `echo $file | sed 's/(.*.)html/1php/'` ; done

You'll probably want to backup the files first....


tommyrot - Jun 08, 2007 5:42:22 am PDT #1837 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

$200 laptop: [link]

In Japan. An "English" version "could hit the streets 'as early as August this year.'"


Tom Scola - Jun 08, 2007 6:20:30 am PDT #1838 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

A Better File Rename


Jessica - Jun 08, 2007 6:33:46 am PDT #1839 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Thanks guys - I figured out how to do it in Automater, though.


Laga - Jun 08, 2007 10:42:50 am PDT #1840 of 25496
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.

I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding of the legal system is that you are supposed to disclose the major points of your case during the pretrial phase in order to ensure that everyone gets a fair trail. If the defense fails to disclose any aspect of their case the prosecution can assume it won't come up in the trial.


bon bon - Jun 09, 2007 10:46:18 am PDT #1841 of 25496
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.

I'm not a lawyer, but my understanding of the legal system is that you are supposed to disclose the major points of your case during the pretrial phase in order to ensure that everyone gets a fair trail. If the defense fails to disclose any aspect of their case the prosecution can assume it won't come up in the trial.

Not exactly. In criminal cases the prosecution has to disclose exculpatory material, but other than that the extent to which they have to share information before trial is up to the court. Generally, though, the court will require that a party intending to use an expert should make significant disclosures about what the expert tested, what it will testify to, and what materials it reviewed, so that the other party can prepare adequately. But aside from the procedures of individual judges/courts, a defendant is not entitled to know what evidence the prosecution has against him and neither is the prosecution entitled to know the details of the defense before trial. Civil trials are more disclosure-oriented, though.


Tom Scola - Jun 11, 2007 7:39:08 am PDT #1842 of 25496
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Steve Jobs keynote in 20 minutes! Woo!

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amych - Jun 11, 2007 7:42:36 am PDT #1843 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Steve Jobs keynote in 20 minutes!

Any bets on the "oh, and another thing...." portion of the afternoon's entertainment?

(I'm guessing Act I is iPhone and Act II is Leopard, but there's always an "oh, and another thing...")


tommyrot - Jun 11, 2007 7:45:56 am PDT #1844 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Any bets on the "oh, and another thing...." portion of the afternoon's entertainment?

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