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minimal Programming Knowledge  Jun 13, 2011, 11:28 AM Hello all,
I work with video a lot and run them through compressor to get
various formats. The problem is I often need to add padding to
the front and back of the clips before compressing them.  I
would like to automate this process. and add a simple UI.  UI
inputs would be:  1. List of Quicktimes to compress  2. A drop
down menu or check box selection of the source size. i.e. HD
1080, HD 720, etc... (if the program can automatically determine
this even better)  3. Text field where you enter the amount of
pad to add to the clip  4. Drop down menu where you can set your
compressor preset  5. Destination of compressed quicktimes  Once
you submit from the UI The steps might go something like this.
1. Loading a black frame of the correct size to the clipboard.
2. Opening up the quicktime that you want compressed and pasting
the correct number of frames to the beginning and the end.  3.
Saving that qu