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Export Via QuickTime v1.2

Open and export the files of the selected iTunes tracks to a user-chosen folder using one of QuickTime Pro's audio formats: 3GPP, AIFF, AVI, Hinted Movie, μLaw, MPEG-4,QuickTime Media Link, QuickTime Movie, System 7 Sound, and Wave. Provides some basic error checking. QuickTime Pro required.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: May 11, 2005
  • latest version downloads: 2027 | total downloads: 3113
  • zip download size: 168.5K
424 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Bring Out Yer Dead v1.1

This script applet will allow you to select a "dead" file track in iTunes (designated with the (!)) and attempt to locate a file using Spotlight that corresponds to the selected track's Song Name, Artist, and Album, and then allow you to replace the "dead track" with a file from the search results. All tag data is preserved from the original track selected and copied to the newly added track.

Note: I consider this script to be just an experiment using Spotlight technology. iTunes already has the ability to try to locate disassociated files when you double-click a "dead track". Use with caution, see the "Read Me".


If you use Kevin Wojniak's Spodlight to index your iPod, Bring Out Yer Dead can copy a file from iPod if found.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: May 11, 2005
  • latest version downloads: 4398 | total downloads: 4447
  • zip download size: 132.3K
687 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Files to Folder Scripts

This is a collection of two scripts: Alias Files to Folder... which creates an alias of each file of the selected iTunes tracks in a user-selected location, and Copy Files to Folder... which will copy the files of the selected iTunes tracks to a user-selected location.

These scripts are based on Move Files to Folder... by Plaidcow Solutions.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Derrick Bass
  • latest version posted: April 22, 2005
  • total downloads: 4254
  • zip download size: 105.8K
498 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Convert and Export v1.1

This script converts the files of the selected tracks in iTunes using an encoder of your choice on-the-fly (restoring your Preferences-set encoder afterwards). The newly converted files are then moved to a new location of your choice, and their tracks removed from iTunes.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: April 17, 2005
  • latest version downloads: 5142 | total downloads: 5223
  • zip download size: 126.3K
657 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Whatever to WAV

Drag any type of iTunes-compatible audio file to this "droplet" and it will use iTunes to convert it to WAV. Neither the original nor converted file will be added to iTunes.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by John Klimeck
  • posted: February 9, 2005
  • total downloads: 1831
  • zip download size: 60.6K
432 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Append Artist to Filename

This script renames the files of the selected tracks, appending the Artist name to the beginning of the filename, i.e: "The Ramones - Do You Wanna Dance.mp3".

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: February 3, 2005
  • total downloads: 2604
  • zip download size: 105.7K
388 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Copy From Start to Stop v1.1

Makes a copy of the selected track using its Start and Stop times as the beginning and ending of the new file and adds to Library, with option to name new track/file. Works best with CD tracks. If using with file tracks, NOTE: you may experience some degradation of audio quality if you re-encode a compressed file (one which has already been encoded), and thus the quality of your copy may be a matter of taste. Mileage will vary.

Works as a fine companion to the script Player Position to Start or Stop, which sets the Start or Stop time of the currently loaded track to the time of the paused player position.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: December 22, 2004
  • latest version downloads: 1892 | total downloads: 2776
  • zip download size: 127.5K
464 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

NOT Part of a Compilation

Some Greatest Hits collections contain tracks which have been designated as part of a compilation, even though the Artist of each track is the same. (iTunes' "Compilation" is not exactly synonymous with "Collection".) If you maintain a "Compilations" folder, and have set iTunes to "Keep iTunes Music folder organized", these Album folders will appear there and not in their respective Artist folder. Changing each track's Compilation setting to "No" will un-designate them as part of a compilation and allow iTunes to move the Album folder to the appropriate Artist folder.

This script goes through your entire library looking for such tracks and changes their Compilations setting accordingly.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • posted: April 21, 2004
  • total downloads: 3053
  • zip download size: 59.9K
547 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

addToLib v1.1

Applet that adds all files in a given folder to the iTunes Music Library and then (optionally) deletes the files from the source folder. Modification of an Apple iTunes AppleScript. Requires hard-coded user modifications, Read Me explains how.

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Ken Barnt
  • latest version posted: March 12, 2004
  • latest version downloads: 3736 | total downloads: 3895
  • zip download size: 124K
639 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
 

Drop A Few My Way

Drag and drop audio files to this droplet to have iTunes convert them with an encoder selected on the fly (AAC, MP3, AIFF, or WAV), restoring iTunes' Preferences-set encoder afterwards. Converted files are saved to your Desktop (by default) or other user-selected location. The original dropped files/tracks and converted files/tracks are removed from iTunes; it is as though iTunes "never saw them".

    Info:
  • build type: Plain AppleScript
  • written by Doug Adams
  • latest version posted: March 9, 2004
  • total downloads: 4639
  • zip download size: 137.7K
463 Doug's AppleScripts for iTunes | ^
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