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Convert Images to Letterbox Format (completed)/main.applescript

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on run {input, parameters}
    
    set method_indicator to (|conversionMethod| of the parameters) as integer
    
    (* PROCESS IMAGE FILES *)
    set input to input as list
    repeat with i from 1 to the count of input
        set this_file to item i of input
        -- PROCESSING STATEMENTS GO HERE
        if method_indicator is 0 then
            pad_image(this_file)
        else
            crop_image(this_file)
        end if
    end repeat
    
    return input
end run
 
on pad_image(this_file)
    -- indicate the proportions for the pad area
    set H_proportion to 16
    set V_proportion to 9
    try
        tell application "Image Events"
            -- start the Image Events application
            launch
            -- open the image file
            set this_image to open this_file
            -- get dimensions of the image
            copy dimensions of this_image to {W, H}
            -- calculate pad dimensions
            if H_proportion is greater than V_proportion then
                set the new_W to (H * H_proportion) / V_proportion
                set pad_dimensions to {new_W, H}
            else
                set the new_H to (W * V_proportion) / H_proportion
                set pad_dimensions to {W, new_H}
            end if
            -- perform action
            pad this_image to dimensions pad_dimensions
            -- save the changes
            save this_image with icon
            -- purge the open image data
            close this_image
        end tell
    on error error_message
        display dialog error_message
    end try
end pad_image
 
on crop_image(this_file)
    try
        tell application "Image Events"
            -- start the Image Events application
            launch
            -- open the image file
            set this_image to open this_file
            -- get dimensions of the image
            copy dimensions of this_image to {W, H}
            -- determine the letterbox area
            set crop_W to W
            -- calcluate the 16:9 proportions
            set crop_H to (W * 9) / 16
            -- perform action
            crop this_image to dimensions {crop_W, crop_H}
            -- save the changes
            save this_image with icon
            -- purge the open image data
            close this_image
        end tell
    on error error_message
        display dialog error_message
    end try
end crop_image



Last updated: 2007-06-12

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