I want to make a recording with Quicktime using Java but there is some issue when I try to enter the folder and file. I though it might be a timing issue so put in delays but it still happens. The code to start the recording is:
public static void startQTrecord(){
//Activate QT
try{
String[] go = { "osascript", "-e", "tell application \"QuickTime Player\" to activate" };
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
//Start new recording
try{
String[] go = { "osascript", "-e", "tell application \"QuickTime Player\" to start new movie recording" };
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
And the code to stop and save is:
public static void closeQT(){
//Go to QT
try {
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", "tell application \"QuickTime Player\" to activate"};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
//Stop the recording
try {
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", "tell application \"QuickTime Player\" to stop document \"movie recording\""};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
//Save
try {
sleep(100);
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"s\" using {command down}", "-e", "delay 1"};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
//Enter the save directory
try {
sleep(100);
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"G\" using {command down, shift down}", "-e", "delay 1"};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
try {
sleep(100);
String gofolder = "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"" + folder + "\"";
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", gofolder, "-e", "delay 1", "-e", "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke return", "-e", "delay 1"};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
try {
sleep(100);
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke\""+file+"\"", "-e", "tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke return", "-e", "delay 1"};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
/////////////////////////////////////////////
//Wait for save then quit
boolean keepWaiting = true;
while(keepWaiting){
try{
Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
String[] commands = {"osascript", "-e", "delay 5", "-e", "tell application \"QuickTime Player\" to quit"};
Process proc = rt.exec(commands);
proc.waitFor();
BufferedReader stdError = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(proc.getErrorStream()));
String s = null;
// read any errors from the attempted command
if(stdError.readLine() == null){keepWaiting = false;}
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
}
}
Sometimes it works fine but other times it will get to the folder window and not paste in the correct text.
Any ideas on why this isn't working or if there is a better way?
Thanks!
It's better to use the appleScript's save command instead of using the keystroke command
public static void closeQT(){
//Pause the recording, save and quit
try {
String[] go = {"osascript", "-e", "set tFile to \""+fullPosixPathOfFile+"\" as posix file", "-e", "do shell script \"touch \" & quoted form of posix path of tFile", "-e", "tell application \"QuickTime Player\"", "-e", "pause document 1", "-e", "save document 1 in tFile", "-e", "stop document 1", "-e", "close document 1 saving no", "-e", "quit", "-e", "end tell"};
Process process = Runtime.getRuntime().exec(go);
process.waitFor();
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
} catch (InterruptedException ex) {
System.out.println(ex.toString());
}
}
put the file path where you want to save the movie in the fullPosixPathOfFile variable
Here's an example of an AppleScript that works
set tFile to (path to desktop folder as string) & "MyMovie.mov" -- save the movie to the desktop
do shell script "touch " & quoted form of POSIX path of tFile -- "QuickTime Player" need an existing file (otherwise permissions issue), so the touch command create an empty file
tell application "QuickTime Player"
launch
set newMovieRec to new movie recording
tell newMovieRec
start
delay 10 -- duration in seconds of this new movie
pause
save in (file tFile) -- The term "file" is necessary when the type of the path is HFS (path with colon character --> "diskName:folder1:subFolder2:myMovie.mov")
--save in tFile -- use this line when the tFile variable contains a posix file (a posix path converted to a posix file)
stop
close saving no
end tell
quit
end tell
To check the version of Quicktime:
tell application "QuickTime Player"
set v to version
considering numeric strings
set newVersion to v > "7.6.6" -- change it to the old version which not work
end considering
if newVersion then
-- code to save
else
-- code to save as
end if
end tell