Hi all, I have started looking at the tools/options/tools section to launch an external program (xMedia recode as it happens). This works just fine for a single file but not so well for multiple files. If I select 3 files then 3 copies of the program are launched - one for each file. What I would l…

I could not find any special command line parameter for your GUI tool. What you could try: 1.) Save a playlist with your selected files (File -> Playlist (selected files)) 2a.) Drag and Drop this playlist to your "XMedia Recode.exe" or 2b) Write a tool which load your previously saved playlist: …

Perhaps this thread helps: [image] Feature Request: Tool parameter options General Discussion Using MP3Tag Tools, it is possible to run an external application, and to pass several parameters to the external application. Currently, these parameters are generally limited to…

Hi Ohrenkino Thanks for the reply. I have had a look at the export function and have indeed found it to be suitable to make a function (of sorts). I created a custom export that just has the file names in. This is then usee as input to one of my powershell scripts and it works perfectly. I was just…

[image] Everso: This is then usee as input to one of my powershell scripts and it works perfectly. How do you start your "Xmedia recode" from PowerShell? Can you show us your code?

Course I can $cli="C:\Program Files\XMedia\XMedia Recode.exe" $al='' $inp="D:\input\CHAN_errors.txt" $file =Get-Content $inp if ($file -ne "" -and $file -ne $null){ foreach ($li in $file){ $al=$al + ' "' + $li + '"' Write-Host $li } Start-Process $cli -ArgumentList $al

Hi LyricsLover, that works great - thank you... cuts out a step :). I know xMedia is a front end for ffmpeg and I do have some powershell scripts that manage things directly. Just sometimes I want to drop a bunch of files into the GUI for a bit more granular manipulation.

Here's how I do it: [image] passing multiple selected items to external tool Support I have not found a way to use "Tools" with a space-separated list of URIs or any other information. Sometimes, checking "for all selected files" causes an application to open once, with a…

Hi Ryerman, interesting thread but I think goes further than I need. I have just implemented the solution from LyricLover and it works pretty good. That will do me for the while :).

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Here's how I do it: