Automator Script to batch convert images in pdf with custom setings

Hi,

I'm very new to "Automator" and I'm a little bit lost but for what I saw on internet I saw "Automator" could help me in my batch converting. Because now I'm doing all this by myself with "Preview" and the "Print Settings"

I need to convert on lot of folders full of picture into pdf. But I need to create a pdf for for each folder of pictures, each pdf should have the name of the folder. And the pdf should have a "Paper size="A4 Borderless" and the rendering should be "Scaled to fit=Print Entire Image".

Folder X001/pic001.jpg, pic002.jpg, pic003.jpg...... -> Folder X001.pdf

Folder X002/pic001.jpg, pic002.jpg, pic003.jpg...... -> Folder X002.pdf

I imagine the script giving me the option when I right-click the folder to "Convert in pdf" and it automatically name it like the folder.

Thanks a lot!

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Late 2016)

Posted on Apr 27, 2017 6:26 PM

26 replies

May 1, 2017 6:41 AM in response to Tony T1

Thanks for your help! "Stop after 25 times" Does it means that after 25 folders it will stop?

Tony T1

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May 1, 2017 9:26 AM in response to François20290

François20290 wrote:

Thanks for your help! "Stop after 25 times" Does it means that after 25 folders it will stop?

Yes, If you're processing more than that, just increase the number.

May 1, 2017 6:52 AM in response to Tony T1

I added the loop but it doesn't work. If I put it at the beginning of the workflow it does nothing and at the end it loop the first folder

May 1, 2017 7:07 AM in response to Tony T1

Oopsi... I fixed it now it works but the last pdf of the last folder is not names correctly: X-Men V1 010?X-Men V1 010.pdf where it should be X-Men V1 010.pdf

Tony T1

Level 6

10,247 points

May 1, 2017 7:22 AM in response to François20290

Could be an issue with how the Folder is Named (i.e. a bad character)

In Finder, Rename "X-Men V1 010" to "Untitled", then back again to "X-Men V1 010"

May 1, 2017 8:08 AM in response to Tony T1

I tried to investigate this issue but I can't find the source even when there is no bad characters sur as ( - it seems to do it randomly. Might be a bug in the handling of file names :/

May 1, 2017 9:15 AM in response to Tony T1

I tried to process just that Folder but when process alone the service name it correctly. Strange isn't?

Tony T1

Level 6

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May 1, 2017 9:19 AM in response to François20290

That is odd, don't know what could possibly cause that.

May 1, 2017 9:25 AM in response to Tony T1

Maybe a bug in "loop action" or in "Dispense Items Incrementally"

Tony T1

Level 6

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May 1, 2017 9:34 AM in response to François20290

Yeah, that would be my guess also, odd bug though.

May 1, 2017 9:39 AM in response to Tony T1

It looks like it loops on renaming some folders. But it's not a big deal!

Thanks a lot Tony T1 for your precious help 😀

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Automator Script to batch convert images in pdf with custom setings