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    Help converting scnerios!!

    I can't seem to convert scn.s for PC to MAC format. I have the applescript, but it dosen't seem to work. Most of the time, it crashes half way through, and/or dosen't convert all the picts. or sounds. I do have SoundAppPPC and GraphicConverter; I just can't make it work. When I started to do it manually, I realized how much time and effort it would require, and decided to ask for help. Is there any way that I can make the applescript work? (I think that it would be better if there were 2 or 3 apple scripts; one to convert whatever sounds you draged onto it, one to convert whatever pictures you draged onto it, etc.) Can anyone make the applescript work regularly? Does anyone know a better way to convert?



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  • #2
    Hi
    I wrote the applescript - unless there are more out there.
    I am interested in why, when it crashes. I have had it crash, but only when I dropped loads of scenarios on it.
    Yes, it does not convert the pictures, because Greaphicconverter does not support applescript - despite what the release notes say - , and what few graphics programs I could find that do have applescript support, do not convert the gifs correctly.

    >I think that it would be better if there were 2 or 3 apple scripts

    It is open-source, open it in the script editor and you can in fact split it along those lines, if you please. It can also be run from the script editor. That way it might be possible to find where it crashes.
    Perhaps it just needs to be opened and saved on your system to work, Apple made some changes in the way applescript works between different system versions.

    >Can anyone make the applescript work regularly?

    I have converted 50+ scenarios using it.

    > Does anyone know a better way to convert?

    Better? Well, there is plugin for a type-converter somewhere. Should be on the Mac page.

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    • #3
      Thanks for your responce!! I don't have much time now, but I'll try to write a detailed responce later. All I can say now is that I've got MacOS9; (pretty much) the newsest everything, and that it crashes sometime in the middle of converting the sound files (I think).

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      • #4
        Good old OS9? It caused just about everything of mine to crash. Out it went. Back to 8.5.

        My Civ2MacFilter2 converts everything. I downloaded it ages ago (from memory) from the original Ultimate Civ 2 Site, before it transmogrified into the ACS.

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        • #5
          Finbar:

          Exact opposite with me!! MacOS 8.5 killed my computer (ok, didn't kill, just hurt badly), and I got MacOS 9. Ever since then, it has worked!!

          Wulf:

          Haven't had time to play around with converting. Probably won't for a week or two.
          [This message has been edited by adaMada (edited April 11, 2000).]
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          • #6
            ada - I'm absolutely certain it was my fault anyway. OS9 conflicted with so many things I already had installed, a lot of which I never use. If I'd taken the time to sort through, dump stuff and upgrade other stuff, I probably would've been okay.

            On the other hand, I know a few Mac specialists who reckon 9 was, typically, released too soon.

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            • #7
              Finbar:

              I persionally believe that Mac OS 8.5 was reliesed too early, and Mac OS 9 fixed most of the bugs.

              Yet again, I haven't had time to try out playing around with the converter. Will try soon...

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              • #8
                I spent some more time trying to convert scns, but I kept getting the warning: "All sound files could not be converted", or something like that. Is their any ideas about what could cause this?



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                • #9
                  Maybe the sound files were corrupted during downloading?You could try again.SoundApp usually works well so that might be it.
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                  • #10
                    >"All sound files could not be converted", or something like that. Is their any ideas about what could cause this?

                    Soundapp could not convert some file. You can check which one by matching .wav to .aiff files and see which one(s) are missing. Try opening the offending .wav file and you will probably find it will not work.
                    I also thing that if soundapp converts 10 sound files and there is something wrong with file number 3, no files past number 3 will be converted. Not sure about this.

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                    • #11
                      If thats the real problem, then there is a lot of problemetic sound files!! I have had this probelm with nearly every scn. I try to convert. Would anything in specific cause the sound files to have problems? Is is something that I'm doing.

                      Later, I'll try to convert a scn. which I have tested the sound files. In effect, I'll open each sound file BEFORE converting.

                      Thanks for your help.

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                      • #12
                        >If thats the real problem, then there is a lot of problemetic sound files!! I have had this probelm with nearly every scn. I try to convert. Would anything in specific cause the sound files to have problems? Is is something that I'm doing.

                        I am currently working on an update of the script, since Graphicconverter is now scriptable and can convert PC .gifs and .bmps to PICTs, that works for Civ 2. Whee!
                        Quicktime player is also scriptable, but it's resulting files are not usable for Civ 2 .
                        Here is how converting the sounds work. The script tells soundapp to convert the wav files. It then checks for the existence of these aiff files, for verification only. Chances are, if a sound file takes soundapp some time to complete, it will not be there when the script checks for it existence. If so then just ignore the message.
                        I will look into it as I test the new script.

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                        • #13
                          quote:

                          Originally posted by Wulf on 05-18-2000 07:34 PM
                          >If thats the real problem, then there is a lot of problemetic sound files!! I have had this probelm with nearly every scn. I try to convert. Would anything in specific cause the sound files to have problems? Is is something that I'm doing.

                          I am currently working on an update of the script, since Graphicconverter is now scriptable and can convert PC .gifs and .bmps to PICTs, that works for Civ 2. Whee!
                          Quicktime player is also scriptable, but it's resulting files are not usable for Civ 2 .
                          Here is how converting the sounds work. The script tells soundapp to convert the wav files. It then checks for the existence of these aiff files, for verification only. Chances are, if a sound file takes soundapp some time to complete, it will not be there when the script checks for it existence. If so then just ignore the message.
                          I will look into it as I test the new script.



                          Thanks. My main problem is that, after I get that error, it stops, and the sound files are not placed in a sound folder. Also, at least 50% of the sound files are not translated. Please keep us updated about the progress of the update, and thanks for creating the app in the first place.

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