Droplets

Droplets can be used in a similar fashion as watch folders, but have the benefit that the file is not moved to a specific folder first.

-- this sub-routine processes files 
on process_item(this_item)
	tell application "iFlicks 2"
		open this_item
		repeat with this_video in videos
			-- get the newly added video
			if file of this_video as string is this_item as string then
				-- modify settings and metadata
				set comment of this_video to "Added by droplet"
				-- start processing
				start this_video
			end if
		end repeat
	end tell
end process_item

The above code shows the core part of the droplet that calls into iFlicks. In this sample the file is merely added to iFlicks and later on the comment modified and processing started.

In a similar fashion it would be possible to adjust the preset and do other modifications before processing.