In addition, Rich Text is now an input type for creating Automator Services. The new Create Banner Image from Text action also supports RTF text as input. For example, the new Text To EPUB File will accept RFT text as inut, retaining the formatting when generating a new EPUB file from the passed text. Many of the text-based actions in Automator now support the use of Rich Text Format strings. The action is an interface to the new avmetadata command-line utility.
Create Annotated Media File This action creates annotated versions of passed movie files.The action is an interface to the new avconvert command-line utility, and is used with the new Lion Finder Service Encode Selected Movie Files. Encode Media Encode movie source files into MPEG content using the chosen settings.The action is an interface to the new afconvert command-line utility, and is used in the new Lion Finder Service Encode Selected Audio Files. Encode to MPEG Audio Encodes AIF, WAV, and CAF files into MPEG audio files using the chosen settings.
The example workflow shown below, will extract the images from the current webpage displayed in Safari: ( learn more)
This action will retrieve the contents of webpages located at the passed URLs, as Mac OS X webarchive data.
NOTE: see the sidebar entry Missing Library Folder? to learn how to edit the contents of these special folders. If approved, any selected actions will be placed in the user Library > Automator folder, and any selected service workflow files will be placed in the user Library > Services folder, and be ready for use immediately.
Just double-click the action or service workflow files, and you will presented with a dialog prompting you to approve the installation of the selected action and service workflow files. Installer applications are no longer required in order to add an Automator action or service to your library of actions and services. Simply select Duplicate To… from the Automator File menu and a copy of the frontmost workflow will be created, displaying the template picker sheet allowing you to choose the type of workflow plugin to apply to the copied workflow.Įasy Installation of Actions and Services Workflows can now be duplicated to another template types, such as from an applet to a service, or from a service to a print plug-in. The challenge of changing an existing Automator workflow into another type of Automator plugin has been resolved. Here are some of the new features for Automator and Services in Lion:ĭuplicating Workflows to Other Template Types Building on the dramatic success of Automator and Services (Reborn in Snow Leopard), Automator in Lion becomes a smoother more powerful creator of automation recipes.