I wanted to use the QuickTime "Image Sequence" feature to make rapid MPG movie out of a folder of JPGs. The problem was there were 600 pictures taken with my iSight over seven months, so I used a simple perl script to bulk-rename the files (it actually uses
cp, so your original files are untouched). After running the script, open QuickTime, choose File » Open Image Sequence, and select 1.jpg, then the frame rate, etc.
Here's an example of the finished product. (I used the
iSight auto-capture hint I submitted earlier this year.)
Here is the perl (
rename.pl):
#!/usr/bin/perl
$iteration=1;
foreach my $file (`ls *.jpg`) {
chop($file);
system("cp $file $iteration.jpg;");
$iteration++;
}
[
robg adds: I haven't tested this one.]