Hi Sabahattin, Thanks for this. I've also been looking in the meantime, and in case it is of interest to you or anybody else on the list, I've found a free (donations welcome) utility for the mac called XLD.app. It has a command line version since you are well-versed in this one but for me the GUI interface is great as I've never mastered command line, not yet anyway.
At first when I opened the app, it seemed it was inaccessible because the window was empty and moving vo cursor did not produce any results. But then, I opened preferences with command+, and I was able to move and adjust preferences there. That made me feel more optimistic. So I decided to open a file for conversion and hey presto! as soon as I opened a file, the window was almost fully navigable with one only button that triggers conversion not labelled. The app converts all sorts of files like .ogg FLAC, and others which I can't even remember. The good thing about this app is that it also converts to Apple lossless. It gives the lossless files the extension .m4a, and I wanted to ask you whether it really means that they are lossless. But wait, there is there is more to this app: you can convert a whole folder in one go if you choose to open it as a cd, and also it has its own ripper option and burner option so I was able to burn a cd straight from the FLAC files. I'm impressed. The only question mark I have is over the lossless extensions being .m4a but Having rummaged through the itunes media folder and looked at the extensions of the cds I had imported in Apple lossless format, they too have the extension m4a. So maybe all is well. Again thanks for responding. One note of caution to those of you who might want to look for this app. Be careful as the now notorious MacUpdate website also offers downloads of this app. So one would be better downloading from the developer. I can't provide the url now because I moved away from the page without taking note of it. But do make sure it is not MacUpdate or softtonic as i've heard the downloads from these websites may contain malware. Best wishes Andrew > On 4 Nov 2015, at 00:20, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, FLAC is an open lossless format (like Apple Lossless, but open). Just > convert the files to WAV or straight through to ALAC if your utility supports > it, then open those in iTunes. Of course, those files will have no metadata, > so you’ll have to add it yourself from iTunes using Command-I. > > As to which utility, I’m afraid I can’t advise. I have always used the > command-line flac tool, but there must be a graphical tool. A quick search > of the Mac App Store reveals a free one for videos that supports FLAC, called > Smart Converter, and I’ve heard good things about Rip, Max and Tag, though > not from an accessibility perspective. > > And of course, you could always use another player, such as VLC, to play FLAC > or Vorbis. That is the easiest option if all you want to do is play back a > FLAC or Vorbos file that you may have, without converting it first. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
