You should be able to convert them to mp3 once you pull them into
iTunes. I put some stuff up on this list about how to do that back in
2009. Let me paste it again here:
The XiphQT only gives flac playback capability. I added the
flac_import
component and was able to open and play a flac file. The importer
without XiphQT enabled QuickTime player to open a flac but I got
silence
when it played. So you need both pieces. I got the flac import
component
from here:
http://people.xiph.org/~arek/flac_import/flac_import_0.5b1_p0.1.dmg
I wonder why this capability isn't bundled into the main XiphQT
plugin.
I tested with the BlueEyesExcerpt.flac from this site:
http://ff123.net/samples.html
CB
Weird. I hadn't checked iTunes. I just assumed that if QTPlayer would
play it then iTunes would as well.
So after some more googling around it turns out iTunes in pretty
particular as to what OS file type the flac file is. Apparently with the
aforementioned plugins the QT infrastructure can now handle flac just
fine, as shown by the QTPlayer being able to open and play the files.
iTunes though seems to filter out files that aren't of the right type.
So you can command-O all you want and it won't import the flac file. So
of course somebody made a dropplet app that will fix this called Set
OggS. You can download that from here:
http://people.xiph.org/~arek/flac_import/set-OggS-0.1.dmg
So you go to your flac file, pull up the contextual menu with
VO-shift-m, choose open with and then other, then navigate to wherever
you've stashed Set OggS at. That should pop up and say it made the
change with a Quit button. Quit out of Set OggS and then you should be
able to open your flac file in iTune. I didn't try it but I would guess
it should work in batches. Just select all your flacs, then do the
contextual menu steps. Worked for me with a single file at least.
CB
On 1/14/13 3:25 PM, Maxwell Ivey wrote:
hello; do you know if vlc converts ogg to mp3? i used to use max because it
was free but the most current version or at least the one for lion doesn't
allow for ogg any more. thanks, max
On Jan 14, 2013, at 2:21 PM, Danny Noonan wrote:
Just to add to this, I love vlc. It's set up as my default media player for
most media formats so I can keep my iTunes library clean as theirs now no way
to play items in iTunes and not add them to your library. Also, you can easily
set output device and it works with the apple remote.
Sent from my phone
On 15/01/2013, at 7:10 AM, David McLean <[email protected]> wrote:
Vlc will play them.
On Jan 14, 2013, at 11:26 AM, Marc Rocheleau <[email protected]> wrote:
Hey all,
Can someone suggest an accessible media player that plays flac files?
I have a bunch transferred over from my PC and nothing to play them
with. Also, on the subject of media files, can someone recommend a
good app to edit ID3 tags?
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer!
-Marc
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