Wow, that's a convoluted process but great info to have. I'll save it for iTunes lovers I know.
Thanks. On 15/01/2013, at 9:31 AM, Chris Blouch <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> > > -- > ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
