Switch? Is this the mac version of the windows audio conversion tool? I never 
new it was on mac or accessible. If there was a usable version of there video 
conversion software  prism video converter on mac, I'd be putting up my cash 
this second. So far, hand break is the only way I know of to convert video 
files and I don't think that allows batch conversion although it has been a 
long time since I looked.

Danny:

On 15/01/2013, at 10:03 AM, Cheryl Homiak <[email protected]> wrote:

> Actually, vlc does some converting but I've never completely figured it out.
> I've used switch to do some converting and it can convert whole directories, 
> etc. I think I got it online rather than on the mac store but not sure. If I 
> have some time I'll go look for the info.
> 
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> Cheryl
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> 
> 
> On Jan 14, 2013, at 3:52 PM, Danny Noonan <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> VLC as far as I know is only a media player, not converter. It certainly 
>> plays .ogg files. I use Amadeus pro for most conversions but that's an 
>> expensive tool for just doing that.
>> I just installed a cheep app the other day called 
>> RightClickMp3
>> I can't remember how much it was but it wasn't much. You can find it in the 
>> mac app store here
>> https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/rightclickmp3/id403565633?mt=12
>> 
>> It puts an option in your shortcut/context menu vo shift m or in the case of 
>> at least MountainLion, in the services sub menu. Highlight the audio files 
>> you want converted, go and select it as mentioned above and off it goes.
>> 
>> When you first install the app, command O open it from the apps folder and 
>> you can select bit rate etc. It's a very simple tool for a quick solution. 
>> No bells and whistles, it just does what it says.
>> 
>> I just converted an ogg file to make sure ogg was supported and in a few 
>> seconds I had a 30 meg mp3 that played perfectly.
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Danny:
>> 
>> 
>> On 15/01/2013, at 7:25 AM, Maxwell Ivey <[email protected]> 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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