Hi folks, I'm a bit late to the party on this sorry, but I hope it might still help somebody. I just checked, and a little app I bought called mp3 converter converts from flac into mp3. I got it ages ago from the app store for about $5. It's really easy to use, and converts audio and video files to mp3. It definitely does flac. You can choose bit rate etc with it. I just found it by searching for mp3 converter in the app store and it came up. Hope it helps somebody. Lisette
On 17/05/2013, at 11:54 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: > Hi Christine, > > Sorry, I can't help being a bit sarcastic when it comes to ITunes. I really > think switching to vlc is good advice. I just can't stand anything about > ITunes. It seems to have worked for you too, so hopefully we're good. > > As far as getting the music onto your phone, there's dropbox, ICloud, that > program that was free for a weekend a few weeks ago which let you browse your > phone in an explorer on your computer… ITunes is not the tour de force it > used to be. Apparently I'm not the only one who thinks it's awful. :) > > You do need to install flac support for your I device though if you want to > play the tunes on your phone without converting. I haven't checked out ways > for doing that in a couple of years, but some one probably has an answer. > > Have fun, > > Erik Burggraaf > Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the > ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog > Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 > or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com > > On 2013-05-16, at 8:05 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So if I download and install VLC, how does this impact my pre-existing >> iTunes library? Does this also mean I will not be able to get these tunes >> onto my iPhone? >> >> Christine >> >> On May 16, 2013, at 7:57 PM, erik burggraaf <e...@erik-burggraaf.com> wrote: >> >>> Flac stands for free lossless audio codek. They ar compressed audio files >>> that can be decompressed to the exact specification of the original audio. >>> No quality loss. >>> >>> Apple doesn't support these as far as I know which is a great loss. You >>> can do one of two things. The Approach I recommend if you really must, is >>> download fluke and add Flack support to both ITunes and Finder. >>> >>> The other approach is to download flip for mac and install quicktime and >>> then presumably it makes flac happen, but fluke is so easy when it works >>> that I can't see why you'd want to bother. >>> >>> The third option which is what I recommend, is to ditch ITunes and get VLC. >>> >>> Hope this helps, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> Follow my series of articles about setting up a small business through the >>> ontario disability support program at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com/blog >>> Ebony Consulting toll-free: 1-888-255-5194 >>> or on the web at http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2013-05-16, at 7:40 PM, Christine Grassman <cgrassman1...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Has anyone ever heard of these? I was just sent some music which has flac >>>> as an extension. 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