Flac on iTunes 10.6.1 (7)

j.shakerley · j.shakerley #1 (**permalink**)

04-26-2012, 04:27 PM

Dear Reader,

The problem I am facing is that I'd much prefer to be able to play flac files natively with iTunes 10.6.1 (7) on my OS X 10.7.3 without having to convert the files (which I tend to do using the software Toast).

I have tried downloading the latest version of Fluke (0.2.5b), stable with Snow Leopard but apparently needs a tweak or so to get it to work with Lion. Rumours have it that running 10.6.1 (7) in 32 bit mode and changing the flac file extensions to .mov will get them playing natively in iTunes.

This is simply not the case with me. The set-up does not work. Any guidance? Is there anything besides Fluke that I can try?

Thanks in advance to all who reply,
J.S.

chas_m · chas_m #2 (**permalink**)

04-27-2012, 02:44 AM

Did you already install the Xiph QuickTime component?

j.shakerley · j.shakerley #3 (**permalink**)

04-27-2012, 06:28 AM

Yes I did. Is that the problem?
There wasn't a 'Components' folder in my library, so I created one.

J.S.

chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

04-28-2012, 03:31 AM

No, no problem, but installing Xiph is key to making Fluke work. I personally just convert FLAC files to AAC or, if I want to keep them lossless, Apple Lossless.

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Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 13,696 Mac Specs: 2009 MacBook Pro, Black speakers, Black Benq second monitor, black iPhone 4, Black 2012 iPad, etc.	04-28-2012, 03:31 AM No, no problem, but installing Xiph is key to making Fluke work. I personally just convert FLAC files to AAC or, if I want to keep them lossless, Apple Lossless. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies
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Member Since: Dec 13, 2011 Posts: 35 Mac Specs: Late 2008 15 inch MBP; 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo; 4GB RAM; NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB; 350GB SATA	04-26-2012, 04:27 PM Dear Reader, The problem I am facing is that I'd much prefer to be able to play flac files natively with iTunes 10.6.1 (7) on my OS X 10.7.3 without having to convert the files (which I tend to do using the software Toast). I have tried downloading the latest version of Fluke (0.2.5b), stable with Snow Leopard but apparently needs a tweak or so to get it to work with Lion. Rumours have it that running 10.6.1 (7) in 32 bit mode and changing the flac file extensions to .mov will get them playing natively in iTunes. This is simply not the case with me. The set-up does not work. Any guidance? Is there anything besides Fluke that I can try? Thanks in advance to all who reply, J.S.
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