Codecs to enable iTunes to play .flac, .ape, and other format audio files?

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Codecs to enable iTunes to play .flac, .ape, and other format audio files?

Does anyone know if there are, in the market or developing codecs to enable iTunes users, to play such type files as .flac and .ape? I have several files of this sort, but cant "awe" myself with the purity of lossless audio from either file types.. thus far, I have had to suffice with mp3 or mp4 type files..Anyone??

Mac Book Pro 17", Mac OS X (10.6.7), First Generation 2006

Posted on Mar 25, 2011 5:42 PM

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Limnos

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Mar 25, 2011 7:23 PM in response to macxcan

[Xiph QuickTime Components (XiphQT)|http://xiph.org/quicktime>

[How to play .flac files in iTunes for Mac|http://www.simplehelp.net/2007/09/20/how-to-play-flac-files-in-itunes>

[http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2008/08/use-fluke-to-add-flac-files-to-your-i tunes-library.ars]

http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/06/12/how-to-play-flac-files-in-itunes/

Play .wma, Ogg, and FLAC files in iTunes. - [http://www.macworld.com/article/142096/2009/08/play wmaoggflacitunes.html]

Edit-
The links above for Fluke are broken but you can still find it at: http://mac.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Fluke.shtml

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ed2345

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Mar 25, 2011 8:21 PM in response to macxcan

As Limnos notes, you can get plug-ins that can play FLAC and others, but you will not be able to sync the files to an iPod or iPhone.

Depending on your usage, you may find it more trouble-free to use a conversion program such as Max or XLD to convert them into an iTunes-compatible format. Since you prefer lossless, choose Apple Lossless; there will be no degradation of audio quality.

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