You too may have a vast collection FLAC files and an iphone - which doesn't speak FLAC.
I've written an Applescript App that will take a folder of FLAC files and convert them to Apple Lossless (ALAC) and incorporate the cover.jpg or folder.jpg into the metadata of the created files. It also does AAC at 160Kb/s and 320Kb/s.
Download here: http://118design.co.uk/software/iFLAC.zip
Since I have not purchased an Apple developer licence, this is unsigned software. When you try to run the app it will tell you that it is damaged and can't be opened. If you wish to trust me and try it, you will have to go into System Preferences, Security and Privacy and temporarily Allow apps downloaded from anywhere. More info here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/205393/gate...re-by-default/
You can drop folders of FLACs onto the app or just open it and select a folder. The result appears in a folder called Audio on your Desktop.
The hard work is done by ffmpeg and AtomicParsley.
For the technically minded, this is the Applescript:
This is a shell script it calls:
Please use it, copy it, change it, improve it, tell me what you did but don't sell it because you would be in breach of the licences of the incorporated software.
Cheers
Tony Wilson
I've written an Applescript App that will take a folder of FLAC files and convert them to Apple Lossless (ALAC) and incorporate the cover.jpg or folder.jpg into the metadata of the created files. It also does AAC at 160Kb/s and 320Kb/s.
Download here: http://118design.co.uk/software/iFLAC.zip
Since I have not purchased an Apple developer licence, this is unsigned software. When you try to run the app it will tell you that it is damaged and can't be opened. If you wish to trust me and try it, you will have to go into System Preferences, Security and Privacy and temporarily Allow apps downloaded from anywhere. More info here:
http://www.howtogeek.com/205393/gate...re-by-default/
You can drop folders of FLACs onto the app or just open it and select a folder. The result appears in a folder called Audio on your Desktop.
The hard work is done by ffmpeg and AtomicParsley.
For the technically minded, this is the Applescript:
Code:
on open iFLAC
set FLACpath to POSIX path of iFLAC
if FLACpath ends with "/" then
ShellSub(FLACpath)
else
display alert "Folders only please!"
end if
end open
set FLACpath to POSIX path of (choose folder with prompt "Please choose a folder containing FLAC files") as text
ShellSub(FLACpath)
error number -128
on ShellSub(FLACpath)
try
set quality to do shell script "defaults read com.ajw.aac quality"
on error
set quality to "160Kb/s"
end try
set quality to the button returned of (display dialog "Set audio quality:" buttons {"160Kb/s", "320Kb/s", "ALAC"} default button quality)
set TStart to current date
do shell script "defaults write com.ajw.aac quality " & quality
set FLACpath to EscapeSub(FLACpath)
set scriptpath to POSIX path of (path to me as text) & "/Contents/Resources/"
set scriptpath to EscapeSub(scriptpath)
do shell script scriptpath & "AAC.sh" & space & FLACpath & space & quoted form of text 1 thru 4 of quality
set TStop to current date
display alert "Processing complete in " & (TStop - TStart) & " seconds!" message "Your files are on the desktop."
end ShellSub
on EscapeSub(path)
set myTemp to ""
repeat with c in every character in path
set myTemp to myTemp & "\\" & c
end repeat
return myTemp
end EscapeSubCode:
#!/bin/sh
cd "$1"
MyPath="$HOME/Desktop/Audio/"$(basename "$(dirname "$1")")"/${PWD##*/}"
mkdir -p "$MyPath"
if [ "$2" = "ALAC" ]; then
ls *flac | while read f; do "$(dirname "$0")/ffmpeg" -i "$f" -acodec alac "$MyPath/$(basename "${f/.flac}").m4a" > /dev/null & done
else
ls *flac | while read f;do "$(dirname "$0")/ffmpeg" -i "$f" -c:a aac -b:a $2 "$MyPath/$(basename "${f/.flac}").m4a" > /dev/null & done
fi;
# wait for spawned ffmpeg processes to finish
while ps axg | grep -vw grep | grep -w ffmpeg > /dev/null; do sleep 1; done
# copy cover art to local folder
cd "$MyPath"
cp "$1"/cover.jpg cover.jpg
cp "$1"/folder.jpg cover.jpg
# make files with cover art
for f in *.m4a; do "$(dirname "$0")/AtomicParsley" "$f" --artwork cover.jpg; done;
# remove files without cover art
find . -type f -not -name '*temp*' -print0 | xargs -0 rm --
# rename files with cover art
for f in *.m4a; do g=${f//-temp*./.}; mv "$f" "$g"; done;
exit 0Please use it, copy it, change it, improve it, tell me what you did but don't sell it because you would be in breach of the licences of the incorporated software.
Cheers
Tony Wilson