Comments on: iTunes Automation: Convert FLAC Audio Files to Apple Lossless

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 18:42:32 +0000

Saved me from buying some ugly software loaded with adware. Thank you very much. Simple and fast!

By: Dmitry Leskov

Dmitry Leskov — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 02:02:55 +0000

Fixed, bumped version to 1.01. Thanks for the reports!

By: Nick Donaldson

Nick Donaldson — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 22:29:27 +0000

You have a typo in the 1.0 version; I tried running your script and got the following error:

C:\Program Files (x86)\FLAC\AddFLACs.js(360, 13) Microsoft JScript runtime error: ‘dryRun’ is undefined

Changing the line…
var dryrun = false

to…
var dryRun = false

… fixed the issue and the script ran perfectly. Thanks!

By: User

User — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:54:24 +0000

Currently (V1.0) at line 62, “dryRun” variable is declared as “dryrun” (with lower r), causing the script to fail.

By: Dmitry Leskov

Dmitry Leskov — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 04:12:17 +0000

Chad, if you run AddFLACs.bat from the command prompt, what is the error message?

By: Chad Balkwill

Chad Balkwill — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 19:02:00 +0000

I have put all my FLAC folders into a new folder along with your packet. When I run it, it opens iTunes than the script closes. If iTunes is already open, the script closes instantly; merely flashing on the screen.

By: Dmitry Leskov

Dmitry Leskov — Thu, 15 May 2014 12:35:46 +0000

Cosmo, I do not have such FLAC files, sorry. I would expect it to work, but cannot be 100% sure. Also the questions are whether WAV files can hold such audio data, whether iTunes can import such WAV files, and whether ALAC supports such resolution. If you tell me where to get a sample 24-bit 96KHz file, I can check that.

As far as metadata goes, I actually have a half-baked piece of code that extracts metadata from filenames. Does anyone else need it?

By: Cosmo Barker

Cosmo Barker — Fri, 09 May 2014 14:56:40 +0000

Does it work with 24bit 96kHz FLAC? and does it still skip over FLAC with no meteadata. (None of my FLAC have metadata, i always go by filename).

By: Dmitry Leskov

Dmitry Leskov — Sat, 03 May 2014 09:42:04 +0000

Timothy, there is a handful of nice GUI tools that convert FLAC direct to AAC. Most, if not all of them, are commercial, though.

By: Dmitry Leskov

Dmitry Leskov — Sat, 03 May 2014 09:22:44 +0000

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