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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 20 for Mac => Topic started by: Endymion on May 11, 2015, 12:49:17 am

Title: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: Endymion on May 11, 2015, 12:49:17 am

I'm trying to convert apple lossless files to FLAC.  The apple lossless files have album art embedded into them.  When I use Convert Format to do the conversion the flac file is missing the artwork.  Is there a way to make this work in Media Center?  If not, can anyone recommend another program that will.  I am using a registered version 20 on the Mac.

Thanks for any help.

John

Title: Re: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: Wybe on May 11, 2015, 01:35:17 am

I'm using XLD for converting audio. Embedded album art remains untouched.

Title: Re: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: Endymion on May 11, 2015, 01:49:18 am

Quote from: Wybe on May 11, 2015, 01:35:17 am

I'm using XLD for converting audio. Embedded album art remains untouched.

Thanks I'll give that a try. 

John

Title: Re: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: glynor on May 11, 2015, 06:46:09 am

I don't have any ALAC files.  Can you post an example with embedded album art (via a Dropbox link or something) and I'll test it out?

MC usually preserves tags and artwork when converting.

Title: Re: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: SavantGarde on May 11, 2015, 05:39:02 pm

Quote from: Wybe on May 11, 2015, 01:35:17 am

I'm using XLD for converting audio. Embedded album art remains untouched.

I've noticed that XLD –> [Preferences] –> [Metadata] –> [Embed cover art images into files] has to be checked for album art to be retained during conversion.

Title: Re: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: Endymion on May 17, 2015, 11:38:17 am

Quote from: glynor on May 11, 2015, 06:46:09 am

I don't have any ALAC files.  Can you post an example with embedded album art (via a Dropbox link or something) and I'll test it out?

MC usually preserves tags and artwork when converting.

My apologies.   Apparently MC was preserving tags and artwork very nicely.   I hadn't realized that MAC OS/X doesn't understand flac files and wasn't able to show artwork for them under the Info view.  Once I imported the flac files back into MC under a new library all the metadata was there. 

Thanks for the suggestions and offers of help.

John

Title: Re: How to convert format (Apple Lossless->FLAC) and retrain album art?
Post by: blgentry on May 17, 2015, 12:47:53 pm

No problem Raul.  Glad to hear MC is working properly.  I was kinda wondering why it wasn't, so it's nice to hear it is.  :)

Brian.