Anyone know of (legal) shareware to convert FLAC files to iTunes format?

I have a lot of FLAC files which I wish to load into my ATV, but would not like to pay for the conversion software. Is there any LEGAL freeware that anyone is aware of that can do this conversion? I do not want to get involved in any hack software, though....

canadianbluespower wrote:
I have a lot of FLAC files which I wish to load into my ATV, but would not like to pay for the conversion software. Is there any LEGAL freeware that anyone is aware of that can do this conversion? I do not want to get involved in any hack software, though....
In this case the shoe is firmly on the other foot, the Mac has an embarrassment of riches in terms of free tools to convert to/from FLAC and Apple Lossless, these include XLD, xAct, Max, and more.
On the Windows side, I would agree with the recommendation to use WinAmp to convert from FLAC to WAV, and then use iTunes to convert from WAV to Apple Lossless. Unfortunately you are likely to need to re-tag the tracks since WAV effectively does not support meta-tags.
The above is a completely free solution. Another approach which should be easier and more efficient is to use dbPowerAmp and addons. However while you can use the trial version, it strictly speaking is a commercial application. See this page for a good summary http://hddaudio.net/?p=343
PS. You could always get a Mac

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