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Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

I just completed encoding a new FLAC library using NERO, and would like to be able to load my songs into WINAMP. 

The problem is, the only front end which recognises these files is Foobar.  NERO has encoded my files as "FLA" rather than "FLAC" files.  I am dismayed why NERO has used a different file designation.

Is there a way to allow these "FLA" files to be recognised as the FLAC file type, or will I be forced to reincode everything again?

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #1 –
On your hard drive root:

ren /s *.fla *.flac

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #2 –
Couldn't you just rename those, adding the 'C' to the end of the file extension?

Maybe Nero isn't the best program to use to encode audio files either?

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

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On your hard drive root:

ren /s *.fla *.flac
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318408"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


I wouldn't do that. That would change any possible Macromedia Flash Movie Authoring files to FLAC, too.

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

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On your hard drive root:

ren /s *.fla *.flac
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318408"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]



Thanks so much for the quick reply!  Sounds easy enough - unfortuntely I haven't a clue how to approach this.  How can I change the extension? 

Sorry for being so clueless :-)

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #5 –
Perhaps this little program is for you.
"Facts do not cease to exist just because they are ignored."
—Aldous Huxley

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #6 –
Here's a little scheme to add recursive renaming from *.mp4 to *.m4a with selected folder as top directory to Windows folder context (right-click) menu... You can just adapt it to what you want to do.
"ONLY THOSE WHO ATTEMPT THE IMPOSSIBLE WILL ACHIEVE THE ABSURD"
        - Oceania Association of Autonomous Astronauts

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

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Perhaps this little program is for you.
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318412"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]



Thanks very much for this great tip!  You have solved my problem MONO.  My blood pressure has gone back to normal. 

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #8 –
A good (but in this context probably completely overkill) mass file renamer are Bulk Rename Utility.
"ONLY THOSE WHO ATTEMPT THE IMPOSSIBLE WILL ACHIEVE THE ABSURD"
        - Oceania Association of Autonomous Astronauts

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #9 –
TotalCommander also could do that using massrename.
fb2k 0.9 beta 13.

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #10 –
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On your hard drive root:

ren /s *.fla *.flac
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318408"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


I wouldn't do that. That would change any possible Macromedia Flash Movie Authoring files to FLAC, too.
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318410"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


Any bulk renamer would do the same.

Then again, how many people have Flash Movie Authoring files on their HDDs? The original poster didn't mention that his FLACs are being erroneously recognized as Flas Movie Authoring, not that double clicking them brings up Macromedia Flash. So I think it's safe to suppose it won't make a difference, either way.
 

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #11 –
Determining file types based on extensions are a hack anyway.... file associations should be based on object type.

Oh, that's right... "no one" is running OS/2 Workplace Shell anymore

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #12 –
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On your hard drive root:

ren /s *.fla *.flac
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318408"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
?_? I don't think ren has the /s option.

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

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On your hard drive root:

ren /s *.fla *.flac
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318408"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
?_? I don't think ren has the /s option.
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318575"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

It doesn't work here (XPsp2) at least (neither can I find any documentation that it should). I have to use sweep to achieve that....
"ONLY THOSE WHO ATTEMPT THE IMPOSSIBLE WILL ACHIEVE THE ABSURD"
        - Oceania Association of Autonomous Astronauts

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #14 –
Hoho. Sorry, forgot that not everyone uses 4NT :B

Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

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Hoho. Sorry, forgot that not everyone uses 4NT :B
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318589"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

A few commands, that work under NT/XP :

Change to the base folder that contains either .fla files or subfolders with .fla files
cd /d "C:\The Place Where Fla Files Are"
Rename recursively .fla into .flac
for /r %i in (*.fla) DO move "%i" "%~dpni.flac"

Useful if you don't frequently need advanced renaming capabilities.
HTH,
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Nero encoded FLAC files as "fla"? What to do?

Reply #16 –
@rjamorim Oh, I see. NT... souka...

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A few commands, that work under NT/XP :

Change to the base folder that contains either .fla files or subfolders with .fla files
cd /d "C:\The Place Where Fla Files Are"
Rename recursively .fla into .flac
for /r %i in (*.fla) DO move "%i" "%~dpni.flac"
[a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=318600"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]


Thanks for good tips!