You can convert Apple Lossless to WAV in iTunes. It might be easier to go with a supported format than tweaking to get an unsupported one on board. I went through something similar with FLAC. Got the BS5 to support it, but album artwork wasn't (or at least didn't seem) possible.

Also, you may find that Apple Lossless audio files played on Windows-based software (i.e. the BeoPlayer / BeoSound media player software loaded on the BeoMaster) have a slightly inferior sound quality than the supported lossless formats (i.e. WMA Lossless).  Try a compare of the same sound clip in the two different formats. 

TripEnglish wrote:

I went through something similar with FLAC. Got the BS5 to support it, but album artwork wasn't (or at least didn't seem) possible.

Put a ***.jpg in the same folder as the FLAC files and rename it Folder.jpg

Same for WAV folders. This works for some other mediaplayers. Might give it a try for the BS5.

DoubleU wrote:

Put a ***.jpg in the same folder as the FLAC files and rename it Folder.jpg

Same for WAV folders. This works for some other mediaplayers. Might give it a try for the BS5.

I can confirm the 'folder.jpg' thing:

I copied WMA lossless files from one album to BS/BM5. Although I copied the album graphics into the WMA files (w/ WMP10) BS5 did not display the cover graphics. After I copied the folder.jpg file into the albums directory (in BM5), the album graphics was displayed.

One can conclude, BS5's display is bound with the folder.jpg file.

Can somone confirm, that the FLAC and ALAC support is done via the service menu..

I am gettin my Beosound 5 on monday, can't wait. Hope the sound is better then my Apple TV🙂

I don't think these formats can be "enabled" from any service menu - you'll need to install suitable codecs to be able to play these formats.

I did post Here with details of a codec that allowed me to play ALAC via Windows Media Player (on which Beoplayer is based) although I have no way of trying it on a BM5. Someone who doesn't mind experimenting (or a dealer perhaps) may want to try it on the actual device. If successful I'm sure it will be of use to lots of our members.

p.s. I have in the past done the same thing with FLAC.

Ok, sounds fair enough. But my understanding of Beomaster 5 was that it could boot up in a windows menu, is this correct?

and if so, it would be possible ( via keyboard and mouse ) to install codec and so on.

Peter

The most important is to gen FLAC to work ! Has Beomaster 5 WMP10 or WMP11 installed ?

Has anybody compaired the Digital sound between Mac-mini/ AppleTV with Beosound 5, and if so is it any better ?

Peter

gysse2004 wrote:

Ok, sounds fair enough. But my understanding of Beomaster 5 was that it could boot up in a windows menu, is this correct?

and if so, it would be possible ( via keyboard and mouse ) to install codec and so on.

 

Peter

I believe so but as I don't have one I can't confirm.