Mastering Media with the Raspberry Pi : Media Centers, Music, High End Audio, Video, and Ultimate Movie Nights

Create and maintain Raspberry Pi-based entertainment systems in a comprehensive and fun manner. Instead of front-loading a bunch of theory and minutia, this book takes a more practical approach of showing what's needed when it's needed. You'll first explore the possibilities and options available. Then you'll learn the hardware and software requirements based on various builds and projects. Finally, you'll be guided through building media centers, music players, recording studios, etc. __Mastering Media with the Raspberry Pi__ presents all of this and more in an easy-to-understand-and-accomplish way, in plain English.**What you'll learn:** Choose the right Pi model for your project Enhance your media center with peripherals and add ons Get the most from your music and other media Understand the various major media formats out there and how to work with each **Who this book is** for: Students and hobbyists interested in building media centers out of their Raspberry Pis. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Which RPi Model Is Right for You? (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 1-7 Power (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 9-18 Storage (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 19-32 Constructing a Complete Media Center (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 33-37 Let’s Make a Media Center (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 39-62 Optimizing Your Media Center (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 63-74 Kodi in General (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 75-92 Pictures and Video (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 93-114 A Musical Interlude with Kodi (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 115-126 Music Libraries (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 127-140 Video Libraries and Other Sources (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 141-164 Backup and Updating (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 165-172 Managing Your Libraries (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 173-183 System Management (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 185-197 Adding Add-Ons (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 199-208 Live TV, Netflix, Amazon, the Universe! (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 209-216 Conclusions and the Future (Ralph Roberts)....Pages 217-218 Back Matter ....Pages 219-222 Create and maintain Raspberry Pi-based entertainment systems in a comprehensive and fun manner. Instead of front-loading a bunch of theory and minutia, this book takes a more practical approach of showing what's needed when it's needed. You'll first explore the possibilities and options available. Then you'll learn the hardware and software requirements based on various builds and projects. Finally, you'll be guided through building media centers, music players, recording studios, etc. Mastering Media with the Raspberry Pi presents all of this and more in an easy-to-understand-and-accomplish way, in plain English. What you'll learn: Choose the right Pi model for your project Enhance your media center with peripherals and add ons Get the most from your music and other media Understand the various major media formats out there and how to work with each Who this book is for Students and hobbyists interested in building media centers out of their Raspberry Pis. Create and maintain Raspberry Pi-based entertainment systems in a comprehensive and fun manner. Instead of front-loading a bunch of theory and minutia, this book takes a more practical approach of showing what's needed when it's needed. You'll first explore the possibilities and options available. Then you'll learn the hardware and software requirements based on different builds and projects. Finally, you'll be guided through building media centers, music players, recording studios, etc. Mastering Media with the Raspberry Pi presents all of this and more in an easy-to-understand-and-accomplish way, in plain English. This book shows students and hobbyists alike how to get the most from their music and other media and how to leverage the various major media formats out there