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The Raspbmc tool Figure 1 offers the added option of connecting other hardware like external sound cards, webcams, and infrared receivers. The Raspbmc tool also makes it possible to install nightly builds. The media center doesn't have much use unless it also has content. XBMC will not search for media files on its own, so you will need to let the program know where it should look for what.
XBMC uses this information to fill a database that will have to be updated. But don't insert all of your media collection in one dump. Categorizing media into movies, TV series, images, and music is very important when building the database. To categorize your files, follow the menus to Videos Files Add videos and, in the Add video source dialog, select the find option. The [Right Arrow] key followed by OK finishes the input.
As a final step, the user has the option of naming the media source. XBMC displays the content of the media database with the filename. If you want to take advantage of this feature, you need to tell XBMC what kind of content is on the newly created media source. You can select either Musicvideos , TV-Series , or movies under this folder contains.
XBMC then loads a suitable scraper program that extracts desired information like the artist or cast, as well as additional images from the website. You should select one with the arrow key on the keyboard and open the context menu Define content with the C key. You can open the menu with the mouse by right-clicking on the corresponding entry of the storage device.
When there is more than one kind of media e. Repeat these steps for all of the media and memory locations. It will not matter that some media content is on a hard drive connected to the Rasp Pi and other content requires network access for a network server. XBMC incorporates all the content for one type of media into the corresponding category.
A year-old student has launched the most popular media center distribution for the Raspberry Pi. Read on for the story of Raspbmc and Sam Nazarko. The free and open source OSMC media center gives the Kodi home theater software an updated look and some slick features. NOOBS 1. You can get a standard microSD card with many Raspberry Pi 3 bundles, but they may be low quality and do not necessarily last very long.
If you want to increase the longevity of the memory card, I recommend getting a separate microSD card that comes with wear levelling. Only the more expensive microSD cards come with wear levelling, which means that the card will try to spread wear out over the whole disk instead of writing and reading the same spot on the disk all the time.
I would also recommend getting a card with at least 16GB storage as more space increases the longevity of the card by having more space for wear levelling. As a conclusion, you should make sure that your microSD card will last longer without any issues, so I would recommend using the Samsung Evo Plus 32GB.
The RPi does not come with a power adapter, so you will also need to get a supported power adapter. Be sure to get a good quality power adapter as those cheap ones that come together with many Raspberry Pi bundles may not work properly. For example, I had problems with a Flirc remote companion adapter when using a cheap power adapter. When I plugged the RPi into a higher quality power adapter, the problems were resolved. Flirc learns any remote control, so you can use your old IR remote control and map it with the Flirc using a configuration application on Windows and Mac OS X.
You can follow this Flirc guide to map the keys with the configuration application. You can then plug the Flirc into Raspberry Pi and start controlling the Kodi.
Mobile apps The third option is to use your mobile phone or tablet as a remote control using an app such as the Official Kodi Remote.
In this chapter, you will learn just how easy it is to put everything together. Building your own system is very easy and by following these four simple steps, you will have the system ready to be booted up with an operating system in less than 30 minutes. In this chapter, you will learn which operating system you should choose and how to install it.
While LibreELEC is a good option for many, you may sometimes prefer to have the full Linux operating system running in the background, so that you can add additional features such as home automation and media server capabilities. Here are the detailed instructions on how to format your microSD card:. However, this method makes the system a bit slower to start up. You can download the latest OSMC version here. Before proceeding with these instructions, plug in the microSD card reader and unplug any other USB storage devices to make sure you will not format an incorrect drive by accident.
In this chapter, you will learn ways to add more content sources such as live TV streaming, Netflix streaming, high-fidelity music streaming and local media files.
I will use OSMC as a demonstration operating system. I would also suggest checking out my complete Kodi guide , if you wish to learn more ways to set up and customize Kodi. Here are the detailed instructions to add sources to video, music, and photo menus:.
Just buy and download PlayOn here and install it on your Windows-based computer. Continue reading more advanced instructions here if you want to seamlessly integrate Netflix and Hulu into Kodi. In this chapter, you will learn performance improvement tricks that are particularly important if you own an older Raspberry Pi model. By following these tips and tricks, you can significantly speed up your older Raspberry Pi system compared to the original baseline.
You can safely speed up the RPi by overclocking it. Overclocking did not have as high of an impact as I was hoping for, but booting-up time improved. However, movie library importing and navigation speed remained on the same level.
Video will still play at full resolution e. I noticed about a 20 percent improvement in the navigation menu speeds on RPi 1, so if you do not need p resolution in the menus, this change will make your system feel snappier. However, there are even more beautiful skins available such as Kodi default Estuary skin, Aeon Nox and Mimic that work fine on Raspberry Pi 2 and 3 according to my tests.
By default, XBMC will extract thumbnails from videos that have no thumbnail in the library. As this consumes quite a lot of CPU performance, you should disable this feature to speed up navigation in the library. I would recommend adjusting the display refresh rate to match video in order to get smoother video playback. Another way to smoothen the playback is to use audio passthrough. For example, during my tests, a p video was buffering frequently over a wireless network with SMB protocol, but with NFS it played smoothly without any buffering issues.
In this chapter, you will learn ways to add home automation features with Raspberry Pi to make your home smarter. If you have replaced your old Raspberry Pi with a newer third generation model, it would be a shame to throw the old model away. One great way to still use your old Raspberry Pi is to repurpose it as a music player around your home.
Volumio is a great music system that replaces your Kodi XBMC based operating system to play all your music, whether it is a high-resolution file or Spotify, with the highest quality.
You can control it with your mobile phone, tablet or PC.
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