Instant XBMC. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: McColm, Charles
• Contents: Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewer; www.packtpub.com; packtlib.packtpub.com; Table of Contents; Instant XBMC; So, what is XBMC?; Installation; Minimum hardware requirements; Installation steps; Step 1 -- downloading XBMCbuntu; Step 2 -- creating a bootable XBMCbuntu USB key; Step 3 -- setting your computer BIOS to boot from USB; Step 4 -- booting and installing XBMCbuntu; And that's it; Quick start -- media files and XBMC; Step 1 -- naming or tagging media correctly; Naming movies; Naming TV shows; Tagging music; Step 2 -- getting the files to your XBMC computer. Name resolutionSending files via FileZilla; Configuring and sending files via Samba; Step 3 -- adding files to your movie, TV show, or music library; Content playback; Combining photos and music; Exploring XBMC playback options; Changing the XBMC skin; Top 6 features you need to know about; Using add-ons to stream Internet content; Streaming music, videos, and pictures from your iPod, iPhone, or iPad to XBMC; Streaming to your Android or iOS smartphone or tablet via UPnP; Step 1 -- configuring UPnP on your XBMC media center; Step 2 -- installing a UPnP application on your handheld device. Step 3 -- installing media-playing softwareStep 4 -- configuring the UPnP application on your handheld device; Step 5 -- playing your content from the detected XBMC UPnP server; Watching live TV from Internet sources; Step 1 -- adding the Fusion XBMCHUB repository location; Step 2 -- installing the Fusion XBMCHUB repository ZIP file; Step 3 -- installing and enabling FilmOn; Step 4 -- adding third-party repositories for more add-ons and skins; Step 5 -- changing the metadata scrapers for movies and television shows; People and places you should get to know; People; Canonical sites; Social networking. SupportOther sites of interest; Software of interest.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Packt Publishing
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 006.78; COMPUTERS -- Operating Systems -- Linux; Multimedia systems; Open source software; Multimedia systems; Open source software; Multimedia systems; Open source software; Multimedia systems; Open source software; COMPUTERS -- Programming Languages -- General; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1299783848; 9781299783843; 1849696861; 9781849696869; 9781849696876
• Related ISBNs: 184969687X; 9781849696869
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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