Overview
- Easy introduction for hobbyists and students wanting to work with both programming and hardware interfaces
- Covers multiple approaches and solutions from beginner to intermediate
- Author has co-authored titles with Eben Upton, Founder of the Pi Foundation
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
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.Â
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 projectÂ
- 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.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Ralph Roberts is a longtime writer with over 100 books published and more than 20 million words sold professionally (mostly about computers) and the publisher of about 1,000 titles through his own publishing company. He’s recently written extensively about the Raspberry Pi—directly coauthoring a book with Eben Upton, Founder of the Raspberry Pi Foundation—including thousands of words about its sound and video features. Additionally, he has decades of experience in sound and video, having produced hundreds of hours of TV shows and documentaries. He also owned a small chain of stereo stores and held certification from the Society of Audio Consultants.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Mastering Media with the Raspberry Pi
Book Subtitle: Media Centers, Music, High End Audio, Video, and Ultimate Movie Nights
Authors: Ralph Roberts
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2728-2
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Apress Access Books, Professional and Applied Computing (R0)
Copyright Information: Ralph Roberts 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-2727-5Published: 26 October 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-2728-2Published: 24 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 222
Number of Illustrations: 171 illustrations in colour
Topics: Control Structures and Microprogramming, Input/Output and Data Communications, Programming Techniques, Hardware and Maker