About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 51. Chapters: XBMC, Boxee, YouView, XBMC4Xbox, Voddler, XMedia Recode, PiTiVi, Sound Recorder, ZCubes, OpenShot Video Editor, Freemake Video Downloader, MTropolis, Mythbuntu, IVONA, Adobe Director, Fraps, Windows Media Encoder, Integrated Performance Primitives, Tag editor, Creator, Total video converter, AceMedia, FormatFactory, MediaLib, MAGIX Music Maker, MythDora, Authoring system, BullsHit Converter, Media Catalog Studio, Apple Media Tool, Libdca, IQfx, IShell, PS3 Media Server, DFX Audio Enhancer, Growler Guncam, Flip4Mac, TriCaster, Brad Carvey, Trimension, GSpot, Zencoder, SoundRenderer, Turning the Pages, Capture Fox, ArKaos, Multimedia framework, Say, Video player, Audio player, ZConvert, Avid Unity ISIS, Xtra, MagicNet X, QuarkImmedia, Mxwendler, User-generated reality, ShowMan, Avid Log Exchange, Digital canvas, DCC tools. Excerpt: XBMC Media Center (formerly Xbox Media Center) is a free and open source cross-platform digital media hub and HTPC (Home theater PC) software with a 10-foot user interface designed to be a media player for the living-room TV. Its graphical user interface (GUI) allows the user to easily manage video, photos, podcasts, and music from a computer, optical disc, local network, and the internet using a remote control. The XBMC project is managed by the non-profit technology consortium XBMC Foundation. It is a popular alternative to Microsoft's Windows Media Center and Apple's Front Row for HTPC (Home Theater PC) use. Similar to competing software like MediaPortal and MythTV, it has a skinnable as well as user-configurable interface and plugin support. The latest stable release of XBMC also have an integrated digital distribution platform 'app store' / 'app market' called "Addons Manager" that has a growing list of community driven addon plugins for online content like YouTube, Hulu, Netflix, Groo...
