UTOSC 2008: Linux multimedia (MythTV)

Design, hardware, and software needed to build a Linux HTPC. Topics include what hardware works best in Linux, Distro flavors, available software, setup and using Linux multimedia. Software covered: MythTV, Xine, MPlayer, and VLC.

Brandon Beattie is a media and automation geek who has used Linux and OSS exclusively for over half of his life. He has worked on everything Linux from embedded systems to super clusters and has contributed to numerous OSS projects, local Linux groups and software standards. He is known locally for his media geekness, as a former president of SLLUG and internationally for his work with Linux Media projects including MythTV, developing the first HDTV support in Linux, and his large collection of Linux media howto's. In his spare time he enjoys seeing sunlight and the lost geek art of socializing with non-geeks.
Related links: * MythTV - http://www.mythtv.org/ * Brandon's company - http://www.linuxis.us/ * Utah Open Source Conference - http://www.utosc.com/

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Brandon Beattie
• MythTV
• HTPC
• Linux
• mplayer
• vlc
• xine
• Utah Open Source
• UTOSC
• 2008

[rayyanputra]

Super geek!

[catracho1316]

great video!!!

[YuKinKeishMeiAs]

i know any computers could run Multimedia software / programs, but what would be most recommanded for Multimedia?

[filleman17]

is mythtv than xbmc?

(on linux)