One day earlier this year, I looked up a song in my Mac's music library that's been there since 2001. I received an error message, "This song is not currently available in your country or region." I thought this might be just a glitch on my iPhone, so I tried the desktop app. No go. I opened up my media drive, and there was the music file. To check if it played, I hit the spacebar, and it began to play immediately. Hrmph. I have the file, I thought. Why won't the Music app play it?
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After some digging, I found other users with similar issues. To sum up, it seems that Apple decided that it owned some of my songs, even though I ripped this particular song to an MP3 from my own CD in the late 1990s.
To be clear, I'm not an Apple Music subscriber. I'm referring to the free "music" app that used to be called iTunes. I gave Apple Music a go when it first launched but quickly abandoned it. They decided to replace my previously owned songs with their DRM versions. In fact, I believe that's where my messed-up music troubles began. Since then, I've been bombarded with pushy Apple notifications trying to steer me back into becoming an Apple Music subscriber.
The sales notifications were annoying, but this suddenly unplayable song was unacceptable. I knew there had to be a better way to manage my music, one that put me in control of the music and movie files I already owned.
A tall order, I know. I wasn't sure I'd get everything I wanted, but I thought aiming for the stars was better than settling for something quick and easy. A few people suggested Jellyfin, so I decided to check it out, but without much optimism considering the amount of rabbit holes I'd already been down.
What I discovered was unbelievable. Jellyfin fulfilled every item on my list. Better still, I found that I could use it with my Raspberry Pi. I jumped onboard the Jellyfin train and haven't looked back.
Since all of my media won't fit on a 128GB SD card, an external drive was essential. I also like having my media on a drive separate from my OS. I previously used a 2TB external HD from Seagate that worked fine. I was trying to keep my budget low, but I also wanted an SSD, one with a small footprint this time. The Western Digital drive is tiny, fast, and perfect. To work with the Raspberry Pi, I had to format the drive as exFAT and add a package to help the Pi mount it.
I can't say enough good things about Jellyfin. It ticks all the boxes for me. It's open source, 100% free, has no central server, data collection, or tracking. It also plays all of the music, movies, and TV shows I have on my drive.
Many people, more brilliant than I, have created detailed instructions on Jellyfin's setup, so I would rather point to their work. Plus, Jellyfin has excellent documentation. But I'll lay out the basics, so you know what to expect if you want to do this yourself.
First, you'll need to be confident using the terminal to write commands or be willing to learn. I encourage trying it because I've become highly skilled and confident in Bash just by doing this project.
It's a good idea to have your media files well-organized before you start. Changing things later is possible, but you'll have fewer issues with Jellyfin recognizing your files if they're categorized well.
Jellyfin uses the MusicBrainz and AudioDb databases to recognize your files and I've found very few errors. Seeing the covers for movies and music populate after it finds your catalog is very satisfying. I've had to upload my artwork a few times, but it's an easy process. You can also replace the empty or generic category images with your own art.
If you're using a big external drive for storage, format it so that it uses a file system usable by you Pi, but also convenient for you. I've found exFAT to be the easiest file system of all the major platforms to use.
Whenever someone finds an open source solution, an angel gets its wings. The irony is that I was pushed into finding a non-proprietary solution by one of the biggest closed source companies on the planet. What I love most about the system I've created is that I am in control of all aspects of it, good and bad.
If you later decide to expand this media collection something bigger (e.g. ripping your DVDs for video streaming), you'll quickly find that 2TB isn't enough. You can get an enterprise-grade 16TB hard drive for a reasonable price (about $600 for the drive, plus a USB enclosure), but 16TB of SSD storage would be much more expensive.
You're right, the HDD I had was working fine and it's plenty fast. It's still being used as a backup for other machines. The main reason I chose the SSD is because it has no moving parts. In our family, we've managed to ruin a few HDDs over the years by handling them too aggressively while connected. Because the Pi and drive are in a frequently traveled part of the house (because of close proximity to our wifi router), I just felt safer with the SSD. It's a personal choice.
I might be missing something, what was it that Jellyfin gets you that, say a directory with all your music in it and some sort of cli player like mpg123 (my fav) or if you need/want GUI, vlc or other player doesn't get you? I don't use Windows or Mac so cross platform isn't really important but being able to just play my files instead of having some media player 'system' manage them is the key for me-that and it being FOSS.
On any system I use, I just have a directory called music on an sd card or disk and I'm good to go regardless of what system I'm on. If I want to get to my entire library I have a copy of it on a Linux cloud server so it's just a sftp command away to download.
Is it because you want to stream them from a centralized place? I'll admit I haven't really ever had a need or desire to stream music. I prefer the ability to play music or other media files with my phone or computer disconnected from any network.
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Live-action remakes are the new hotness and the 2017 live-action version of Beauty and the Beast, starring Emma Watson as the eponymous Belle, is no exception. It is already the highest grossing film of 2017, adding more fuel to the fire. So is the Blu-ray worth picking up?
Over and over again, I felt that that the filmmakers were trying to recreate the original Beauty and the Beast, more than tell a new story of their own. Yes, there are new elements, such as new songs, extended backstories, and plot holes fixed, yet despite all those, the ultimate product just fell flat. There were many scenes that were straight up recreations of the original from camera angle to dialogue. These obviously were an attempt to appease fans and bring back great moments from the original, but to me they came off as a cheap copy.
Avatar: The Last Airbender has an expansive soundtrack produced by the Track Team, consisting of Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn. The soundtrack has many Eastern influences, reflecting that the show contains many connections to Eastern culture, with Zuckerman spending time learning from musicians that were experienced with Chinese instruments, making the score authentic, original, and emotional, as the creators wanted musicians that had not been already established as animation composers in order to make the soundtrack unique to the show.[1][2][3] Zuckerman and Wynn created most of the series' music with MIDI tracks, but compositions for the final episodes in "Sozin's Comet" were performed by a live ensemble.[4][5]
The following details many of the songs from Avatar: The Last Airbender that have been made available, not only from the show but also created by the Track Team for the series' video games as well. The official soundtrack for Book One: Water was released on both vinyl and digital on November 17, 2023, coming after the release of a single Aang Becomes Ocean earlier in the year on July 28.[6]
The song is largely used for Prince Zuko at any time he fights using his dual broadswords. Later in the episode, when Zuko, as the Blue Spirit, and Aang attempt their escape from Pohuai Stronghold, a much longer variant of this song is played.[9] The song is played again when Zuko runs across the breaking ice in "The Siege of the North, Part 2", when he fights the thug soldiers at the end of "Zuko Alone", and during his duel with Jet in "City of Walls and Secrets".[17][21][22]
Blu-ray discs are well-known for their high-definition video quality, but they can also contain high-quality audio tracks in various formats such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio. If you're an audiophile who wants to enjoy the purest form of high-fidelity (Hi-Fi) audio from your Blu-rays, then converting them to Hi-Fi audio files is a great option. In this article, we will explore how to rip audio from Blu-rays with DVDFab Blu-ray Ripper.
Blu-ray Audio is an advanced audio format designed to deliver a high-quality listening experience to audio enthusiasts. It is an evolution of the traditional CD and DVD audio formats, offering improved audio resolution, clarity, and depth.
Introduced in 2006, Blu-ray Audio utilizes the same disc technology as Blu-ray movies, providing ample storage capacity for high-resolution audio files. Blu-ray Audio supports a wide range of audio formats, including lossless and high-resolution codecs such as PCM, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD Master Audio. These codecs allow for the playback of uncompressed, studio-quality recordings, ensuring that listeners can hear the music as the artist intended.
The other remaining option is called "Split" which allows you to split the Blu-ray by chapters. If you leave the "No Split" option on, DVDFab Hi-Fi Audio Converter will output the entire contents of the Blu-ray onto a single audio file.
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