Tag: media

Kodi is the classic media center. Jellyfin's native players ride on the Jellyfin server. Here's which client to run on your HTPC and why.

Stop staring at a Plex library that looks like a clearance bin. Kometa (formerly Plex Meta Manager) automates collections, posters, overlays, and bulk ratings.

Stop guessing whose request is clogging your 4K library. Jellyseerr tags + Sonarr/Radarr + Maintainerr = real per-user quota control that actually holds up.

Sonarr handles TV. Radarr handles movies. But who handles comics and adult content? Meet Mylar3 and Whisparr — the *arr apps nobody talks about, until now.

Build a video slideshow from static images with a voiceover track using FFmpeg — concat filters, fade transitions, and audio sync.

Jellyfin vs Plex in 2026: features, mobile sync, and transcoding compared. Is Plex Pass still worth paying for, or has Jellyfin fully caught up for home lab?

LazyLibrarian vs Readarr for ebook and audiobook automation in 2026 — why Readarr got retired, what to run instead, with real Docker Compose configs.

Google Photos went paid and the alternatives matured fast. Immich, PhotoPrism, and Ente: which self-hosted photo library actually fits your life in 2026?

Plex tripled the lifetime price to $749. Here's a decision tree plus a working Jellyfin migration plan: Docker, transcoding, clients, watch history.

Stop hoarding 50GB Blu-ray remuxes. Learn HandBrakeCLI, H.265/AV1 trade-offs, GPU encoding, and batch scripts that actually work.

Advanced FFmpeg techniques — filter graphs, stream mapping, subtitle burning, speed adjustment, and batch processing scripts.

FFmpeg audio processing — normalize levels, convert formats, mix tracks, extract audio from video, and apply filters from the command line.