Transcript Podcasting 101: - University of Victoria

Defining the Term
iPod + broadcasting
Word of the Year, 2005: New Oxford American Dictionary
"a digital recording of a radio broadcast or
similar program, made available on the Internet
for downloading to a personal audio player.”
Wikipedia – (Jan. 23rd 2007)
A podcast is a media file that is
distributed by subscription (paid or
unpaid) over the Internet using
syndication feeds…
… a podcast is distinguished from other
digital audio formats by its ability to be
downloaded automatically, using software
capable of reading feed formats such as
RSS or Atom.
RSS
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Similar to a site’s index or table of contents
Innovation behind podcasting’s rapid growth
RSS aggregator – software
User saves RSS ‘feeds’ in their aggregator
Aggregator checks feeds and downloads new
content
Podcasting’s Virtues
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Niche content
Download rather than stream
Potentially portable media
Listen when and where you like
Fast forward, rewind or skip all together
Listen more than once
Vodcasts / Video podcasts
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Possibly more appropriate
Production is more challenging
Consumption opportunities decline
Larger file and transmission space required
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Worth the extra work? Added value?
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What is Available?
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Tech shows
‘Godcasts’
University lectures
Trucking
Cooking
Music
Language instruction
Corporate training (not publicized)
Repackaged commercial content
Consuming Podcasts
You need:
 High speed internet connection
 Aggregator / Podcatcher (Often combined)
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RSS feeds
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iTunes
Juice
Podcast directories
Media search engines
Computer w/ speakers / Portable media player
Aggregators
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iTunes
Juice
Directories of Podcasts
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Indiepodder
iTunes
Podcast alley
Podcast pickle
Yahoo podcasts
Odeo
Media Search Engines
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Podscope
Blinkx
Podzinger
Feedster
Recording software
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Audacity
Garageband
QuickTime Pro
Adobe Audition
Audio Hijack Pro
Labelling Files
Label your MP3’s - ID3 tags
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Title: Name of episode (name/date combination)
Album: Full show name
Artist: Your name / Guest’s name / episode name
Year – Year
Track – Episode number
Genre – Podcast / Vocal
Comments – Free form. URL of the bog or of the
show itself
File Management Software
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Podcastomatic
Dircaster
Bandwidth Solutions
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Record in mono
Sampling rate 44100 Hz
Sampling size of 16 bit
Thanks for coming!
Will Meredith
[email protected]