Podcasting: How to create
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29% of U.S. adults who own MP3 players have downloaded podcasts
6 million +
-Pew Internet ______________________________________________________________________
Objectives of this webinar
Why podcast? What could we podcast? How to podcast? How to publish? How to publicize?
What is podcasting?
Podcasting is a means of distributing audio and video programs via the Internet that lets users subscribe to a number of files, also known as "feeds", and then hear or view the material at the time that they choose. A feed is usually in the MP3 audio format. (Wikipedia)
2005 word of the year!
Podcasting review
Podcasting is the distribution or syndication of audio files over the Internet using RSS. Subscribe to content, automatic downloads Regularly updated radio content
7 reasons to create your own podcast
With equipment you probably already own and for little cost, your podcast could be online in hours. Quickly gain a very focused audience. You’re in control of what you podcast, when and for how long. It’s convenient, automatic and inexpensive way to reach your audience. The human voice adds a personal connection to your content. Become a recognized expert in your niche. Promoting your organization to a focused market.
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/seven-reasons-tocreate-your-own-podcast.htm
Podcasting ideas
Opinions and discussions Music Speeches Lectures Reviews Tours Storytime Services for the visually impaired
Podcasting = time
Not a one time shot It takes time
Plan Record Edit Publish Promote
Commitment
What do you need?
A computer
An internet connection
A recording program Microphone Headphones
How to podcast in
8 steps
From: Gary Schwartz’ A Beginner's Guide to Podcasting: Part 2 - A Creator's Guide from the SirsiDynix Institute.
Step 1- determine content and format
Make decisions first! What to record? How long? How frequently? Tone, energy, scripting and music. Who is your audience?
Step 2 -Assemble equipment and people
Content and audio! Support for the cause Mic and a computer
Assemble equipment and people
Audio editing software Many options depending on price
(http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcasting_Software.html)
Audio Hijack Pro Garageband Pro Tools Adobe Audition
Best value for the money- AudacityFREE, open source, multi-platform
LAME mp3 encoder
Configuring your microphone
Preparing to record in Audacity
Music and copyright
Music has copyright issues Podcasting Legal Guide http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasti ng_Legal_Guide Licenses or podsafe music Creative Commons licensing
Music and sound sources
Podsafe music network http://podsafemusicnetwork.com/ Opsound http://www.opsound.org/ ccMixter http://www.ccmixter.org Freedomsound Project http://freesound.iua.upf.edu/index.php
Step 3- Recording
Start recording! This is the fun part! Breathe. Enunciate. Slow down. Monitor the recording. Record the intro and outro last.
Step 4 – Post-production
Sound editing
Learn how to amplify, cut, “time shift” Advance: Learn about enveloping, compression, normalizing and noise filtering
Export to mp3 Edit tags
ID3 tags
Name/Title Track number Genre Artist Comments etc….
Step 5 – Before you publish
Listen to your work!
Terms to know
Sample rate
Frequency of snapshots taken during actual recording Like frames of a movie Higher number is better quality but a larger file 44,100 khz is standard Set before recording Amount of information processed per unit of time Again higher number is better quality but a larger file Suggestions: 64 kbps for voice; 128 kbps for music Set when exporting to mp3
Bit rate
Step 6 – Upload to server
Use FTP or SSH client to transfer file from your pc to the web server. File is available
Step 7 – Generate your feed
Do own hand-coding
Step 7 – Generate your feed
Before you code Use iTunes RSS specification Serve and upload to web server Validate to identify problems
http://feedvalidator.org
Publish to a blog Poderator is my friend!
Step 8 – Publish RSS feed URL
Ta da you have done it!
All-in-one solutions
Include a combination of:
RSS feed generation Server space/file hosting Bandwidth allotment Blog/website Recording capacity
Promoting your podcast
Press release Websites/blogs Directories Etc…
Directories:
http://www.thepodcastnetwork.com http://www.podcastbunker.com http://www.podcastalley.com http://www.apple.com/itunes http://podcasts.yahoo.com/publish http://www.podcast411.com/page2.html
No universal directory
Some cross-listed Information provided by author (no controlled vocab) “social tagging”
Resources
http://www.jakeludington.com/podcasting/20050222_recor ding_a_podcast.html http://software.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=06/03/17/16 33214 http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/17-audacitytutorial.htm http://podcasts.yahoo.com/publish/3 http://openstacks.net/os/archives/cat_podcasting.html http://sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slide s/schwartz_20060524.pdf http://sirsidynixinstitute.com/Resources/Attachments/Slide s/schwartz_20060517.pdf
Resources continued
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting http://www.ipodder.org Cochrane, Todd. Podcasting: The do-ityourself guide. Wiley Pub., 2005. Podcasting Guides and Evaluative Sources: A Selection of Publications and Web Sources http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NetGold/message/14793
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