Transcript Podcasting - Montgomery County Community College

Podcasting
“Netcasting” if your name happens to be Leo Laporte ;-)
Podcasting
• A method of distributing multimedia files,
such as audio or video programs, over the
Internet using syndication feeds, for
playback on mobile devices and personal
computers. (Wikipedia)
• Create your own radio or TV show
• Listen or view others on your own
schedule!
Podcast Examples
• Mr. Excel –
www.mrexcel.com/podcast.shtml
• TWIT (This Week in Technology) –
www.twit.tv
• The Onion (A Parody of News Sites) –
www.theonion.com
• WMGK Podcasts –
www.wmgk.com/yearly/podcasting.shtml
Where to Find Podcasts
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iTunes Podcast Directory
Podcast Alley
Podcasting News Podcast Directory
iPodder.org
EPN web
Harvard Continuing Ed
classroom CS E1
Downloading Podcasts
• Download automatically using program
such as iTunes
• Listen at your convenience using an iPod,
MP3 player, computer, CD, etc.
• DOES NOT REQUIRE AN iPOD!
• Can be as simple as a link on a web site
or an online course!
Creating Podcasts Overview
• Record content
• Edit content
• Publish
– Upload with an RSS file to a server
– Push technology
• Advertise!!!
Tools to Create Podcasts
• Audio production software
– Audacity – http://audacity.sourceforge.net
– GarageBand
– Windows Sound Recorder – Start > All Programs >
Accessories > Entertainment > Sound Recorder
• Microphone
• Video camera (for videocasts)
• Server (where your website lives)
Audacity
Audacity Features
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“Word” for audio files.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/tutorials
“Free”
Sound processing
Editing
Compression
Multi-track
Audio Compression
• Regular audio files are very large
• Most web audio is “compressed” to remove
information the human ear can’t hear.
• Heavy compression results in smaller files
but decreased audio quality.
• Must find balance between size and quality.
• MP3 is most prominent format.
Audacity Demo
Really Simple Syndication
• RSS
• Make the web come to you!
• Dedicated readers
– http://www.feedreader.com/
– Custom homepages (Google)
• Integrated readers
– Firefox
– iTunes
Get Creative!
• Use internet voice chat programs to have
call-in guests on your show!
– Skype
– AIM
– Telephone with audio out jack?
• Use a portable recorder to get audio of
people “on-the-street.”