Video and Podcasting

By: Pharis Cockrill

What is Podcasting?

• Podcasts are digital media files which are produced in a series

• Most podcasts are often audio, but they can be video as well

• Video podcasts are often referred to as “Vcasts”

What is Podcasting?

• Podcasting is online audio content that is delivered via an RSS feed.

• Is like radio on demand, but listeners can also determine the time and the place.

• This means they decide what programming they want to receive and when they want to listen to it.

What is Podcasting? • You can subscribe to a series of files, or

podcast, by using a piece of software called a podcatcher.

• Once you subscribe, your podcatcher periodically checks to see if any new files have been published and automatically downloads them onto your computer

• You can listen to or watch these whenever you wish

What can it be used for?

• Podcasting can be used for:

• 1. Self-Guided Walking Tours - Informational content.

2. Music - Band promo clips and interviews.

3. Talk Shows - Sports, news coverage and commentaries.

• 4. Training - Instructional materials and informational materials

• 5. Story telling- Story telling for children or the visually-impaired.

Why watch Podcasts? • It’s convenient to have fresh material

loaded on an iPod and hear podcasts throughout the day

• Podcasting allows you to choose your own content

• Even with TV and radio broadcast, you have to select from one of the programs already playing.

Why do People Make Podcasts?

• Podcasting is an easy and powerful way to communicate your ideas and messages

• You can reach any audience

• Usually want to deliver a message in a series

Why do People Make Podcasts?

• Podcasters usually start with the intent to build a community

• Businesses can use this as a cheap method for advertising

• Even large companies use this method

What do you Need?

• For an Audio Podcast:

• Any fairly new PC or Mac

• A USB microphone Audio editing software with Audacity

• Feed publishing and hosting

What do you Need?

• For Video Podcast:

• any fairly new PC or Mac

• a digital camera (that takes videos as well as photos) or a regular video camera

• video editing software on a PC with Windows Movie Maker and on a Mac with iMovie

• feed publishing and hosting

Steps in Creating an Audio Podcast

• 1. Determine the nature of your podcast

• 2. Record the audio for your podcast

• 3. Tag it, give it ID information

Steps in Creating an Audio Podcast

• 4. Save the audio file (in MP3 format) to your computer desktop

• 5. Create your RSS podcast feed

• 6. Put your RSS podcast feed on the Internet

Steps in Creating an Audio Podcast

• Video on how to create step by step:

• http://youtu.be/hYJ67MD8U4s

Steps in Creating an Video Podcast

• Video on how to create step by step

• http://youtu.be/gc265A9XIUg

7Go to OurMedia.org and sign-up

Podcasting Resources

Podcasting Tools - http://www.podcasting-tools.com

Podcast Alley - http://www.podcastalley.com

PodcastBunker - http://www.podcastbunker.com

Podcasting News - http://www.podcastingnews.com