Podcast/Vodcast

Today• What is (not) a podcast• How do you make one• Tools for making, editing and distributing• Play

What is a Pod/vodcast• Noun and verb• Digital media • Episodic • Subscribed to and downloaded through 

web syndication • or streamed online to a computer or

mobile device.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

What is a Web Feed• A document with web links to the source of

the content• Maintained on the distributor's server • Accessed using a podcatcher or

aggregator (i.e. iTunes)• Language = XML (usually)• Formats = RSS or Atom (usually)

http://www.sddu.leeds.ac.uk/online_resources/podcasting/how_it_works.html

Distributor server

What is not a Podcast• Webcast – internet streaming

Monash Podcasts

http://arts.monash.edu.au/ecps/podcast/

Creating a podcast1. Create the object

– Captivate, PowerPoint, audio2. Save to a server with byte-range support

enabled and a publicly accessible URL– Byte-range support allows users to stream the

media3. Create a webfeed

Make the podcast accessible• Submit the URL for your feed to iTunes or

other – http://

www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast_Software.html

Create a podcast - Audacity• Free• Available on Monash computers• Today

– Recording– Trimming– Saving– Exporting

Skip to Start Play Record

Multi-tool

Selection

Skip to EndStopPause

TimeshiftZoom

DrawEnvelopeAudio Slider

• Recording• Trimming• Saving• Exporting

Using Audacity – basics

Create a Webfeed• http://poderator.com/account.aspx?id=0

Validate Your Feed

http://validator.w3.org/appc/

iTunes• Podcast can be an audio recording, video, or

even a text document. • Supported file formats include .m4a, .mp3, .mov,

.mp4, .m4v, .pdf and .epub.

Submit your PodcastOpen iTunes1. Click Podcasts2. Click Submit a Podcast 3. Enter your Podcast Feed URL

Issues & Bits• Content copyright• Where to store the objects for public

access• iTunes U

Resources• Library Guide

– Links to tutorial videos