0% developed

Podcasting: Difference between revisions

From Wikibooks, open books for an open world
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Browse history interactively
[unreviewed revision][checked revision]
← Older edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Dlife (discuss | contribs)
15 edits
No edit summary
added a better description and fixed grammar
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 20 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Expand}}
==Introduction==

{{wikipedia}}
{{wikipedia}}
Podcasting is the publishing or distribution of radio-style programmes on the internet. Podcasts are in MP3 or a similar file format. Podcast producers make their programmes available with RSS feeds, a tool that allows listeners to select programmes they wish to download, or to set software to automatically download new programmes as they become available.
Podcasting is the so-called syndicated publishing or distribution of audio or video programmes on to the Internet. Podcasts are easy to create as all you require is a name, microphone/headphones, a topic, and a laptop or a phone you could utilize to edit your podcast then record. Podcasts are in MP3, MPEG or a similar file format. Podcast producers make their programmes available with RSS feeds, a tool that allows listeners to select programmes they wish to download or to set the software to automatically download innovative programmes as they become available.


==Podcasting for listeners==
==Podcasting for listeners==
Listening to podcasts are very easy and enjoyable. You can listen to any topic, at any time of the day, morning, noon, or night, 24/7. But to listen to a podcast, you need to be able to find them. Locating podcasts by relavent topics, is done through [[Podcast Directories.]]
Listening to podcasts is easy and enjoyable. You can listen to any topic, at any time of the morning, day, or night, 24/7. But to listen to a podcast, you need to be able to find them. Locating podcasts by relevant topics is done through Podcast Directories.


==Contents==
==Podcasting for producers==
*[[Podcasting/Equipment]]

*[[Podcasting/Distribution]]

===Hardware and Software Set-Up===
The centerpiece of any podcasting setup is the computer. It is used, generally, for both the production and distribution of the show.

The computer does not need to be tremendously powerful, but it must have a microphone (for the recording of the show) and internet access (for its distribution). Advanced podcasters generally opt for two condenser microphones (for two in-studio interviews), and may have other microphones for recording of instrumentation and possibly for field recording (such as location interviews).

The issue of software is more complicated than that of hardware. The following items are common:
* An audio editing program (such as Apple's GarageBand, Adobe's Audition or Audacity, an open-source program) to receive input from microphones and other sources and to actually produce the show.
* A VoIP program (such as GizmoProject or Skype). GizmoProject is the generally preferred program for recording remote interviews as it includes an integrated recording fuction in the program. GizmoProject allows conversations to be recorded between the presenter and any telephone in the world.



===Distribution options===


===RSS feeds===
Several websites can create and publish RSS feeds, either free, for a fee, or paid for by advertising. However, creating a feed is not complicated. Below is an example feed.
* Text coloured grey is required, does not need to be modified and can be ignored - you do not need to understand why it's there so we won't complicate things.
* Text coloured red is an explanation of the feed and should not be included in an actual feed.
* Text coloured blue should be replaced with your own data.
<div style="font-family: monospace;">
<div style="color: #bbbbbb;">

&lt;?xml version="1.0"?&gt;

&lt;rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"&gt;

&lt;channel&gt;
</div>

<font color="red">This section is the header, it includes information about you, and your website or series. This section should only appear in the feed once.</font>

&lt;title&gt;<font color="blue">The title of your series</font>&lt;/title&gt;

&lt;link&gt;<font color="blue">A link to your homepage or programme index</font>&lt;/link&gt;

&lt;description&gt;<font color="blue">A description of your series</font>&lt;/description&gt;

&lt;language&gt;<font color="blue">Language code. This is a two or four letter code based on ISO 639, e.g. en-us, en-gb or fr (see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_639_codes list of ISO 639 codes])</font>&lt;/language&gt;

&lt;copyright&gt;<font color="blue">Optional: Copyright info, e.g. author and year or license (such as GNU Free Documentation License)</font>&lt;/copyright&gt;

&lt;lastbuilddate&gt;<font color="blue">Date of the last update</font>&lt;/lastbuilddate&gt;

&lt;webmaster&gt;<font color="blue">Optional: admin contact</font>&lt;/webmaster&gt;

<font color="red">The section that follows, between &lt;item&gt; and &lt;/item&gt;, specifies a single programme. You could choose to modify it every time you make a new programme, but this will mean that new subscribers will only be able to download the latest episode, and if somebody isn't quick enough they may miss an episode. Creating a new item section will keep an archive of episodes available and avoid this problem. Newer episodes should be placed above older episodes in the file. There is no theoretical limit to the number of episodes you can list, though many podcasters choose only to list a handfull of recent episodes.</font>

&lt;item&gt;

&lt;title&gt;<font color="blue">Title of the programme</font>&lt;/title&gt;

&lt;description&gt;<font color="blue">Description of the episode, e.g. contents. This can be as long as you like.</font>&lt;/description&gt;

&lt;pubdate&gt;<font color="blue">Recording or publishing date.</font>&lt;/pubdate&gt;

&lt;enclosure url="<font color="blue">path to the recording</font>" length="<font color="blue">file size in bytes - this should be digits only</font>" type="audio/mpeg" /&gt;

&lt;/item&gt;

<div style="color: #bbbbbb;">

&lt;/channel&gt;

&lt;/rss&gt;
</div>
</div>

Studying an RSS file, such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Spoken_Wikipedia/rss&action=raw Spoken Wikipedia RSS file] may help in understanding the workings and other optional fields.

==== Example RSS feed ====

&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
&lt;rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"&gt;
&lt;channel&gt;
&lt;title&gt;Example blog podcast&lt;/title&gt;
&lt;link&gt;http://www.example.com/blog/&lt;/link&gt;
&lt;description&gt;An example website&lt;/description&gt;
&lt;language&gt;en&lt;/language&gt;
&lt;copyright&gt;None&lt;/copyright&gt;
&lt;lastbuilddate&gt;Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200&lt;/lastbuilddate&gt;
&lt;webmaster&gt;example@example.com&lt;/webmaster&gt;
&lt;item&gt;
&lt;title&gt;Example news&lt;/title&gt;
&lt;description&gt;This episode features an example sound file.&lt;/description&gt;
&lt;pubdate&gt;Thu, 21 Dec 2000 16:01:07 +0200&lt;/pubdate&gt;
&lt;enclosure url="http://www.example.com/podcast1.mp3" length="18001" type="audio/mpeg" /&gt;
&lt;/item&gt;
&lt;/channel&gt;
&lt;/rss&gt;


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.digitalpodcast.com/podcastnews/2006/05/19/five-steps-to-free-podcasting/ The Guide to Free Podcasting] How to podcast using free tools explained.
* [http://www.digitalpodcast.com/podcastnews/2006/05/19/five-steps-to-free-podcasting/ The Guide to Free Podcasting] How to podcast using free tools explained.

* [http://superuser.com.au/documents/podcast_on_windows/ Guide to Podcasting for windows Users] Using Free/Libre and open source software.
* [http://superuser.com.au/documents/podcast_on_windows/ Guide to Podcasting for windows Users] Using Free/Libre and open source software.

* [http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html Apple's "tech specs" for podcasting with iTunes]
* [http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/techspecs.html Apple's "tech specs" for podcasting with iTunes]

* [http://www.podseek.net Directory of Podcasts]
* [http://www.podseek.net Directory of Podcasts]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060101210759/http://images.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/pdf/PodcastCreationGuide.pdf Apple's Fall 2005 Podcast Creation Guide]

* [http://images.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/pdf/PodcastCreationGuide.pdf Apple's Fall 2005 Podcast Creation Guide]

* [[v:Podcasting|Podcasting]] at Wikiversity
* [[v:Podcasting|Podcasting]] at Wikiversity
* [http://www.poducateme.com PoducateMe Podcasting Guide]


{{Shelves|Internet}}

{{Alphabetical|P}}

{{status|0%}}
[[Category:Software]]

Latest revision as of 20:54, 21 March 2021

 A reader requests expansion of this book to include more material.
You can help by adding new material (learn how) or ask for assistance in the reading room.

Wikipedia has related information at Podcasting

Podcasting is the so-called syndicated publishing or distribution of audio or video programmes on to the Internet. Podcasts are easy to create as all you require is a name, microphone/headphones, a topic, and a laptop or a phone you could utilize to edit your podcast then record. Podcasts are in MP3, MPEG or a similar file format. Podcast producers make their programmes available with RSS feeds, a tool that allows listeners to select programmes they wish to download or to set the software to automatically download innovative programmes as they become available.

Podcasting for listeners

[edit | edit source]

Listening to podcasts is easy and enjoyable. You can listen to any topic, at any time of the morning, day, or night, 24/7. But to listen to a podcast, you need to be able to find them. Locating podcasts by relevant topics is done through Podcast Directories.

Contents

[edit | edit source]
[edit | edit source]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Podcasting&oldid=3819939"