Turns out I've kind of gotten side tracked in my research. I've really been focusing on audio podcasts for a few reasons: 1. I don't want to see my face on a video podcast. 2. I don't have a video ipod; therefore, I would be unable to utilize a video podcast, and I think a lot of people are like me in that regard. 3. I think the audio podcast is more versatile because it can play on any ipod from the shuffle to the 80 gig video ipod.
Nevertheless, I do need to focus on a video podcast so that I can figure out a way to include visuals for all of us visual learners out there.
Wikipedia refers to video podcasts as either Vodcasts or Vidcasts, so from now on, so will I.
Creating Podcasts on Mac OS X: See Quicktime link
Step 1: Update your Quicktime to version 7.0.3 or later.
Step 2: Connect a FireWire camera to your mac (hopefully the school's camera is a FireWire).
Step 3: Open Quicktime 7 Pro
Step 4: Check your recording preferences. Choose "Preferences" from the QuickTime Player menu, then click the Recording icon at the top of the window. First, select the video device and microphone you will use to record your video podcast. Next, for the best video quality of your final video podcast, set the Quality to "Device Native." Last, choose the location where you would like your podcast to be saved. Once you've made your selections, you may close the Preferences window.
Step 5: Choose "New Movie Recording" from the File menu.
Step 6: Click the red Capture button and begin recording with your camera. Click the black Stop button when you're done recording.
Step 7: To convert your podcast recording to a format that iPod understands,* choose "Export..." from the File menu.
Step 8: Choose "Movie to iPod (320x240)" from the export drop down list and click the Save button.
The Export progress bar shows you how much of the export process is completed. The longer your podcast recording, the longer the export will take.
Once the export is complete, QuickTime Pro will place on your Desktop a new version of your podcast recording that will play on the iPod. Double-click the new file and play it to make sure it looks as you expect. You now have a file that is ready to be published.
Step 9: You can publish the exported file to the Internet as an enclosure on a blogging service, such as Blogger, and wrapped in a podcast-friendly RSS feed. (Please note: the file must be hosted on a web server such as .Mac.) RSS feed providers, such as FeedBurner, make it easy to create an RSS file from your blog.
Then to reach a potential audience of millions, publish your podcast to iTunes Podcast Directory (subject to it being free of copyrighted or overtly explicit material). For inclusion in the iTunes Music Store, you'll need to provide the link to the podcast RSS feed and all episodes within a podcast must be available as .m4v, .mp4 or .mov video file enclosures.
Joni 1 hour
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Saturday, July 7, 2007
My future goals:
1. Ask Professor Hanson if the school has some type of microphone that I can use.
2. Choose a subject just to practice with. Most likely Periodontology because it is a difficult subject and I could use some review in explaining it to patients. Maybe I'll just make a podcast to explain to the average patient the process of periodontal disease. In the future I might make a podcast to help my classmates and I learn some Spanish terminology, but I'll save that for when I know how to podcast better.
3. Write up a script using the perio and dental hygiene book and my own words.
4. Possibly find some music to use for the intro to make it slightly more exciting.
Title: Explanation of Perio for Patients
My audience: Uneducated Patients, adults
Length: Less than 5 minutes
Host: Joni
This goal is to be completed within the next week!!
Joni
1 hour
1. Ask Professor Hanson if the school has some type of microphone that I can use.
2. Choose a subject just to practice with. Most likely Periodontology because it is a difficult subject and I could use some review in explaining it to patients. Maybe I'll just make a podcast to explain to the average patient the process of periodontal disease. In the future I might make a podcast to help my classmates and I learn some Spanish terminology, but I'll save that for when I know how to podcast better.
3. Write up a script using the perio and dental hygiene book and my own words.
4. Possibly find some music to use for the intro to make it slightly more exciting.
Title: Explanation of Perio for Patients
My audience: Uneducated Patients, adults
Length: Less than 5 minutes
Host: Joni
This goal is to be completed within the next week!!
Joni
1 hour
Monday, July 2, 2007
Preproduction
I feel that I am to the point in my research that I need to actually experiment with creating a podcast to test whether production is actually as easy as it seems.
I learned the following info from Learing In Hand by Tony Vincent. (see links)
Much planning is needed before you step up to the microphone. Preproduction usually takes over 3/4's of the time to produce a podcast. Keep your audience in mind. Who will listen to the podcast? What age group? What education level? What state? Is your audience personal or the public? All of these questions will help you to better focus the podcast and make it more enjoyable and beneficial for your audience.
Your podcast will then need a name. The more creative the better! This is going to be tough for me since I haven't come to a conclusive decision about my podcast. I'll most likely do oral pathology, but I can't remember what unit 1 was about so I'll have to name mine later.
Next, who will actually be heard in the recording? For now, just me. Other questions to consider: Should you have a host? What segments do you plan for the show?
When planning you need to consider the length of your podcast. This should be based on content and audience.
Practice out loud what you will say. Practice enunciating every word and find an appropriate volume and speed.
Tony Vincent recommends using a USB headset microphone like the ones made by Logitech. If using Macintosh, he suggests using the included Garageband software for recording and postproduction. For Windows users he suggests using the free software Audacity.
One last suggestion for production is to record the introduction last to introduce exactly what you have already included in the podcast and you will sound better due to the practice you've had recording the podcast.
Postproduction:
Edit the audio as necessary; make sure all clips are arranged properly, clips can be trimmed to delete unnecessary pauses or interuptions. Music and sound effects can be added in postproduction. If you use music, make sure it is "podsafe." Podsafe music can be legally used in a podcast and freely distributed online for others to download.
Once the podcast sounds just the way you want it, it's time to send it to iTunes. You can do it from the File menu in Garageband, or you can export to an AIFF or MP3 in Audacity and then open the exported file in iTunes. Now you select the file you imported in iTunes and select Get Info from the File menu. Complete the fields. It's best to make sure this information is consistent in each podcast produced. Once you've filled in all of the fields select OK. Next, choose "Convert selection to MP3" from the Advanced menu. FInally, select the file in the iTunes list and drag and drop in onto the computer's descktop. Now your MP3 file is there and you're ready for publishing.
Publishing
This is the most technical part of the entire process. You need access to a web server. You'll copy the MP3 file to the server. Also, a podcast needs a web page and an RSS feed. For the web page, use your favorite HTML editor (like Dreamweaver or FrontPage) or put the podcast information into a blog posting, (such as this one).
You might need software that creates the RSS feed if your web server doesn't create on for you. Feeder ($29.95) for Macintosh and FeedForAll ($39.95) for Mac and Windows are great pieces of software for making the RSS feed. It's somewhat complicated, so be sure to use the help menus or read the user manual. Once you input the information for your podcast into one of these software applications, it will have you upload the RSS feed to a web server. A free alternative for the RSS feed is to use the Blogger and Feedburner method (see link) for publishing the web page and RSS feed for a podcast
Submit the web address of your RSS feed to podcast directories, including iTunes, to tell the world about the podcast!
Linking to iTunes (see links): Learn how to link to your podcast in iTunes so web visitors can easily subscribe.
Joni
2 hours
I learned the following info from Learing In Hand by Tony Vincent. (see links)
Much planning is needed before you step up to the microphone. Preproduction usually takes over 3/4's of the time to produce a podcast. Keep your audience in mind. Who will listen to the podcast? What age group? What education level? What state? Is your audience personal or the public? All of these questions will help you to better focus the podcast and make it more enjoyable and beneficial for your audience.
Your podcast will then need a name. The more creative the better! This is going to be tough for me since I haven't come to a conclusive decision about my podcast. I'll most likely do oral pathology, but I can't remember what unit 1 was about so I'll have to name mine later.
Next, who will actually be heard in the recording? For now, just me. Other questions to consider: Should you have a host? What segments do you plan for the show?
When planning you need to consider the length of your podcast. This should be based on content and audience.
Practice out loud what you will say. Practice enunciating every word and find an appropriate volume and speed.
Tony Vincent recommends using a USB headset microphone like the ones made by Logitech. If using Macintosh, he suggests using the included Garageband software for recording and postproduction. For Windows users he suggests using the free software Audacity.
One last suggestion for production is to record the introduction last to introduce exactly what you have already included in the podcast and you will sound better due to the practice you've had recording the podcast.
Postproduction:
Edit the audio as necessary; make sure all clips are arranged properly, clips can be trimmed to delete unnecessary pauses or interuptions. Music and sound effects can be added in postproduction. If you use music, make sure it is "podsafe." Podsafe music can be legally used in a podcast and freely distributed online for others to download.
Once the podcast sounds just the way you want it, it's time to send it to iTunes. You can do it from the File menu in Garageband, or you can export to an AIFF or MP3 in Audacity and then open the exported file in iTunes. Now you select the file you imported in iTunes and select Get Info from the File menu. Complete the fields. It's best to make sure this information is consistent in each podcast produced. Once you've filled in all of the fields select OK. Next, choose "Convert selection to MP3" from the Advanced menu. FInally, select the file in the iTunes list and drag and drop in onto the computer's descktop. Now your MP3 file is there and you're ready for publishing.
Publishing
This is the most technical part of the entire process. You need access to a web server. You'll copy the MP3 file to the server. Also, a podcast needs a web page and an RSS feed. For the web page, use your favorite HTML editor (like Dreamweaver or FrontPage) or put the podcast information into a blog posting, (such as this one).
You might need software that creates the RSS feed if your web server doesn't create on for you. Feeder ($29.95) for Macintosh and FeedForAll ($39.95) for Mac and Windows are great pieces of software for making the RSS feed. It's somewhat complicated, so be sure to use the help menus or read the user manual. Once you input the information for your podcast into one of these software applications, it will have you upload the RSS feed to a web server. A free alternative for the RSS feed is to use the Blogger and Feedburner method (see link) for publishing the web page and RSS feed for a podcast
Submit the web address of your RSS feed to podcast directories, including iTunes, to tell the world about the podcast!
Linking to iTunes (see links): Learn how to link to your podcast in iTunes so web visitors can easily subscribe.
Joni
2 hours
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