Time to do a post on podcasting. I must admit I am not certain of the origin of this term. I am guessing it has something to do with the iPod, but clearly podcasting does not require an iPod. I assume the term refers to methods for offering audio (mostly spoken comments in my experience) over the Internet. (wikipedia definition)
Here is a text description of how the podcast was created. 1) record with camcorder, 2) bring into iMovie, 3) split audio track from video and delete video (I actually then used Quicktime Pro to extract the audio), 4) save out as Quicktime. 5) drag Quicktime into iTunes, and 6) convert to MP3 (note that my audio comments on this conversion are misleading – the audio is first converted to MP3 using a menu option and then burned to CD also making certain the MP3 option is used). I am not certain this was all worth it and stopping with the Quicktime audio file would have been fine with me. I understand that some offer MP3 content because it can be collected via RSS feeds and perhaps downloaded to an iPod for mobile access. I tend to use my iPod for music and an occasional audiobook rather than collections from audio authors.
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David Warlick blog post on podcasting. This is the post I reference in my own podcast. His post ends with some great links if you are interested in pod casting.
Andy Carvin post on podcasting. Please review most recent posts on this site for Andy’s comments on Tsunami Relief Efforts.
