What is Podcasting (how do I do it)? #
OK I keep getting asked, so I’ll tell ya (:
First let me give you the information: PODCASTING HAS NOWT TO DO WITH THE IPOD, it just in the name. You don’t need to have an account with iTunes or an Apple to be a podcaster, got that… cool.
basics
The very basics of Podcasting are a few media files (you know ya mp3s or vid files) and a xml file, that’s it. You could start a podcast with just two things, a mp3 file and a xml file, that’s it, you’re and podcaster. You would need a place to host um. A xml file is just a file that points to ya media files and that’s what people use in their “podcast downloading software” to download ya podcasts.
podcast downloading software
Podcast downloading software is sometimes called “podcast aggregators” or “podcatchers” you get the idea, it’s a program that looks at ya xml file, sees what’s new and asks the user if they wanna download the new stuff or it can be done automatically, most people download overnight and wake up to 20 new shows to watch in the morning, cool. I use Fireant, it’s a bit buggy but it’s the best of all the free ones out there right now.
The xml file
This is my xml file (http://www.fuckcunttwat.com/shite/index.xml):
Soooo you need:
media + a xml file
They need:
podcast downloading software
Easy (:
OK let’s get down to it
i found there are two ways of doin’ it:
the way if you own web-space (paid)
or
the free way (oh yes)
Way if you own web-space
Just make a folder on your web-space (http://www.mywebspace.com/podcast/) and upload you media files and edit your xml file to point to them and upload that to. That’s it, now people just point their podcatching program at ya xml file and when you upload something new it downloads it from your space to their PC. I found this way OK for audio coz mp3s aint that big, I aint putting video files on my web-space.
the free way
OK this is what you wanted to hear, LOL. I started the London Video Podcast, I just use the video function on me little digi-cam but even then the videos (Mp4s) are big. I then use video editing software to edit, resize and convert (into wmv). Still the video file are big (I got one 60mb). There no way I’m sticking 60mb file on my web-space, my bandwidth allocation would run out pretty quick (don’t even think about use some free web-space site, I just wouldn’t work). Well I think I may of found a nice way to do it free, ingredients needed:
Blogger account (for the website and a link to your feed)
Ourmedia + Internet Archive account (used to store ya video files online)
FeedBurner account (for you podcast feed so you don’t have to edit a xml file)
YouTube account (so people can just watch ya videos on the site, nice)
Blogger
You don’t have to de any silly layouts like I did, just the normal templates will do. What you do need though is the rss feed to the blog (this is what FeedBurner will use).
FeedBurner
When you get ya FeedBurner account make sure you check the “I’m a podcaster” check-box, this tell FeedBurner to only look for links to media files in you blog posts. You will have to fill out a few forms but they all straightforward. This is the Blogger post template that I use:
Ourmedia + Internet Archive
Get yourself an Internet Archive account then an Ourmedia account using the same name and password than the Internet Archive. Ourmedia uses Internet Archive to store ya video file then gives you a link to the stored file that you would use your blog / podcast. If the file you are uploading is bigger that 10mb (it probably will be) you should use the Ourmedia Publisher. It can be a bit buggy in that your file appears on Internet Archive but not on Ourmedia, in that case just log on to Internet Archive and search for the name of your file and use the link from there. It can be slow but as they’re storing ya video files online for free who’s complaining.
YouTube
Get an YouTube account then upload ya videos and YouTube will convert um into Flash which you can then embed in ya blog so people who don’t use podcatching software can watch it on the blog. And it’s free to.
So if ya got a little digi-cam with video there’s no reason not to become a video podcaster (:
First let me give you the information: PODCASTING HAS NOWT TO DO WITH THE IPOD, it just in the name. You don’t need to have an account with iTunes or an Apple to be a podcaster, got that… cool.
basics
The very basics of Podcasting are a few media files (you know ya mp3s or vid files) and a xml file, that’s it. You could start a podcast with just two things, a mp3 file and a xml file, that’s it, you’re and podcaster. You would need a place to host um. A xml file is just a file that points to ya media files and that’s what people use in their “podcast downloading software” to download ya podcasts.
podcast downloading software
Podcast downloading software is sometimes called “podcast aggregators” or “podcatchers” you get the idea, it’s a program that looks at ya xml file, sees what’s new and asks the user if they wanna download the new stuff or it can be done automatically, most people download overnight and wake up to 20 new shows to watch in the morning, cool. I use Fireant, it’s a bit buggy but it’s the best of all the free ones out there right now.
The xml file
This is my xml file (http://www.fuckcunttwat.com/shite/index.xml):
<rss version="2.0">As you can see it’s not that hard to work out, when I do a new podcast I just add another <item> above the last one and upload it to my web-space (overwriting the old one). Lets have a look at the item tag:
<channel>
<title>pod shite</title>
<link>http://www.fuckcunttwat.com/shite</link>
<description>this shite is podcasting</description>
<language>en-gb</language>
<generator>notepad</generator>
<item>
<title>pod shite 06 - canal</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/canal/canal.mp3</link>
<description>
sounds of under the bridge just a bit up from the pirate club on the Regent's Canal, and some music.
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/canal/canal.mp3" length="5549568" type="audio/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>pod shite 05 - ciggy break</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/ciggy_break/fire.avi</link>
<description>
Hurty and Simon, fire training out back in Camden Town. Turn your head.
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/ciggy_break/fire.avi" length="3429888" type="video/avi" />
</item>
<item>
<title>pod shite 04 - interview with Fion</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/johnie1interviewwithFion/fion.mp3</link>
<description>
walking to Siwan's house chatting to Fion (Ruth's kid)
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/johnie1interviewwithFion/fion.mp3" length="1174016" type="audio/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>pod shite 03 - outside Siwan's house</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/johnie1outsideSiwanshouse/siwan.mp3</link>
<description>
Outside Siwan's house with:
johnie1 (me), Siwan, Chris, Hedd (Siwan's kid)
i don't know who the scraper was.
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/johnie1outsideSiwanshouse/siwan.mp3" length="7077888" type="audio/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>pod shite 02 - the walk to see Ruth</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/the_walk_to_see_Ruth/ruth.mp3</link>
<description>
walk along the shingle beach in Borth to see Ruth
the recording went on but i have to ask Ruth if i
can put it on the net (:
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:20:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/the_walk_to_see_Ruth/ruth.mp3" length="7593984" type="audio/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>
<title>pod shite 01 - what the fuck is this</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/WTF_3/wtf.mp3</link>
<description>
i got very, very....... very, pissed last night.
Woke up in the morning and on my SOGAO SG-908 was this.
Did i really say "Jesus sucks the cock of Allah",
that's a wee bit naughty. Maybe it's time i got out more.
i haven't spoken to another Human socially for about 5 years now,
we getting into "angry loner" territory here. :|
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/WTF_3/wtf.mp3" length="3528192" type="audio/mpeg" />
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
<item>OK you would do:
<title>pod shite 06 - canal</title>
<link>http://www.archive.org/download/canal/canal.mp3</link>
<description>
sounds of under the bridge just a bit up from the pirate club on the Regent's Canal, and some music.
</description>
<author>johnie.oneball@googlemail.com (john le fucker)</author>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.archive.org/download/canal/canal.mp3" length="5549568" type="audio/mpeg" />
</item>
<item>Make sure you type it out right, mine didn’t work at first coz I didn’t use a capital W on Wed in the <pubDate> tag, it’s that strict. Use my file above and change everything to your info (podcast title, podcast web-site link, podcast description) then just start adding new <item> tags. Then you just tell people where the file is online, basically that’s your podcast feed (what people give to their podcatchers). That’s not so hard is it (:
<title>title and number of the podcast</title>
<link>a link to the file online</link>
<description>
A little description on what the file is
</description>
<author>your e-mail and name</author>
<pubDate>the date the podcast was published</pubDate>
<enclosure url="another link to the file online" length="size of the file online" type="the type of file online" />
</item>
Soooo you need:
media + a xml file
They need:
podcast downloading software
Easy (:
OK let’s get down to it
i found there are two ways of doin’ it:
the way if you own web-space (paid)
or
the free way (oh yes)
Way if you own web-space
Just make a folder on your web-space (http://www.mywebspace.com/podcast/) and upload you media files and edit your xml file to point to them and upload that to. That’s it, now people just point their podcatching program at ya xml file and when you upload something new it downloads it from your space to their PC. I found this way OK for audio coz mp3s aint that big, I aint putting video files on my web-space.
the free way
OK this is what you wanted to hear, LOL. I started the London Video Podcast, I just use the video function on me little digi-cam but even then the videos (Mp4s) are big. I then use video editing software to edit, resize and convert (into wmv). Still the video file are big (I got one 60mb). There no way I’m sticking 60mb file on my web-space, my bandwidth allocation would run out pretty quick (don’t even think about use some free web-space site, I just wouldn’t work). Well I think I may of found a nice way to do it free, ingredients needed:
Blogger account (for the website and a link to your feed)
Ourmedia + Internet Archive account (used to store ya video files online)
FeedBurner account (for you podcast feed so you don’t have to edit a xml file)
YouTube account (so people can just watch ya videos on the site, nice)
Blogger
You don’t have to de any silly layouts like I did, just the normal templates will do. What you do need though is the rss feed to the blog (this is what FeedBurner will use).
FeedBurner
When you get ya FeedBurner account make sure you check the “I’m a podcaster” check-box, this tell FeedBurner to only look for links to media files in you blog posts. You will have to fill out a few forms but they all straightforward. This is the Blogger post template that I use:
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="FeedBurner then just uses the link to ya media:
-------- link to the You Tube file --------
"></param><embed src="
-------- link to the You Tube file --------
" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />
-------- text of the post (with links and logos) --------
<br /><br /><a href="
-------- link to the wmv file --------
">
-------- name of the wmv file --------
</a> [
-------- size of the wmv file --------
MB]
<br /><br /><a href="As your feed which people use in their podcatchers, it will be something like:
-------- link to the wmv file --------
">
http://feeds.feedburner.com/LondonVideoPodcastI then just take out all the white space and returns so it’s just one line, like:
<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VbHiCP4-r2w"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VbHiCP4-r2w" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"></embed></object><br /><br />I asked me <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=35934267">mate</a> on MySpace what she would like to see of London and she said “just all the alleyways and stuff”. So I got drink last night and went out on me bike (probably a bit unsafe) and shot some alleys. (:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/LondonVideoPodcast/ally.wmv">ally.wmv</a> [33 MB]And publish it to me blog. OK that’s the web-site and feed sorted, what about the online storage.
Ourmedia + Internet Archive
Get yourself an Internet Archive account then an Ourmedia account using the same name and password than the Internet Archive. Ourmedia uses Internet Archive to store ya video file then gives you a link to the stored file that you would use your blog / podcast. If the file you are uploading is bigger that 10mb (it probably will be) you should use the Ourmedia Publisher. It can be a bit buggy in that your file appears on Internet Archive but not on Ourmedia, in that case just log on to Internet Archive and search for the name of your file and use the link from there. It can be slow but as they’re storing ya video files online for free who’s complaining.
YouTube
Get an YouTube account then upload ya videos and YouTube will convert um into Flash which you can then embed in ya blog so people who don’t use podcatching software can watch it on the blog. And it’s free to.
So if ya got a little digi-cam with video there’s no reason not to become a video podcaster (:
