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Using the Podcast Server Kevin Mobbs. Distance Education Help 678-839-6248 distance@westga.edu. Overview. GCSU “Podcasting” Server What is podcasting anyway Great way to store and share (serve) videos Copy and share a auto-generated URL Upload .mp4 files to the server for your channel
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Using the Podcast ServerKevin Mobbs Distance Education Help 678-839-6248 distance@westga.edu
Overview • GCSU “Podcasting” Server • What is podcasting anyway • Great way to store and share (serve) videos • Copy and share a auto-generated URL • Upload .mp4 files to the server for your channel • Today- • Let’s first take a walk through the process • Afterwards, we will upload a video as an example • This presentation will be archived for future reference and you will receive links to tutorials and resources
Making the videos • Flip cameras work great, and we will use them for this demonstration • End up with .mp4!! • A video converter may work, if your camera generates some other format
Logging into the Podcast Server • http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/ • Use FireFox Always!!! • Internet Explorer=Bad • Username=EDLE8301; Password=EDLE8301 • Shared login for everyone • You will be able to see and enter other people’s channels- • Be careful!
Uploading a file • File types: .mp4; .mp3; .pdf; .mov • Drag and Drop or search • Java problems (mostly for “instant podcaster”) • Technical requirements • FireFox • Java • Accept any Applets
Uploading a file • File types: .mp4; .mp3; .pdf; .mov • Drag and Drop or search • Java problems • Technical requirements
Viewing and Sharing Videos • Copy URL and paste in CourseDen or elsewhere (Like a Blog,Wiki, or Browser) • You can manipulate some aspects of your file here
Add your URL to CourseDen • Copy/paste your URL for each video wherever instructed (for example, a Discussion post.
Add your URL to CourseDen • Copy/paste your URL for each video wherever instructed (for example, a Discussion post.
Let’s try one Access video on camera Login to Podcast Server Name and describe video Upload video Copy and paste URL in CourseDen
Advanced and Other • Free Video Conversion • Any Video Converter: http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/ • Video editing • Windows MovieMaker: Windows • TrackAx: http://www.trakax.com/ • VideoPad: http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html
Advanced and Other • Embed
Questions and Resources • Tutorials: http://uwgfdc.wikispaces.com/podcast+server • This PowerPoint: http://uwgfdc.wikispaces.com/nixon • Video Tutorial: http://podcasting.gcsu.edu/4dcgi/podcasting/gcsu/channels1381/8880.xml (plays in iTunes)