iTunes at Stanford: Producing and Publishing Podcasts

1. iTunes at Stanford: Producing and Publishing Podcasts This handout accompanies classroom instruction provided by the IT Services Technology Training group at Stanford University. While it is not intended as a stand-alone tutorial, it may be helpful for review of materials taught in the course.

2. Creating Content Which Hardware and Software should I use? Streaming Media What is it? Servers How To Blogging What is a blog? How do I create a blog? How do I create a feed to help publicize my blog? Podcasting What is it? How To’s for Audio and Video Podcasts Resources Table of Contents Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

3. Creating Content – Hardware Which hardware should I use? • Digital Camera Product Reviews: http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/ • Consumer Reports Digital Camera: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/digital-cameras-photos/ • Consumer Reports Camcorders: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/electronics-computers/camcorders/reports/ Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

4. Creating Content – Sound Software • Which software should I use? • Sound • Audacity (Windows & Macintosh): http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • GarageBand (Macintosh only): http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

5. Creating Content – Picture Software • Which software should I use? • Pictures • Picasa (Windows and Linux only): http://picasa.google.com/ • iPhoto (Macintosh only):http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/ • GIMP (Windows, Macintosh, Linux, UNIX):http://www.gimp.org/ • Photoshop (Windows & Macintosh): http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/ • Fireworks (Windows & Macintosh): http://www.adobe.com/products/fireworks/ Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

6. Creating Content – Movie Software • Which software should I use? • Movies • iMovie (Macintosh only): http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/ • Avid FreeDV (Windows and Macintosh): http://www.avid.com/freedv/ Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

7. Streaming Media – What is it? What is Streaming Media? From wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org): Streaming media is media – sound, video, text – that is consumed (read, heard, viewed), mostly in the form of clips, while it is being delivered. Streaming is more a property of the delivery system than the media itself. The distinction is usually applied to media that are distributed over computer networks; most other delivery systems are either inherently streaming (radio, television) or inherently non-streaming (books, video cassettes, audio CDs). Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

8. Streaming Media – Servers: Storing It Yourself Options For Storing Streaming Media Store it yourself: • Macintosh OS X Server: http://images.apple.com/server/pdfs/QuickTime_Streaming_TB_v10.4.pdf • Real Networks’s Helix Server: http://licensekey.realnetworks.com/rnforms/products/servers/eval/ • Windows Media Server:http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/server/server.aspx Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

9. Streaming Media – Servers: Using Others’s Options For Storing Streaming Media Use someone else’s servers: • Stanford Streaming Media: http://www.stanford.edu/services/streaming/ • YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ • GoFish: http://www.gofish.com/ • GUBA: http://www.guba.com/ • OurMedia: http://www.ourmedia.org/ and http://www.archive.org/ Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

10. Streaming Media – How to? • How do I stream video? 1) Make the movie self-contained (one file). 2) Hint the movie. • Movies that are intended for streaming must include a hint track so the server knows exactly how to package the media data for the network • http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/hinttracks.html 3) Name the movie. • Use filenames without spaces • Filenames are case-sensitive (MyMovie isn’t mymovie) • Use the right extension! (.mov for Quicktime, .ram or .rm for RealMedia, etc.) 4) Save the settings (video size, sound quality, etc.). 5) Publish the movie on a server! For true streaming, it must be published on a streaming server. For Flash, QuickTime VR, and other files that do not truly stream (but act like they do), publish to a regular web server. Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

11. Adding Sound and Video to Web Pages • Using the link tag <a href=“URL”>Click here to watch/listen</a> • Advantages: • Web page loads instantly • Works with all web browsers • Disadvantage • Can’t adjust the height/width or location of the video/sound • Using the embed tag <embed src=“URL” properties=“values”></embed> http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/embed.html http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/embed2.html • Advantages • Sound/video opens inside the web browser • Designer can specify exact location and height/width • Disadvantage • Web page loads more slowly Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

12. Blogging – What is a blog? From wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org): • A weblog, which is usually shortened to blog, is a type of website where entries are made (such as in a journal or diary), displayed in a reverse chronological order. • Blogs often provide commentary or news on a particular subject, such as food, politics, or local news; some function as more personal online diaries. A typical blog combines text, images, and links to other blogs, web pages, and other media related to its topic. Most blogs are primarily textual although many focus on photographs (photoblog), videos (vlog), or audio (podcasting). Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

13. Blogging – How do I create a blog? • Movable Type:http://softwarelicensing.stanford.edu/mt • Blogger:http://www.blogger.com/ • ClearBlogs:http://clearblogs.com/ • WordPress:http://www.wordpress.org/ Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

14. Blogging – Publicizing blogs by creating feeds • To publicize a blog, an XML file (a “feed”) must be created that will inform others of your podcast. There are two main types of feeds: Atom feeds and RSS feeds. • RSS is the standard for podcasting. • If you use Blogger to create your blog, be aware that Blogger only creates Atom feeds. • Services like FeedBurner will translate Atom feeds into RSS at no cost. • http://www.feedburner.com • Making a Podcast with Blogger and FeedBurner: http://www.podcastingnews.com/Make_Podcast_Blogger.html Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

15. Podcasting – What is it? What is a podcast? From wikipedia:Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

16. Podcasting – How to? • Creating Audio Podcasts • Windows: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/podcasting_win.html • Macintosh:http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/podcasting.html • Creating Video Podcasts • Windows:http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/videopodcasts_win.html • Macintosh:http://www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/videopodcasts.html Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages

17. Resources • For the latest resources, visit the “Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages” class website: • http://techtraining.stanford.edu/videosound/ Podcasting, Video, and Sound in Web Pages