Creating and Using Podcasts Stanford University Continuing Studies
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Creating and Using Podcasts Stanford University Continuing Studies CS 43 Mark Branom markb@stanford. edu http: //www. stanford. edu/people/markb/ 650. 725. 1717 Course Web Site: http: //www. stanford. edu/group/cs 43/
Week 5 Agenda • Unfinished questions… • Video podcasts • Lab time to work on projects (due next Wednesday!) 2
Video Podcasts Creating a video podcast and creating an audio podcast involves the same process. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Research your topic, and plan what will be filmed Film the video Upload the video to a server Create an RSS feed to advertise the podcast Upload the RSS feed to a server Notify search engines about the RSS feed 3
Filming Resources Hardware – Digital Camera Product Reviews: http: //www. dpreview. com/reviews/ – Consumer Reports • Digital Cameras: http: //www. consumerreports. org/cro/electronics-computers/digital-cameras-photos/ • Camcorders: http: //www. consumerreports. org/cro/electronics-computers/camcorders/reports/ Software – Handbrake (to convert DVDs to podcast-acceptable format): http: //handbrake. m 0 k. org/ – Vixy (to convert flash movies to podcast-acceptable format): http: //vixy. net/ 4
Film Editing Software • Windows Movie Maker: – http: //www. microsoft. com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/ – Getting Started Manual: http: //www. microsoft. com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/getstarted/ • i. Movie: – http: //www. apple. com/imovie/ – Getting Started Manual: http: //manuals. info. apple. com/en/i. Movie. HD_Getting_Started. pdf 5
RSS Feed for Video Podcasts • After you have shot, edited, and uploaded the video, you need to add the RSS feed to make it a podcast. • The format is exactly the same as for an audio podcast (see Week 4’s handout), except that the <enclosure> tag will point to a video instead of an audio file. . MOV <enclosure url="http: //username. tripod. com/coolmovie. mov" length="15421821" type="video/quicktime" />. WMV <enclosure url="http: //username. tripod. com/coolmovie. wmv" length="15421821" type="video/wmv" />. MP 4 <enclosure url="http: //username. tripod. com/coolmovie. mp 4" length="15421821" type="video/mp 4" /> For a PDF file in your Podcast feed, the <enclosure> would look like this: <enclosure url="http: //username. tripod. com/How. To. Podcast. pdf" length="449914" type="application/pdf" /> 6
Final Project Information • The final project is to create and publish a 3 -5 minute podcast – an audio or video file and an RSS feed advertising the podcast. • The final project will be turned in by sending the instructor (Mark Branom at markb@stanford. edu) an email with the location of the RSS feed. • Due date for the final project: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 7
