A Visual Guide to Podcasting and Video Blogging
Description:
Are you already a dabbling in podcasting and want to get started but do not know how? Then start by watching our video series on Podcasting. It is your blueprint for successfully recording, publishing and promoting your podcasts. We show you step by step how to listen to podcasts using aggregator software (clients) and publish using publishing software. We also cover the exciting topic of Video Podcasting (Vlogging) and show you how to compress video for delivery on the web. Finally, we cover a wide range of podcasting resources and services, which will help you become a power user.
Delivery:
On completion of payment, the video tutorials will be delivered digitally via email links (INSTANT DOWNLOAD). The download links will remain active for 7 days after you recieve the email.
Platform:
The video tutorials are in Apple QuickTime (.mov) format and are designed to work in both Windows and Mac OS.
Price: $15.00

Introduction to Podcasting


5:31 mins

Podcasting Overview


In this video tutorial, we give you an overview of Podcasting - What, Whys & Hows of Podcasting. We start with a brief history of this technology and end with statistics on usage and proliferation of Podcasting.
  • What you need to know about Podcasting
  • Getting started by downloading and listening
  • Podcasting software and equipment
  • Podcast directories and content sites

11:41 mins

Podcasting FAQs


In this video tutorial, we unleash the power of podcasting by answering some of the most commonly asked questions about podcasting such as what's cool about podcasting, a visual description of the various client and server products related to Podcasting, how to subscribe to podcasts, where to find podcasts, how to create podcasts etc.

17:54 mins

How to Subscribe to Podcasts


In this video tutorial, we giveyou an overview of Podcasting - What, Whys & Hows of Podcasting. Westart with a brief history of this technology and end with statistics onusage and proliferation of Podcasting.
  • What you need to know about Podcasting
  • Getting started by downloading and listening
  • Podcasting software and equipment
  • Podcast directories and content sites


Audio


6:08mins   

Audio Setup


In this video, we will show you how to record your first podcast. We will show you how to record sound on your computer using AudacityŽ, a free open source software for recording and editing sounds. AudacityŽ is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux, and other operating systems.


5:17mins   

Audio Editing


Once you have recorded your audio, we show you how to edit and enhance your audio (Cut, copy, splice, and mix sounds together and change the volume speed or pitch of a recording). We demonstrate these features using MP3 files, but the same can be done using Ogg Vorbis and WAV sound files as well. We also show you how to import sound files, edit them, and combine them with other files or new recordings.


6:59 mins

Adding music to a Podcast


In this video guide, we show you how to add background music to your podcast. We show you how to create professional sounding podcast audio using simple techniques such fade-in and fade-out.

9:41mins   

Improving Sound Quality


In this video guide, we show you how to enhance you audio and discuss sound quality issues. We demonstrate the techniques of audio engineering such as normalization, equalization and compression - all three very important concepts, if you want to create professional audio.



Authoring


5:08 mins

Recording your first Podcast


In this video guide, we will show you step-by-step how to record your first podcast. We also walk you through the installation of audacity and the addition of plug-ins (lame_enc.dll) which are required for the export process. We'll record and export a sound file in MP3 format using AudacityŽ. This MP3 file will be your first podcast.

14:14mins   

RSS Demystified


In this video guide, we show you how to create your first RSS feed. We discuss the concept of RSS and walk you through the process of creating an RSS feed manually and making it "'live"' for your Podcast. We have a whole section on iTunes specific tags and avoiding common mistakes. We show you how to make your users aware of your content through the Syndication process.
Finally, we show you how to add these syndication buttons

RSS   XML

on your site.


4:59mins   

Publish your Podcast to iTunes


If you're looking to gain fame in the iTunes Music Store world, you can submit your own podcast to the iTunes' Music Store. In this video guide, we show you in detail how to go about the submission process. Reading the technical specifications can take a lot of time. Just watch the video and publishing will become a breeze. We show you: Submission and Feedback Processes, Errors and the Review Processes are also covered.


12:51 mins

Publish your Podcast to a Blog Site


Blogger is a great way to enhance you web presence at a very low cost. In this video guide, we show you how to publish your content to a blog site. We use Google's www.blogger.com content management product. The key here is that we show you how to add your 'Podcasting' content to Blogger.


Authoring


7:28mins   

Submit your Podcast to multiple directories at once


In this video guide, we show you how submit your feed to over 50 podcasting and web log directories to use a combined method of 'automatic RSS feed submissions' and 'auto-filling web page submit forms' to automate the process of promoting your podcasts. We use the product called RSS Submit to show you how to auto-submit your RSS feeds, publishing your content, and getting more traffic with proven results.


11:14mins   

Promoting your Podcasts


In this video guide, we discuss techniques to promote and publicize your podcasts. We have a detailed how to section on the "Ping" technique which keeps your content on podcast directories current and more searchable. We discuss online marketing techniques help you reach out to much more people without the constraint of having to be able to shell out many dollars for advertising. Transform your podcast by reaching millions of listeners through this video.



Video Bogging Explained


10:00 mins

Video Bogging Explained


It was inevitable: Bloggers are now blogging using videos. Bloggers who previously wrote about everything from politics to tech tips can now take their commentary to the next level by filming and broadcasting their work, thanks to the latest web trend -- video blogging. In this video guide, we give you an overview of video blogging. Most importantly, we show where and how to get started and where to host your video blogs for free. We also expose you to a lot of tools and technology that will help you get started as a video blogger.

17:18mins   

How to compress your Video for the Web


Video files can be very large in size. If you do not optimize your video for web delivery, the user experience can be very poor. In this video guide, we show you step-by-step how to "squeeze" a 28 MB video file down to 2-4 MB file while still retaining video quality. We discuss Apple QuickTime compression techniques using the popular Sorenson Codec. In addition, we demonstrate the concepts of key frames, delta frames, codecs and data rate to obtain the best possible video compression.