<body><script type="text/javascript"> function setAttributeOnload(object, attribute, val) { if(window.addEventListener) { window.addEventListener('load', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }, false); } else { window.attachEvent('onload', function(){ object[attribute] = val; }); } } </script> <div id="navbar-iframe-container"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> gapi.load("gapi.iframes:gapi.iframes.style.bubble", function() { if (gapi.iframes && gapi.iframes.getContext) { gapi.iframes.getContext().openChild({ url: 'https://www.blogger.com/navbar.g?targetBlogID\x3d31189683\x26blogName\x3dCreate+%26+Manage+Podcast+Feeds\x26publishMode\x3dPUBLISH_MODE_BLOGSPOT\x26navbarType\x3dBLUE\x26layoutType\x3dCLASSIC\x26searchRoot\x3dhttps://rsspodcast.blogspot.com/search\x26blogLocale\x3den_US\x26v\x3d2\x26homepageUrl\x3dhttp://rsspodcast.blogspot.com/\x26vt\x3d4319857094222487644', where: document.getElementById("navbar-iframe-container"), id: "navbar-iframe" }); } }); </script>

Friday, July 21, 2006

Introduction

I had a need to create practice recording podcast for my choirs. I wanted a seperate podcast for each part in each ensemble that could be used in itunes. So for example, a Soprano in Choir A could subscribe in itunes to that particular podcast and always recieve the files she needs.

If you are looking to create a simple, weekly or daily podcast, there are simple methods out there to do that. This is information for those who want to "do it themselves" with code, make it useable and available in the itunes platform, and make it managable. With 4 podcast per ensemble and 5 ensembles, I will need to manage 100-120 files in about 20 different podcasts! I had to come up with a system that could be maintained without headeache.

This method uses MS Excel to create and maintain the parameters associated with each podcast episode such as the file location, the description of each episode, etc. MS Word captures that information in a "form letter" to create the code.

One note about this blog. I am not a software designer or web designer. I am a music teacher who came up with a way to manage a large amount of podcast files. You are welcome to use the methods and files here. I would appreciate a quick e-mail to hear that it's being used!

You will need:
1. A way to record/convert/ & upload mp3s to webspace.
2. MS Excel
3. MS Word

You are ready to move to Topic 1!

Here is a sample introduction podcast episode that I added to my feed. I also used background music from the Podsafe Music Network. This is a website that has royalty free music to be used in podcasts.

posted by Brad @ 10:40 PM

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home