Podcast Software

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Hi all,
I've just been looking at the NASA site and they have a subscription for
podcasts.

I am new to podcasts and they are recommending free podcast software such as
itunes and ipodder.

I thought I'd ask you knowledgeable bunch for your recommendations for free
software, plus any tips, tricks and pitfalls to watch out for when I start
out.

TIA
Dave
 
dave said:
Hi all,
I've just been looking at the NASA site and they have a subscription for
podcasts.

I am new to podcasts and they are recommending free podcast software such as
itunes and ipodder.

I thought I'd ask you knowledgeable bunch for your recommendations for free
software, plus any tips, tricks and pitfalls to watch out for when I start
out.

TIA
Dave
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Do you want to listen to podcasts or make podcasts?

For listening....

iTunes is very good and really helps you find new 'casts. But, it's
BIG, installs all sorts of other quicktime stuff and "helper" programs,
and is slow.

iPodder is much quicker, much faster, but tougher to find 'casts with.
It's a great one to use if you just want to start catching feeds that
you know about.

There aren't any realy pitfalls. Just watch out for filling up your
harddrive with programs you never get around to listening to ;) It
took me a while, but I'm finally up to date on PotterCast
<www.pottercast.com>

Depending on where and how you are listining. You might want to learn
something like Mp3DirectCut to chop the programs up into smaller
chunks.

I can't help you on creating podcasts. Doing it right takes a lot of
work and good equiptment.
 
Hi all,
I've just been looking at the NASA site and they have a
subscription for podcasts.

I am new to podcasts and they are recommending free podcast
software such as itunes and ipodder.

I thought I'd ask you knowledgeable bunch for your
recommendations for free software, plus any tips, tricks and
pitfalls to watch out for when I start out.

TIA
Dave
Click to expand...

Do you want to listen to podcasts or make podcasts?

For listening....

iTunes is very good and really helps you find new 'casts. But,
it's BIG, installs all sorts of other quicktime stuff and
"helper" programs, and is slow.

iPodder is much quicker, much faster, but tougher to find 'casts
with. It's a great one to use if you just want to start catching
feeds that you know about.[/QUOTE]

I'm curious -- does one actually need specialist software for
podcasts? Are most of them mp4, or do they do an mp3 version?

(The only one I downloaded was the Ricky Gervais podcast on the
Guardian site -- that comes in either mp3 or mp4 format, and the
mp3 one, of course, can be played by any mp3 player.)
 
Harvey said:
I'm curious -- does one actually need specialist software for
podcasts? Are most of them mp4, or do they do an mp3 version?

(The only one I downloaded was the Ricky Gervais podcast on the
Guardian site -- that comes in either mp3 or mp4 format, and the
mp3 one, of course, can be played by any mp3 player.)
Click to expand...

You don't need special software to play the podcast (the majority I've
found are just mp3 files), but you often need special software to GET
the podcast.

Most of the makers "post" them using RSS. iTunes and iPodder watch the
feeds and catch new releases for you automatically.

It's just so much easier to start these programs and have them pop up
with "new episodes of X, Y, and Z being downloaded" instead of having
to go to all sorts of different sites and hunt. Also, some people
issue episodes that are "subscription" only (just on the feed, not
listed anywhere else) so this is the only way to know about them.
 
I'm curious -- does one actually need specialist software for
podcasts? Are most of them mp4, or do they do an mp3 version?
Click to expand...
-snip-

You don't need special software to play the podcast (the
majority I've found are just mp3 files), but you often need
special software to GET the podcast.

Most of the makers "post" them using RSS. iTunes and iPodder
watch the feeds and catch new releases for you automatically.

It's just so much easier to start these programs and have them
pop up with "new episodes of X, Y, and Z being downloaded"
instead of having to go to all sorts of different sites and
hunt. Also, some people issue episodes that are "subscription"
only (just on the feed, not listed anywhere else) so this is the
only way to know about them.[/QUOTE]

Ah -- thanks for the explanation; appreciated.

Sounds too bothersome/proprietary/software-linked for my liking --
offering an mp3 download, to do with as one wishes, appeals a lot
more....
 
On 10 Mar 2006, Eric wrote way to know about them.

Ah -- thanks for the explanation; appreciated.

Sounds too bothersome/proprietary/software-linked for my liking --
offering an mp3 download, to do with as one wishes, appeals a lot
more....
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The few I download are mp3 files. I just double click on them
to play them using Ifranview, which is my default player for
mp3 files.

As far as I am aware, there is no proprietary software involved.
It is just a convenient method of downloading the files.

Peter Gordon
 
Eric said:
You don't need special software to play the podcast (the majority I've
found are just mp3 files), but you often need special software to GET
the podcast.

Most of the makers "post" them using RSS. iTunes and iPodder watch the
feeds and catch new releases for you automatically.

It's just so much easier to start these programs and have them pop up
with "new episodes of X, Y, and Z being downloaded" instead of having
to go to all sorts of different sites and hunt. Also, some people
issue episodes that are "subscription" only (just on the feed, not
listed anywhere else) so this is the only way to know about them.
Click to expand...
 
Eric said:
You don't need special software to play the podcast (the majority I've
found are just mp3 files), but you often need special software to GET
the podcast.

Most of the makers "post" them using RSS. iTunes and iPodder watch the
feeds and catch new releases for you automatically.

It's just so much easier to start these programs and have them pop up
with "new episodes of X, Y, and Z being downloaded" instead of having
to go to all sorts of different sites and hunt. Also, some people
issue episodes that are "subscription" only (just on the feed, not
listed anywhere else) so this is the only way to know about them.
Click to expand...

Check out www.podcastusermagazine.com A group of Podcasters have got
together and created a podcast magazine in PDF format that will
hopefully explain the ins and outs of podcasting for the novice
listener to the seasoned producer. The whole subject can be very
confusing at times but in essence Podcasts are mp3's have no cost to
download (Don't get caught out, theres thousands that are free) you
don't need Itunes or other software in many cases, most have blogs or
web site where you can download directly to your computer, also of
course you don't need an Ipod, any mp3 player will work or just use
your computer instead.

Jimmy. co founder.
 
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