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Page 5 of 5 Video Podcasts Also known as: Vodcasts, Vidcasts, Vlogs, Video Blogs Vodcasts follow the same principle as podcasts: First, a video needs to be produced, then compressed, and then published, together with a RSS file. However, producing videos is a far greater challenge than recording your voice - and too big of a task than to be fully captured in this article! But here is a basic overview of the process: -
Shoot the video
You will do this either with a DV camera or a webcam. If you are working with a webcam, you should have a video recording application that produces a suitable format for the next step. -
Edit the video
Video editing is hard work and takes a lot of time - but not necessarily a lot of money: -
Jahshaka is a free open source video editing application for all platforms. -
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Encode the video The video needs to be encoded in MPEG-4 format. 3ivx does that job. -
Publish the video The biggest challenge is again to create the RSS file, so that your vodcast can be automatically harvested by aggregators. Podspace services usually do this automatically, otherwise Mac users can use the free Vodcaster. I am currently not aware of any free PC tools, so some manual work may need to be done. If you just want to watch vodcasts, there are some vodcast directories on the web. Please follow the link to the Wikipedia article at the bottom of this page. A final point for consideration:
Despite latest advances in technology, video to date is still very resource-intensive. Even MPEG-4 compressed videos have large file sizes, and it may be difficult to deliver them through the Internet. Users on slow Internet connections, such as dial-up or ISDN, should be considered unable to download more than 10 minutes of video material. So at this point, if you want to use video for teaching and learning purposes, you should be able to give a clear and positive answer to the question: "Does the inclusion of video have any additional benefits?" Happy Vodcasting! Vodcast Resources Wikipedia Definition: Vodcast Please don't forget Media Services at the Institute of Education, and the Learning Technologies Unit.
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