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Podcasting Hacks

Tips and Tools for Blogging Out Loud

By
Jack D. Herrington
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
August 2005
Pages:
464
Description
A revolutionary new way of publishing to the Internet, podcasting is the new outlet for personal expression. With Podcasting Hacks, Jack Herrington delivers the ultimate how-to for anyone interested in creating their own internet audio programs. The book shows you how to create quality sound, use the right software, develop a show, distribute a podcast, and build an audience. More advanced topics include audio editing, podcasting on the go, and even videocasting.
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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Tuning into Podcasts

    1. Hacks 1–9

    2. Listen to Podcasts on the Web

    3. Rebroadcast Your Favorite Feeds

    4. Build Your Own Podcatcher

    5. Import Podcasts into iTunes

    6. Tune into Videoblogs

    7. Convert Text-Based Blogs into Podcasts

    8. Install Perl Modules

    9. Listen to Podcasts on Your PDA

    10. Podcatching with Your PlayStation Portable

  2. Chapter 2 Starting Out

    1. Hacks 10–11

    2. Make Your First Podcast

    3. Professional-Quality Podcasting

  3. Chapter 3 Quality Sound

    1. Hacks 12–19

    2. Set Up a Basic Home Studio

    3. Pick the Right Microphone

    4. Mix Your Podcast in Hardware

    5. Reduce Noise

    6. Podcast in Surround Sound

    7. Control Your Recorder with Your Mobile Phone

    8. Construct Your MP3s

    9. Train Your Voice

  4. Chapter 4 Formats

    1. Hacks 20–32

    2. Adopt a Format for Your Podcast

    3. Build a Great News Podcast

    4. Build a Great Story Show

    5. Build a Great Personal Show

    6. Build a Great Political Show

    7. Make a Mystery Science Theater Podcast

    8. Build a Great Music Podcast

    9. Build a Great Review Podcast

    10. Build a Great Sports Podcast

    11. Build a Great Technology Podcast

    12. Build a Beercast

    13. Build an MP3zine

    14. Produce Great Audio Theatre

  5. Chapter 5 Interviewing

    1. Hacks 33–36

    2. Record Great Interviews

    3. Record Telephone Interviews HACK

    4. Record Interviews on Skypet

    5. Edit Your Interviews

  6. Chapter 6 Blogging

    1. Hacks 37–43

    2. Podcast Without a Blog

    3. Blog Your Podcast

    4. Manage Bandwidth

    5. Tag Your MP3 Files

    6. Feed Your MP3s to Movable Type

    7. Podcast by Email

    8. Syndicate Your Podcasts to the Radio

  7. Chapter 7 Publicity

    1. Hacks 44–49

    2. Get Listed

    3. Launch a New Category

    4. Market Your Podcast

    5. Make Money with Podcasts

    6. Connect with the Community

    7. Join or Build a Podcast Network

  8. Chapter 8 Basic Editing

    1. Hacks 50–60

    2. Choose the Right Audio Tools

    3. Juice Your Sound

    4. Automate Audio Hijack Pro

    5. Timestamp Your Show Notes

    6. Build a Simple Sound Cart for Macintosh

    7. Build a Simple Sound Cart for Windows

    8. Maintain the Gain

    9. Build a Sweet Sound

    10. Add Special Effects

    11. Fix Common Audio Problems

    12. Mix Multiple Tracks

  9. Chapter 9 Advanced Audio

    1. Hacks 61–68

    2. Set Up a Home Studio

    3. Integrate Audio and Email Feedback

    4. Add Top, Bottom, and Bumper Music

    5. Record and Add Background Ambience

    6. Speech Synthesize Your Podcast Introduction

    7. Make a Mash-Up

    8. Grab Audio Legally

    9. Use Copyrighted Music Legally

  10. Chapter 10 On the Go

    1. Hacks 69–72

    2. Assemble a Small Recording Rig

    3. Podcast from Your Car

    4. Podcast at an Event

    5. Create a Soundseeing Tour

  11. Chapter 11 Videoblogging

    1. Hacks 73–75

    2. Start a Videocast

    3. Make a Quick-and-Dirty Prompter

    4. Build a Teleprompter

  1. Glossary

  2. Colophon

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Product Details
Title:
Podcasting Hacks
By:
Jack D. Herrington
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
August 2005
Pages:
464
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-10066-7
| ISBN 10:
0-596-10066-3
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About the Author

  1. Jack D. Herrington

    Jack Herrington is an engineer, author and presenter who lives and works in the Bay Area. His mission is to expose his fellow engineers to new technologies. That covers a broad spectrum, from demonstrating programs that write other programs in the book Code Generation in Action. Providing techniques for building customer centered web sites in PHP Hacks. All the way writing a how-to on audio blogging called Podcasting Hacks. All of which make great holiday gifts and are available online here, and at your local bookstore. Jack also writes articles for O'Reilly, DevX and IBM Developerworks.

    Jack lives with his wife, daughter and two adopted dogs. When he is not writing software, books or articles you can find him on his bike, running or in the pool training for triathlons. You can keep up with Jack's work and his writing at http://jackherrington.com.

    View Jack D. Herrington's full profile page.

Colophon

Our look is the result of reader comments, our own experimentation, and feedback from distribution channels. Distinctive covers complement our distinctive approach to technical topics, breathing personality and life into potentially dry subjects.

The tool on the cover of Podcasting Hacks is a bullhorn or megaphone. Useful at such events as sporting contests and protest rallies, the megaphone amplifies a single voice over the loud din of many voices. Its small size and simple handheld design make for a highly portable device. A high-end, 25-watt megaphone can be heard at distances up to 1,000 yards and typically includes such features as a built-in signal alarm and foghorn.

Adam Witwer was the production editor and Audrey Doyle was the copyeditor for Podcasting Hacks. Sada Preisch proofread the text. Matt Hutchinson, Marlowe Shaeffer, and Claire Cloutier provided quality control. Lucie Haskins wrote the index.

Ellie Volckhausen designed the cover of this book, based on a series design by Edie Freedman. The cover image was provided by Comstock Images. Karen Montgomery produced the cover layout with Adobe InDesign CS using Adobe's Helvetica Neue and ITC Garamond fonts.

David Futato designed the interior layout. This book was converted by Keith Fahlgren to FrameMaker 5.5.6 with a format conversion tool created by Erik Ray, Jason McIntosh, Neil Walls, and Mike Sierra that uses Perl and XML technologies. The text font is Linotype Birka; the heading font is Adobe Helvetica Neue Condensed; and the code font is LucasFont's TheSans Mono Condensed. The illustrations that appear in the book were produced by Robert Romano, Jessamyn Read, and Lesley Borash using Macromedia FreeHand MX and Adobe Photoshop CS. This colophon was written by Adam Witwer.

  • Book cover of Podcasting Hacks
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