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Can You Create Your Own Video Podcasting?
To be able to accomplish an easy video podcast yourself you will need to know about a few basics. If you want your video podcasting public you will first of all need a server with plenty of space and there has to be a fast and stable connection. Even an iDisk can be used as a server, and you need a website from which people can download your videos.
To actually create your own video podcasting you will need to follow the following steps, there is some basic knowledge acquired but the entire process is fairly straightforward.
Creating the Actual Movie
Make the actual video, using programs such as iMovie, of Final Cut. To make sure that you will end up will a small but high quality film it is best to save (export) the film in H.264 format. After this the movie should be compressed into an MP4 file so that it can be downloaded by users.
Put the Movie on a Server
The compressed movie file has to be placed in a download directory for the website. Links will be placed on the website linking to these files. You will need to create XML files of these movies if you want to enable iTunes users to access your movies.
Test the Movie in a Browser
If you want to test your link to the movie in an Internet browser, make sure that the URL (the address of a website that you type in the browser window to go to a site) ends with the filenename.xml. Only then will your link work as it needs to point to the movie file.
Tips for Getting Your Video Podcasts Up and Running
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The best camera to use (and the most affordable one) is a mini-DV camera. The best tips to succesfully get yoru movie up and running on the Internet are:
Closeups are More Interesting that Big Wide Shots
Most video podcasting users will be watching their films on smaller handheld devices so making sure that your film looks good on smaller screens is most important. Encoding films down to 320×240 ensures the best film quality.
Progressive Footage Encodes better than Interlaced
For video podcasting it is best to use cameras that are able to shoot 24 frames per second of footage, which emulates the frame rate and changes look of a film camera.
This type of footage looks better on a computer screen (which is not interlaced like a television screen) and is easier to use with the encoder. This type of footage ensures the best video podcast.
Handheld Footage does not Encode as well as Locked Down Footage
Using a tripod when filming will steady the images and as locked images will be of a better quality and easier to encode investing in a tripod if you are planning to venture into video podcastings is the best way to go.
Whether it is free video podcasts or filiming yoru own videos is what you are interested in, investing some time in getting to understand what you are doing and making sure that you have the right equipment for succesful video podcasting will help you on your way.
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