September
2006
Enhanced Podcasting
This is a topic I will expand on in the future, it started when I wanted to create an enhaced podcast without Apples iTunes, which was compatible with every mp3 player out there. Currently as it stands creating an enhanced podcast in iTunes produces a file which cannot be played back on any device and takes away the universal compatability which allowed podcasting to rise to the levels it is at now, which was before iTunes came along.
Recently Mell over on the Glastonbury Podcast allowed me to send in an audio clip explaining how I looked at the alternatives such as the SMIL file format and even the BBC’s developments in inserting chapters into MP3 files. If you would like to hear my thoughts on this, head over to the Glastonbury site to download the podcast.
Here’s the rough example I was hand coding with SMIL, you’ll need Realplayer for the chapters to work as it does use non standard seek commands, but hey it works, would be ideal if I had a better solution for quicktime.
If by any chance you’ve come here from the Glastonbury Podcast, please do leave your thoughts here on this post, using the comment form below. Thank you for listening / reading and hopefully this willl be the basis of a service which may allow fellow podcasters to create their own non-iTunes enhanced podcast, with chapter markings and slideshows, maybe.
