1. MAKING A PODCAST
Hands-on with GarageBand for Podcast Production

2. Podcast defined
Media files distributed over Internet using
syndication (RSS)
Why “podcast”?
It’s a portmanteau: ‘iPod’ + ‘broadcast’
Distribution of podcasts
RSS, iTunes, Juice = all ‘podcatchers’

3. WHAT IS PODCASTING?
Podcast defined
Media files distributed over Internet using
syndication (RSS)
Why “podcast”?
It’s a portmanteau: ‘iPod’ + ‘broadcast’
Distribution of podcasts
RSS, iTunes, Juice = all ‘podcatchers’

4. ABOUT RSS

5. ABOUT RSS
Really Simple
Syndication
For publishing blogs,
news, podcasts
“Readers” aggregate
RSS “feeds”
Almost all browsers are
aware of RSS

6. KNOW YOUR FORMATS

7. KNOW YOUR FORMATS
MP3
Compressed audio
AAC
Compressed audio
Enhanced content
Bookmark-able

8. THE WORKFLOW
Plan
Sketch ideas, write down an outline, brainstorm
Create
Use GarageBand, Audacity, or other software
Distribute
Publish to iTunes, your blog, Blackboard, or others
Access
Listen via iTunes/iPod, Winamp, other podcatchers

9. WHERE TO PUBLISH

10. WHERE TO PUBLISH
iTunes Podcast Directory
iTunes U
Blackboard
Blogs, RSS, etc.

11. GARAGEBAND ‘08

12. GARAGEBAND ‘08
A crash course in Apple’s consumer-level audio
editing software (part of the iLife suite)

13. T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

14. Tracks
T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

15. Tracks Timeline
T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

16. Tracks Timeline
Controls
T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

17. Tracks Timeline
Controls Timer
T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

18. Tracks Timeline
Controls Timer Master
T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

19. Tracks Timeline
Controls Timer Master
Podcast chapters
T H E I N T E R FA C E
GarageBand in a nutshell

20. INFORMATION SIDEBAR
Displays current section
artwork
Set title / artist / other
metadata
Set overall podcast
description

21. INFORMATION SIDEBAR
Displays current section
artwork
Set title / artist / other
metadata
Set overall podcast
description

22. THE MEDIA BROWSER
SIDEBAR
Audio
From iTunes or
GarageBand files
Photos
From iPhoto or
Aperture
Video
From iMovie, iPhoto, or
iTunes

23. THE MEDIA BROWSER
SIDEBAR
Audio
From iTunes or
GarageBand files
Photos
From iPhoto or
Aperture
Video
From iMovie, iPhoto, or
iTunes

24. THE MEDIA BROWSER
SIDEBAR
Audio
From iTunes or
GarageBand files
Photos
From iPhoto or
Aperture
Video
From iMovie, iPhoto, or
iTunes

25. THE MEDIA BROWSER
SIDEBAR
Audio
From iTunes or
GarageBand files
Photos
From iPhoto or
Aperture
Video
From iMovie, iPhoto, or
iTunes

26. FINE TRACK CONTROLS
Podcast track
Images & chapters
Voice tracks
Engineered for best
sound quality
Jingle track
For playing music
behind podcast

27. HANDS-ON PORTION

28. SUBMITTING
YOUR
ASSIGNMENTS
Using Blackboard’s Digital
Dropbox

29. EXPORTING
All exporting is done
through Share menu
Choose Export Podcast
to Disk...
Keep defaults, click
Export
Save to your desktop