Articles on Podcasting | Topics: podcasting, podcast
by Scotty Young
When you click the "Subscribe" button next to a Podcast in the iTunes Music Store, iTunes downloads the latest episode of the Podcast. When you click the "Get Episode" button next to a Podcast episode in the Music Store, iTunes downloads that episode. You can also subscribe to a Podcast if you know the Podcast feed URL. Choose Advanced > "Subscribe to Podcast" and enter the URL. You can see your podcasts and podcasts episodes by selecting "Podcasts" in the source list. If you are syncing podcasts automatically to your iPod, do not set the Podcast Preference in iTunes to keep only your unplayed episodes. If you select this setting, listen to part of a Podcast on your iPod, and then sync, the Podcast will disappear from itunes.
How does iTunes and iPod treat Podcast files compared to song or audio book files?Podcasts won't show up in Party Shuffle unless you drag them into the Party Shuffle play list, and Auto fill won't include podcasts when copying files to an iPod. In iTunes 4.9, there were some limitations to how podcasts could be used. For example, you could not access podcasts using Music Sharing or create a Smart Play list of podcasts. These limitations do not exist in iTunes 5 and later. On an iPod, podcasts shouldn't appear when you select Shuffle Songs or Music Quiz.
What is an enhanced Podcast?
An enhanced Podcast can include chapter marks and photos. When you play an enhanced Podcast in itunes, a menu icon appears to the left of the display at the top of the itunes window. Some podcasts on the Internet may use media or file types that are unsupported by itunes. When you look at the button in the iTunes Music Store, it shows the server that hosts that Podcast, which may be down or busy.
What is a Podcast, how do I get one and how much does one cost?
Podcasts are radio shows or other audio programs available for download over the Internet. The maker of a Podcast, called a "pod caster", often updates their Podcast with a series of episodes that you can subscribe to. iTunes 4.9 and iTunes 5 offer built-in support for Podcasting so that you can find, listen, subscribe to and manage podcasts that interest you. You can also transfer podcasts to iPod for listening on the go. To get podcasts, click on "Podcasts" in the Source list of iTunes, then on "Podcast Directory" at the bottom of the page. This will take you to the iTunes Podcast Directory on the iTunes Music Store where you can browse, find, preview, and subscribe to over 3,000 podcasts, all of which are free of charge. Visit the Apple web site for more information.
Can I sync a Podcast to my iPod so that I can listen to podcasts on my computer or iPod without losing my place?
Itunes 4.9 or later
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Ipod Updater 2005-6-26 or later
If you have podcasts that have file names ending with .m4b, you can sync them to any iPod and never lose your place, whether you listen on your iPod or computer. If you click this icon, a pop-up menu appears and displays the pod cast's chapter marks, artwork, and start time of each chapter. (Note: Mac OS X 10.2.x users won't see artwork in the pop-up menu, but everything else works the same).
When you play an enhanced Podcast on an iPod, your iPod displays the name of the chapter you're listening to above the playback position in the episode. To see this, press the Select button during play to make a diamond appear in the bar. You can then scroll the wheel right to scrub forward, or left to scrub backwards.
To see an example of an enhanced Podcast, go to the itunes Music Store and subscribe to the itunes New Music Weekly Podcast.
How do I copy a Podcast URL and send it to a friend?
Just select the Podcast and drag it to your desktop to create a file that ends with a. past extension. Email this file to your friend and then have him or her drag the file into itunes to subscribe to that Podcasting itunes, you can view a Podcast URL by clicking on the "I" to the right of the description, but you can't copy or edit this text. If you typed a Podcast URL incorrectly, delete the Podcast and subscribe to it again.
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