http://podcastinfo.org podcast, podcast hardware, podcast software, audio mixers for podcasting, online resources for podcasting, digital media systems, microphones, USB microphones, Podcast info Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:54:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Camtasia Studio http://www.techsmith.com A fantastic tool for capturing your computer screen and anything that is on it.  Camtasia Studio even has a plug in for PowerPoint so you can record your presentations without leaving PowerPoint.  Add annotations, zoom in on the screen and export your finished product to a lot of different ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=72 JW Media Player http://www.longtailvideo.com   A flash based free media player that touts itself as the most popular player on the web.  We are using it at USU now for all of our online videos and we really like it.  It just works and has lowered our technical support issues with students. ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=71 Episode Desktop - Video Compression and Encoding Software http://www.telestream.net/ Telestream is realitively new to the digital video market but they came in with a bang.  I was first introduced to them at EDUCAUSE when they partnered with Apple to show off their Episode Podcast plug-in for Apples Podcast Producer. Episode Desktop is a ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=70 Sorenson Squeeze - Video Compression and Encoding Software http://www.sorensonmedia.com Sorenson Squeeze is a great desktop video compression tool for getting video into the format you need and looking good.  It is really easy to use.  It is a professional level tool, but is easy to learn for a novice. There are many ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=68 The Pulse Smart Pen from Livescribe, gets my vote for coolest gadget of the year.  Something a few years ago we would of only seen in a James Bond movie. This pen is amazing.  As you write it will record your strokes and audio if you like. Featuring USB, you ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=55 Camtasia Relay was released in October 2008 as a lecture capture system with both Mac and PC clients.  Relay is client-server based.  The client records the lecture, then uploads it to the Relay server.  The server munches the video based on the chosen profile and then sends the finished product to ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=52  Podcasting White Paper   This white paper from Carnegie Mellon University provides a great in- depth look at podcasting.  Based on research from journals and articles, this white-paper contains sound information.  You will also find a lecture-capture white paper here. http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/technology/research/  http://podcastinfo.org/?p=50 PodcastBlaster (http://www.podcastblaster.com) is a website that will create the RSS feed for you.  You simply create an account, enter the info for your podcast and then episode information.  As you add episodes you can log back in and add them to update your RSS feed.  A simple, easy to use ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=46 The FAST Track Ultra from M-Audio (www.m-audio.com) is a handy device to have. the large majority of microphones are analog. While your computer may have an 1/8 mini audio in device, you might need to get two or three microphones into your computer. This device will do ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=64 ePresence is an enterprise level webcast or lecture capture system.  It is listed as open source.  You can download the source code etc.  They now offer packages ready to go that you can buy along with support to get you up and going.  ePresence captures video, audio, and slides.  Does ... http://podcastinfo.org/?p=58