Creating a Podcast

What is podcast?

A podcast is an easy way of distributing media files over the internet, and this article will tell how to make a podcast.

Step to podcast

• The first thing necessary is a domain, and a host on which to store the media files for the podcast. Getting a domain is simple and easy, there are many domain registrars that can register a domain for someone for a small fee.

• The host that is chosen should offer a large amount of both disk space and a much larger amount bandwidth. Disk space is necessary because the site which holds the podcast will be storing large media files; audio or video files that take up a lot ofspace and are difficult to compress.

• The large bandwidth is necessary because transferring these large files many times to many different people will use up the quota quickly.

• The user needs to be able to upload files to the server itself, so podcasting can't be done from a simple blogging or journal site.

• The next step for people who want to know how to make a podcast is installing the software necessary to maintain the podcast. A small piece of coding called dircaster.php can be used to set up a basic level of podcast. Dircaster.php can be found easily by searching for it in any search engine. Once it is located, it shouldbe edited to reflect the particulars of the domain and uploaded to the site. Dircaster.php will generate an RSS file, or feed, that tells the subscriber about the new files available for downloading.

• To begin podcasting, create the audio files that should be podcast, fill in theinformation about the file such as date, author, etc, and upload them to the same directory that contains dircaster.php.

• To update the podcast with new information, just upload the new files. Other things to make the podcast better might be a site that contains information about the podcast, but it isn't necessary.

• To update and add a new episode, create and upload the new mp3 file to the same directory. When dircaster.php is accessed, it will recognize the new file and relay the information on to your visitors.

Start to podcast now.