© University of Reading 2006www.reading.ac. uk 18 June 2016 Streaming and Podcasting Laura Bennetto and Guy Pursey

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer2 What is streaming? Streaming is a technique for transferring a digital media file, usually an audio or video file, to a computer over the Internet in a continuous flow so that a user can begin using it before the entire file has been received The file doesn’t actually remain on the user’s computer –think of listening to radio over the web

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer3 Advantages of streaming Lets you watch/listen to digital media almost instantly –this can be video as well as just audio No downloading time Much faster to use Accessible Large file sizes can be accommodated –i.e. entire lectures at full screen Interactivity –i.e. user can fast forward, rewind, replay as required emaker.mp4

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer4 ITS streaming server Access to the server is via a restricted list: Contact ITS Help to be added Audio files –Windows audio files or Mp3 –Digital voice recorders can be borrowed from ITS Help Built-in USB connector – no software is required Video/Audio files –Real, Mp4, Quicktime and Windows files –Recommended is Real and Mp4 – better quality and reliability

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer5 How to create files Links are likely to be: mp4 rm wmv.asx rtsp://streaming.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/filename.mov User will need to install the most up- to-date player –i.e. Real Player, Quicktime or Microsoft Media Player

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer6 Podcasting A podcast is a collection of digital media files which are distributed over the internet, often using syndication feeds, for playback on portable media devices and computers

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer7 Advantages of podcasts Lets you watch/listen to digital media on the move Files are generally downloaded onto mobile devices Accessible –i.e. distance learners Low costs Interactivity –i.e. user can fast forward, rewind, replay as required Integration into Blackboard

To put your footer here go to View > Header and Footer8 Camtasia Studio 5 Screen capture package which: –Recorder: audio captured whilst capturing what’s on screen capture from webcam (picture in picture) –Editor: Video/audio and text editor Zoom/caption/audio enhancement options –Producer: Preset outputs inc web, iPod, CD Custom settings inc streamed files, Flash, AVI (fully functional 30 day free trial)

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10 Podcast facility in Blackboard Upload audio/video files to Blackboard Aggregation of files within course via Podcast "Homepage" Subscription (via RSS and iTunes) For a copy of the guide to Podcast LX, contact:

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