PRESENTED BY Mark Henry, President Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Beyond Podcasting Training with Apple's iPod

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Objectives Overall concept Language syntax Linking text, audio, and video Limitations In this session we will discuss the various methods available for creating interactive training programs for delivery on Apple's video iPod. We will cover:

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Overall Concept Using the iPod’s Notes functionality you can: –Create and display text content (Notes) –Link to other text, audio clips, and movies –Create and organize custom menus –Restrict users to only the text and menus you want them to see

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Creating and Organizing Notes Creates notes using a standard ASCII text editor, such as Notepad Save the note, then REMOVE the extension – “note.txt” becomes “note” Limited to a total of 1,000 notes Max size is 4kb per note Welcome to Beyond Podcasting: Training with the Apple iPod. In this session we will discuss how to create a simple text note for display on the iPod. Introduction

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Creating and Organizing Notes - 2 By default, the note’s file name will display in the iPod’s interface You can replace this by using the tag New Title New Title Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Notes

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Loading Your Note onto the iPod In iTunes, turn on “Enable disk use”

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Loading Your Note onto the iPod - 2 Open Window’s Explorer and browse to the iPod Locate the Notes folder Delete the “instructions” file (or back it up to your hard dive) Add your note file(s) To view on the iPod, select Extras  Notes, then select your note

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Setting the iPod to Show Only Notes Turning on Notes mode hides all other iPod menu options Create a test file named “Preferences” and insert: Place this file in the root of the Notes folder on the iPod. Note 1 Note 2 Note 3 Notes

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use Folders to Organize the Interface The iPod will display the Folder hierarchy in the Notes folder In this example, there are two folders and one note in the root of Notes. To change the default “Notes” title, add a My title entry to the Preferences file. Folder 1 > Folder 2 > Note 1 Notes

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use Folders to Organize the Interface 2 You can continue to create new folders for organization. This is useful if you want to organize multiple languages of content. While this is useful, it is limited. Folders are always listed in alphabetical order and all folders and sub-folders are listed… Deutsch> English> Español> Français> Italiano> Folder 1

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to Notes and Folders You can add links to a note that navigate to other notes, a menu item or an audio file. [ Hear This ] Welcome to Beyond Podcasting: Training with the Apple iPod. In this session we will discuss how to create a simple text note for display on the iPod. [ Back ] [ Menu ] [ Next ] Introduction

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to Notes To link to another note: Link to a note – - creates the link –Note file is the name of the file being linked to –Link to a note – is the text displayed in the note that will be the link – - closes the link tag [ Hear This ] Welcome to Beyond Podcasting: Training with the Apple iPod. In this session we will discuss how to create a simple text note for display on the iPod. [ Back ] [ Menu ] [ Next ] Introduction

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to Notes in other Folders Absolute Reference (starts at Notes folder) Link to another note Relative Reference (starts at current folder): Link to another note All paths must be shorter than 255 characters

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to a Folder You can link to any folder or subfolder in the Notes folder Link to folder2 –This will create a link that will display the notes and folder contained inside folder2. You can also create a link to the root Notes folder: Link to Notes folder

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to a Song You can link from a note to songs and audio files. –Load the song or audio file onto your iPod using iTunes –Add a link to your note: Hear This [ Hear This ] Welcome to Beyond Podcasting: Training with the Apple iPod. In this session we will discuss how to create a simple text note for display on the iPod. [ Back ] [ Menu ] [ Next ] Introduction

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to Playlists, Composers, and Genres You can also link to playlists, genres, artists, etc… Link to Driving Mix Link to rock music Link to Radiohead Link to J.S. Bach Link to Pink

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Showing the Note while Audio Plays To show the current note ALWAYS, add this to the Preferences file: To show the current note while any song link it is clicked, add this line anywhere in the note file: To show the current note when a specific link is clicked, add this to the song link: My Doorbell

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Linking to a Video You can link from a note to a video. –Load the video file onto your iPod using iTunes –Add a link to your note: View This [ Hear This ] After the compressor pump is replaced the unit must be serviced. Complete service schedule A: Changing the Compressor Oil. [ View This ] [ Back ] [ Menu ] [ Next ] Servicing the Unit

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fine Tuning the iPod Interface Create a Menu to replace the folder listings.. –Create a Note file with the.linx extension –Add whatever text and links you want displayed –Don’t forget to add a custom tag –If you have multiple.linx files in one directory, name the main one index.linx – this will be launched when the folder is entered Introduction to the iPod> Creating Notes> Loading Notes on the iPod> Linking to Notes> Linking to Songs> Beyond Podcasting

Copyright © 2007 Mark Henry Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Fine Tuning the iPod Interface Debugging your projects –Create a Note and place it in the root of the Notes directory –Place the tag in it (and nothing else) –The Note’s name doesn’t matter – it will be listed as the first note –Open the note: the iPod will dive through all the folders and test all the links. This can take some time if you have lots of Note files Link Error in file Notes\Learn the iPod\index.link. at char 13. Bad link, file not found.(5) ERRORS

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