Podcasting and blogging with GarageBand and iWeb /

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Author / Creator:Williams, Robin, 1953-
Imprint:Berkeley, Calif. : Peachpit Press, 2006, ©2007.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13591266
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Other authors / contributors:Tollett, John.
ISBN:032149217X
9780321492173
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:If you've got something to say and want to join the podcasting revolution but don't know how to start, this short and approachable guide from bestselling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett will teach you how to create and distribute podcasts using Apple's easy-to-use audio and Web site tools. Using the Garageband and iWeb tools from Apple's iLife 06 suite of tools, Robin and John show you how to create professional sounding and looking podcasts, including how to add chapter markers, artwork, sound effects, jingles, and musical accompaniment to your podcasts.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. What is Podcasting & Blogging Anyway?
  • What You Need
  • What is a Blog?
  • Why create a blog?
  • What is a Podcast?
  • Why create a podcast?
  • Examples
  • Community pages
  • Entertainment
  • Professional use
  • Journals of all sorts
  • Broadcasts of meetings
  • Companion sites to other projects
  • Finding Published Blogs and Podcasts
  • Use a directory
  • Use iTunes to find podcasts of interest
  • One way to find the directory in iTunes
  • Another way to find the directory in iTunes
  • An Overview of the Blog Process
  • An Overview of the Podcast Process
  • 2. Build an iWeb Site!
  • Start Building your Web Site
  • Customize your pages
  • Replace placeholder text
  • Replace placeholder images
  • Customize the text
  • Customize the graphics
  • Use the Graphic Inspector
  • Add a photo to a page
  • Add a mask
  • Name the Site and its Pages
  • Rename the pages
  • Rename the site
  • Rearrange the pages
  • Add a link to text or graphics
  • Create a photo slideshow
  • Make your site private
  • Use the Inspector palettes
  • Ready to Publish?
  • Delete a Site
  • Delete Everything in iWeb
  • 3. Blog On! Blog Louder!
  • Create a Blog!
  • Edit your Blog
  • The "Blog" Set of Pages
  • The "Blog" page
  • The "Entries" page
  • The "Archive" page
  • Allow comments on your blog
  • Add a comment
  • You've got comments!
  • Delete a comment
  • All Done?
  • To Update your Blog
  • 4. Plan your Podcast
  • Plan your Episodes
  • Decide on a podcasting style
  • Plan a reasonable podcast duration
  • Organize your Assets
  • Organize your photos and graphics
  • Organize your songs
  • Organize your movies
  • Now you're organized!
  • You're Ready!
  • 5. Record your Podcast
  • Overview of GarageBand's Features
  • You Need a Microphone
  • Create a New Podcast Episode
  • Set GarageBand Preferences
  • GarageBand preferences
  • General preferences
  • Audio/MIDI preferences
  • Sound Settings
  • Test your Microphone
  • Record your Podcast
  • Listen to your Recording
  • Audio Clips are Called Regions
  • More Than One Voice?
  • 6. Edit & Mix your Podcast
  • The GarageBand Controls
  • Main controls
  • Create a new track
  • Show the Loop Browser
  • Show the Track Editor
  • Start/Stop recording
  • Playback buttons
  • Cycle region button
  • Show Track Info
  • Show Media Browser
  • Track controls
  • Mixer tools
  • Edit your Podcast
  • Modify regions
  • Split a long recording into smaller regions
  • Rearrange regions
  • Cut and paste regions
  • Duplicate regions
  • Shorten a region's duration
  • Delete a region
  • Delete just part of a region
  • Add a pause between regions
  • Undo and revert
  • Adjust a track's volume and pan settings
  • Use the volume curve
  • Mix your Podcast
  • Add sounds to the "Jingles" track
  • Blue vs. green loops and tracks
  • Make new tracks
  • Use the ducking feature
  • Combine ducking and manual volume control
  • Add sound effect filters to a track
  • General directions
  • Reduce ambient noise with Speech Enhancer
  • Even out the sound with the Compressor effect
  • Musical typing
  • Add Artwork to your Podcast
  • Graphic formats to use for artwork
  • Track graphics and episode graphics
  • Add artwork to the Podcast Track
  • Add episode artwork to the podcast
  • Create Episode Chapters and Chapter Markers
  • Create chapter markers, if you like
  • Add a URL to an image in the podcast
  • Size and Crop Podcast Photos
  • Preview your Podcast!
  • Add Episode info
  • Share your Podcast
  • Send Podcast to iTunes
  • Send Podcast to iWeb
  • Export Podcast to Disk
  • 7. Add your Podcast to the iWeb Site
  • Send your Podcast to iWeb
  • Edit your Podcast
  • The Podcast Set of Pages
  • The "Podcast" page
  • The "Entries" page
  • The "Archive" page
  • All Done?
  • 8. Publish your Blog & Podcast
  • A .Mac Account?
  • If you have more than one .Mac account
  • If you don't have a .Mac account
  • Publish your iWeb Site
  • Publish to your .Mac account
  • A Few Tips
  • Republish the entire site
  • Reload or refresh the page
  • Submit your Podcast to iTunes
  • Remove a podcast from iTunes
  • RSS: What is It?
  • Subscribe to a blog
  • Subscribe to a podcast
  • Customize your podcast subscription settings
  • Bandwidth Issues
  • Publish to other Places
  • Publish to another server
  • Publish to HomePage
  • Publish to a .Mac Group page
  • Carry On!
  • 9. Tell the World About your Blog or Podcast
  • Promote your Podcast
  • Describe your podcast
  • Podcast directories
  • Promote your Blog
  • Cross-Promote your Blog and Podcast
  • 10. Advanced Tips
  • Do You Need a Microphone?
  • External microphones
  • Microphone connection types