Comments on: IT@Cork member podcasts begin http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/ Tom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcaster Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:46:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: mp3 player review dude http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-117535 mp3 player review dude Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:59:47 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-117535 i thought you could go direct to podcast from garageband but i guess i was mistaken, they should really make it so you can publish it right from the app, that would be great, or even better, they should make a podcast app thats made just to record/quick-edit/publish podcasts. i thought you could go direct to podcast from garageband but i guess i was mistaken, they should really make it so you can publish it right from the app, that would be great, or even better, they should make a podcast app thats made just to record/quick-edit/publish podcasts.

]]> By: Gregory Robinson http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-116975 Gregory Robinson Wed, 28 May 2008 12:59:19 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-116975 Cross-platform, is vital for pod casting. Cross-platform, is vital for pod casting.

]]> By: hockeyshooter http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-103266 hockeyshooter Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:58:20 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-103266 Yes, its is absurd that Garage Band doesn't have an export to MP3 option. MPEG-4/AAC is <em>not</em> the existing accepted standard for podcasts. Why are Apple coming over all "Microsoft"? Podcasts are supposed to be cross-platform and cross-player. Yes, its is absurd that Garage Band doesn’t have an export to MP3 option. MPEG-4/AAC is not the existing accepted standard for podcasts. Why are Apple coming over all “Microsoft”? Podcasts are supposed to be cross-platform and cross-player.

]]> By: Mark http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-5799 Mark Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:46:56 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-5799 Ha! My reputation as an iconoclastic weirdo is maintained. While yes it would take little, (We're talking just a few lines of code as the QuickTime framework does the heavy lifting for all the iApps), to create an Export to MP3 an option, I don’t see why it’s in Apple's long term interests to do so. There is a goldmine of features in the MPEG-4 spec which Apple will exploit going forward as they bring additional versions of GarageBand and other Pro/iApps to market. Giving people that path to MP3 in the app creates the whole, “Why does all my work vanish when I save it as an mp3 file� conversation. There is no lock in, but in the app they've traded features against legacy support. Ha! My reputation as an iconoclastic weirdo is maintained.

While yes it would take little, (We’re talking just a few lines of code as the QuickTime framework does the heavy lifting for all the iApps), to create an Export to MP3 an option, I don’t see why it’s in Apple’s long term interests to do so.

There is a goldmine of features in the MPEG-4 spec which Apple will exploit going forward as they bring additional versions of GarageBand and other Pro/iApps to market. Giving people that path to MP3 in the app creates the whole, “Why does all my work vanish when I save it as an mp3 file� conversation.

There is no lock in, but in the app they’ve traded features against legacy support.

]]> By: Tom Raftery http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-5798 Tom Raftery Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:48:57 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-5798 Wohoo! Mark disagrees with me so I know I am right ;-) Seriously Mark, the issue here is if Apple are serious about making GarageBand a Podcasting suite (and this is one of their selling points for it) then they should provide an Export as mp3 option as standard. I understand your point about Apple's wanting to push m4a but the more options you provide, the wider userbase you will attract. Also, people should be attracted to MPEG-4 by its capabilities, ant not be forced into using it because of a lack of suport by GarageBand. Wohoo! Mark disagrees with me so I know I am right ;-)

Seriously Mark, the issue here is if Apple are serious about making GarageBand a Podcasting suite (and this is one of their selling points for it) then they should provide an Export as mp3 option as standard.

I understand your point about Apple’s wanting to push m4a but the more options you provide, the wider userbase you will attract.

Also, people should be attracted to MPEG-4 by its capabilities, ant not be forced into using it because of a lack of suport by GarageBand.

]]> By: Mark http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-5794 Mark Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:08:21 +0000 http://www.tomrafteryit.net/itcork-member-podcasts-begin/#comment-5794 m4a supports chapters, a feature Apple are pushing heavily for podcast creation. MP3 doesn't, and as you said you can always just run it through iTunes. It's another step but it is in the company’s interests to increase the adoption of MPEG-4 technologies as they work against Microsoft. I record and edit 2IGTV in AIFF and then drop it through iTunes to create MP3s, yes it's another step and perhaps it should be automated but it's not rocket science. We’re not at the point in podcasting where it's your granny who doing her own show. If you can set up a microphone and record audio you’re probably smart enough to figure out the convert to MP3 option. m4a supports chapters, a feature Apple are pushing heavily for podcast creation. MP3 doesn’t, and as you said you can always just run it through iTunes. It’s another step but it is in the company’s interests to increase the adoption of MPEG-4 technologies as they work against Microsoft.

I record and edit 2IGTV in AIFF and then drop it through iTunes to create MP3s, yes it’s another step and perhaps it should be automated but it’s not rocket science. We’re not at the point in podcasting where it’s your granny who doing her own show. If you can set up a microphone and record audio you’re probably smart enough to figure out the convert to MP3 option.

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