Podcast Investigation 5

In order to record a podcast, I come up with two methods. The first one is using voice recorder. This is the general way that people record voices because it can record voices clearly without any noise. I think it will work well when I'm going to make an audio podcast. The second method is to use a video camera and record the voice while I'm recording a video as well. This will spend less time if I'm going to create a video podcast. However, a video camera has higher possibility that it can catch some other sounds that I do not require to make my podcast. Other than these two ways, I do not think there is another one unless I can buy a professional recording equipments =)

After I record voice, I need to edit the records to make a better podcast. For this process, I can use podcast websites. They are really easy to utilize, so I can make and publish a podcast easily. However, I also think that using windows movie maker will also help me edit the podcast, especially when I'm going to make a video podcast. After that, I can go to the podcast websites and learn now to publish the podcast on websites. Some good podcast websites are: www.mypodcast.com and www.podomatic.com They both include some tips of creating a podcast, and they also have creating podcast system online, so people can create a podcast without big difficulties.

I have not decided if I'm going to make an audio or video podcast. Despite of that, I came up with an idea to test my podcast. When I'm done with creating it, I'm going to put it on Facebook, and Youtube since I have accounts for both of them. Then I would ask people to make a comment on my podcast whether it came out well or not. I have some friends that I am not that familiar with each other on facebook, and I think they can be my guests to make a comment on my podcast. If I asked my classmates, I think they will try to make good comments since we are friends. However, those who do not recognize me will be able to make a rational, cold reply to my podcast so that I can figure out what I could've done better while I was working on it.

I also thought of publishing my podcast on itunes; however, I did not think that it would be an effective idea. When I was searching for some good podcasts on itunes, there were a lot of podcasts with good qualities. But many people have not seen all of those podcasts yet, and there were not enough comments about them. Therefore, I thought that if I put mine on the itunes, I would probably get poor feedback from other itune users.

I hope the project goes well, so that I can enjoy the entire process of making a podcast :)