Request: Podcasting
 

I would like to request a podcasting add-on for vB 3.5. I just mentioned it in the vBRadio 1.0 for 3.5 thread.

I can help with this, but I'll need some leg work done.

Links to software to host your own server software (if any).
Links to client software.

What do you want the hack to do?

I have not read up on podcasting yet, but more info would help push your request.

I'd like to request this too. I think this can be used somehow inconjuction with vB's RSS/XML functionality. If a [private] forum is created for the feed, the url would be http://www.domain.com/forums/externa...rss&forumids=8.

The only difference between a blog and a podcast as far as the RSS is that Podcasts are linked through <enclosure> tags, such as Length is the file size in bytes.

I would think the files can optionally be attached within the post, but they can be upwards of 40MB, so FTP might be a better option.

A good tutorial on creating RSS (includes info on the enclosure tag) is at http://www.podcast411.com/howto_1.html

And as a side-note, I always run RSS feeds like http://www.domain.com/forums/externa...rss&forumids=8 through FeedBurner and advertise that output. vB's output isn't the greatest.

I'll read up on it and see what I can do.

I will be following the progress on this VERY closely! Good request!

Cool. The more I think about it, the more I think that this should be more of a blog tool than a podcast tool, since the only addition for a podcast is the enclosure tag. I would think this would be easy to add once the framework is there.

I would encourage you to check out WordPress (www.wordpress.org). I think it's the best blogging software.

Developing a true blogging system for vB would be very cool indeed. The framework is already there as far as exporting forum posts as an RSS feed.

Lemme know if I can help in any way.

I have a GPL script that I think keeps tracks and auto blogs .... I'll have to look @ it ... Give me some time, I have a few hacks I am worken on @ the moment. If I pass by more info I'll post it here to add to the collaboration of the project.

Thanks to everyone for outlining some of my requirements for me. Zachariah had a very legitimate question :), sorry about that. When I posted the above I was envisioning a navbar dropdown or popup a la VBRadio, but I really like the idea of feeding forums, too. Feeding events would be interesting as well, especially if the cast were a scheduled one.

Since we're still working out the whats and hows, thought I may as well link to the full-blown Wikipedia article, which introduces a few other possibilities into the mix (including VODCasting). Don't want to blow the scope of this request out of proportion or anything. :D

I'd be interested in seeing where this idea goes as well......

NxTek, the link you gave for Podcast411 proved informative, thanks. Now I've got a few ideas brewing in my head as a result. :p

Such as? :)

... modifying FPS_EXTERNAL.PHP to look at something like a category in vBa Gallery with the goal of creating a podcast feed.

i'm for this idea as well

It seems that phpBB has both a Blog (phpBB Blog) and a Podcast (phpBB Podcast) mod: http://www.outshine.com/podcast/

There's even a forum for it.

http://www.outshine.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=7

Regards,

Matt

Any news on the developement of the Podcast hack?

Thanks

no news :( . I got busy. I'll get back on it.

- read your PM.

I read recently that someone had created a Wordpress - vB bridge that would let posts be made in Wordpress and the comment follow up in vbulletin. This would address part of the issue because recent WordPress can automatically create the enclosures needed for the rss feed anytime you reference an mp3 file.

I don't have the link right at the moment, but if you google "wordpress vbulletin bridge" I think you'll find it. The mods were mainly to wordpress and pretty extensive, I think.

Regards,

Matt

Thanks!

Any news on this? Our site is looking to start a podcast/radio show and link it in vbulletin (possibly through attachments). I would love to have a "podcast" forum and have it do the rss so it can be included into itunes podcasting.

Not yet :|

I am working on getting info from SAM / steamcast / and more shoutcast toys. It is still on my to-do list.

SAM looks interesting.

I'll be checking on this, i was just sitting here and thought I should try and add pod casting to my music site..
good request

Do keep checking, but don't let this rather small detail hold you back from podcasting! You can go ahead and get started with your casts and update your feed whenever vBulletin moves into the 21st century and starts supporting some RTF container elements for podcasts, videoblogs, etc.

In the meantime: go ahead and create your casts and use something like WordPress to generate the RTF file (it's all set to go for podcasting and will automatically containerize and create an RTF that's ready to go) Later, you can update your feed whenever vBulletin evolves. That's really just the icing.

If you're looking for a site to host your podcast, check out http://www.libsyn.org (the $5 monthly option is cool and they move your past podcasts to archive at no extra cost so long as you keep paying). Libsyn will even host the blog that will publish your casts, but I'd recommend you use WordPress on your own server just to keep the feed in your domain.

For learning about podcasting you can try Podcast411 on itunes or pick up this book: http://podcastsolutions.com/

Regards,

Matt

And you could use ArticleBot vB plugin to fetch your new podcasts and post them as threads...

I hope this project get's picked up again...

So do we. We could use Libsyn, as they're great, but we need something where we can host them for multiple users in tandem with the stories we host for said users, so building it into vb3.5 seems the best approach for us.

I don't want to host them...my server already takes a beating.

I wish that there was something like this for us. Right now I've got a pretty complex backend all setup that is confusing as hell to setup/edit. But when you're ready to publish a podcast, its easy as pie.

http://www.mlgpwncast.com

Anyhow, I do my editing, add chapters etc. in Garageband 2, make the front page news post, and publish the feed with a really cool utility called "podcast maker" by The Potion Factory.

That's it. Once I get it edited, its as easy as pie - thank the lord :-P.

From there, ArticleBot will automatically grab it and add it to the Episode Library (which I'm going to redo, without a doubt, to make it so much nicer). Then, its over for that show.

Of course, I've got to publish my shownotes separately (actually, I'm writing the Potion Factory about adding a feature to publish PDF shownotes simultaneously).

My single biggest recommendation for anyone who does a podcast? Publish iTunes enhanced shows! Click on E10 of the MLG PwnCast for a great example.

Every single one of my listeners loves it. They can skip around it etc. Simple things like this make your show oh so much better.

Anyhow, I wish that vB had podcast support when I started everything :( - life would have been oh so much easier :D.

any news on it yet? Im really looking forward to this one :)

vBulletin 3.6 will have podcast support :)

I think it's pretty clear that this project is dead, and no one ever got 'right back on it.

I use a combination of Wordpress and Podpress for blogging and podcasting, and it works extremely well. Combine that with the vBulletin-Wordpress Bridge, and you end up with a very nice system that lets you bloog, podcast, and integrate vBulletin as the commenting and forum system.