Podcasts

Use the Podcasts extension to upload a series of audio or video files for your site visitors to view or listen to. It is ideal for broadcasting weekly sermons, discussions, or lectures. Our Podcast extension also includes a media player that plays audio and video podcasts on your site. In addition, you have the option of linking related material to your podcast, such as a Power Point or Excel file. netAdventist 3.0 will also automatically generate the URL subscription feed you will need to publish your podcast on iTunes.

Audio/Video Formats

netAdventist 3.0 accepts most audio and video formats for upload and download on most computers, however the internal player will only play .MP3, .MP4 (including h.264 codecs) and .FLV (Flash) file formats. There are many software programs out there that will create files in these formats. iTunes on Macs and PCs work nicely for converting into MP3 format. Nero (for PC users) can create .MP4 files. PC users can also use Media Coder (free).

It is important to enable streaming optimizations in whatever software you use to create MP4 files. If you do not do this, the file must download completely before it begins playing in the viewer's web browser.

 

• Sign in to your netAdventist website.
• Select the Dashboard link at the bottom of the homepage.
• Select the Website Pages tab at the top of the page.
• Select the Podcasts from the Left Navigation tree then select the appropriate sub-folder.
• To add a new podcast select the Published sub-folder. You will be taken to podcast index page. Select the Add Podcast button on the right.
• You should see two tabs for the two steps in creating your podcast: 1) Podcast Details and 2) Privileges and sharing. 
• Enter a title for your podcast, such as "Revelation Series." Think of this as a folder where you will add your future audio and video files.
• Select either the Add an Audio File or Add a Video File button to add media to your podcast.
• A dialog box will open giving you the opportunity to select a audio or video file already loaded in your library or you can select the upload tab and select a media file from your computer to upload.
• Select a file from the list by checking it and press the Insert button to add the media file to the podcast.
• Or, to upload a new media file select the Upload tab in the dialog box.
• Select the Choose files for upload button. A chooser will open allowing you to browse your PC for the file you wish to upload. Select a file and press the Select button.
• The file you selected displays in the field below the start upload button. Check the copyright check box then select the Start Upload button. The file starts to upload.
• Once the upload is finished the progress bar will show 100% then completed successfully. The display will change to a blank screen with a link called Insert media file. Select it.
• The file is now added to the media list. Check the file you wish to add and select Insert. The insert box closes and file shows in the main featured file contents.
• When the media file is added you can add a title, description, presenter and date that will display on your podcast page.
• When done editing the media file in the podcast, set your Privileges and sharing then select Save.
• You are returned to the podcast index view. Select a podcast with the Edit link to modify it. Select a Podcast with the Edit link to modify it or add more more files to it. Each file in the Podcast can be edited. Select the Edit on the file you wish to change. The file will expand to allow you to make changes to that files name, title, and description. You can also drag and drop your files into any order by select a file and dragging it into any place in the order. Note: Files added to Podcast's are sorted by most recently added by default. If you manual change the order of your files within a Podcast your manual sort will override the default sort. To return the default sort select the reset sort button (To be added in the future).
• To display a podcast on your home page, or any other page on your site, you can either add a widget to the page's template or use the link chooser in the toolbar of your Content Page editor. Changes to templates can be made by selecting the Settings tab and then clicking on Themes and Templates.
• To add an external podcast from another source, select the Subscriptions (RSS) link from the Podcasts menu under the Website Pages tab. Click on the Add external podcast button on the top right.
• Enter the URL address of the external podcast in the field provided. Select Import. The podcast feed will be added to the External Podcast page and will automatically generate a title and description to accompany it. You can use the link chooser to add an external podcast to any content page or to add it as a widget to any template.