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. netAdventist will also automatically generate the URL subscription feed you will need to publish your podcast on iTunes.
Audio/Video Formats
netAdventist accepts most audio and video formats for upload and download on most computers. However the internal player will only play .mp3 and .mp4 (with a codec based on H.264) or newer 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 MediaCoder (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. See our instructions in the link if your video doesn’t begin to play quickly.
- If you haven't already done so, Login and select the Dashboard link at the bottom of your homepage. You will be taken to the Site Content tab. If you haven't already activated the Podcasts in Extensions you will need to go to Settings and activate it. See the Extensions training video for further instructions if needed.
- Select the Podcasts from the left navigation bar. You will be taken to the Podcasts index page. If your site has existing entries, you will see the Title, Date and number of Entries for each podcast. Select the Add podcast button on the upper right.
- You should see two tabs for the two steps in creating your podcast: 1) Podcast Details and 2) Privileges.
- Enter a Title for your podcast. Think of this as a folder where you will add your future audio and video files. Fill in the other info that you want.
- Next select tab 2, Privileges. Choose from the options of who can view the page. Select Save.
- Now you can select either the Add an Audio File or Add a Video File button at the bottom of the page to add media to your podcast.
- A dialog box will open giving you the opportunity to select an Audio in Library (or video) or Upload. The first tab is to choose a file already loaded into your File Library. Choose a file from the list then select the Insert button to add the media file to the podcast. The file will appear at the bottom of the page below Podcast Entries.
- To upload a new media file, select the Add an Audio File button. Then select the Upload tab in the dialog box. Click the Choose files button, select the MP3 file you wish to add and select Open. Check the Copyright checkbox, and select Start Upload. When completed, the file appears in the Audio in Library tab. You can then select the radio button in front of the file name and then select the Insert button to add the media file to the podcast. The file will appear at the bottom of the page with the newest entry at the top of the list.
- When the media file has been added, you can select the Edit button to add a Title, Description, Presenter and Date that will display on your podcast page. You can also Choose a File Type to Add a link to your podcast. You can also drag and drop your files into any order by selecting a file and dragging it into any place in the order. You can delete a podcast or a file within a podcast by selecting the X to the right of the title. Scroll up. You can also edit your Privileges with tab 2. When done select Save.
- If you select the Published folder from the left navigation bar, you can select the Edit link to modify a podcasts folder or add more files to it. Select the Save button when done.
- To add an external podcast from another source, select the Subscriptions (RSS) subfolder from the left navigation bar. Click on the Add External Podcast button on the top right. Enter the URL address of the external podcast in the field provided. Select the Import button. The podcast feed will be added to the External Podcast page and will automatically generate a title and description to accompany it. Note: In the Main Menu, the External Podcast is a separate item in the choose page type dropdown.
- Podcasts can be displayed on your homepage by adding a Podcast widget or a Main Menu item. In this example we added a Main Menu item for Podcasts and selected Podcasts Home to show all podcasts and clicked Save. See the Widgets or Main Menu training videos for more information. You can use the Link Chooser to add a podcast to any content page. Select View Site link at the top right of your page and the Podcasts Main Menu item to see the podcasts created.