The document discusses tips and best practices for creating podcasts and screencasts. It includes suggestions for microphone and recording equipment, editing software, file formats, and hosting platforms. Experts provide advice on preparation, production workflows, and content ideas. Sample podcasts and screencasts are recommended for learning from other creators.

1. Podcasting and Screencasting in Rails
Gregg Pollack Christopher Haupt
Rails Envy Learning Rails
Ryan Bates Michael Slater
Railscasts Learning Rails
Mike Clark Geoffrey Grosenbach
Pragmatic Studio Peepcode
http://flickr.com/photos/fortphoto/2071742210/

2. http://flickr.com/photos/mpdehaan/219690775/

3. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
http://flickr.com/photos/mpdehaan/219690775/

4. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
2. What advice do you have to someone who wants to jump into podcasting? Tips & Tricks?
http://flickr.com/photos/mpdehaan/219690775/

5. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
2. What advice do you have to someone who wants to jump into podcasting? Tips & Tricks?
3. What Podcasts do you listen to / watch, and why?
http://flickr.com/photos/mpdehaan/219690775/

6. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
2. What advice do you have to someone who wants to jump into podcasting? Tips & Tricks?
3. What Podcasts do you listen to / watch, and why?
4. What Podcast doesn’t exist in the world, which you really wish someone would create?
http://flickr.com/photos/mpdehaan/219690775/

7. 1. How do you prepare for, create, and publish your podcast? This includes setup, production,
and what microphone and software tools do you use?
2. What advice do you have to someone who wants to jump into podcasting? Tips & Tricks?
3. What Podcasts do you listen to / watch, and why?
4. What Podcast doesn’t exist in the world, which you really wish someone would create?
5. Why should you do a podcast?
http://flickr.com/photos/mpdehaan/219690775/

8. Rails Envy Podcast
with
Gregg Pollack, Jason Seifer, and Steven Bristol

10. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories

11. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast

12. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast
Monday & Tuesday night
Edit and polish the Podcast

13. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast
Monday & Tuesday night
Edit and polish the Podcast
Wednesday morning
Release the Podcast

14. Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Find top Ruby / Rails stories
Sunday night
Record the Podcast
Monday & Tuesday night
Edit and polish the Podcast
Wednesday morning
Release the Podcast
Thursday
Do it again

17. Samson C03U

18. Samson G-Track

19. Samson CL8
Pro Tools Mini

20. Record with Sound Studio 3

21. Edit with Sound Track Pro

22. Record with Audacity

23. Edit with Pro Tools LE

24. All the things not to do
http://flickr.com/photos/ripperdoc/113641163/

25. Don’t Record without
a Pop Filter

26. Don’t spend a lot of money on stuff
Get a $100 usb mike
and use Audacity to edit
http://flickr.com/photos/cayusa/2276783536/

27. Listen to yourself as you
record if you can

28. Learn how to identify a healthy waveform
http://flickr.com/photos/midnight_trucker/454149892/

29. Learn how to identify a healthy waveform
Healthy Wave Form
http://flickr.com/photos/midnight_trucker/454149892/

30. Learn how to identify a healthy waveform
Healthy Wave Form
Not Healthy Wave Form
http://flickr.com/photos/midnight_trucker/454149892/

32. Learn how to properly improve your audio

33. http://flickr.com/photos/pleeker/112795304/

34. Listen to your podcast in your car
(or hot dog)
http://flickr.com/photos/pleeker/112795304/

35. http://flickr.com/photos/dizid/61314640/

36. Keep your audio levels even
and your music low
http://flickr.com/photos/dizid/61314640/

37. Keep your audio levels even
and your music low
http://flickr.com/photos/dizid/61314640/

38. www.radiolab.org

39. Brain Food Podcast
http://www.podfeed.net/podcast/Brain+Food/8703

40. Brain Food Podcast
http://www.podfeed.net/podcast/Brain+Food/8703
Anti-Matter Nuclear Power
Quantum Entanglement Black Holes
Hydrocarbon Combustion

41. Scott Sigler
www.scottsigler.com

42. This American Life
www.thislife.org

43. Podcasts that don’t exist
http://flickr.com/photos/bricolage108/170464222/

44. Podcasts that don’t exist
Brain Food for Technology
http://flickr.com/photos/bricolage108/170464222/

45. Podcasts that don’t exist
Brain Food for Technology
Focused Interviews
http://flickr.com/photos/bricolage108/170464222/

46. Podcasts that don’t exist
Brain Food for Technology
Focused Interviews
Opinionated Views
http://flickr.com/photos/bricolage108/170464222/

47. http://flickr.com/photos/aloshbennett/1394564919/

48. Creating a community podcast
or screencast can be just as
beneficial to the community
as contributing code
http://flickr.com/photos/aloshbennett/1394564919/

49. LearningRails
Free Online Course in
Ruby on Rails
By Christopher Haupt
& Michael Slater
LearningRails.com

50. LearningRails
Livecast 1:
Behind the Scenes
of LearningRails
LearningRails.com
Free online course in
Ruby on Rails

51. LearningRails
User Needs
The What and Why of LearningRails
Preparation
Post
Tips

52. LearningRails
What is it?

53. LearningRails
Preparation?

54. LearningRails

55. LearningRails
Editing Michael

56. LearningRails
Editing Michael

57. LearningRails
Tips
Right and wrong way to use a Mic/Cam
Screen capture on a second monitor
Metrics (mystery of iTunes)
Editing session woes (edit, encode, time!)
Bugs (USB audio driver on Mac)
Hosting gotchas (robots/spammers/
griefers, bandwidth, feeds, show-notes and
code, forums/feedback from listeners)

58. LearningRails
Traffic

59. LearningRails
Questions? Wanna Help?
Come to the BOF
Check out www.LearningRails.com
Email chaupt or michael at
buildingwebapps.com
Twitter chaupt

60. LearningRails
Help Spread the Word
Use the Share button
For the course, at www.LearningRails.com
Add a rating or review on iTunes
Add our widget to your blog or site
Get image and link at
www.BuildingWebApps.com/affiliate

61. LearningRails
Free Online Course in
Ruby on Rails
By Christopher Haupt
& Michael Slater
LearningRails.com

62. LearningRails
Backup
Non-Tech: Chris watches/listens to: Ronald
D. Moore's BSG podcast/commentary, Jay
and Jack's Lost podcast, Gary Vaynerchuk's
WineLibrary.tv
What to do: Art Education for Kids vidcasts

63. Ryan Bates
from
free Ruby on Rails Screencasts

64. Recording Studio

65. Samson C01U
USB Microphone

66. Applications

67. Applications
iShowU
for recording the screen

68. iShowU Settings

69. Applications
KeyCastr
for showing key commands

70. KeyCastr Key Command

71. Applications
OmniGraffle Pro
for diagrams

72. Diagram from OmniGraffle Pro

73. pragmatic.tv

74. Applications
Adobe After Effects
for intro animation

75. Applications
Final Cut Pro
for editing recordings together

76. Final Cut Pro

77. Applications
QuickTime Pro
for final compression

78. Different Screencasting Techniques
• Record audio, then video
• Record audio and video together
• Record video then audio

79. Editing Short Recordings

80. I watch/listen to
• Ruby on Rails Podcast • Thoughtworks Podcast
• Rails Envy Podcast • InfoQ Videos
• Learning Rails • Macworld Video
• sd.rb Podcast • MacBreak Video
• GitCasts • Photoshop Killer Tips

81. Why I Screencast
• I enjoy teaching others
• To get my name out there
• It’s something I’ve wanted

82. Screencasting is Great for
• Workflows
• Interaction between different tools
• Problem solving
• Common scenarios and use cases
• NOT for reference material

83. I want to see more
Screencasts!

84. Podcast Meetup
BoF Session at 9:00 tonight
in room D135 and 136

92. Practice

93. Stay True
to the Medium

94. You have their attention!
Now What?