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Webcasting Setup:

Hardware

• PowerBook G4
  
• Mac OS X - Version 10.4.7
  
• Memory - 512 MB DDR SDRAM
  
• Wireless AirPort Extreme
  
• Shure SM-57 microphone
• M-audio FastTrack
  

Software

• Nicecast - streaming and recording
  
• Skype
  
• WireTapPro - recording
• Audacity
• GarageBand
  

I have used a Planetronics headset with mic and mic mute/headphone volume controls, a usb LogiTech mic, and am now experimenting with an M-Audio FastTrack recording interface (mic pre-amp and digital converter) with a Shure SM-57 mic.

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My audio introduction. I'm a member of the class of 1.1 and am really looking forward to working with each of you.
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My web page contains links to posts, pictures and links to some of the things I'm doing online.

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The Webcast Academy does not have the ability to decide weight for Book Entries. The CMS academy offers the option shown in the attached picture while the WCA does not. The weight of a page decides where the page is shown in the order of the list on it's parent page. Please let me know if that option exists in the WC Academy and I am just not seeing it. Thanks.

Jeff and all other academicians,
This is the link to the screen cast on windows management:

http://webcastacademy.net/screencasts/desktopmanagement/index.html
I confess I couldn't find it by clicking around the site, but, helpfully, Jeff gave the URL is the evoline 2002 list posting.

Dennis

Cursor froze in the first half of this message, so I decided to post and continue here. This has happened before and I suspect - will not use it - the apostrophe! - that seems to sometimes freeze the cursor.

Jeff sent a message to the evo 2002 list reporting that he had done a screencast on window management. I have not found this yet,
BUT I must look again.

Practising Skpye interviews - did a trial, using Audacity, BUT, my voice - very good recording - interviewee - pretty faint. This was using a headcast, but separate mike (non-USB).

At same time, recorded trial conversation with PowerGrammo.

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Thanks to Jeff for picking up from this blog my difficulties in getting to the Academy webcast and coming up with one of his great screencasts explaining, step-by-step what to do.

Thanks also, Jeff, for answering my query to the webheads list about windows management. I haven

Here's my introduction. I look forward to working with the class of 1.2. Cheers!

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Hi - Here's where I live!

You can't post attachments to a blog response. It appears that in order to post my pictures, I need to be posting in my blog rather than responding to Paul's blog entry. Is that true?

In the end, I may have made these pictures a little too small. How do you all decide on a good size (both size and file size) when you post pictures to a blog?

Yikes! My recording today seems to have recorded everything double or with an echo. At first I thought it was just that it recorded stereo so I split the tracks and deleted one but listen to how terrible it sounds. I'll try again tomorrow.

Class of 1.2, Workshop#1b
August 2, 2006
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Class of 1.2, Workshop#1a
July 30, 2006
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Chat Transcript Below

Check out the Book of Webcasting
for links to the latest screencasts

Quick Links to recent Audio Introductions
Cheryl
Trevor
Randy
Susan
Jeff
Paul Reid
Paul Ellerman
Carla (by Erika)
Erika (by Carla)
Parag

Alice
Liz (with photo)
Lee
Dennis
Doug

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During today's webcast academy session, someone mentioned that it would be neat to see what its like around where we lived.  So here are three pictures I found on Flickr that describe, Ottawa, Ontario, the Capital of Canada to me.

Skating on the Rideau Canal (World's longest Skating Rink) in the Winter

The World Famous Tulip Festival

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Before the next session, my personal aim is to find out if:

 

1.   One should head straight for a Skypecast connection and NOT go to the Academy.

2.   If, after making the connection, once should join chatroom at the Academy 

3.   Jeff referred to asking for the microphone. Where? In which window?

 

I could hear perfectly, and it was fascinating, but I couldn't join if, for the reasons above.

 

Dennis 

Sam, Screencast 3:

1. Was the only one so far I did not have to download.

2. For me, it is without sound.

 

Other Windows screencasts are fine.

 

Dennis

It looks to me as if the schedules for our meetings aren't synchronised i.e. different times in Newsletter & Webcast Schedule. Am I wrong about that? Dennis

Greetings to you all and a special "Hi!" to my CETEFL colleague. You all sound young, dynamic and professionally successful. I should learn a lot. Trying to catch up, so a short and simple introduction.

 

Dennis

True I've been travelling, but I still feel like the boy that's arrived in the third week of the semester. I'm finding my way around, but there were/are areas of the Academy I didn't realise existed. I'll get my new micro tomorrow, and I'll be with you. Dennis

Sunday, July 30 4pmGMT (global times)
Skypecast here

We will be working on recording both ends of telephony calls. You'll need your USB desktop mic, and the basic pieces of software listed in the Webcaster Kit.
Windows users, please check out the new screencast on this topic at: http://www.webcastacademy.net/screencasts/2wayrecording/index.html

Mac and Linux users, we do not yet have screencasts specifically about recording two way audio for those OS's, but Lee's Nicecast tutorial may be of help to Mac users. If any Mac or Linux users can produce a screencast on this topic, please do so.

Quick Links to recent Audio Introductions
Cheryl
Trevor
Randy
Susan
Jeff
Paul Reid
Paul Ellerman
Carla (by Erika)
Erika (by Carla)
Parag

Alice
Liz (with photo)
Lee
Dennis

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Welcome to all the 1.2 interns. The neighborhood is getting very exciting and I am anxious to get to know everyone better. I have really enjoyed the introductions from everyone! I have recorded my intro and it is admittedly sappy ...no way around it...but I love messing around with enhancing and editing audio. (This recording is also set up as an enhanced podcast.)

I didn't mention that my previous careers were playing with a musical touring group, audio engineer, and trainer for a USET World Champion Endurance Racer (not all at the same time!) In the academy, I have done the webcast called SpaceCast (8th grade elgg students, their teachers and guests) and been involved with Teachers Teaching Teachers. It's nice to meet all of you and to learn more about the other 1.1 interns.

Lee

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I'm pleased to be part of this Webcast Academy and look forward to learning new things alongside everyone.  download mp3

 

I look forward to working with you all on line. I am a little nervous about this because strange things happen to my computer but I know that you will all help me trouble shoot!!! My friend Cheryl is in the class as well. We have been practicing!