VIDEO
O PODCASST LECTU
URE HELP GUIDE
Gettingg Started:
Use the http://pcast.ucfilespace....eetc. link posted in your Blaackboard Cou
urse to accesss your Online
Video Leccture Podcasts. The video only shows what
w
your Pro
ofessor projeccts on screen in the classro
oom,
so if nothing was used that day, you
u will see a blue screen and only hear voices
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in the class.
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You maay
he video to th
he point where class actuaally begins. Usse the scroll bar
b at the botttom
need to faast forward th
of the video window to
o do this.
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6.00 or above in
nstalled on yoour PC or Mac.
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Here is the
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The only requirementt is to have Quicktime
www.apple.co
om/quicktimee/download/
link to do so: http://w
How To
o View The
e Online Po
odcast Lectures:
1. Stream
ming from You
ur Wiki Blog:
By clickingg on the provvided link (above), you will see a list of podcasts thatt they can clicck on to view
w
instantly as
a a video stream. In this view,
v
the screeen size is lim
mited to a fixed resolution of
o 640x480.
Although this should be
b fine for mo
ost classes, so
ome small text can be difficcult to see. (SSee below forr
fullscreen
n options to re
esolve this isssue) **If you
u have proble
ems getting to
o the site, copy the link in
nto
your web
b browser.
2. Downlo
oading from Your
Y
Wiki Blo
og:
If you righ
ht‐click on the
ese links for each
e
class, yo
ou can choosee “save‐as” an
nd download the file to vieew
the video in a full scree
en. This helpss with small teext and writin
ng that may have
h
been inccluded in your
class.
ds:
3. iTunes Podcast Feed
e to your onlin
ne class podcasts by feed in
i iTunes. iTunes is pre‐insstalled on
You can also subscribe
Macintosh
h systems, an
nd it's a free download
d
for Windows. Po
odcast support is a relativeely new featu
ure
iniTunes, so make sure
e you have the latest versio
on installed.
dcast in iTunees, students simply
s
follow these steps:
• To subsccribe to a pod
• Go to th
he “Advanced
d” tab in the top
t menu
• Choose “Subscribe to
o Podcast”
• Copy the same Podcast Link you are provided for your wiki blog in the “URL” window; hit “OK”
The list will populate new podcasts as they become available (typically less than 24 hours of the end of
your class time)
• Simply click on the “GET” button and files are download to their computer
• To play the podcast, double‐click on the class file that has finished downloading or click on the
“>” play button arrow next to the file.
• To full‐screen the video, go to “View” in the top menu and choose “Fullscreen”
Alternatively, you can also try a freeware program called Juice (formerly iPodder)
http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/index.php This program will subscribe to the podcasts in the same
way as iTunes, and then allow any other player you may have to view the podcast.
Problems? Try Troubleshooting:
•
Try copying the http://pcast.ucfilespace.uc.edu..etc... Link directly into your Firefox web
browser or Quicktime Player, then hit “enter”
•
Try a different browser (but not Google Chrome) - If Firefox doesn’t work, try Safari or
Explorer as your browser or vice versa.
•
Download the video instead of streaming it - Right-click on the link to download the file
(this could take 30 minutes or more, as 3-hour videos are typically 1GB in size). Choose
“save-as” and save the file to your desktop to play in Quicktime.
•
Be patient while the video stream loads. (This can take a few minutes)
•
Is Quicktime installed on your computer? Check here:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
•
Once the video is streaming, use the scroll bar to find the part of class you wish to view.
If the most recent class podcast link does not appear after 24 hours of your class end time,
follow these steps:
1.
You may need to clear your browser cache.
‐ In your Explorer browser, go to Tools>Internet Options>Browser History Settings>set
"Check for Newer Versions" to "Every Time I Open A New Web Page"
‐ To clear the web page cache in Firefox, Go to Tools>Options>click on the Privacy
Tab>under Private Data, click on Settings and make sure "cache" is selected, then hit
OK>Click on "Clear Now" in the Private Data area.
2.
If you are still having issues with links not updating or appearing at all, download Safari
Web Browser for PC or Mac here: http://www.apple.com/safari/download/
Please contact Mike Hittle if you have any related questions or problems at mike.hittle@uc.edu