Podcasting media production – Apple Soundtrack Pro 3 User Manual
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Podcasts fall into three broad categories:
• Audio-only podcasts: At the very least, a podcast contains an audio file. For information
about types of compressed audio files, see
• Enhanced podcasts: The audio content may have one or more associated images and
web links that can be synchronized with the audio track. Also, chapter markers can be
embedded that allow listeners to jump to specific sections of the content.
• Video podcasts: Video podcasts typically include both video and audio content. The
technical requirements for video podcasts are more specific. For information about
video file formats for podcasting, see
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Podcasts are typically published in a series of episodes. Soundtrack Pro supports the
creation of episodes.
You can add chapter markers, images, and web links to your podcasts using the podcast
track and the Details tab in Soundtrack Pro.
Note: If you want to make a simple audio or video podcast with no markers, images, or
web links, skip to
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Podcasting Media Production
Producing podcasts has a lot in common with producing any other audio or video
program. Soundtrack Pro can help you with the audio production, editing, and mixing
steps as well as with some other tasks unique to podcasting.
There are two main ways to create podcasts:
• Take a Final Cut Pro project and create a podcast from it in Soundtrack Pro.
• Create a podcast from scratch in Soundtrack Pro.
Both of these scenarios involve some version of the following stages:
Stage 1:
Recording the Sound (and Video)
There are many different ways to record a podcast, ranging from one-person shows, to
conference calls, to live events on location, to studio recordings. You can record multitrack
and multichannel sound directly into Soundtrack Pro, or you can import prerecorded files.
Stage 2:
Editing and Mixing the Sound, Video, and Images
Soundtrack Pro gives you many specialized tools and powerful features that you can use
to create high-quality audio. And the ability to exchange projects and information between
Soundtrack Pro and Final Cut Pro makes video podcasting a very streamlined process.
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Creating Podcasts in Soundtrack Pro