Steinberg WaveLab 6.1 Addendum Manual

							Addendum: Podcast 
						

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							Podcasting 
						

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Podcasting
Introduction
Podcasting is a method of distributing multimedia files 
over the Internet, e. g. for playback on mobile devices and 
personal computers. A Podcast can be downloaded auto-
matically, using software capable of reading RSS feeds. 
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a standard for dis-
tributing news and other information via the Internet.
An RSS news feed sends short messages on a certain 
topic (e. g. sports, music, etc.), made available from a web 
site. In order to read the messages, the user employs a 
program (e. g. a special feed reader or an Internet 
browser) that has the ability to monitor multiple feeds and 
automatically download new messages on a regular basis.
Technically speaking, a Podcast is an RSS feed including 
data content, such as audio or video files. Like a kind of 
show with new episodes released regularly, for an audi-
ence that wants to listen when, where and how they want. 
As such, this is a great way to make information available 
to anyone.
As you know, WaveLab Essential is capable of editing and 
producing audio material, but it also has the ability to cre-
ate and publish Podcast episodes at will. And all this with-
out ever quitting the program!
All you need, except for WaveLab Essential itself, is some 
webspace with an FTP account for it in order to upload 
the Podcast data.
Creating a new Podcast
In order to create a new Podcast from scratch, pull down 
the File menu, and select Podcast... from the New sub-
menu. 
This will bring up a new Podcast window where you can 
enter all information required for the Podcast (usually this 
will be paths to mp3 audio files along with some textual in-
formation).
Alternative ways to create a Podcast
There are other ways to create a Podcast, which can be 
shortcuts, depending on what kind of documents you al-
ready have opened in WaveLab Essential.Given that a wave window is the currently active document:
•Pull down the Edit menu and select Create Podcast 
from Wave....
This will create a new Podcast window, with the audio file already being 
selected for episode 1.
Pull down the File menu and select Add to Podcast... 
from the Special submenu.
A dialog appears from which you can either select a Podcast currently 
open in WaveLab (if any), or browse and open an existing Podcast from 
your harddisk. In both cases, a new episode will be added to the Pod-
cast, with the audio file selected for this episode. Alternatively, you can 
also choose to create a new Podcast from this dialog, with the audio file 
already being selected for episode 1.
Given that an existing Podcast window is currently open:
Select Clone this Podcast... from the Podcast win-
dow’s Options menu.
An untitled copy of the existing Podcast is created, containing all infor-
mation of the original Podcast. Alternatively, you can drag the Podcast 
window’s Document icon onto the WaveLab Essential desktop to 
achieve the same.
Podcast templates
WaveLab Essential allows to store Podcast templates 
from open Podacst windows:
Pull down the File menu and select Save as template...
This will store the currently active Podcast window’s information in a 
template. Next time when you create a new podcast by using any of the 
methods described above, you can choose this template, so that the in-
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The Podcast window
A Podcast window including four episodes.
The Podcast window is divided into two panes. The lower 
pane shows an item list of the basic feed and all episodes 
included in the Podcast. 
The upper pane shows the information for the feed or an 
episode, depending on the item selected in the list below. 
This is where you will be adding files, Internet links or tex-
tual information to the Podcast feed and its episodes.
Adding, moving and deleting episodes
There are two ways to add an episode to a Podcast:
Select New from the Podcast window’s Episodes 
menu.
This will add a new untitled episode without any information being 
present.
Select an existing episode in the Podcast window’s 
item list, then select Duplicate from the Episodes menu.
This will add a new episode, copying all information from the existing ep-
isode to the new one.
Episodes can be moved by using the Move up/down 
functions in the Podcast window’s Episodes menu. Alter-
natively, you can also re-order episodes by using drag-
and-drop in the item list.
In order to delete an episode, select it in the item list and 
use the Delete function in the Episodes menu.
ÖThere must be at least one episode present in the 
Podcast.
Adding information to the Podcast
The upper pane of the Podcast window shows various 
fields and settings that are related to the basic feed or an 
episode, depending on what you have selected in the 
lower pane’s item list (the fields are slightly different for 
the feed and episodes).
ÖField labels in bold letters point at a field that is man-
datory to fill. For quick publishing of your Podcast it is suf-
ficient to fill these fields only.
Following settings are available for the feed:
Setting Description
Title Sets the title of the feed (e. g. the topic of your pod-
cast). This is a mandatory field.
Description Further description of the feed content (HTML tags 
are also allowed). This is a mandatory field.
Import 
HTML fileAllows to browse for an HTML document, replacing 
the description above. Clicking the Pen button 
launches your HTML editor (see “Global Podcast 
options” on page 6), which allows for more complex 
designs.
Internet link
(URL)Your feed’s main link presented to the user. Use this 
to direct people to a certain website that is related to 
your feed. This is a mandatory field.
Clicking the Link button will open the specified 
URL in your system’s default Internet browser, to 
make sure that the link is correct.
Picture You may add a picture to your feed. This picture can-
not be larger than 144 x 400 pixels according to the 
RSS standard, but it is possible to automatically re-
size the picture, if required (see “Global Podcast op-
tions” on page 6).
Clicking the Glasses button will open the specified 
picture in your system’s default image viewer.
Publication 
date and 
timeAllows to set the feed’s publication date and time. If 
As most recent episode is checked, this will auto-
matically be set accordingly. Clicking the Now but-
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Podcasting
These settings are available for episodes:
Please note the following:
When using HTML files and publishing the Podcast, any 
picture files that may be referenced by the HTML file will 
automatically be uploaded without any intervention (for 
this to work, HTML files should be in unicode utf-8 or 
Windows Latin code 1252 format).
All fields support WaveLab Essentials Default text vari-
ables from the Options menu (more information on user 
variables can be found in the Operation Manual).
It is possible to add an open Podcast to a Data CD/
DVD project, using Add to Data CD/DVD from the Spe-
cial submenu of the File menu. This way you can easily 
backup the complete Podcast including all accompanying 
media files to a CD for example.
Optional information
Clicking the Extra... button in the Podcast window’s up-
per pane allows to specify optional information for the 
feed and the individual episodes. The information here is 
not mandatory and rarely used. Feed receiving programs may or may not take advantage of these settings, and this 
is why they are gathered in an extra dialog (your Podcast 
will play perfectly without specifying anything here, but 
you may go ahead, if you so desire).
If any optional information is set in this dialog, the small 
light within the Extra... button will turn from orange to 
green.
iTunes extension
If your Podcast should be received using Apple’s iTunes 
application, you may want to activate the iTunes exten-
sion checkbox in the feed settings. This enables the 
iTunes... button to specify additional feed and episode 
information.
Again, the information here is not mandatory, and your Pod-
cast will play fine in iTunes, even without the iTunes exten-
sion activated. But making proper settings here (e. g. in the 
Categories and Keywords sections) may help your Podcast 
getting distributed more easily among iTunes users.
Global Podcast options
There are some additional options you can set, which are 
valid for all Podcast windows. Selecting Global op-
tions... from the Podcast window’s Options menu brings 
up this dialog:
The Global Podcast options dialog. Setting Description
Title Sets the episode’s title. This is a mandatory field.
Description Further description of the episode content (HTML 
tags are also allowed). This is a mandatory field.
Import 
HTML fileAllows to browse for an HTML document, replacing 
the description above. Clicking the Pen button 
launches your HTML editor (see “Global Podcast 
options” on page 6), which allows for more complex 
designs.
Internet link
(URL)An additional link related to the episode. 
Clicking the Link button will open the specified 
URL in your system’s default Internet browser, to 
make sure that the link is correct.
Audio file Sets the path to the audio file you want to add to the 
episode. This could be any file type that is supported 
by WaveLab Essential, but should be an mp3 file for 
best possible compatibility.
Clicking the Arrow button allows to directly add any 
file that is currently open. Alternatively, it is also pos-
sible to drag an opened audio file’s Document icon 
onto the Podcast window’s upper pane.
Clicking the Play button will open the specified file 
in your system’s default media player.
Publication 
date and 
timeAllows to set the episode’s publication date and 
time. Clicking the Now button will set your system’s 
current date and time. 
						

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Podcasting
The following options are available:
Publishing the Podcast
When you are finished with adding files and information to 
your feed and episodes, you can directly publish the Pod-
cast to the Internet from within WaveLab Essential, using 
the built-in FTP client.
The requirement for this to work of course is, that you 
must have some webspace with an FTP account for it in 
order to upload data, so that you can make your Podcast 
available at a publicly accessible Internet address.
FTP site manager
WaveLab Essential’s FTP site manager stores all informa-
tion required for the Podcast upload process. Selecting 
FTP site... from the Podcast window’s Publish menu 
brings up the FTP site dialog:
FTP site dialog.
Following settings are available and must be specified:
Here’s an example:
Your FTP host address is ftp.MyPage.com, your public 
web site address is www.MyPage.com.
The Feed file name setting is podcasts/fantastic-
cast.xml, the Associated web site setting is 
www.MyPage.com/podcasts.
The Podcast’s media files will then be uploaded onto 
the FTP at ftp.MyPage.com/podcasts.
The Podcast file itself (and as such the Internet address 
to be distributed) will be found at 
www.MyPage.com/podcasts/fantastic-cast.xml.
Each Podcast stores its own complete FTP site informa-
tion. It’s also possible to save and recall FTP site presets 
using the Preset functions at the bottom left of the dialog.
Uploading the Podcast
Once you have specified the FTP site settings, uploading 
the Podcast is rather simple by using the functions in the 
Podcast window’s Publish menu.
Option Description
Automatic
picture 
resizingDefines what to do, if specified pictures exceed the 
maximum size allowed by the RSS standard. If pic-
tures need resizing, the original images on your hard-
disk will not be modified.
Time offset
with GMTThe displayed dates and times are local. If your sys-
tem is properly set, WaveLab Essential will automat-
ically adjust the time offset in relation to GMT 
correctly. However, if you want to have time and date 
relative to a different time zone, adjust the value here.
HTML 
EditorSets the path to the external HTML editor, which will 
be launched when clicking the Pen button in the 
feed or episode Import HTML file setting.Setting Description
Host Your own FTP address.
User name Your login user name to your own FTP address.
Password The password to your user name.
Use Passive 
ModeThis should be left activated and only changed if you 
experience problems with the FTP connection.
Feed file 
name (with 
path)The Podcast file name, as you want it to end up on 
your FTP site (extension .xml), including the relative 
path to it.
Both, file name and path, are part of the Podcast’s fi-
nal public Internet address, so you may want to avoid 
long names.
Associated 
web site 
(URL)Your own web site address, including the path to the 
feed (see above). 
						

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Podcasting
Following upload functions are available:
ÖPlease note that when we say all items, we in fact 
mean all items which have their Enabled checkbox acti-
vated in the item list. If not enabled, these episodes are 
simply omitted from the Podcast.
ÖUploading happens in a separate background pro-
cess, so that you can continue working in WaveLab Es-
sential, in case uploading takes time.
Checking the Podcast
Selecting View XML source document... from the Pod-
cast window’s Publish menu launches your system’s de-
fault XML editor, in order to visualize the contents of the 
feed XML file produced by WaveLab Essential.
And as a final check, select View published Podcast... 
from the Podcast window’s Publish menu, to open your 
system’s default Internet browser and receive the Podcast 
you have just published from the Internet.
Function Description
Update all 
items on 
FTPUploads/updates the XML Podcast file on the FTP; 
also uploads all items’ media files, but only if they are 
not already present on the FTP.
This is the most common function to upload and up-
date your Podcast.
Upload/Re-
place all 
items on FTPSame as above, but always uploads/replaces all 
items’ media files; useful if you have changed the au-
dio data, for example.
Update se-
lected item on 
FTPUploads/updates the XML Podcast file on the FTP; 
also uploads the media file of the currently selected 
item in the list, but only if it is not already present on 
the FTP.
Upload/Re-
place se-
lected item on 
FTPSame as above, but always uploads/replaces the 
media file of the currently selected item in the list; 
useful if you have changed the audio data, for exam-
ple. 
						

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Podcasting
Einführung
Podcasting ist eine Methode für die Verteilung von Multi-
media-Dateien über das Internet, die z. B. für die Wieder-
gabe auf mobilen Geräten und PCs verwendet werden 
können. Ein Podcast kann mit Hilfe einer Software, die 
sog. «RSS-Feeds» lesen kann, automatisch heruntergela-
den werden. RSS ist eine Abkürzung für Really Simple 
Syndication und ist Standard für die Distribution von 
Nachrichten und anderen Informationen via Internet.
Ein RSS Nachrichten-Feed sendet dabei kurze Mitteilun-
gen über ein bestimmtes Thema (wie z. B. Sport, Musik 
usw.), die über eine Webseite verfügbar gemacht werden. 
Damit diese Mitteilungen gelesen werden können, wird 
vom Anwender ein Programm (z. B. ein spezielles Tool 
zum Lesen von Feeds oder ein Internet-Browser) einge-
setzt, das in der Lage ist, mehrere Feeds gleichzeitig zu 
überwachen sowie automatisch und regelmäßig neue Mit-
teilungen herunterzuladen. 
Technisch gesehen handelt es sich bei einem Podcast um 
einen RSS-Feed mit Dateninhalt, wie z. B. Audio- oder Vi-
deodateien. Ein Podcast ist dabei ähnlich wie eine Radi-
osendung aufgebaut, mit immer neuen Episoden, die 
regelmäßig für eine Zuhörerschaft publiziert werden, die 
selbst entscheiden will, wann immer, wo immer und wie 
immer sie eine Podcast-Sendung anhören möchte. Aus 
dieser Sicht ist ein Podcast ohne Zweifel eine großartige 
Sache, wenn es darum geht, Informationen jedermann 
und jederzeit zugänglich zu machen. 
WaveLab Essential ist nicht nur in der Lage, Audiomaterial 
zu bearbeiten und zu produzieren, sondern verfügt eben-
falls über die Fähigkeit, Podcast-Episoden nach Belieben 
zu erzeugen und zu publizieren, wobei es noch nicht ein-
mal notwendig ist, das Programm selbst zu verlassen! 
Alles, was Sie außer WaveLab Essential noch benötigen, 
ist ein wenig Webspeicher mit einem entsprechenden 
FTP-Account zum Hochladen Ihrer Podcast-Daten.
Einen neuen Podcast erstellen
Um einen neuen Podcast zu erstellen, wählen Sie im 
«Neu-Untermenü» des Datei-Menüs den Eintrag «Pod-
cast...». Das Podcast-Fenster wird auf dem Bildschirm gerufen 
und Sie können alle für Ihren Podcast benötigten Informa-
tionen eingeben (dies sind in der Regel die Pfade zu den 
mp3-Audiodateien mit einigen Textinformationen).
Alternative Möglichkeiten der Podcast-Erstellung
In Abhängigkeit davon, welche Art von Dokumenten Sie 
bereits in WaveLab Essential geöffnet haben, gibt es noch 
andere und eventuell schnellere Möglichkeiten der Pod-
cast-Erstellung. 
Angenommen, das aktuell aktive Dokument ist ein Wave-
Fenster:
Wählen Sie aus dem Bearbeiten-Menü den Eintrag 
«Podcast aus Wavedatei erstellen...».
Es wird ein neues Podcast-Fenster erstellt, wobei die Audiodatei bereits 
für Episode 1 ausgewählt ist.
Wählen Sie im «Spezial-Untermenü» des Datei-Menüs 
den Eintrag «Zum Podcast hinzufügen...» .
In dem eingeblendeten Dialog können Sie entweder einen aktuell in 
WaveLab Essential (falls vorhanden) geöffneten Podcast auswählen 
oder Ihre Festplatte nach einem vorhandenen Podcast durchsuchen und 
öffnen. In beiden Fällen wird eine neue Episode mit der dafür ausgewähl-
ten Audiodatei zum Podcast hinzugefügt. Alternativ besitzen Sie zudem 
die Option, über diesen Dialog mit der bereits für Episode 1 ausgewähl-
ten Audiodatei einen neuen Podcast zu erstellen.
Angenommen, das bestehende Podcast-Fenster ist aktu-
ell geöffnet:
Wählen Sie aus dem Optionen-Menü des Podcast-
Fensters den Eintrag «Podcast klonen...».
Sie erstellen damit eine unbenannte Kopie des bestehenden Podcasts, 
die alle Informationen des Original-Podcasts enthält. Alternativ dazu kön-
nen Sie mit derselben Wirkung das Ziehen-Symbol des Podcast-Fens-
ters auf den WaveLab Essential-Desktop ziehen.
Podcast-Vorlagen
WaveLab Essential ermöglicht Ihnen das Speichern von 
Podcast-Vorlagen aus geöffneten Podcast-Fenstern:
Wählen Sie aus dem Datei-Menü die Option «Als Vor-
lage speichern...»
Sie speichern damit die Informationen des aktuell aktiven Podcast-
Fensters ein eine Vorlage. Beim nächsten Mal, wenn Sie unter Verwen-
dung einer der oben beschriebenen Methoden einen neuen Podcast er-
stellen, können Sie bei Bedarf auf diese Vorlage zurückgreifen. Die 
Informationen sind dann bereits in dem neuen Podcast-Fenster enthalten.