Podcasting FAQ
The Center for Information Technology (CIT) makes
enhanced video and audio Podcast files available for download so you
can access content whenever you want from your portable media player. We
recommend using iTunes to subscribe
to the podcasts, as well as viewing the files and synching them to your
media device. The podcasts can also be downloaded directly from our website
and viewed in QuickTime.
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No. You can view Podcasts with either
iTunes or
QuickTime on your computer.
Podcasts can then be transferred to a portable media player.
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How do I subscribe to the Podcasts?
You can subscribe to the Podcasts with iTunes or any other RSS reader.
In iTunes, select Advanced from the menu bar and select Subscribe to
Podcast.
In the URL box, type or paste the following URLs depending on which
type of file you want.
Audio:
http://videocast.nih.gov/rss/podcasts.asp?type=A
Video:
http://videocast.nih.gov/rss/podcasts.asp?type=V
Both audio and video:
http://videocast.nih.gov/rss/podcasts.asp
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How will I know when new Podcasts are available? Will
new Podcasts download automatically when they’re made available?
You can configure iTunes to check for new Podcasts either every hour,
every day, every week or you can check for new content manually. You
can also configure iTunes to download new content automatically or you
can download new content manually. To change your preferences for Podcasts,
select Preferences from the iTunes menu.
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What are some of the features of an Enhanced
Podcast?
Enhanced Podcasts can contain Chapter Markers, Artwork and/or URLs
to websites. Chapter Markers allow you to skip forward or back to certain
parts of a Podcast, and some portable media players will have this feature
carry over. You can also access Chapter Markers in iTunes and QuickTime.
To view access Chapter Markers in iTunes, select the file you want and
press the Play button. As the file begins to play, the Menu bar will
have a Chapters listing. Click on this to see the Chapters listed; to
skip to a certain part of the file, highlight the desired marker and
click on it.
The file will begin to play in the player window in the lower right-hand
corner.
To view the file in its full resolution, click on the window and
new player window will open up. To pause, skip forward or back, or to
view the video in full-screen, simply drag your mouse over the video
window. The transport controls will appear:
To access Chapter Markers in QuickTime, open the file in the QuickTime
player; you will see a field above the transport buttons:
To access the list of Chapter Markers, click on the field. You will
see a drop-down menu with the list of Chapters. Highlight and click
on the desired marker to move to that part of the presentation.
When a Chapter Marker has a URL associated with it, it will be visible
in the player window. To open the URL in your browser, simply click
on the link in the player window.
This is the same for both iTunes and QuickTime:
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Where can I download QuickTime and iTunes software?
We recommend using iTunes
to subscribe to the podcasts, as well as viewing the files and synching
them to your media device. The podcasts can also be downloaded directly
from our website and viewed in
QuickTime.
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Are there other health Podcasts from the U.S. Government?
USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal,
state and local government web resources and services.
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Center for Information Technology
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
local (301) 496-4357
toll free (866) 319-4357
TDD (301) 496 8294
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