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Date: 12/23/2008 | Time: 00:24:19 | Size: 133 MB
Welcome to the December edition of i on NIH!
Featured in this month's episode are segments about opportunities and awards for young researchers and an in-depth interview with Terence Boylan, the “Rocket Boy” who received funding from an NIH researcher to build a rocket at the age of nine.
![recipients of the Pioneer Award](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20090117194940im_/http://www.nih.gov/news/vodcast/images/0017_pioawards.jpg)
Covering health research topics important to you and the nation,
this public service vodcast is your information source from inside
all 27 Institutes and Centers at NIH. Half an hour, once a month,
we'll show you the excitement of advances and the important information
that come from medical research.
For those who have the appropriate software and updates downloaded
(see below) and would prefer to
watch this month's vodcast on your computer, here is the direct
link: http://helix.od.nih.gov/vodcast/12232008vodcast_0017.mp4.
What is vodcasting?
How do I watch a vodcast on my computer?
How do I watch theNIH vodcast feeds in my vodcast
software?
I’ve subscribed to the NIH vodcast but don’t
hear/see anything. What do I do?
Minimum System Requirements
Technical Support for vodcasting Applications
What is vodcasting?
Vodcasting, also called video podcasting or vidcasting, is a digital
recording made available on the Internet for downloading to a
personal video player or a computer. Vodcasting adds video to
the downloadable sound files to which podcast listeners are accustomed.
After downloading and saving a vodcast, users can choose when
(if using a portable player) and where they want to watch the
video, making them independent of television programming schedules.
To subscribe to the vodcast so it automatically downloads each
week, follow the directions below concerning software and system
requirments.
How do I watch a vodcast on my computer?
To watch the feeds on your computer, you need to download vodcasting
software and subscribe to an RSS feed (short for Really Simple
Syndication) offering vodcasts. Many podcasting applications
will also work for vodcasting. An enclosure feature in the RSS
feed allows links to videos that can be processed by programs
(like iTunes or Quicktime), which then automatically download
the vodcasts, and leaves subscribers only with the work of finding
vodcasts that catch their interest. There are many free or commercial
vodcasting applications available for download. Here are a select
few:
How do I watch the NIH vodcast feeds in my
vodcast software?
- Click on the
icon.
- Copy the new window’s URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
That’s the internet address that appears at the top of
the page. For the NIH Vodcast Feed, it should be: http://www.nih.gov/news/vodcast/vodpodcast.xml.
- Paste the copied URL/address into your podcast/vodcast application.
For instance, in Juice, go to the Subscriptions menu, click on
the “Add New Feed”
button and paste the address into the dialog box.
- “Subscribing” saves you the hassle of having to
manually check for new vodcasts. For instance, the NIH Vodcast
is updated monthly. If you are a “subscriber,” the
new content is automatically downloaded to the software on your
computer each month.
I’ve subscribed to the NIH vodcast but
don’t hear/see anything. What do I do?
First, be sure that you have video player software. Then check
that the correct video file was downloaded to your computer. You
may need to modify the update settings in your vodcasting software
to ensure that this process occurs automatically. The NIH vodcast
is updated each month.
Minimum System Requirements
Requirements for creating videocasts are more demanding than for
audio. If you want to listen to the NIH vodcast on your computer
please ensure that your system meets the following minimum requirements:
Processor: 3.0 Ghz + Intel Pentium 4 processor
with 140 GB hard drive or equivalent
Memory (RAM): 1 GB of RAM
Internet Connection: Broadband (DSL, cable, wireless,
satellite or powerline high-speed internet connections)
Sound Card: 16-bit sound card and speakers
Digital Media Player:software player capable of
handling MP4 video, such as QuickTime 7.
Operating System:Windows® XP, Linux, or Mac
OS
Technical Support for Podcasting Applications
NIH OD/OCPL is unable to provide support for vodcasting software
or to test our feeds with a specific vodcasting application. Users
interested in using this technology or who need technical support
should enlist the help of their computer support staff.