Hi Josh To do this requires using a format like AAC, and this is indeed extra work. We can't only release an AAC because not all players work with AAC format files - it tends to be an iPod/Apple thing. MP3 works everywhere and that is why we use it. We would need to release two different file types, and on top of that I would need to add the chapter markers and this would take more time as well (time I really don't have).
For a while, there was a move afoot here on the groups for people to collaborate and put the times for various "chapters" in the podcast into a posting that other people could see, so that they could skip sections that way if they wanted to. It seemed to die after a few episodes (I think the people doing it lost interest), but I would encourage people to go with that idea again. I am afraid that I don't have the time to do chapters for the podcast when it is released though, and since we would need both MP3 and AAC forms of the file, it would also double our requirements with libsyn (they charge by the upload bandwidth rather than the download bandwidth). I would encourage you (or anyone) to provide chapter and time information here in the groups though. Did anyone else find that useful? Cheers Dick On Oct 13, 4:42 am, Josh Juneau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dick- > > As if you didn't have enough to do already, I thought of something > that you could do to enhance the podcast a bit and help silence those > PC users in the audience. > > Many of the podcasts that I listen to use chapters to divide their > show into different segments. This allows one to visually read what > the segment is about via a brief description, and skip to the next > chapter easily. > > Using a feature such as this would allow people to choose which pieces > of the show that they listen to, and those that they wish to skip. > That way, us iPhone enthusiasts can enjoy good discussions about the > product while others can skip it if they wish. > > Just a thought...I know that it would add extra work to an already > excellent podcast. I really enjoy the show. > > Thanks and keep up the good work. > > (Written on my iPod touch) > > Josh Juneau > DBA-Application Developer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to javaposse@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
