Thanks for the great response. I was unaware that AAC format did not work with all MP3 players being that I am not a podcasting aficionado. The explanation you have given makes sense and I can see why it would take lots of extra time to incorporate chapters.
I would be interested in providing chapter and time information for the podcast, but often times I listen to the shows a week or two after they've been posted. Therefore, I am not sure how many people would find the information useful. If people would still make use of the information even if it were posted late then I'd be happy to help out. Keep up the great show, and thanks again for your time. Josh Juneau [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jj-blogger.blogspot.com http://www.gathereventplanning.com Twitter ID: javajuneau On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 9:19 AM, BoD <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, "chaptering" exists also for mp3s: > http://www.id3.org/id3v2-chapters-1.0 > > and a tool (guess what: it's in Java!:)) > http://id3v2-chap-tool.sourceforge.net/ > > But of course, approximately 0.000% of all the mp3 players support this. > > BoD > > > Dick Wall wrote: >> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
