Comments on: Podcasting on the Road: Tape, Technology and Hats http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/podcasting-on-the-road-tape-technology-and-hats Stories, Advice and the Internet's Best Travel Blogs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:40:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: soultravelers3 http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/podcasting-on-the-road-tape-technology-and-hats/comment-page-1#comment-4367 soultravelers3 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:48:15 +0000 http://www.travelblogs.com/?p=582#comment-4367 I am just now finding this. Oh boy, do I hear you Gary! I broke my camera 3 days into our open ended world tour, so I only had a video camera ( that took stills) and took all my picture like that ( almost all by myself...video & photos for almost the first 2 years. We have taken tons and tons of great video and photos, but the editing process and time it all takes just does not allow us to get it all out there quickly. We have managed to get 26 videos up on Youtube ( barely a dent) and almost a million views for our first one. We have not had time to figure out how to make them official podcasts. We do have 2 adults with talent, but one has to keep an eye on the kidlet and homeschool her too as we roam ( oh yeah, we take a violin and piano with us too! lol) ...so being more than one person doesn't always add up to more time. I had a friend ( Bill Bowles) who did a fantstic podcast as he roamed the world, but it was a pure all-hard-work type of thing ( he was a professional cameraman by trade) with top of the line equipment. He made it clear that it was a work trip for him and he spent all of his time on the work. http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6336648hfaB5qQg?jsonParams=%257B%2522user%2522%253A%2522iambillbowles%2522%252C%2522veohOnly%2522%253Atrue%252C%2522order%2522%253A%2522mr%2522%257D&context=CHANNEL&viewType=user That is just not sustainable kind of lifestyle for us or most extended travelers. Perhaps the technology will keep changing, but editing is one of the most important things and that takes time. Luckily our audience does not mind waiting until we get to it, sounds like yours are fine with that as well. Why do travel if you are working the whole time? I am just now finding this. Oh boy, do I hear you Gary! I broke my camera 3 days into our open ended world tour, so I only had a video camera ( that took stills) and took all my picture like that ( almost all by myself…video & photos for almost the first 2 years.

We have taken tons and tons of great video and photos, but the editing process and time it all takes just does not allow us to get it all out there quickly.

We have managed to get 26 videos up on Youtube ( barely a dent) and almost a million views for our first one. We have not had time to figure out how to make them official podcasts.

We do have 2 adults with talent, but one has to keep an eye on the kidlet and homeschool her too as we roam ( oh yeah, we take a violin and piano with us too! lol) …so being more than one person doesn’t always add up to more time.

I had a friend ( Bill Bowles) who did a fantstic podcast as he roamed the world, but it was a pure all-hard-work type of thing ( he was a professional cameraman by trade) with top of the line equipment. He made it clear that it was a work trip for him and he spent all of his time on the work.

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6336648hfaB5qQg?jsonParams=%257B%2522user%2522%253A%2522iambillbowles%2522%252C%2522veohOnly%2522%253Atrue%252C%2522order%2522%253A%2522mr%2522%257D&context=CHANNEL&viewType=user

That is just not sustainable kind of lifestyle for us or most extended travelers. Perhaps the technology will keep changing, but editing is one of the most important things and that takes time.

Luckily our audience does not mind waiting until we get to it, sounds like yours are fine with that as well. Why do travel if you are working the whole time?

]]> By: maryam in marrakech http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/podcasting-on-the-road-tape-technology-and-hats/comment-page-1#comment-1248 maryam in marrakech Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:13:15 +0000 http://www.travelblogs.com/?p=582#comment-1248 OMG, so complex. I have done a few podcasts but always with someone to help and no editing! OMG, so complex. I have done a few podcasts but always with someone to help and no editing!

]]> By: Peter Daams http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/podcasting-on-the-road-tape-technology-and-hats/comment-page-1#comment-1064 Peter Daams Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:23:00 +0000 http://www.travelblogs.com/?p=582#comment-1064 Great post Gary. It's obviously a labour of love for those taking the time to document travels like this. I think I might have to try this some day. :) Great post Gary. It’s obviously a labour of love for those taking the time to document travels like this. I think I might have to try this some day. :)

]]> By: jamie http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/podcasting-on-the-road-tape-technology-and-hats/comment-page-1#comment-1002 jamie Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:36:27 +0000 http://www.travelblogs.com/?p=582#comment-1002 Here's how new I am to podcasting: I thought podcasts were only audio. We just shot a bunch of stuff on a weekend in San Francisco with our kids. It would have been funny if it hadn't been so damn frustrating. I went in with a plan (and loose script) which totally had to be thrown out the window (too windy here, lighting too low there), mangled the transitions, and looked like a total dork (I'm your polar opposite: I write better than I talk). I had someone to shoot, but no one to keep the kids (who had supporting roles) from running into traffic. Learning curve was pretty much a vertical wall. Still, I was sort of intrigued by it all. Will post the results on my site soon. Here’s how new I am to podcasting: I thought podcasts were only audio.

We just shot a bunch of stuff on a weekend in San Francisco with our kids. It would have been funny if it hadn’t been so damn frustrating.

I went in with a plan (and loose script) which totally had to be thrown out the window (too windy here, lighting too low there), mangled the transitions, and looked like a total dork (I’m your polar opposite: I write better than I talk). I had someone to shoot, but no one to keep the kids (who had supporting roles) from running into traffic.

Learning curve was pretty much a vertical wall. Still, I was sort of intrigued by it all. Will post the results on my site soon.

]]> By: Craig http://www.travelblogs.com/articles/podcasting-on-the-road-tape-technology-and-hats/comment-page-1#comment-991 Craig Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:03:48 +0000 http://www.travelblogs.com/?p=582#comment-991 Amen, Gary! We've been doing the audio podcasting thing since February '07 and weekly video podcasts over the last three months. It's really hard work! Still, the people sending us clips and the emails we get help make it worthwhile. God knows there's little money in independent podcasting :) Amen, Gary!

We’ve been doing the audio podcasting thing since February ’07 and weekly video podcasts over the last three months. It’s really hard work!

Still, the people sending us clips and the emails we get help make it worthwhile. God knows there’s little money in independent podcasting :)

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