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==Step 1: Create your show.== | |||
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Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab | Well, this is pretty simple to understand, process wise: grab | ||
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direct from the CD, right? Right.) | direct from the CD, right? Right.) | ||
==Step 2: Create your mp3== | |||
Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform | Take the WAV file that is your show from Step 1, and transform | ||
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mp3. | mp3. | ||
===Step 2a: Create your album art=== | |||
At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul | At the moment, there's no RBRadio art. Possibly some enterprising soul | ||
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fyi. | fyi. | ||
==Step 3: Tag your mp3== | |||
So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the | So, having got your mp3 and any album art, make sure and update the | ||
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Genre: whatever's appropriate. | Genre: whatever's appropriate. | ||
Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. | Comment: In this section, include the playlist for the show. I like to use "Artist - Song Title (Album)", but it's up to you. | ||
If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right | If you're using Tag & Rename, you'll see an "Art" panel on the right | ||
of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image. | of the tag editor. Click on Add, and link your image. | ||
==Step 4: Create an authenticated area== | |||
Follow the pubcookie instructions. The short format of those are: | Follow the pubcookie instructions. The short format of those are: | ||
Create a directory off your public_html - call it something like | Create a directory off your public_html - call it something like | ||
podcast, or radio, or | podcast, or radio, or MrKiplingsFlyingElephantSupplies. I don't | ||
care. In that directory, create a .htaccess file, with the following | care. In that directory, create a .htaccess file, with the following | ||
contents: | contents: | ||
PubcookieAppID pod Authtype pubcookie | |||
require valid-user | |||
require valid-user | |||
Set the permissions on the dir and the file correctly, and you're | Set the permissions on the dir and the file correctly, and you're | ||
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think. | think. | ||
==Step 5: Upload your mp3== | |||
Put your mp3 file in the dir you created in Step 4. Take note of its size. | Put your mp3 file in the dir you created in Step 4. Take note of its size. | ||
==Step 6: Create your RSS XML file== | |||
Take a look at ~sandman/public_html/podcast/rbradio.xml for a | Take a look at ~sandman/public_html/podcast/rbradio.xml for a | ||
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Put this file in the directory from Step 4. | Put this file in the directory from Step 4. | ||
==Step 7: Link to your RSS file== | |||
The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html | The last part is the simplest. Just create a link off an index.html | ||
file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format: | file in the directory from Step 4: I like the following format: | ||
<a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS newsreader | <a title="RSS 2.0: Use this link with your favorite RSS | ||
newsreader for grabbing the podcast. I think." href="rbradio.xml" | |||
style="border:1px solid; border-color:#FC9 #630 #330 #F96; | |||
padding:03px; font:bold 10px verdana,sans-serif; color:#FFF; | |||
background:#F60; text-decoration:none; margin:0;"> RBRadio </a> | |||
</a> | |||
This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for | This creates a nice orange box, which seems to be the standard for | ||
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"rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go. | "rbradio.xml" to your own .xml file, and away you go. | ||
==Step 8: Listen to your file.== | |||
Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't | Oh now come on, you don't expect me to do this, do you? I don't | ||
know how to use any players other than Winamp | know how to use any players other than Winamp. | ||