Lion & Podcast Producer?

Does anyone have an idea of the implications of Lion on Podcast Producer? Initially, information on the Apple website seems vague on whether PCP will be included/integrated with Lion Server. It seems odd to think that support would disappear, but I finding mixed thoughts on how PCP will look in Lion. Is anyone out there testing a beta version of Lion?

I got from Apple Enterprise that there are 2 different apps - Podcast (as in Server App) and Podcast Producer (which is the legacy app from Snow Leopard Server). Podcast Publisher in Lion works with Podcast and integrates into the Lion Wikis. Podcast doesn't require Xgrid to run as where PCP did. You can still use the workflows from PCP in Podcast. PCP is in there and we had it running, but opted to go with the new Podcast app.
It's very confusing and not clear at ALL in the Advanced Server Admin manual, but we're finding that the new Podcast app seems to be more user friendly via Podcast Publisher. In addition, being able to have non-IT people manage the podcasts via the GUI (wikis) as opposed to the CLI pcast commands to edit the feeds is a plus in our environment.
With your error message above, your DNS setting are all good for your server?

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Lion podcast producer can't publish to Lion apple wiki

Hi,Buddies, We're using Podcast Producer on Lion to publish podcast to Lion wiki, use lion podcast composer to define publish to lion wiki/blog server and deploy workflow to PCP server successfully, When we used lion podcast capture to send podcast to pcp server, checked in xgrid agent log and it always stopped at following and say 404 not found with http error, also I found url for posting to wiki is still old architecture of snow leopard, the lion wiki or blog url should be like this http://wiki.edu/wiki/projects/test or http://wiki.edu/wiki/people/U0K4j3h/blog, it's odd! Lion PCP,lion composer, lion wiki, but pcp can't publish to lion wiki, Do you guys have any same experience of this issue? Thanks
Feb 16 14:54:14 pcp2.wab.edu pcastaction[9500] <Notice>: PodcastProducer::Actions::WikiServer: START: [Working directory: /Network/Servers/pcp2.wab.edu/Library/PodcastProducer/Shared/UUIDs/2AFD1B7D-A83 4-4064-85C3-5D0DB1992A0F.prb/Contents/Resources/Working] {Arguments: --prb=/Network/Servers/pcp2.edu/Library/PodcastProducer/Shared/UUIDs/2AFD1B7D-A 834-4064-85C3-5D0DB1992A0F.prb --input=export-plugin-quicktime-E43D860D-31BB-454F-83AD-B2ECFFED9E92.m4v --docroot=/Network/Servers/pcp2.edu/Library/PodcastProducer/Shared/Podcasts --url=http://pcp2.edu:8171 --posting_url=http://pcp2.edu/users/test/blog --username=serveradmin --otp=AQPPrVYXywWWvsg4azuB2A== --pcast_server=https://pcp2.wab.edu:8170/podcastproducer --outfile=publish-plugin-wikiserver-48e4f3b14e180153320eba1e2f03ddba.yaml --mimetype=video/x-m4v} v.2
Feb 16 14:54:15 pcp2.wab.edu pcastaction[9500] <Critical>: PodcastProducer::Actions::WikiServer: HTTP-Error: 404 Not Found
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I thought I would post back with the solution I finally found in case someone else runs across this. I was going crazy!
This link and the comments in reply to the topic show what the problem is. I could not find it in any Apple documentation so I'm very grateful to those who posted at this link, "Mounting a shared file system for Xgrid":
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20100609114725470
Basically, Xgrid agents don't have permission to access folders pointed to under /Volumes. The solution is to provide the complete network path in your workflow, starting with /Network/Servers/<servername>/<path to folder>.
As long as the Podcast Producer Xgrid user (in my case, "pcastxgrid") has permission to the directory exported and once the full path is in your workflow the agents can publish to the folder. Again, thanks to those who posted to the hints at macworld.

Lion Server just for Podcast Producer?

I know nothing about servers and such, but am starting a video podcast for our small tribal college to teach our language and culture. I have a new iMac and Lion and use Final Cut Pro X.
Can I install Lion Server just for Podcast Producer and ignore all the other stuff with it? Does PCProducer work well? And does it work well with video?
Thank you for any and all advice or input.

Correct.
tj4shee wrote:
Oh...... so if I read this right.... the total cost for setting up a Lion Server is $29 for Lion + $49 for the server tools.... so $88 total....
I didn't catch on to that prior.....

Does lion server have podcast producer 2

The Apple Lion Server description lists podcast producer 2 but I'm only finding pod cast capture and pod cast publisher.

In Lion Server, Apple made some changes to the way podcasts can be handled. However, Podcast Producer is still available, and can be configured using the Server Admin app.

What happened to Podcast Producer?

When I bought my Macbook Pro this last Tusday, it came with Lion.
I was able to get the Mountain Lion Upgrade for free from Apple.
Lio had the Podcast Producer and now that my laptop has Mountain Lion
I can't find the Podcast Producer. I don't have the time capsule.
How can I get the podcast producer?

Apple discontinued 'Podcast Producer" and 'Podcast Capture" with OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
Clinton

Can I get podcast producer going on my Macbook?

I make tutorial videos for classes I teach. Podcast producer looks like a good option for me. I gather I need podcast capture too. Is it worth it for me to buy OS X Lion and the Lion server just for that purpose? Otherwise, I'm looking at buying something like Camtasia so that I can record my screen and voice.

Podcast Producer is, as you say, part of OSX Server and is outside my experience (though I would have thought that what you suggest was going a complicated route to achieve your ends). The best place to ask would be in the OSX Lion Server Forum.

Why can't I find Podcast Producer under Share in the latest version of FCPX?

We had our Wiki/blog server set up to publish videos directly to Podcast Producer from FCPX? This summer we upgraded the server to Lion and updated FCPX and the "Podcast Producer" option is gone from the "Share" menu.
Why would they do this? What is a good option for us at this point for sending videos to Podcast Producer (for our Wiki/Blog server)?

Because Audiobooks are not included in icloud. The audiobook industry does not allow this.

When Podcast Producer says it's running but isn't (apache fails to start)

We've set up a new Intel XServe up with Leopard Server (10.5.6) and are having trouble persuading the Podcast Producer engine from starting.
First, we've set up all the accounts and settings exactly per Apple's PP documentation. Yes, I'm aware of the need to significantly tweak the defaults and that you don't just click "start" We have a fully functioning OD Master on this machine, plus DNS, Kerberos, XGrid, QTSS and our regular web services (on port 80) via Apache.
We try to start the Podcast Producer in Server Admin. The dot goes green, indicating that the service is running. However, no one can connect to it using the Podcast Capture application (and yes, users attempting that are clients of the OD Master).
The logs show what's not happening, but not why:
The pcastserverd_out.log shows many repetitive instances of:
Thu Jan 22 16:27:33 +1100 2009 -- Starting pcastserverd apache...
pcastserverd_error.log shows many repeated instances of:
Unexpected exception in check: Failed system command: /usr/sbin/httpd -f /usr/share/podcastproducer/apache/httpd.conf -k start (256)
and, less often:
Unexpected exception starting mongrel instance: Failed system command: /usr/sbin/httpd -f /usr/share/podcastproducer/apache/httpd.conf -k start (256)
I have traced this error to the execution of a ruby file:
/usr/share/podcastproducer/pcastserverd/lib/pcast_server.rb
where there is a routine that obviously attempts to check "mongrel and apache" for something. Here's the routine:
def check
ASLLogger.debug("Checking mongrel and apache...")
begin
if (!check_apache)
start_apache
end
if (ServerPreferences.mode == "main")
@mongrelbase_port.upto(@mongrel_baseport + @num_mongrels - 1) do |portnum|
start_mongrel(portnum)
end
end
rescue Exception => boom
ASLLogger.error "Unexpected exception in check: #{boom}"
end
end
Here's the question: how do I further trace this fault to work out what's going on and how to fix it? Why does SA insist the PP engine is running when evidently it isn't? Why won't this instance of Apache launch properly?
I am assuming that the PP invoked instances of Apache and it's "mongrels" (whatever they are) are using SSL on ports in the 8xxx range, and that these are entirely unrelated to the web services I've already set up for webmail, wikis and blogs elsewhere in SA.
Your advice is appreciated.

When you are charging what are you plugged into?
You should plug the nano either into a power brick or directly into the back of your computer. Do not use USB hubs, or the USB ports on the front of the computer at first. Just confirm you can get a full charge on the USB connection at the back or from the power brick.
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Is there a way to create a iTunes U feed using .pdf or .epub files using a Podcast Producer 2 backend?

I'm in the process of creating an iTunes U site for my university. We are in the process of activating an Xserve running Snow Leopard and Podcast Producer 2 to server as a backend and trying to figure out how to create various workflows and feeds for populating both the Public SIte Manager "public site" and the authenticated "private site". So far, I have not found any information regrading how to upload .pdfs or .epub documents using Podcast Composer or Podcast Capture. Is this possible?

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It depends where you extract the file to. If you extract it to your home directory so you can examine it's content, there's no problem -- it's just a static file. If you're extracting it over the existing file (in this case /etc/fstab), then you may end up screwing up permissions/ownership.
I've not experimented with redirection enough to know whether the original file's permissions are preserved.
maybe a chmod fix if needed?
So I am having a problem because it keeps saying fstab might be a file and when I query I do not see the package /file. So help me understand by this similar question.
This works fine.
# pacman -S iw wpa_supplicant
but using query does not find any package that resembles iw wpa_supplicant
# pacman -Q
Nothing in the list resembles the package above. It seems to me I just do not understand repositories (I think that is what these are called).
Is there a good link or article that can clear this up? Also... how can I find out how to query files that contain certain characters in the package name such as lib* or *lib*?

Podcast Producer and Internet Explorer

I've configured Podcast Producer on 10.6.8, and it is working fine - items are processed from the Capture software through to PcP2 and Xgrid, and are then uploaded to a Wiki.
The issue is with clients using Internet Explorer (any version) and their ability to play audio files uploaded from Capture or through the web interface of the wiki. Videos work fine, but whatever code is used to upload just audio files to the wiki cannot be interpreted by IE. I know that 10.6.8 was meant to address some of these issues, but I am just not sure how to proceed.
Has anyone had a similar experience?
Cheers
Kieran

Not sure if this will fix your problem, but I was having the same problem until I looked at the specs for XGrid, it has to run on an Intel Mac. This is where you can get the specs:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306737
Here is what is in the doc:
Podcast Capture requirements
Any Mac running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
iSight camera (built-in or external) or FireWire DV camcorder
Podcast Producer Server requirements
Any Mac running Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard
Xsan for optional cluster file services
Podcast Producer Xgrid rendering requirements
Any Intel-based Macintosh Server or Intel-based desktop Mac (a Mac Pro, for example)
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard or Mac OS X Server version 10.5 Leopard
At least 1 GB of memory (RAM) plus 512 MB of additional RAM per processor core
At least 50 GB of available disk space
Xsan for optional cluster file services
Quartz Extreme-enabled video chipset
Note: Quartz Extreme support can be verified in the Graphics section of Apple System Profiler.
Note: If a system is providing multiple Podcast services (for example, Podcast Producer and Podcast Producer Xgrid rendering), the system needs to meet both requirements.

How to get poster art in the RSS feed using Podcast Producer workflow

With podcast producer there are standard workflow which create atom feeds. I can not figure out how to automatically generate a poster image (or any type of images) associated with the video to show in the rss feed. Anyone got this to work?
Here is the feed of the test site:
feed://switch.macsenior.net:8171/podcastproducer/atom_feeds/4C9A6B5A-4D09-4394-A 846-5407C8BF8FBD
I like to show poster art of an random frame of the movie.

You actually are publishing images. For example:
http://switch.macsenior.net:8171/podcastproducer/feed_logos/4C9A6B5A-4D09-4394-A 846-5407C8BF8FBD.png
http://switch.macsenior.net:8171/podcastproducer/attachments/4C9A6B5A-4D09-4394- A846-5407C8BF8FBD/2EFF4653-5E35-4F9F-B0D1-14C797DAB1C8.png
You aren't seeing these images because of the way Safari parses feeds. Try using curl from the command line or another browser. Safari and Podcast Producer really don't play well together. A good example is trying to use the SSL port to view feeds.
If you'd like to change the image to something common for all episodes in a workflow, select Window > Workflow Inspector in Podcast Composer. Be careful with your image dimensions, as it is posted unaltered.

Podcast Producing in a Windows World

I'm running into some major issues at the school I work for trying to get Podcast Producer up and running. I've got an Apple Xserve with 10.5.1 that is a member of a Windows Active Directory Domain (No way for that to change).
My question really applies to pages 23-24 of the Podcast Producer Admin Guide. How can I make this thing work in an environment where Windows controls DNS, Active Directory and everything else?
Has anybody been able to integrate this into a Windows Server environment?

I skipped the entire DNS section but I registered our server with the networking group and they created the DNS entry for me. Worse case, you should be able to use IP's instead of names to communicate with the server.
As far as user accounts, I created them in both AD and on leopard server so that the info would match and everything was working smoothly. I do not know to which the clients were authenticating, I only assume it was leopard server.
Eventually I ran into the problem of ical server being unable to integrate with AD so I spoke with our AD folks and they said as long as I do NOT turn on DHCP and DNS then I can create an OD master and run with it, which is what I'm doing now.

Looking for: Promo Movies of Podcast Producer--- slick demo's

Why can't I find any actual video podcasts of Podcast Producer? Is it too new? Does someone have to capture a capture with another tool? (...like an iShowU capture of how to use Snapz Pro...)
I want to show a video clip to demo this to my boss. Something to show the aspects of this being a great centralizing database for creating and publishing online video training movies... but she ain't going to get that from a one-page blurb on the Apple site's Leopard Server page.
Anyone? Links to actual movies about Podcast Producer?

The OS X 10.7 servers we installed didn't have it and Apple support told us it wasn't included. But we could migrate it from older 10.6 and 10.5 servers to run it. But it won't run on 10.8 at all now.

Setting up Podcast Producer errors out

It looks like I am almost done having this setup. My PcP 2 server is setup and forward / reverse DNS are working. I've kerberized the service.
When going through the setup assistant, at the last step, I am getting an error message that states setup of the PcP failed.
My podcast producer startup log returns this:
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking Open Directory search policy…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking host names…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Error: no host name in system configuration
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking users and groups…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking default cerificate file…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking preferences…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking shared filesystem…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking database…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Checking Kerberos…
2009-11-04 18:23:59 -0600 - Done. Fail.
How can I resolve the problem with No Host Name in System configuration. As far as I can tell, everything is setup properly on that box.

I had the same issue too and scutil verified my HostName (not to be confused with what `hostname` returns) was not set:
admin$ scutil --get HostName
HostName: not set
this did the trick for me:
admin$ scutil --set HostName foobar.domain.private

Podcast Producer Youtube workflow fails. Script produces runtime errors

A guide was written regarding creating a Podcast Producer workflow for YouTube. Unfortunately, the completed script (even with all of the relevant API bits installed properly) returns an exception when trying to upload the video (client ID, data API have been substituted into the script). The Java script compiles and runs. However, when it failed, I decided to toString() the exception which was called and found out that Google was returning "Bad Request," meaning something with the way the Script was trying to talk to Google was bad. The code is still the reference code with the CID/DevKey subbed in, but because of the Bad Request exception passed by Google, it fails to upload, and thus, fails entirely.
Is there a proper working YouTube workflow anywhere?

Apologies: I just found the Podcast Producer forum, so I'm going to mark this one as answered and repost the question in the Podcast Producer forum now that I know a specific forum for it exists.

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