Video Podcasts to download on Usenet! (Newsgroups)

Wow! How cool! There are so far two Video Podcasts of documentary stuff in usenet newsgroups that can now be downloaded!
http://www.newzbin.com/search/query/p/?q=video+podcast&Category=-1&searchFP=p
Looks like they've been encoded in MPEG 4 with 480 pixel resolution.
What are newsgrops you ask? Have a look at Slyck's guide to Newsgroups:
http://www.slyck.com/ng.php
Cheers!
-Pierre

Hey wingrider97,
Are you trying to download the Podcasts on iTunes, and then sync them over to your iPod? Or are you attempting to download them directly to your iPod using the Podcast app? Depending on your answer, one of the following documents might help:
iTunes 11 for Windows: Download podcasts and educational media
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12500
Managing content manually on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1535
or
iTunes Store: Downloading podcasts using an iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3281
Best,
Delgadoh

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Problems with video podcast iPhone downloads..HELP!!!!

When I download a non video podcast all is well, however it does not sync to my iPhone. After it is downloaded with iTunes it shows up as downloaded.. the get is nolonger visible.
When I try to download a video podcast, I select get it downloads and I see a progress bar. It finishes but in the list of available podcast downloads for this subscription the one I just still appears with a get next to it. ot sure it is actually downloading.
What am I doing wrong???

You go to Video Settings and on the first option, you will have the choice of having it either, 'On, Off, or Ask' Put it on Off, and try to play it again.

How do I create a self-contained video podcast for download?

I have a series of videos from a conference I taped years ago that I want to make availanble to people as a digital download. I have purchased some training coruses from places like Ripple that send you an e-mail with a link to the download the course material. Clicking on it opens up iTiunes and downloads the entire training course as a Podcast (video). So it is not hosted on iTunes and is self-contianed to download all "eppisodes."
How is this done? How is this created so I can post it on a server and have people download it? Auto-instal to iTunes would be nice if easily acheivable.
Thanks.

This page explains how to create a podcast:
http://rfwilmut.net/pc
It's written with audio podcasts in mind, but there's little difference in making a video podcast. Your video files must be .mp4, .m4v or .mov, not .wma or .swf (Flash).
In the 'enclosure' tag the 'type attribute must be as follows for the different file types:
.mp4
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video/quicktime
Most podcast creation programs or service will handle that for you, so it's probably only relevant if you are handwriting the feed.

ITunes video podcast wont download

Using the latest iTunes on WIn 7 and have three video podcasts which appear to download but when they complete they haven't downloaded and appear greyed out with an open circle on the left. Can anyone help please?

Yes, the file isn't where it's supposed to be, therefore it cannot be downloaded onto your computer.
This is a problem with the Podcast. Each episode is held on a server, the Podcast producers specify where the file is, and all iTunes does is list it according to the information supplied by the producer. (Neither Apple nor iTunes store the Podcast, they simply list it.) When you ask for it (either manually or via a subscription) iTunes asks the host server to download a copy to you. However, if the file is not actually stored where the Podcast's producers say they've put it, you get that message.
I suggest you contact the show's producers to let them know there is a problem. On the iTunes Store page for the Gadget Lab, you should see a link to "Website." Follow that and send them an email.
I've had this happen with Podcasts I'm subscribed to. Usually, all it needs is an email from someone to let them know, they correct the fault and hey presto, done!

I just subscribed no new video podcast and download restarts again and again

i just subscribed no new video podcast and whenever it tries to download the episode the download cancels and restarts when some kbs of podcast is left to download, and this loop goes on, struck here. and i am not able to download even one episode.

Hi shivendramohannn,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The article below will help you troubleshoot the issue you are having downloading a podcast:
iTunes Store: Can't download or play a podcast
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2313
Can't connect to the iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1368
I hope this information helps ....
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Certain video podcasts wont download

The majority of the video podcasts download fine, but a few wont. When I click the ! it says that the podcast might be corrupt or the wrong format. Also, the podcasts that wont download wont play in the store and do not display their time.
Does anyone know how to get the podcasts to download?

Turned out i had the "Tv Out" on so thats hwy the videos wouldn't show up

Video podcast not downloading

For the past few days it seems like all my video podcast will not download properly. They look like they are downloading and when they are done I get a grey explanation point and when I click on the podcast I get a message about a corrupt file or a file that i-tunes can't play.
Also my regular podcast from time to time go out and get every podcast in a feed and then starts downloading them all even though in the prefs. I have it set only to download the most recent podcast.
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Count me in, too. Throughout March it was kind of sporadic, but recently it's been almost daily. Especially ABC World News.
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First video podcast wont download

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I have a podcast I have been running for a little over a year (audio, mp3). Today I released my first video from the feed. It shows up in the list but wont download from iTunes only. Using my browser direct to my feed and a test with doppler also pulled it down without issue.
The video is in mp4 format and I can view it locally in iTunes.
Totally stumped as to why that one episode wont load.
My feed is http://www.flaxpond.net/today/podcast/todayinvmk.rss if anyone would like to see it. (I know its ugly but it works USUALLY ROFL)
Or look for cowboy from iTunes (only video in the feed, released 11/15/07) from the today in vmk podcast.
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If everything else has worked for you, my first guess would be that the podtrack prepend is tripping iTunes up because it ends in ".mp3". I couldn't preview the file in the Store, and when I subscribed to the feed, it looked like the file downloaded, but then it would disappear (I can't even find it on my hard drive!). So, try changing/removing the podtrack prefix in your feed and see if it works. If it doesn't, I would recommend working on overhauling your feed, cause Validator says it is invalid.

Creating Video Podcasts for download by clients

Hi there,
I'm new to ipods & have recently bought an ipod touch. Now as I look through itunes & podcasts, I notice people creating photo slideshows, etc for clients to be able to download as podcasts from within itunes.
Could someone point me in the direction of instructions/how-to's for creating a slideshow podcast, then on making it downloadable in itunes for my clients?
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Running itunes 10.6.1.7. did reorg of lib to new struct. reorg left all video podcasts in old folder. I cannot view video podcasts itunes or download. help please.

I just installed itunes 10.6.1.7. on a new PC connected an external hard drive containing my itunes library and pointed to my library on an external hard drive.
I also did reorganization of my library structure via "organize library" menu option. The reorg left all video podcasts in the old podcast folder and will not let me copy them to the new podcast folder.
From the itunes store I cannot select a new video podcast and download and view it in itunes. The podcast will show up but the file or episode has a "GET" button next to it and never shows it as available to view in itunes. I have attempted to download many time with no success.
I have podcasts that are all video podcasts and some that are mixed audio podcasts and video podcasts. in both cases the video podcasts remained in the original folder location.
The video podcasts are not in movies or in tv shows. All music is present and accounted for that I know.
How can I restore all video podcasts previously downloaded and view them on itunes or an ipod?
Can I create a video podcast option in itunes?
Please help.

Issue solved - It turns out that the QuickTime version on my PC was 6.5 and I needed to update to version 7.6 or higher to allow videos to play in iTunes. I updated to QuickTime version 7.7 and then added the old podcast folder to iTunes while in podcasts. This found all video podcast content and then the auto reorg moved all folders to the new podcast directory. For the videos I manually moved earlier, I had to move (not copy) them back to the old directory or folder then add that old folder and they were now in the right directory and viewable in iTunes.

Cannot download or watch old or new video podcasts after iTunes directory reorg

I just installed itunes 10.6.1.7. on a new PC connected an external hard drive containing my itunes library and pointed to my library on an external hard drive. That seems to have worked fine except for the issue described below.
I also did reorganization of my library structure via "organize library" menu option. The reorg left all video podcasts in the old podcast folder and will not let me copy them to the new podcast folder. I have podcasts that are all video podcasts and some that are mixed audio podcasts and video podcasts. In both cases the video podcasts remained in the original or old folder location. In the case of the mixed video and audio it just left the video episodes in the old folder and moved the audio podcasts.
If I select a new video podcast from the itunes store and download it, I cannot view it in itunes. An example of a new video podcast I attempted to download is "MinutePhysics". The podcast will display as one of my podcasts in itunes but the file or episode has a "GET" button next to it and never shows it as available to view in itunes. It looks like it is downloading to my hard drive but after it downloads I cannot locate the file in any directories.
In Advanced Preferences on the Advanced tab I have checked and unchecked "Keep iTunes Media folder organized" and that does not make a difference checked or unchecked.
The video podcasts are not in movies or in tv shows. All music is present and accounted for that I know.
How can I restore all video podcasts previously downloaded and view them on itunes or an ipod?
Can I create a video podcast option in itunes?
Please help.

Issue solved - It turns out that the QuickTime version on my PC was 6.5 and I needed to update to version 7.6 or higher to allow videos to play in iTunes. I updated to QuickTime version 7.7 and then added the old podcast folder to iTunes while in podcasts. This found all video podcast content and then the auto reorg moved all folders to the new podcast directory. For the videos I manually moved earlier, I had to move (not copy) them back to the old directory or folder then add that old folder and they were now in the right directory and viewable in iTunes. Thanks for the reply.

Video Podcasts show up as Music

Here is my problem:
I downloaded a couple video podcasts from iTMS and copied them to my ipod. They play fine in iTunes, but on my ipod they dont show up anywhere in the video section, only in the music section. When I 'get info' within iTunes they both show as 'Movie' in the Movie Kind field. I am using iTunes version 6.0.2.23 (Windows), Cd Driver 2.0.43, Cd Driver DLL 2.0.3.2, Ipod Video 30G, Version 1.0.
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When I am transfering the video to the ipod, I am doing this manually because I use both my home and work machines with my ipod.
Here are some things I have tried:
I first attempted to download the video podcasts using iTMS on my work machine with the result being that the videos showing up under my music and not showing up under video anywhere.
I downloaded a video (not using iTMS) on my work machine and then imported it into the library and then manually copied it to my ipod and it worked just fine.
I attempted to 'Convert The Selection For Ipod' within iTunes (again work machine) for the iTMS downloaded video podcasts and it tells me that the files were not converted because they are already in the correct format. I am wondering if the problem is somehow related to the fact that these files have been downloaded through the podcast subscription? I cant see any reason why, but just throwing some things out there.
I attempted to download the video podcasts using iTMS on my home machine with the same results. As a last effort at this time, I tried the transfer again, and left it to transfer overnight.
Using a different computer (not work or home) I rebuilt Windows XP Pro from scratch. The only thing installed was service pack 2, then installed the same version of iTunes (6.0.2.23) and had a slightly different experience. One of the podcasts in questions did the exact same thing, that is showing up under music and no video playing. The other podcast however ended up showing up and played fine. Now my problem is I dont know if the new machine transferred it correctly or if it was transferred correctly from my home machine the night before (I overlooked checking it before attempting the transfer on the new machine.) I have since then attempted to transfer the problem file on the new machine and it failed again.
Now, has anyone managed to experience and resolve this issue? I know that I should update the ipod to 1.1 and try again, but since I have read about all of the problems with video on the new version I am a little hesitant to do that. Anyone have any suggestions on what ot try next, or am I going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade the ipod?
Thanks in advance,
Rob
Ipod Video 30G Version 1.0 Windows XP Pro

OK, tried some new things, here is the latest update:
I went ahead and bit the bullet, upgraded to 1.1. Deleted the video files from the music section of the ipod and then attempted to manually transfer the files. Still, the same symptoms occured.
Next step, performed a restore on the ipod (using the latest updater (thus retaining version 1.1), then set the ipod to sync with itunes on the work machine. Videos uploaded fine, show up in the Videos section and even play as videos on the ipod! Now we are getting somewhere.
Once I arrived home, I plugged the ipod into my home machine, told it yes, that I wanted to delete the content and attach the ipod to itunes on my home machine. Once all my music downloaded to the ipod, I subscribed to the video podcasts, they downloaded, then I synced the ipod, and they show up in the video section and play as videos. Everything seems to work fine!
My next step will be to disable auto sync and manually add some video podcasts to the ipod and see if it will function then. I will update the thread once that is complete.
Rob

Can't get video podcast to show up on my iPod

I've downloaded tv programs, even compressed some of my own video work and put it on my iPod....but for some reason, the 3 video podcasts I downloaded don't show up after my iPod updates. I searched in the music section as well as the video section under "podcasts," but nothing is there. Any suggestions? Any way to drag and drop the file onto iPod?

Any suggestions?
Would suggest you check the format of the podcast. I downloaded one last week and found Sorenson video and QDesign audio tracks. If it is in what appears to be the correct format and parameter settings, then try converting it yourself and see it it syncs.
If the converted file syncs, then I would conclude that the author's workflow may not have included adequate "field testing." (Likely relying on past successes with a particular application and/or settings.) This happened to me this week when I downloaded an Apple product/technique tutorial. (Strangely enough, the only one in the series I had tourble with delt with podcasting.) If the files still refuses to sync, then I would suggest you recheck your iTunes preference settings
Any way to drag and drop the file onto iPod?
"Drag 'n Drop" is, i believe, a manual management function. However, I doubt it would bypass the iTunes files scan to check on whether or not the file is iPod compatible. (I assume you aren't talking about simple data storage here.) On the other hand, at least one individual has claimed to have "hacked" his way into the loading of video data rate restricted files. Unfortunately, I am not interested in wasting space in order to put "DVD quality" files on an iPod. (If I want DVD quality, I'll watch the DVD.)
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Video podcasts not showing video?

Okay, I'm a little confused here.
I downloaded some podcasts (okay I downloaded hundreds), including some video ones.
Now when I go under iTunes there's the little tv logo by them, and when I click the video does play just like any other video.
But when I go to watch the podcast on my iPod (brand new 30 GB with video), it plays just the audio. It looks like watching a normal audio pocast, with a little still image where album artwork normally shows up.
It's not like my iPod has trouble with videos -- the television shows and music videos I downloaded from iTunes store all work perfectly fine. It's just my podcasts.
The particular video podcasts I downloaded are the Disney Channel DCOM extras, Star Wars on Cinemax, and Formula D.
Please help, I really want to watch these videos but my computer is too sluggish with iTunes to watch them on there!
Thanks in advance!
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Doi! Yeah, that did it. Thanks!!!
Mary Jo

NYT video Podcasts?? Crash!!!!

I'm using an Ipod Touch second generation firmware2.2 and current New York Times Videos crashes my Touch and causes it to reboot. All the other fifteen non NYT video podcasts I download work fine. Is this just my particular Touch or does the New York Times have a problem? Can you duplicate my experience?
Thanks

January 30, 2009. Still doing it! Is the New York Times grossly deaf when it comes to listening and fixing users problems. Simply Ming and Morningstar have the save problems and seemingly the same deafness. Rowdy Racing Video Podcasts has a similar problem but unlike the above group the Ipod Touch will not sync to their video podcasts.

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