1) video must be in .mp4 format, 320 X 240 resolution. I typically use Nero recode to go from .avi to .mp4 in this step, as it allows you to adjust the output size in a very fine-grained way. Suppossedly .mov (Quicktime) files will work as well, but so far I haven’t gotten that to work.
2) set up your RSS Template in EE using available plugins for enclosures. You can see my RSS feed created by EE at: http://www.jeremymarkum.com/fitness/innercircle/iTunes.xml/ (I’ll paste the actual template below)
3) use the URL of your RSS feed in the previous step as the source for a feedburner “podcast” feed, with the “smartfeed” and “convert format burner” options enabled (under the “optimize” tab of the feed in question), after you’ve created it in feedburner. URL: http://www.feedburner.com
4) this step should have come first I guess, but you’ll want a custom entry field (text, no formatting) to hold the URL and enclosure info that points at your video file. Here’s an example of what mine looks like:
<a href="http://www.jeremymarkum.com/athome/video/iPod/hindu-squat.mp4" title="{title}" rel="enclosure">How To Hindu Squat</a>
5) the custom field / tag I created is called: {ipod_video_source} which you’ll see in the iTunex.xml file example above in step 2)
6) assuming you have your .mp4 file uploaded to your server, an entry with a custom field that contains the enclosure info (the feed enclosure plugin will “surround” this custom tag in your RSS template), and a button/link to the feed you created at feedburner somewhere on your blog, then you’re good to go!
7) to get iTunes to manage your vodcast / vlog, just copy the feedburner URL, and paste it into the subscribe to podcast menu in iTunes (6.0 and above for video)...
Here is an example template, remember to change the assigned variables and any paths to fit your installation:
{assign_variable:master_weblog_name="secrets"}
{assign_variable:template_name="full-entry"}
{assign_variable:template_group="innercircle"}
{assign_variable:weblog_name="The 100 Percent Portable Exercise Demo Video Vodcast"}
{exp:rss:feed weblog="secrets"}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="{encoding}"?>
<rss version="2.0"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/"
xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/DTDs/Podcast-1.0.dtd">
<channel>
<title>{exp:xml_encode}{weblog_name}{/exp:xml_encode}</title>
<link>{weblog_url}</link>
<dc:language>{weblog_language}</dc:language>
<dc:creator>{email}</dc:creator>
<dc:rights>Copyright {gmt_date format="%Y"}</dc:rights>
<dc:date>{gmt_date format="%Y-%m-
T;%H:%i:%s%Q"}</dc:date>
<admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.pmachine.com/" />
<description>A Vodcast Demonstrating The Best Gym-Free, Portable, Bodyweight Exercises And Resistance Training Equipment.</description>
<image>
<url>http://www.jeremymarkuminnercircle.com/images/Jeremy-Markum-Wearing-Tie-RARE.jpg</url>
<title>The 100 Percent Portable Exercise Demo Video Vodcast</title>
<link>http://www.JeremyMarkum.com/fitness/innercircle/</link>
</image>
<itunes:author>The Fitness Sage</itunes:author>
<itunes:subtitle>Burn Your Gym Membership With These Powerful, Portable Exercises From The Fitness Sage</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>
The 100 Percent Portable Exercise Demo Video Vodcast Guides You Step-By-Step Through The Most Effective Gym-Free, Portable Resistance Training Exercises Known To Man.
</itunes:summary>
<itunes:owner>
<itunes:name>Jeremy Markum</itunes:name>
<itunes:email> jeremy@jeremymarkum.com</itunes:email>
</itunes:owner>
<itunes:link rel="image" type="video/jpeg" href="http://www.jeremymarkuminnercircle.com/images/JeremyMarkumFitnessA.jpg">
The 100 Percent Portable Exercise Demo Video Vodcast
</itunes:link>
<itunes:category text="Health">
<itunes:category text="Fitness"/>
</itunes:category>
{exp:weblog:entries weblog="secrets" category="14" limit="99" rdf="off" dynamic_start="on"}
<item>
<title>{exp:xml_encode}{title}{/exp:xml_encode}</title>
<itunes:author>Jeremy Markum, The Fitness Sage</itunes:author>
<link>{exp:xml_encode}{title_permalink={template_group}/full-entry}{/exp:xml_encode}</link>
<description>{exp:xml_encode}{summary}{/exp:xml_encode}</description>
<itunes:subtitle>{exp:xml_encode}{summary}{/exp:xml_encode}</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>{exp:xml_encode}{summary}{/exp:xml_encode}</itunes:summary>
<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:duration>30:00</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>{exp:xml_encode}fitness exercise video health vodcast{/exp:xml_encode}</itunes:keywords>
<dc:subject>{exp:xml_encode}{categories backspace="1"}{category_name}, {/categories}{/exp:xml_encode}</dc:subject>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[{exp:allow_eecode}{ipod_video_source}{body}{/exp:allow_eecode}]]></content:encoded>
<dc:date>{gmt_entry_date format="%Y-%m-
T;%H:%i:%s%Q"}</dc:date>
{exp:feed_enclosures type="rss"}
{exp:allow_eecode}{ipod_video_source}{/exp:allow_eecode}
{/exp:feed_enclosures}
</item>
{/exp:weblog:entries}</channel>
</rss> {/exp:rss:feed}
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