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Using Skype Video for Thought Leadership Podcasts
This is an example of how to interview a subject-matter expert without sending a camera crew on location. True, the quality is not the same as having a dedicated HD camera sitting in front of the person you are interviewing, but the cost differential is substantial. Turn-around time from capture to posting on the web is reduced too. The title of this episode is “Mobility and ITSM on Demand, with Dan Turchin“.
This video podcast example works with an iPad, meaning it’s HTML 5 compatible. I’ll be updating all the interviews on the BMC Podcast show and the Enterpriseleadership.org show to work on iPhones and iPads soon. Twistage.com is the video management hosting service and (this is a plug) those guys rock when it comes to serious support for custom video management projects.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Tom
Using Skype Video for Thought Leadership Podcasts
Hey, could you tell us what software you used to record the Skype video and your voices?
I use Ecamm’s CAll Recorder however I’m using a iMac to capture the interviews (or a MacbookPro alternatively).
For Windows you’ll need something like Pamela. Use Google to find a number of Skype recorders for audio and video.
You’ll need to do some testing and be careful you do not overload your PC. Older PCs with low memory will not perform ell. Unless you’re just capturing very short calls. But if the skype calls are an hour or more be careful about overloading the PC to a point where it bombs.
You will want to dedicated a PC to the Skype capture and not be running things like Outlook and having multiple Explorer windows open.
You ‘can’ do all that at the same time but to be safe I would not – again especially with anything but a newer PC with plenty of ram 4-8GB to be safe.
You’ll need the extra performance later for editing.
Skype allows you to dial a traditional land line however the quality of those connections are not always great. It can be acceptable but not as good as a land line calling another land line. If you’re call another machine that is running skype and you capture ‘that audio’ it will be amazingly clear – like CD quality. So when possible have the same person using skype on their end versus using skype to dial them via phone line. Always capture (record) audio in WAV format versus MP3.
When I record audio from a phone line I use different equipment. It’s something called a digital hybrid and those run about $700-$1100 a piece.
Tom