Mac OS X Server Podcast Composer User Guide Version 10.
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Contents 5 5 6 7 7 8 8 9 Preface: About This Guide 10 11 12 12 12 Chapter 1: Podcast Composer Overview 14 14 Chapter 2: Configuring Basic Workflow Information 16 18 20 22 Chapter 3: Configuring the Import Stage 25 28 29 30 32 33 34 Chapter 4: Configuring the Edit Stage 35 37 38 What’s in This Guide Using Onscreen Help Document Map Viewing PDF Guides Onscreen Printing PDF Guides Getting Documentation Updates Getting Additional Information How Podcast Composer Works Navigating the Podcast Co
39 40 42 43 45 46 47 Chapter 6: Configuring the Publish Stage 49 50 51 53 54 55 Chapter 7: Configuring the Notify Stage 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 Chapter 8: Managing Workflows Sending Content to the Podcast Library Sending Content to an Apple Wiki Server Sending Content Using File Transfer Protocols Sending Content to the Watch Folder of Final Cut Server Sending Content to a Shared Folder Sending Content to a Workflow Adding Email Notifications Adding iChat Notifications Adding iTunes Podcast Directory
Preface About This Guide This guide describes how to use Podcast Composer to create Podcast Producer workflows. Mac OS X Server includes Podcast Composer, an application for creating and deploying Podcast Producer workflows. Important: Before you read this guide, make sure you familiarize yourself with Podcast Producer workflows by reading the relevant sections of the Podcast Producer Administration guide.
Note: Because Apple periodically releases new versions and updates to its software, images shown in this book may be different from what you see on your screen. Using Onscreen Help You can get task instructions onscreen in Help Viewer while you’re managing Mac OS X Server v10.6. You can view help on a server or an administrator computer. (An administrator computer is a Mac OS X computer with Mac OS X Server v10.6 administration software installed on it.
Document Map Mac OS X Server v10.6 has a suite of guides that cover management of individual services. Each service may be depend other services for maximum utility. The documentation map below shows some related documentation that you may need in order to configure your desired service to your specifications. You can get these guides in PDF format from the Mac OS X Server Resources website: www.apple.
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Podcast Composer Overview 1 Use this chapter to learn concepts about Podcast Composer and how you can use it to create Podcast Producer workflows. Podcast Producer workflows are self-contained file bundles that contain all the information, code, and resources that Podcast Producer needs to produce podcasts.
How Podcast Composer Works Podcast Composer groups the process of building a workflow into seven stages that step you through the process of creating a workflow: Stage 1. Information You specify basic workflow information: workflow name, workflow author’s name, and a brief description of the workflow. Stage 2. Import You tell the workflow what to expect as input: a single QuickTime movie, two QuickTime movies, or a set of documents that are compatible with Quick Look.
Navigating the Podcast Composer Stages Podcast Composer provides several ways to view and navigate stages. Using the Arrow Keys ÂÂ Use the Up and Down arrow keys to move from one stage to another. ÂÂ Use the Right and Left arrow keys to move among items in a stage. Using the Commands in the Stages Menu ÂÂ To move to a stage, choose Stage > stage name or use the Command-[stage number] shortcut. For example, to go to the Edit stage, choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3.
Remember to periodically save your workflow while working on it. ÂÂ To configure basic workflow settings, see Chapter 2, “Configuring Basic Workflow Information.” ÂÂ To specify the input source type, see Chapter 3, “Configuring the Import Stage.” ÂÂ To brand your podcast, see Chapter 4, “Configuring the Edit Stage.” ÂÂ To specify the output formats for your podcast, see Chapter 5, “Configuring the Export Stage.” ÂÂ To specify destinations for your podcast, see Chapter 6, “Configuring the Publish Stage.
Configuring Basic Workflow Information 2 Use this chapter to set the name, author, and description information of a workflow. Every workflow defines a set of metadata or information about the workflow. Podcast Composer lets you define three fields that are referenced in Podcast Producer server: Workflow Name, Author, and Description.
ÂÂ Description—A brief description of your workflow. The description you enter here helps Podcast Producer administrators and Podcast Capture users understand what the workflow does. When you create a workflow bundle with Podcast Composer, the Workflow Name, Author, and Description metadata is stored in the Info.plist file inside the workflow’s bundle.
Configuring the Import Stage 3 Use this chapter to learn how to specify the types of the input sources to the workflow in the Import stage of Podcast Composer. In the Import stage, you select the input source of the content your workflow processes. Podcast Composer provides three choices: ÂÂ Single Source—A single QuickTime movie as input to the workflow. The QuickTime movie can be a video recording, a screen recording, or an audio-only recording.
ÂÂ Montage—Documents as input to the workflow. These documents can be movies, images, Keynote presentations, Pages documents, PDF files, Word files, and PowerPoint files. The output of the Import stage is a single movie, which is also the input movie to the next stage, Edit.
Configuring Single Source If you want the workflow to create a podcast from only one QuickTime movie, select and configure the Single Source option of the Import stage. To configure the Single Source option of the Import stage: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Import Stage (choose Stages > Import or press Command-2). 2 Double-click Single Source, or move your mouse over the Single Source icon and click the Information button in the bottom-right corner of the icon.
4 If you want the workflow to automatically detect changes in the input movie and use this information to assign chapters in the generated podcast, select Automatic Chapter Generation. In the case of a screen recording, the workflow inserts a chapter marker in the video when it detects a slide transition or when no changes occur in the video at a certain moment. This is useful when doing a screen recording or for any video that includes presentations.
Configuring Dual Source If you want the workflow to create a podcast from two QuickTime movies, select and configure the Dual Source option of the Import stage—for example, a screen recording of a presentation and a video of the presenter. Important: It is recommended that you provide the audio of the entire recording in the video of the presenter and not within the screen recording.
ÂÂ Keynote Presentation—This picture-in-picture composition displays the screen recording movie in full screen and hides the second movie. After 15 seconds (by default) this composition minimizes the screen recording movie, moves it to the right, and displays the second movie in the bottom-left corner of the screen. Finally, after 15 seconds (by default) the composition brings back the screen recording movie into full screen and hides the second movie. This process repeats for the duration of the movie.
Configuring Montage If you want the workflow to create a podcast from movies, images, Keynote presentations, Pages documents, PDF files, Word files, and PowerPoint files, select and configure the Montage option of the Import stage. Podcast Composer treats the pages of these documents as images. It combines all pages of all documents into one slide presentation and generates a QuickTime video of the presentation.
The documents are ordered in the slide show by their alpha-numeric order based on the file names of the source documents. To configure the Montage option of the Import stage: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Import Stage (choose Stages > Import or press Command-2). 2 Double-click Montage, or move your mouse over the Montage icon and click the Information button in the lower-right corner. A dialog appears, displaying the settings that you can configure and a live preview video that reflects your selections.
5 If you want Podcast Composer to automatically detect changes in the input movies and use this information to assign chapters in the generated podcast, select Automatic Chapter Generation. For example, you might want chapters in the podcast to mark each transition to a new slide. In the case of documents, every page is considered a chapter. The workflow uses Quick Look to extract a title from these pages, if available, to assign a meaningful title to chapters.
Configuring the Edit Stage 4 Use this chapter to configure the introduction, title, and exit movies, and add a watermark to your podcast. In the Edit stage of Podcast Composer, you can brand your podcast by adding any of the following items: ÂÂ Introduction movie—For example, you might want your podcasts to start with a 10-second movie that displays you organization’s logo.
You can also add transitions between these items.
In the Edit stage, you can drag movies and watermarks onto the corresponding elements in the timeline and in dialog boxes. In the Edit stage, you can also: ÂÂ Use the Remove (–) button or press Backspace to remove an optional item. Use the Add (+) button to add an item. To delete all optional items, press Command-Delete. ÂÂ Skim through video clips in the timeline to preview video content. ÂÂ Use the Preview button to preview the movie that will be generated by the Edit stage.
Adding and Configuring an Introduction Movie By default, the film strip in the Edit stage includes an introduction movie. If an introduction movie isn’t present, click the Add (+) button and select Introduction to add the movie. To configure the introduction movie: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Double-click the icon of the introduction movie.
Adding and Configuring a Title Movie By default, the film strip in the Edit stage includes a title movie. If it isn’t present, click the Add (+) button and select Title to add the movie. To configure the title movie: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Double-click the icon of the title movie. 3 From the Bumper title pop-up menu, choose one of the default styles. 4 From the Logo media, if enabled, choose a default style.
Depending on your selection from the Bumper title pop-up menu, some of these items might be disabled. 6 Click Done. 7 Choose File > Save. Adding and Configuring a Watermark and an Introduction Overlay You can use the Edit stage to add a watermark and an introduction overlay to the input movie. A watermark can be an image, a movie, or a Quartz Composition. An introduction overlay is a title that appears on top of the movie for a specified amount of time at the beginning of the movie.
To add a watermark to the input movie: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Double-click the icon of the input movie. 3 From the Watermark pop-up menu, choose a default watermark style. To use a custom watermark, select Choose and select the watermark. You can also drag the watermark onto the preview movie. You can also drag a watermark onto the watermark and introduction overlay icon without opening the pop-up menu.
Adding and Configuring an Exit Movie By default, the film strip in the Edit stage includes an exit movie. If an exit movie isn’t present, click the Add (+) button and select Exit to add the movie. To configure the exit movie: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Double-click the icon of the exit movie. 3 From the Exit movie pop-up menu, choose a default exit movie that comes with Podcast Composer.
Configuring Transitions You can configure transitions between movies in the Edit stage. To configure transitions: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Double-click the icon of the transition. 3 Choose a transition from the Transition pop-up menu. If you don’t need a transition, choose None. 4 If the Direction pop-up menu is enabled, choose the direction of the transition.
Previewing the Podcast The Edit stage provides a live preview window where you can preview the QuickTime movie generated by the Edit stage. While the window is open, changes you make in the Edit stage are instantly reflected in the live preview. To open the live preview window: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Click the Preview button. To display a bigger live preview window, alt-click the Preview button.
Configuring the Export Stage 5 Use this chapter to learn how to specify the encoding formats to use for publishing your podcast. In the Export stage of Podcast Composer, you select output formats for your podcast. For example, to optimize your podcast for iPhones and Apple TV, you can select those two formats in the Export stage. For every format you select in the Export stage, Podcast Composer creates a corresponding task in the workflow.
Audio: AAC-LC Music, Mono, 24 kbps, 16 kHz Podcast Composer lets you specify custom encoding formats that you create with the Compressor application, which must be installed on the computer running Podcast Composer and launched at least once before you can use it with Podcast Composer. The Compressor application should also be installed on the Xgrid nodes used by Podcast Producer to run the workflow. Compressor is a post-production application. It ships with Final Cut Studio.
Adding QuickTime Encoding Formats You can add up to four QuickTime encoding formats in the Export stage. To add a QuickTime encoding format to the Export stage: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Export stage (choose Stages > Export or press Command-4). 2 Click the Add (+) button. If the Compressor plug-in is installed, a pop-up menu appears. 3 Choose QuickTime. A QuickTime encoder is added to the Export stage and a dialog box appears.
Adding Compressor Formats Podcast Composer supports encoding formats that you create using the Compressor application. However, you must first install Compressor on your computer. For more information on how to install Compressor, see the Compressor documentation. To add Compressor encoding formats to the Export stage: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Export stage (choose Stages > Export or press Command-4). 2 Click the Add (+) button. 3 From the pop-up menu, choose Compressor.
Configuring the Publish Stage 6 Use this chapter to specify and configure the publishing destinations of your podcast. In the Publish stage, you specify a destination for each podcast export format you added in the Export stage.
Sending Content to the Podcast Library The Podcast Library is where Podcast Producer stores published content. The Podcast Library publishes the content through Atom or RSS feeds, and keeps track of your content automatically. Podcast Library is the default Podcast Producer distribution system in Mac OS X Server v10.6. This provides an easy solution out of the box. For more information about Podcast Library, see Podcast Producer Administration.
To add the Podcast Library to the Publish stage: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Publish stage (choose Stages > Publish or press Command-5). By default, the Podcast Library is added to the Publish stage. 2 Double-click the Podcast Library element. 3 In the dialog box, from “Publish media files to Podcast Library” pop-up menu, select the media file to publish to the Podcast Library: ÂÂ Original Sources—Select this option to archive the original source files used to create your podcast.
Sending Content to an Apple Wiki Server One way to publish podcasts is to post your podcast on an Apple blog. You can add one or more Apple blog destinations. To post a podcast to an Apple wiki: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Publish stage (choose Stages > Publish or press Command-5). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose Apple Wiki. A dialog box appears. 3 From the “Podcast to post to the Apple wiki” pop-up menu, choose the podcast format for posting to the blog.
ÂÂ Submitting user’s blog—The blog of the user who submitted the podcast. ÂÂ Custom blog—In the corresponding field, enter the user name of the blog’s owner. ÂÂ Custom wiki—In the corresponding field, enter the group name required for accessing the wiki. 8 Click Done. 9 Choose File > Save.
To send a podcast to a backup file system: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Publish stage (choose Stages > Publish or press Command-5). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose File Transfer. A dialog appears. 3 From the “Podcast to transfer” pop-up menu, choose the podcast format for backing up to the file system. 4 From the Protocol pop-up menu, choose the file transfer protocol to use. 5 In the Server field, enter the address of the server to send the files to.
Sending Content to the Watch Folder of Final Cut Server In the Publish stage of Podcast Composer, you can choose to send content to the Watch folder of Final Cut Server for further processing. You can add one or more Final Cut Server destinations. To submit content to Final Cut Server: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Publish stage (choose Stages > Publish or press Command-5). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose Final Cut Server. A dialog appears.
Sending Content to a Shared Folder The Publish stage of Podcast Composer lets you send content to a shared folder. You can add one or more shared folder destinations. To send content to a shared folder: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Publish stage (choose Stages > Publish or press Command-5). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose Folder. A dialog appears. 3 From the “Podcast to copy” pop-up menu, choose the podcast format for sending to the shared folder.
5 To use day folders, select “Use day folders.” This option creates an intermediate folder for every day of the year to store all content published on that day. 6 Click Done. 7 Choose File > Save. Sending Content to a Workflow You might want to send your podcast to another custom workflow or workflow chain deployed on the Podcast Producer server to perform additional tasks that you can’t configure in Podcast Composer. You can add one or more workflow destinations.
A dialog appears. 3 Click the Add (+) button to add media files to the list of media files to send to Podcast Producer. 4 In the Workflow field, enter the name of the workflow that Podcast Producer will use to process the submitted content. 5 In the User Name and Password fields, enter the user credentials needed to submit the job to Podcast Producer. 6 Click Done. 7 Choose File > Save.
Configuring the Notify Stage 7 Use this chapter to learn how to create notifications, which Podcast Producer sends to announce published podcasts. In the Notify stage of Podcast Composer, you add and configure notifications to be sent to users announcing the publishing of podcasts.
Adding Email Notifications In the Notify stage, you can add one or more email notifications. To add an Email notification: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Notify stage (choose Stages > Notify, or press Command-6). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose Email. A dialog appears. 3 Select the mail recipients: ÂÂ Podcast Producer administrator—Select this option to send an email notification to the administrator of the Podcast Producer server. This information is stored in the DIrectory Service.
ÂÂ Others—Select this option and enter the email addresses (separated by commas) of the notification recipients. 4 In the Email address field, enter the address of the person sending the email. 5 In the Server field, enter the address of the server used for sending the email. 6 If the email requires Secure Socket Layer protection, select Use Secure Socket Layer (SSL). 7 From the Authentication pop-up menu, choose the authentication type.
For more information about setting up an iChat server, see iChat Service Administration. To add an iChat notification: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Notify stage (choose Stages > Notify, or press Command-6). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose iChat. A dialog appears. 3 Select the iChat recipients: ÂÂ Podcast Producer administrator—Select this option to send an iChat notification message to the administrator of the Podcast Producer server. This information is stored in the DIrectory Service.
ÂÂ Others—Select this option and enter the iChat addresses (separated by commas) of the notification recipients. 4 In the Jabber ID and Password fields, enter the administrator credentials to send the iChat message. iChat notifications work with Jabber accounts only. The ichat address of the sender should be different from the address of the Podcast Producer administrator and the submitter. 5 In the iChat message field, enter the text of the notification message to be sent via iChat.
Adding iTunes U Notifications In the Notify stage, you can add iTunes U notifications. You specify the address of the iTunes U site to send the notification to. Upon receiving the notification, iTunes U syncs with the feeds you registered with it as soon as possible. This action is asynchronous. Before sending iTunes U notifications, you must register feeds with the iTunes U site. For more information, contact the iTunes U site administrator.
Adding Third-Party Service Notifications In the Notify stage, you can add Service notifications. You specify the URL of the service to ping. When the service receives the ping, the service performs the predefined actions. To add a Service notification: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Notify stage (choose Stages > Notify or press Command-6). 2 Click the Add (+) button and choose Service. A dialog appears. 3 Enter the URL of the service. 4 Click Done. 5 Choose File > Save.
Managing Workflows 8 Use this chapter to learn how to use Podcast Composer to verify, deploy, and manage workflows. Podcast Composer allows to upload and download workflows from Podcast Producer server. Podcast Composer also allows you to verify workflows to ensure that they contain all required information. Viewing a Summary of the Workflow The last stage in Podcast Composer provides a bird’s-eye view of your workflow by listing the icons of the tasks you’ve defined in your workflow.
To see a summary of your workflow: mm In Podcast Composer, go to the Summary stage (choose Stages > Summary or press Command-7). Saving a Workflow To save a workflow in Podcast Composer, use the Save or Save As command from the File menu. You can also use the Save button in the Summary stage. When you save a workflow, Podcast Composer generates a workflow bundle that contains all information and resources needed to process the workflow.
Using the Workflow Inspector The Workflow Inspector in Podcast Composer lets you: ÂÂ Specify the poster image for the podcast. This is the image associated with the published podcast. If you don’t specify a poster image, Podcast Composer extracts a poster image from a frame that’s about one third of the way into the presentation. ÂÂ View workflow statistics. The inspector displays the number of tasks in the workflow and the maximum number of tasks that can be run in parallel.
Verifying a Workflow Before deploying a completed workflow, it is good practice to verify the workflow, even though Podcast Composer verifies it before deploying it. By verifying the workflow, you can deploy it at a moment’s notice. To verify a workflow in Podcast Composer: 1 Choose File > Verify Workflow (Command-Y). If the workflow isn’t configured correctly, a message appears describing the problem with the first workflow element that has missing settings.
Deploying a Workflow When you finish building a workflow, you can use Podcast Composer to upload the workflow bundle to a Podcast Producer server. Podcast Producer makes the workflow available to Podcast Capture clients, as determined by the Podcast Producer administrator. Before you can deploy a workflow, make sure you have the necessary credentials to access the Podcast Producer server.
Opening a Workflow Remotely To make a local copy of a workflow residing on a Podcast Producer server, use the File > Open Remote command in Podcast Composer. To open a workflow remotely in Podcast Composer: 1 Choose File > Open Remote (Command-Shift-O). 2 In the Server field of the Open Remote Workflow window, select a Podcast Producer server or enter its and then click Connect. 3 In the Name and Password fields, enter the user name and password assigned to you by the Podcast Producer administrator.
Advanced Podcast Composer Topics 9 Use this chapter to perform advanced Podcast Composer tasks such as customizing email templates and Quartz Composer compositions. Extending Podcast Composer Workflows Podcast Composer helps you quickly generate self-contained workflows that are ready for deployment. However, you might want to extend your workflow in a way that isn’t possible in Podcast Composer.
Making Resources Available to Podcast Composer Podcast Composer stores all the resources needed to build a workflow in its application bundle. These resources are grouped in the /Applications/Server/Podcast Composer/Contents/Resources/Materials/ folder. These resources are: ÂÂ Compositions ÂÂ Images ÂÂ Movies ÂÂ Templates ÂÂ Themes When you create a new workflow in Podcast Composer, only resources inside the application’s bundle are available to you.
Important: If two resources with the same name are in the ~/Library/Application Support/Podcast Composer/Resources/ and /Library/Application Support/Podcast Composer/Resources/ folders, Podcast Composer lists both. To make your resources available to Podcast Composer: 1 Quit Podcast Composer. 2 Store the resources in the relevant folders.
Working with Themes By default, Podcast Composer ships with one theme. However, if you add custom themes, Podcast Composer displays the Theme button in the Edit stage, which lets you select a theme to apply to your podcast. ÂÂ “Customizing Podcast Composer Themes” on page 65 ÂÂ “Applying a Theme to a Podcast” on page 70 Customizing Podcast Composer Themes Podcast Composer ships with only one theme bundle (Apple Podcast.pwt).
ÂÂ Title movie—Whether to add a title movie to the podcast. ÂÂ Title movie transition—Whether to add a transition between the title movie and the input movie, and the properties of the transition. ÂÂ Exit movie—Whether to add an exit movie to the podcast ÂÂ Exit movie transition—Whether to add a transition between the input movie and the exit movie, and the properties of the transition. To create themes, copy the default theme (Apple Podcast.pwt), rename the copy, and customize it as needed.
Modifying Info.plist In the Contents/Info.plist file, change the values of the following keys: ÂÂ CFBundleIdentifier—Change the last part in the theme bundle identifier to reflect the name of your theme bundle: com.apple.PodcastWorkflow.theme.custom_name ÂÂ CFBundleName—The name of the theme bundle. This name should match the last part of the theme bundle identifier. ÂÂ Version—Specify the version of the theme. Modifying InfoPlist.
Configuring the Introduction Movie Transition To configure the introduction movie transition, under the introTransition key, modify the values of the following keys: ÂÂ direction—The direction of the transition as a number between 0 and n-1, where n is the possible number of directions. ÂÂ duration—The duration in seconds. ÂÂ path—The path to the Quartz Composer transition. Configuring the Title Movie In the theme.plist file, the title key lets you configure a title movie.
Configuring the Watermark In the theme.plist file, the contentWatermark key lets you configure a title movie. To configure the watermark, under contentWatermark, modify the values of the following keys: ÂÂ opacity—The opacity of the watermark as a numerical value between 0 and 100, with 0 being invisible and 100 being opaque (no transparency). ÂÂ path—The path to the watermark. Ideally, the watermark must be a .png file. However, you can use other formats such as jpeg and PDF.
Applying a Theme to a Podcast Themes provide a consistent look and feel to your podcast, especially if your podcast consists of movies created by different people. To select a theme for your podcast: 1 In Podcast Composer, go to the Edit stage (choose Stages > Edit or press Command-3). 2 Click the Theme button in the Edit stage of Podcast Composer. 3 Choose a theme from the pop-up menu. A dialog appears prompting you to confirm that changing the theme modifies your current settings in the Edit stage.
ÂÂ Transitions This folder contains the transition bundles. To customize Quartz Composer compositions or create new ones, you must install Quartz Composer on your computer. Quartz Composer is included with the Mac OS X developer tools. To customize Quartz Composer compositions: 1 Copy the Quartz Composer composition you want to edit to the relevant folder inside the following folder: ~/Library/Application Support/Podcast Composer/Resources/Compositions/ 2 Rename the Quartz Composer composition.
8 Locate the Quartz Composer file (ends with .qtz) which defines the composition. For example, Contents/Resources/DualSource.qtz. A .qtz file is a Quartz Composer composition. 9 Rename the file. 10 Open the Quartz Composer file using Quartz Composer, customize it as needed, and save your changes. 11 Replace the Preview.mov file (Contents/Resources/Preview.mov) with a new preview movie of the composition.
Customizing the Email Template Podcast Composer uses an email template to compose email notifications. This template resides inside the Podcast Composer application bundle (/Applications/Podcast Composer/Contents/Resources/Materials/Templates/Mail/).
4 In the Contents/Info.plist file inside the bundle, change the value of the CFBundleIdentifier key by replacing ApplePodcast with the new name. This name need not be the same as the name of the .pmu bundle. No spaces are allowed in the name. This name serves as a unique identifier of the bundle. 5 In the Contents/Resources/en.lproj/InfoPlist.strings, change the values of the Copyright, Name, and Description Strings. The Name string contains the name of the template that appears in Podcast Producer.
A Apple TV 35 audio encoding formats 35 Author field 14 B blogs 42 C Compressor 36, 38 Copyright field 15 D Description field 15 documentation 7, 8 dual source workflows 16, 20 E Edit stage exit movie 32 introduction movie 28 introduction overlay 30 overview 25 previewing podcast 34 title movie 29 transitions 33 watermarks 30 email notifications 50, 73 encoding formats 35, 37, 38 exit movie 25, 32 Export stage 35, 37, 38 F file sharing 46 File Transfer Protocol.
Q Quartz Composer 70 Quick Look 17, 22 QuickTime encoding formats 35, 37 QuickTime movies editing 25, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34 workflow inputs 16, 18, 20 R remote computers, accessing workflows 61 S service notifications 55 shared files.
