Utility Journal: Tip Sheet: Tea. There are plenty of reasons to drink tea, and knowledge is power when it comes to getting the best from your own. So in this first Tip Sheet article, we’ve compiled a concise round-up of useful information about earth’s second favorite beverage (water is the first). Tea usually contains one third to one half as much caffeine as coffee.
You can cook with it. Teas have appeared in culinary circles lately as a versatile ingredient. Grind tea leaves into pepper, marinate or tenderize with it, or experiment with your own implementations. TeaChef is a good resource to get you started. When convenience isn’t a concern, loose-leaf brewing with an infuser is preferable to brewing with tea bags. Don’t try to make iced tea stronger by steeping it longer – it’ll become bitter. When brewing with loose leaves, a good rule of thumb is one heaping teaspoon for every cup of water you’re brewing. Before you buy seemingly healthy bottled tea from the supermarket, check the label. Title photo by Gözde Otman. iTunes artwork image doesn't load : Podcasting. Cindy, I was just following up to see if your artwork was showing up yet. It's not (you probably know this...). I tried to validate your feed and as it currently stands, it does not validate.
I'm almost positive that is the reason that your image isn't showing up. Especially because the problem with your feed is related to the artwork section of your feed! So, what you need to do is a simple edit and you should be good to go. Currently your feed lists your artwork as this: This is not the proper way to list it. And it should work right away after you ping (and iTunes updates your page).
I shure hope that solves it for you. Jon TreeLine Productions Fort Collins, CO USA Currently producing these popular podcasts: "The Rest of Everest" Video Podcast *Voted as one of iTunes' "Best of 2006" podcasts *Nominated for "Best Video Podcast" in the 2007 People's Choice Podcast "Beyond the Movement: The Pilates Podcast" Player Templates. This document provides a reference to all of The Video Cloud standard player templates. When you create a player in the Video Cloud Studio, you select the player template that the player is based on.
In this reference, for each player template, you can download the BEML definition of the player template, view a working example player, and learn about sizing dimensions and Photoshop layouts for standard players. You might be curious what a Chromeless player looks like, or the difference between a horizontal or vertical layout for the video playlist in a player. By browsing these working examples, you can think about the types of players you might create in Video Cloud Studio, their size, and layout. If you download the standard player templates and Photoshop layout files, you can customize the look and feel of your players further.
If you haven't created a player, read Creating Players with the Publishing Module. Download PSD files for the standard player templates Video Player. iTunes - Podcasts - Making a Podcast. Creating an iTunes Feed | Brightcove Developer. In this topic you will learn how to use PHP, custom fields and the Video Cloud Media API to create a feed for iTunes. Before you begin Using the approach in this sample requires: Your account must be a Video Cloud Pro or Enterprise edition account. You need a Media API Read token with URL access; if you don't already have this token, read about how to get it. For more information, read Accessing Video Content with the Media API. You must have either a Progressive Download account or a Streaming account with universal delivery enabled. Setting up custom video metadata fields You need to create custom video metadata fields in your account.
For information about how to do this, read Setting Up Custom Metadata and Creating Custom Metadata Fields. Setting up variables for your account You need to modify some variables in the PHP script with the appropriate values for your account. Displaying the Feed The PHP script for the feed uses the iTunes podcast DTD and sets your variables. Sample PHP Script. Supported Video Codecs and Containers. This topic explains how to select H.264 encoding for your uploads. Brightcove has implemented an enhanced transcoding system that delivers H.264 videos with significantly higher quality and much faster transcoding speed. H.264 encoding also provides the best options for mobile video delivery. Therefore, we recommend that all Video Cloud customers should choose H.264 for videos they upload to Video Cloud for encoding. Read more in the topic, About H.264 Video Formats.
This topic describes how to select H.264 encoding for your uploads. It includes information on the following areas: Selecting H.264 in the Media module When you upload one or more videos in the Media module, you can choose your encoding settings in the Upload Videos dialog, including whether the videos should be encoded to H.264 (MP4) or H.263 (FLV). Click the Upload Videos button in the Media module. In the Upload Settings dialog, select H.264 (MP4) under Output Options and click Start Upload. Selecting H.264 in the Media API.