ITunes - V 5.0 problems with RSS Feed

[7724]

Hi Guys,

Published my first Podcast today after a bit of research and got it working. I then modified my code to include the ITunes tags as follows


<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/DTDs/Podcast-1.0.dtd" version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Star 106.6 Podcast</title>
<description>Real Music Variety for Maidenhead Windsor and Slough</description>
<link>http://www.thisisslough.com/pod/star.mp3</link>
<lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2005 12:48:32 -0400</lastBuildDate>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2005 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<itunes:category text="Technology">
<itunes:category text="News"/>
</itunes:category>
<itunes:subtitle>Star 106.6</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:summary>All the latest news from Maidenhead Windsor and Slough and news</itunes:summary>
<itunes:author>Star FM and the Slough Observer</itunes:author>
<itunes:owner>
<itunes:name>Observer Newspaper</itunes:name>
<itunes:email>systems@loughobserver.co.uk</itunes:email>
</itunes:owner>
<itunes:image>
<url>http://www.thisisslough.com/images/Banner.jpg</url>
<title>Observer Logo</title>
<link>http://www.www.thisisslough.com</link>
</itunes:image>
<itunes:link rel="image" type="video/jpeg" href="http://www.thisisslough.com/images/Banner.jpg">Observer Banner</itunes:link>
<item>
<title>Star 106.6 Morning Show</title>
<description>This is a big long description with many keywords as I need to fill in this gap as it will appear in a big textbox in the ITunes menu</description>
<link>http://www.thisisslough.com</link>
<enclosure url="http://www.thisisslough.com/pod/star.mp3" length="4020096" type="audio/mpeg"></enclosure>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<itunes:category text="News">
<itunes:category text="News"/>
</itunes:category>
<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit>
<itunes:duration>4:11</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Here are the keywords I must enter for star fm and the slough observer</itunes:keywords>
</item>

</channel>
</rss>


Now I thought by adding these tags when I click on my Podcast on ITunes and hit 'apple + i' to get information I get no logo with my Podcast and no comments etc... when I thought I would by adding these ITune tags?

http://www.thisisslough.com/pod/one.jpg

http://www.thisisslough.com/pod/two.jpg

Now is this because my above code will not work with OS X and version 5?

Thanks

[podcastshuffle]

Now I thought by adding these tags when I click on my Podcast on ITunes and hit 'apple + i' to get information I get no logo with my Podcast and no comments etc... when I thought I would by adding these ITune tags?

Your RSS/XML feed does not populate the ID3 Fields of the MP3 field as fars as I know. For example, with my podcast after I import my data from Garage Band I convert to MP3 and then type in all the tags that I want. I could type something in different.

Correction - the NAME of your show is based on what's in your RSS/XML feed.

Jeff

[7724]

Thanks Podcast Shuffle,

1) So what that I think you are saying is that ITunes takes some of the data from the .mp3 file when it is created rather than the rss feed. Like Comments and Lyrics? Is that right?

2) I still don't understand why there is no logo artwork coming up though. I believe this is not done at making the mp3 file stage as I ask it to be picked up here:


</itunes:image>
<itunes:link rel="image" type="video/jpeg" href="http://www.thisisslough.com/images/Banner.jpg">Observer Banner</itunes:link>
<item>

So I still don't understand why the image is not showing - surely with the above code it should? That's not done at making the MP3 stage is it?

Please can somebody help as this is doing my head in!!!

Thanks

Chris

[docsnavely]

let me take a stab at these....

ID3 items are embedded in the actual file itself. it has absolutely nothing to do with your RSS feed.....

Itunes uses items from your feed when it lists your show on it's directory.....

ex... show length is taken from the .mp3 enclosure of your feed.....

now as for your artwork not showing.....

it's because you are not using the right size image. you are supposed to use images no larger than 300x300 px for your itunes image. you are using a web banner that far exceeds that size.....

that art that i am referring to is for your show description. each show however can have it's own separate image totally unrelated to the art in your RSS feed......

for that image, it is embedded in each individual .mp3 using the ID3 tags.

i would suggest you research up first, and then post here with any further questions......

there is a sticky in the how to make a podcast thread, as well as the place many of us started out at...... http://www.podcast411.com