Integrating Podcasts.

[BoomAM]

Hi.
Ive been listening to 'The Ricky Gervais Show' a lot lately. But on iTunes, they only have 5-8. The ones off iTunes have 'pod listings' so you can skip to certain parts, images embedded in them, and of course, are seen as podcasts by iTunes.
Now, my mates given me 1-4 in MP3 format, which is fine, but they're not recognised as part of other podcasts.
Is there a way to do that?

Thanks.

 

[BoomAM]

Hmm doubt it since podcasts are what you download via iTunes to your PC. Adding something from your PC to the iTunes folder would be in essence an offline podcast library.

Thats the thing though. The only thing thats different is the file format. The podcasts off iTunes are in *.m4v format, where as the first ones ive got are in MP3.

How big are the first four Ricky Gervais podcasts? Been meaning to get the first ones that aren't on iTunes anymore. Do you know of any sites that host them? Legal sites I mean.

They're about 50Mb each.

 

[BoomAM]

I know.
But im wondering if theres a way to get iTunes to recognise these files as podcasts.
As i doubt converting them to *.m4a would cause iTunes to recognise them as podcasts.

 

[BoomAM]

Try converting them to m4a files from within itunes, change the category to "Podcast", make sure the album and artsist are the same as the other files. Then backup the files, delete from itunes and re-import them

Doesnt seem to work.
The most ive been able to do is get iTunes to list the MP3 episodes under the same 'album' as the AAC ones. And although the artists on all 8 are set to 'Guardian Unlimited', the MP3 episodes are still classed seperately for some reason, as 'Guardian Unlimited', while the AAC ones are listed as 'Podcasts', despite the artists on them being set to 'Guardian Unlimited' as well!
Looks like im gonna have to rely on playlists to get an iPod to play them all in order.
Ah well. Could be worse i suppose.

 

[BoomAM]

IF anybody really like this podcast then they should buy the DVD from ebay, about a fiver for 80 hours of more of the same (2-3 years worth of xfm radio shows with music & ads edited out)

That'd be implying that Ricky/Steve/Karl would be getting some of the money from the DVD.
When they're not.
Its just someone who's burned the stuff, free stuff i might add, to a DVD and then has begun selling them.

 

[BoomAM]

Sadly I didnt imply that at all....which may be worse!

See your previous post:
'IF anybody really like this podcast then they should buy the DVD from ebay'
Which implys that people who are fans of it should buy the DVD.

Anyway you cant buy/download it anywhere legally, if it was available, I'd probably buy it.

Yes you can. Dont talk rubbish. Its called iTunes Music store. Its a free podcast.

 

[BoomAM]

I'm talking about the xfm radio shows, 80 hours / 3 yrs of matieral - is this available as a free podcast from iTunes? I think not.

I dont recall anyone on here but you mentioning XFM though. So why argue about it? The OP was about the podcasts, not the XFX stuff. As im not interested in the XFM stuff, just the podcasts.
Plus, you can DL some of them off the XFM website...

 

[BoomAM]

Im not being rude. Theres a difference between being 'rude' & discussing the interpritation/correctness of information.
Im pointing out that your post about the DVD implyed that it was some official thing. When its not.
And while it may have been helpful, and i thank you for that, to suggest this DVD, it was'nt what i was asking in the first place was it?

 

[BoomAM]

I wouldnt have thought that would have worked.
With the 3 episodes i have in MP3 format not having the relevent data to be recognised as podcats, and, being in the wrong format.
Good idea though.