A Vodcast (or "video podcast") is the delivery of on-demand video content. Vodcasting is similar to Podcasting except instead of audio on-demand, it is video content on-demand. Vodcasts can be viewed on your computer using standard software such as Windows MediaPlayer and Apple Quicktime. You can also save the video to your portable video player device such as the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP) or the Apple iPod. Due to the amount of data that needs to be transmitted for Vodcasting we recommend you use a broadband Internet connection.
All you need to get started is podcasting software. Once you download and install the software, simply subscribe to a category of UAB Health System's video podcasts. Subscribing means that your podcasting software will receive subsequent video podcasts in that category as they are published. The podcasting software will automatically check for updates and download the files to your computer so you can load them on your MP3 player.
Following are just a few of the podcasting software available:
For more information about vodcasting and podcasting, visit About.com.