Sidepodcast

Near the end of last year we mentioned that we were busy learning the finer details about WordPress installations. We were doing this mostly so that we could build the theme Christine could only find in her head, but also because we wanted to extend the platform a bit further.

Today, we can announce the first of those extensions, the F1 Minute Player.

Sharing

You may remember a while back that we made F1 Minute available to any website wishing to use it.

Embedding “bytesize Formula 1 news”, involved copying and pasting a small block of code, which wasn’t particularly onerous, but now we’ve made it even more straightforward.

If you have WordPress installed it’s just a case of copying some files, before dragging the player into position on your page.

Plugging In

More information can be found in the the plugin directory, including detailed installation instructions, various configuration options and a couple of screenshots. There’s also further information on the F1 Minute site too.

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Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced that they’ve updated their Flash Player to handle H.264 video, as well as HE-AAC audio.

This is big news for us, as we currently have to release Sidepodcast TV in two formats (H.264 for the iPod and Flash for the web), whereas in the future we’ll be able to upload a single file that should work everywhere. Not only will this save us bags of time, it’ll save on hosting costs too. Our audio shows will also benefit, as we currently release enhanced episodes for the iPod but they don’t work so well in a browser.

Despite the geeky acronyms, the update allows for better quality video with smaller files sizes and greater support for industry standard formats, so users will gain from this release too. The update is free to download. So what are you waiting for?

We have a test page available if you’d like to see how Sidepodcast TV will look using the new software and more information about the announcement is available from Adobe.