OK folks, here it is!  I have recently discovered an easier way to get the little Publisher Audio Commentaries into you sales listing and web pages. Part of how this came about was that Bret over at Tricky Owlbear did a commentary for his Behind the Spells Compendium and I created a player for him that he just couldn’t seem to get working right.  After some tweaking which included upgrading PodPress on my website it turned out mine were not working either!  So I dug in to fix the issue and found an even easier way to get them up there.  This post will show you how you can do it also.

Step 1: Record your commentary.  I find that writing an actual script is helpful.  Keep in mind that people will listen to this months or even years from now and may not have “context”.  That’s why I begin mine with stating who I am and and what the podcast is about.  Keep them short and up-beat and on-topic. I have used Audacity, which is a free product; but there are a number of options out there for getting your voice into an MP3 format.  Google is your friend.  Once you have your commentary file edited and in MP3 format you can move on to step 2.

Step 2: Get the player files and code.  Go get them from HERE.  Download the .zip file and unzip it.

Step 3: Host your files somewhere.  RPGNow does NOT host the audio files or the player; you do.  You will need some place on the internet where you can host files; I host mine using my website.  Make a folder called “Podcasts” or something and put the following files in there:

• player.swf (this is the audio player)
• audio-player.js (this is the JavaScript)

Now upload your .MP3 audio file into the same folder; in this example we will call it “PDFAudio.mp3″.

You should have three files in the same directory of your website similar to these:

• http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/player.swf
• http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/audio-player.js
• http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/PDFAudio.mp3

Step 4: Create the code. Use the following code and change out the BOLD text for code that matches your files.

<script language=”JavaScript” src=”http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/audio-player.js“></script>
<object type=”application/x-shockwave-flash” data=”http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/player.swf” id=”audioplayer1″ height=”24″ width=”290″>
<param name=”movie” value=”http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/player.swf“>
<param name=”FlashVars” value=”playerID=1&soundFile=http://www.skortchedurfstudios.com/podcasts/PDFAudio.mp3“>
<param name=”quality” value=”high”>
<param name=”menu” value=”false”>
<param name=”wmode” value=”transparent”>
</object>

You can then paste this code into you sales listing on OBS or YGN. Hope that helps!  I stole borrowed hevily from this tutorial. I pasted that above code into a text document so all I have to do is change out the actual name of the audio file and paste the code into my sales listing.

They did up a podcast to go with their “Behind the Spells Compendium” collection.

 

 Behind the Spells Compendium Commentary: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

*UPDATE* Publisher Audio Commentary added.

You can see the front and back covers below:

Front Cover

Back Cover

Check out the Flash Flip-Book preview of everything in between HERE! (With all the naughty bits blurred out, as this is a somewhat kid-friendly site!)

I am still editing the Publisher Audio Commentary, which should be done today. I hope to have this product uploaded to OBS and YGN later today.

*UPDATE* I uploaded the Publisher Audio Commentary this morning.  Feel free to listen to it by clicking on the player below.  The bookmarks on the PDF were giving me a few issues, so I am currently tweaking that and will post the product as soon as I can.  Look for it some time today.

 

 Black Tokyo: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

**UPDATE**

I just finished recording the Audio Commentary and uploaded it.  To listen click on the player below the image.  I’ll post the PDF to all the usual places later tonight.

I finished up AE:Waterskin yesterday. I just need to do the audio commentary and it will be ready to publish. You can check out the flip-book o it by clicking the cover image below.

 

 AE: Waterskin: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Just putting the finishing touches on our latest release: The Dept. 7 Firearms Training Academy. This release includes twenty new gun-related feats as well as a mini five-level advanced class for new Dept. 7 agents to get a crash course in Gun-FU!

I just need to finish up the Publisher audio Commentary and it will be ready to hit the street. The Flash Flip-Book Demo can be found HERE.

To hear a Publisher Audio Commentary about this product, click on the player below.

 

 Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I finished up the layout and the Publisher Audio Commentary yesterday.

 

 Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Flash Flip Demo HERE.

 

 D7ACU:Cold Bringer: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

To listen to a Publisher Audio Commentary about this product, click on the player below.

 

 Standard Podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I just finished recording the Publisher Audio Commentary for our Dept. 7 Technology Update: Liquid Armor PDF. Click on the player below to listen.

 

 Liquid Armor: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

I just finishd recording the Publisher Audio Commentary for our newest Adventure Block detailing the City Watch.

 

 The City Watch: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download