Sample Audio and Video Files

I am posting two sample audio files. The first, I recorded using software called Voxie ($1.99 on the iPhone AppStore), which has the capability to email the file as an .aif file, which I did.



The second is a recording I created using Audacity, which I then exported as a .wav file.



Posting audio on blogger is a little ridiculous, I suppose because they are afraid of people "sharing" music. Posting video is as simple as posting an image, but for audio, it turned out to be extremely difficult. I finally figured out a work-around though, so here it is. First, go to the "Edit Html" tab available when you are creating a new post. Decide where you want your audio to show up in your post and then copy and paste this code there.

<embed src="Paste audio link here" height="14" width="367" autoplay="false" loop="false"></embed>

Then (in a new window or tab), go to hotlinkfiles.com. You will need to create an account and upload your audio files. Once your audio files are uploaded and you can see them listed, select them by checking the box on the far right, then selecting "Get linking codes" from the drop down menu that initially reads "Selected file actions." On the next screen, the option "Just the direct URLs." Copy the link for the audio file that you want by right clicking (ctrl+click on macs) and selectiong "copy." Then you need to go back to your blogger site and replace the "Paste audio link here" from the code with the link you just copied from hotlinkfiles.com. You can then return to the "Compose" tab, finish your post and publish. This should work, but if not, posting audio is not a requirement. Also, here is the "how to" page created by blogger on embedding audio. It didn't work exactly like it said it would, but if you would like to invest some time into trying to figure out a different work-around that works for you, it's a good place to start. In the mean time, don't worry about posting your audio to blogger (especially if it is taking too long). Just post your sample video.

This video file is a portion of the interview assignment that I completed for 800. I imported the video using iMovie and then exported it as a mov file (CD-ROM quality). In blogger, click the "add video" while writing your post and point to the file on your computer or flashdrive. It's that easy (thankfully). It does take awhile to load though, so be patient.