[Nicola_Red]

We've had some discussion about whether to resume sound clipping of the new show - note I'm specifically talking about clips, NOT full show downloads. It has been suggested that in this day and age where we have easy and fast access to full shows, they're not as useful as they once were. So I'm opening it up to opinion. We have mooted the idea of using a youtube channel rather than the existing archive - what do you guys think? Please vote and add any thoughts you have. Ta

[Topher]

I think Youtube is useful, but I'm a completist and I think they should be added to the collection here too...

[Chris]

To be clear, we're talking about these things.

[James H]

I think Youtube is useful, but I'm a completist and I think they should be added to the collection here too...

+1, plus the vault is searchable, and works quite well, I was using it yesterday!

[bmstinton93]

I quite like the Vault and it's really good to listen back to memorable moments as they're really easy to find than flicking through full shows

[James H]

If it stays, can we swap from a flash player to HTML5? It'll be mobile friendly then too!

[Topher]

I think Youtube is useful, but I'm a completist and I think they should be added to the collection here too...

To be clear, I would like a "Youtube and sound vault" option...

If it stays, can we swap from a flash player to HTML5? It'll be mobile friendly then too!

Seconded.

[Chris]

To be clear, I would like a "Youtube and sound vault" option...

We'll shoot for that one.
Console is working his magic.

[Topher]

Well done all involved! Good choice.

[James H]

Console, haven't heard that name in ages. Loving all this!

[northernsteve]

Wouldn't Soundcloud or Audioboom be a better choice for audio clips rather than YouTube?

[Chris]

Soundcloud has an upload limit unless you pay. YouTube is free, people can subscribe to be notified of uploads, can comment and can easily share/embed.

It's not ideal using a video hosting platform for audio, but there's many who do.

[yummytummy]

What about this one

https://archive.org/details/audio

[Chris]

There's not a problem hosting the clips (thanks to James, and others) - it's more about making it convenient for people consume them, engage with them, and be notified about them.

I can't see many better options than YouTube - with a duplicate copy in the SoundVault for those who prefer that. YT also has the benefit that it's technically feasible to automate the upload, meaning less work for the people submitting the clips.

[wireman2004]

chris.
if the shows were uploaded on the site.
would you be able too make a new rss feed for downloading.
I have my phone downloading the shows from podkicker. and they are brilliant so I can listen too the shows when I am able too.

[Topher]

Now we just need Google to update the Youtube mobile apps so you can still hear the audio in the background when you close them.

[DevilsDuck]

mine works!

are you sure you havent turned it off in the app

[Topher]

To be fair, I actually didn't know they'd added that feature, just that it was a long-standing request.

[Chris]

If it stays, can we swap from a flash player to HTML5? It'll be mobile friendly then too!

I swapped the one on the SoundVault - let me know how it works for you all (it's ugly, I know)

http://chrismoyles.net/soundvault/sound ... ileid=2822

[bmstinton93]

Works well for me on my phone!

[foot-loose]

Works for me on an iPhone.

[Chris]

Okay, thanks.

1. I'll shift the main page to use the same HTML5 player at some point (edit: done it)

2. The player is (slightly) less ugly now

3. If you'd like to clip small clips for addition to the SoundVault (not full shows), then let me know and I can give you instructions and access

4. When a clip is added to the SoundVault it'll now be automatically added to our new YouTube channel, details of which I'll share once it's prettified a bit

[Tunster]

Love the idea of YT but careful of retention of clips. Especially if people put in copyright takedown requests and YT aren't kind as they'll suspend the whole account immediately.

At least if you have the Soundvault to fall back on, you have a controlled archive. Will the old show stuff be placed into another folder to split pre-2012 and new clips?