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Übercaster, all-in-one podcasting tool receives new features, enhancements
It's been a while since we've written about Übercaster, the all-in-one tool for recording, editing and publishing podcasts, but that doesn't mean its developer, Eberhard Rensch, hasn't been hard at work on it. Through updates over the last couple of months, Übercaster v1.1.5 has gained a ton of handy new features and polish, such as:
- Delete and Close Gap: Instantly re-join two pieces of a track after cutting out a portion of the middle. A big time saver when editing out the false starts and other mistakes.
- Reset Playhead on Stop: An option to automatically return the playhead to its original starting point. Another huge timesaver when reviewing a specific clip.
- Split All Tracks: Splits every track at the playhead, regardless of which tracks are selection.
- New PleasantConnect version: An update to the Mac OS X kernel extension included with Übercaster that allows for pulling off tricks like recording Skype conversations in separate tracks, with you on one and any caller(s) on another.
- New progress bar in Dock icon: This is great for a real-time yet unobtrusive display of a podcast's upload progress.
- Sparkle integration for automatic updates: Andy Matuschak's popular Sparkle framework has made to Übercaster, providing wonderful automatic software updates that so many apps are enjoying.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Lerxst said 12:04PM on 7-23-2007
Wow. That is one beautiful app.
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John7 said 2:23PM on 7-23-2007
"What the heck does this do that Garageband can't?"
1. Direct export to MP3
2. Multiple formats & uploads at once
3. Live recording (playback music etc. while you talking)
4. Recording Skype
5. ...
(just have a look on the feature list on their page!)
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Ken said 2:51PM on 7-23-2007
This looks lovely, but I have questions. I've been trying to record Skype calls for my podcast. I bought Ecamm's Callrecorder, and it worked great for 1-to-1 calls, but when I tried recording a conference call with a total of three people, I got drop-outs on the second track (the other folks on the call), and Ecamm's never been able to fix it for me. So then, I went to using LineOut, Soundflower, and Garageband, and it works okay, except for getting a latent echo of my own voice back in my headphones (and being a bit of a kluge to set up). I'm about to start another podcast, and I need to find a better solution that's going to make it effortless. Is this it? How is this better than either AudioHijack Pro or Wiretap Pro, both of which are at least half the price?
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Patrick said 8:54PM on 7-23-2007
$80? count me out. My podcasting efforts don't have corporate expense account backing. If I had $80 to spend on this, I'd first get a better mic.
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Frankfurter said 10:20PM on 7-26-2007
When will people quit using 'Uber'? It has to be the single most over-used work in Geekville. It was tired in 1998 when I first heard marketing fools using it. Stop.
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dbs143 said 9:25AM on 3-02-2008
What the heck does this do that Garageband can't?
Thanks
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