KatchTv

This is an Internet TV application for the KDE desktop.This service allows users to find and watch digital TV channels Which are basically in the form of podcasts.Just by clicking on that item user can become subscriber for that particular channel

For downloading and mroe info reach here

http://irukado.org/katchtv/

Following are the features of this service

You can do Video podcasts termed as vodcasts along with Bittorrent-based broad catching supports audio also
Provide multiple background downloads for different media and updates of feeds, all while you watch/listen to your favourite shows
It is really easy to manages any type of media which you download.It also have built-in KHTML-based web browser which is made according to the specific customisations for its application.
You have to just click on the feeds to automatically subscribing to it.It also
supports Macromedia Flash movies, if you have a suitable plugin
You can also bookmark your favorite ones with built-in bookmarks of major vodcast/podcast sites, so you don’t have to look to hard for great content
Automatic updates,details of downloaded media and ability to read standard rss new feeds make this a very good software for podcasting

Miro 2.0

Built-in Miro guide you thousands of free High Definition video. Miro downloads videos quickly and stores them on the local computer at the level of quality that is often impossible to streaming video on the website (even those who say ‘HD’)

When it comes to video podcasts, Miro beyond iTunes download subscribe RSS feeds, one of the fastest torrent downloaders in
the world (it is called ‘libtorrent’).

Instead of individual programs torrent files for downloading and watching, Miro is an integrated experience. And Miro is bittorrent RSS dead simple – if a new episode is available, it will automatically download and are ready to look at.

Yassu – Web based Software

No download, nothing to synchronize, and no plug-in is more necessary in order to use this service. No download, nothing to synchronize, and no plug-in is more necessary in order to use this service.
Listen – and watch – you can either equal to the podcasts directly on your computer (YasssuWeb) or with any mobile device with Internet (YasssuMobile).

Once a new post goes on air, it is automatically in My Yasssu available, but also remain on the older server. Once a new post goes on air, it is automatically available in My Yasssu

Software for mac Users

Must have  : QuickTime to version 7.0.3

Download here

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download

Connect FireWire camera(Most Dv cameras will Work) to your Mac PC,make sure iChat AV and AOL Instant Messenger are not running.

Go choose “Preferences” from the QuickTime Player menu,then select the recording icon at the top of the window.

Now You have to select the device which you are using including the microphone,set the Quality to “Device Native.”And save option for the file to save at desired location.

Choose “New Movie Recording” from the File menu.

Click the red colored Capture button which will start recording with your camera. Click the black colored Stop button when you want to stop recording.

To convert your podcast recording to a format that iPod understands,* choose “Export…” from the File menu.

Choose Movie to iPod (320×240) from the export drop down list and click the Save button.