Add-on: Video Podcast Enhanced
$49/year
Benecaster’s core supports video episodes — you can attach a video URL and it works. Video Podcast Enhanced goes further: a full-screen responsive video player, chapter markers with thumbnail previews, video-specific RSS output, and poster images per episode. Everything a video-first show needs, without compromising the audio experience for listeners who prefer their podcast app.
What’s included
- Full-screen responsive video player with episode-page embed
- Video chapter markers with thumbnail previews (distinct from core Chapter Markers — video chapters carry artwork thumbnails)
- Video-specific RSS output:
<media:content>tags and video episode type metadata - Poster image per episode — thumbnail shown before playback starts
- Download options: direct video download link per episode
- When Transcription Service is installed: video transcript support — same timestamped, interactive transcripts, sourced from your video audio
Who it’s for: Podcasters whose primary format is video and who want their episode pages and RSS feed to reflect that — not the audio-first defaults.
Even More Powerful With
- Transcription Service — video transcripts use the same timestamped, interactive reader as audio transcripts, sourced from your video’s audio track. Click any transcript line to jump the video player to that moment. Tier-visibility controls apply the same way as audio transcripts.
- AI Search — when Transcription is active, video episode transcripts are included in the semantic search index. Subscribers can find spoken content across your video back-catalogue in plain English, not just by episode title.
- Chapter Markers — Video Podcast Enhanced adds thumbnail artwork to video chapter cards; combines with core Chapter Markers for fully navigable chapters with artwork previews in compatible video players and podcast apps.