How many audio podcasters will make the upgrade to video?

One thing that I've been toying with lately is re-subscribing to many of the podcasts I'd stopped listening to for whatever reason. I'm doing this with intent - to see if all the DIY radio show hosts are going to make the jump to video. I caught Adam Curry messing around with a couple of MP4s and video clips in his RSS feed, and I've noticed some of the more liberal podcasters out there with enough money and time put together little clips of their own. It's really neat to see such interest in the new medium. Let's hope it's not fleeting.

I'm embracing portable video myself in distributing my company's RSS-based content. It was always my intent, once the tools for content creation became in wide enough distribution and costs were driv, the publishing platform made hosting affordable and the price and availability of appropriate consumer technology became so low and so prevalent, to deliver video. It's the ultimate platform through which to marshal a message.

So fellow podcasters making the migration to moving pictures, I salute you. Good to see you taking the initiative to try out something new and make your shows that much more entertaining and valuable. But take it from me, 'cause I do it all: if you thought editing audio was hard and laborious, you ain't seen nothing yet. Literally.