Offered in partnership with the
New Mexico Adobe User Groups

Expert Series

Adobe Creative Suite 3

Software improvements in Adobe CS3
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Adobe Creative Suite 3 is a revolutionary upgrade resulting from Adobe's merger with Macromedia, the other giant digital media company. The upgrade synergistically combines the products from each company while keeping the best of both worlds. The blending of programs makes the workflow much easier than it used to be — for example, working seamlessly back and forth between Photoshop, Flash and After Effects. The interface is the same from one application to another — consistent and recognizable.

The Expert Series is an affordable series of six lunchtime courses (1 hour and 15 minutes long), that overviews some of the most compelling features and capabilities of Adobe Creative Suite 3 software. Topics:

Adobe AIR and Social Networks - September 18
Dreamweaver: Integrating a Donations Module to Your Website - November 20
Photoshop: Enhancing Color Using LAB CIE - December 18
Integrating InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator - October 2
Integrating Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator - November 4
Integrating After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator - December 4

Tuesdays or Thursdays, 12 noon - 1:15 pm,
from September 18 to December 18
Sign up for the Series for only $95
and save $19 over the cost of the courses individually
Register online for the entire Expert Series
Register online for individual sessions

Expert Series | individual course descriptions:

#50815 FQA | NEW
Adobe AIR and Social Networks
Two of the biggest buzzwords in the industry these days: Adobe AIR and social networks. Explore how to build a social network aggregator using standard web-development skills such as HTML, JavaScript, ActionScript, and CSS. Then learn how to turn it into a cross-platform desktop application using Adobe AIR.
Cost: $19 | For: 1.25 Hours | register online or call Registration at 277-0077
September 18 | Th | 12:00pm - 1:15pm
AdobeQuerque Expert: Jason Nakai

#50814 FQA | NEW
Dreamweaver: Integrating a Donations Module to Your Website
Do you run a blog or a non-profit website? Learn how to seamlessly integrate a PayPal donations module into your site so your organization can start receiving gifts online. An overview of other options (non-PayPal) for receiving online donations will also be covered.
Cost: $19 | For: 1.25 Hours | register online or call Registration at 277-0077
November 20 | Th | 12:00pm - 1:15pm
AdobeQuerque Expert: Damian Taggart

#50816 FQA | NEW
Photoshop: Enhancing Color Using LAB CIE
The origin of LAB colorspace theory dates back as far as Leonardo DaVinci, when he started to think about how humans perceive color. Learn why working in LAB beats RGB and CMYK in regard to overall color enhancement, diagnosing and correcting color casts, and replacing color, even when your work is converted to CMYK.
Cost: $19 | For: 1.25 Hours | register online or call Registration at 277-0077
December 18 | Th | 12:00pm - 1:15pm
AdobeQuerque Expert: John Scariano

#50852 FQA | NEW
Integrating InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator
You’ve seen them all individually. Now see what makes them all work so well together. Learn about features that integrate these three packages together, facilitating image management and making terms like “clipping paths” obsolete. Discover how to enhance and improve workflow in InDesign with ease of image editing, links management, compositing transparency, using gradients, creating type outlines, image / file preview management, and creating hyperlinks.
Cost: $19 | For: 1.25 Hours | register online or call Registration at 277-0077
October 2 | Th | 12:00pm - 1:15pm
UNM Continuing Education Expert: David Civetti

#50853 FQA | NEW
Integrating Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Illustrator
Are you making the most of Photoshop and Illustrator in your web design work? Now that Dreamweaver is part of the CS3 family, it’s easier than ever to take advantage of all three programs to design, create, and maintain your web pages. We’ll look at using smart objects, launch-and-edit, image placeholders, Dreamweaver’s built-in image editing tools, and Photoshop’s built-in HTML tools.
Cost: $19 | For: 1.25 Hours | register online or call Registration at 277-0077
November 4 | T | 12:00pm - 1:15pm
UNM Continuing Education Expert: Zac Van Note

#50854 FQA | NEW
Integrating After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator
Are you inspired to create animations, TV commercials, or introductory sequences for movies? After Effects CS3 now features unrivaled integration with other Adobe products for a streamlined workflow. We’ll look at animating Photoshop layers, creating 3D compositions from 2D Photoshop images, animating imported Illustrator graphics, and using Photoshop and Illustrator paths as masks.
Cost: $19 | For: 1.25 Hours | register online or call Registration at 277-0077
December 2 | T | 12:00pm - 1:15pm
UNM Continuing Education Expert: Anita Quintana

This series is offered in partnership with the New Mexico Adobe User Groups and presented by AdobeQuerque and UNM Continuing Education Experts, leaders in Albuquerque’s design industry.

A groundbreaking upgrade in software

Examples of CS3 software improvements include:

Photoshop
Photoshop, the one program that is central to all areas of Digital Arts, now has two versions in CS3. Photoshop Standard is the same reliable Photoshop. Photoshop Extended has new tools that allow you to edit content for film, video, multimedia, 3D graphics, and medical and scientific professional work.

Photoshop CS3 now also has Smart Filters and a flexible workspace that allows you to make the Palettes as small as icons or larger than your screen

Flash ActionScript 3
Flash ActionScript 3 forces you to write better code. It has a new way of interacting with XML that is more consistent.

Device Central
Adobe Device Central streamlines transferring data to your mobile devices by eliminating steps. It also allows you to create video, motion graphics, and 3D graphics on your mobile device.

See Adobe’s Flash presentation of the Creative Suite product line here. For more product information, go to adobe.com/products/#creativesuite_family and click on “try.”