Adobe Bridge is the glue that holds the Creative Suite together, and you have to know how to use it if you’re going to be efficient with these programs. Managing your images, text, InDesign documents, and other assets is one of the most challenging tasks in today’s fast-paced world. Join us for the inside scoop on keeping track and keeping up with Bridge.

• New CS3 features, including stacks and the loupe tool
• Automation in CS2 and CS3

Learn how to retouch images like the pros! Join us in learning why some of the coolest Photoshop CS3 image retouching skills are also surprisingly easy.

• The importance of a good mask
• Using the Healing Brush and Patch tools effectively
• Retouching and still giving a natural appearance
• Enhancing eyes, teeth and eyelashes
• Using the History palette to improve retouching

Join Real World Photoshop co-author David Blatner as he separates myth from fact and delves into what you need to know to prepare your images for InDesign or QuarkXPress.

• RGB vs. CMYK
• Resolution
• Why metadata is your best friend
• Linking vs. embedding
• What’s different if you’re using InDesign CS3
• What to use: TIFF, PSD, PDF, or…

Now that you know (see previous session) what you can do in AfterEffects and other Production Suite apps, it’s time to take the next steps. Learn how, where, and when to drag, drop, and shimmy.  

The color on screen doesn’t match the color in print? The color in Photoshop doesn’t match the color in InDesign? You need color management! Learn the basics in this fast-paced tutorial on one of the most important features in desktop publishing.

• Getting colors to match across all your Creative Suite programs
• Softproofing: Trusting what you see on screen
• The 5 most important rules of color management in Photoshop

Based on Colin Smith’s best-selling book and video series, we will explore some of today’s most requested special effects. From photorealistic textures to tricks with light and much more! Learn the secrets of the pros from an award-winning expert who has excelled in the field and understands your needs and deadlines. Say goodbye to boring images forever!

What happens when you need a product photograph but the product doesn’t exist yet? Explore the wild world of photorealistic imagery built using the creative suite with a master of the craft.

• Thinking through photorealism
• Working with Illustrator’s Gradient Mesh
• Moving between Illustrator and Photoshop

The layer blending modes are a big mystery, right? If you are one of those designers that forever cycles through the different blend modes until you find the “right” one, then this session is for you.

• Which blending modes are the most important, and how to incorporate them into your daily workflow.
• Instant image correction
• Build up image density
• Painting with light
• Unsharp Mask on steroids
• Reveal hidden details in blown-out image

Learn Photoshop from a pixel-master! This indepth session covers some of the most important Photoshop skills you need to get great-looking images.

• Why the words channels and masks shouldn’t scare you
• Optimizing the tonal information and bring out detail in the highlights and shadows
• Removing dust and scratches
• Combining multiple exposures and sharpening your sharpening skills

You thought you knew the basics of making Web graphics in Photoshop, but Adobe has snuck in a number of cool features over the past few versions that you probably don’t know about.

• Best practices for Web graphics
• Slicing and dicing
• Fireworks CS3 vs. ImageReady
• Making the most of Photoshop’s HTML features
• Flash CS3 integration