Conferences: Creative Suite Live: 2008: Melbourne: Schedule : MOGO Media

Schedule

Monday Aug 25th, 2008

Time	Photoshop Live: Track A	Track B
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration, and AskMOGO help desk
9:00am - 10:20am	Keynote Day 1: Essential Photoshop Tips and Techniques Mike McHugh Sometimes it’s the little things that make the biggest difference. Come take a quick look at some “little things” that are often the most important when working in Photoshop. Remember: whether you’re a new Photoshop user or a seen-it-all maven, there’s always more to learn about this extraordinary program.	[Same as Track A]
10:20am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:50am	Masks, Channels, and Compositing Mark Galer Building masks (selections) is one of the most important skills in mastering Photoshop. Learn how to hide parts of your image, merge two images into each other, and preserve fine detail in the subject’s hair and the original shadow when replacing the background. Understanding and using masks in layers Creating layer masks from paths Refining and adjusting masks Discover how blend modes are the secret to s೎ssful compositing Color matching techniques to synchronize your component images	Preparing Images for Layout David Harradine Separate myth from fact and delve into what you need to know to prepare your images for InDesign. 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...
11:50am - 1:00pm	Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:20pm	Retouching Images Mark Galer 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. Advanced skin retouching techniques to give a natural appearance Enhancing eyes, teeth and eyelashes Advanced Healing Brush and Stamp tool techniques The importance of blend modes to improve retouching Advanced sharpening techniques Targeting shadows and highlights to your output device	Getting Great Color: Essential Color Management Techniques David Harradine 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
2:20pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:40pm - 3:40pm	From Digital Camera to Press: Bridge, Photoshop, Camera Raw, and InDesign Philip Andrews Most users still use a 20th-century workflow. It’s time to get efficient and start using 21st century tools! This session guides you through the process of prepping files with Camera Raw, editing in Photoshop, and placing in InDesign. Which image adjustments you should do in Photoshop vs. Camera Raw New in CS3: Using Camera Raw for JPEGs and TIFFs Smart object workflow using embedded raw files	Video and 3D in Photoshop CS3 Extended Mike McHugh Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended has new video and 3D support that puts unprecedented power in your hands. But how do you work with these new tools? Learn the dos, as well as the don’ts. Timeline Basics The Ins and Outs of Image Sequences Using Effects on Video Smart Objects Audio Secrets Encoding Your Movie Understanding 3D Models Editing Texture Maps Embedding Vector Data from Illustrator
3:40pm - 3:50pm	Break
3:50pm - 5:00pm	Photoshop: Best Practices Philip Andrews There are dozens of ways to do the same thing in Photoshop. Take this opportunity to learn the difference between good and bad, efficient and inefficient, flexible and inflexible... The answers may surprise you! How to edit (and then re-edit) without causing harm Working with the end in mind Keeping your options open Learn about parametric and non-destructive editing The latest smart workflows explained	Bridge Tips for Photoshop Users Mike McHugh 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 Getting Bridge Lightroom and Photoshop to play nicely together Fast ways to edit, find and Display your photos

Tuesday Aug 26th, 2008

Time	Photoshop Live: Track A	Track B
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration, and AskMOGO Help Desk
9:00am - 10:20am	Keynote Day 2: Photoshop Old School: New Tools Are Great, Solid Techniques Are Better Peter Eastway Sure, there are great reasons to upgrade to the newest and version of Photoshop; but honestly, the cool new features are no match for a solid understanding of basic Photoshop techniques. Find your firm foundation with this fun-filled romp through Photoshop’s core tools and key features.	[Same as Track A]
10:20am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:50am	Professional Sharpening Techniques David Harradine There is far more to know about getting sharp-looking images than just running a quick Unsharp Mask! Learn the ins and outs of when to sharpen, how much to sharpen, and – most importantly -- how to sharpen from one of the world’s leading Photoshop experts!	Create Peter Eastway Photography has matured. Historically, it was difficult to make a photograph, but today it happens automatically with modern cameras. The challenge professional and enthusiast photographers face is how to create images that will make people stop and look. How do we get people to say, ‘Wow’. In this session, internationally renowned photographer Peter Eastway shares his approach to photography, beginning with influences and seeing, and concluding with his use of Photoshop to refine and vitalise his images.
11:50am - 1:00pm	Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:20pm	Photoshop for the Web and Flash Mike McHugh 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	Photoshop Illustrator = Great Teamwork Mordy Golding Illustrator is the world’s best “Photoshop plug-in”! Join us on this deep dive into how to use these two programs together to maximize your efficiency and boost your creativity. 3D Effects Animation Advanced Live Trace techniques
2:20pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:40pm	Advancing Photoshop Techniques Les Walkling This session is designed for anyone already proficient with advanced applications of Photoshop who now wants to significantly extend their skills and knowledge. It provides a comprehensive overview of Photoshop tools, techniques and image editing strategies, with an emphasis on solutions to practical imaging problems. The aim is to help you work more creatively, confidently, and efficiently as a Photoshop artist. Topics include: Editing tone and colour independently Re-defining spatial relationships Chromaticity separations Enhancing image luminosity.	The Smart Approach to Smart Objects Mordy Golding There’s no one right way to do things in Photoshop, but there sure are smart ways and not-so-smart ways. Learn how to work smart, with smart objects and Photoshop’s automation features.
3:40pm - 3:50pm	Break
3:50pm - 5:00pm	Final Tips, Q&A, and Prize Drawings Ensemble Which of our presenters has the most useful Photoshop tip? Plus, stay until the end for a chance to win great prizes, including a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium!	[Same as Track A]

Wednesday Aug 27th, 2008

Time	Tutorial A	Tutorial B	Tutorial C
9:00am - 4:30pm	Live Photoshoot: The Whole Workflow Explained David Harradine Follow a professional photographer through an entire photo shoot workflow. The morning is dedicated to setup and lighting, then composing and shooting. The afternoon will cover processing, sorting, managing, and Lightroom and Photoshop manipulations.	I Didn’t Know I Could Do That in Illustrator! Mordy Golding If you’re one of the many people who own Illustrator but hardly scratch the surface of what it can do, this is the class for you. Let an internationally-recognized trainer and author give you the low-down on this extraordinary program, including production-oriented tasks to help you build more efficient files that can be edited easily.	Adobe InDesign Quick Start Sandee Cohen This fast-paced, full-day InDesign course will get you up to speed quickly and help you make InDesign really fly. Taught by an internationally-known instructor, this is the class you need if you’re new to InDesign or need to learn this rich, powerful program fast. Topics include: Overview of the tools, workspace, palettes, and document construction.

Thursday Aug 28th, 2008

Time	InDesign Track	Creative Suite: Creative	Creative Suite: Worfklow
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration, and AskMOGO Help Desk
9:00am - 10:20am	Essential InDesign Tips & Tricks Sandee Cohen Learn how to make your pages fly with the essential shortcuts and techniques that top InDesign demons use every day. Super-charging InDesign for a real-world production setting Hidden and undocumented productivity features Vital keyboard shortcuts for navigation and formatting	Blend Mode Magic Mordy Golding The layer blending modes are a big mystery, right? If you are one of those designers that forever cycle 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	Dreamweaver and CSS Garrick Chow Building a Web site without CSS is like building a skyscraper without rebar steel—the CSS is what provides strength and flexibility! Get up to speed fast with CSS and learn how to tweak and style like the masters. Converting table-based layouts to CSS How Dreamweaver makes CSS easy Managing multiple CSS files
10:20am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:50am	Why Leave InDesign? Mike McHugh Why leave InDesign and use another application when you don’t have to? InDesign has plenty of Photoshop- and Illustrator-like features that you may not even know about. Create Photoshop-style compositions Turn on/off layers in imported images Appling blend modes, opacity settings, feathering and drop shadows Custom image masks PLUS: New CS3 Features: Transparency controls (including glow and bevels) for fills, strokes and text Exporting JPEGs	Creating and Using Flash with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop Mordy Golding Few people realize how much Adobe has integrated Flash technology into the whole suite (both in CS2 and CS3). Follow Mordy through an eye-opening survey of how each program in the suite lets you import or create Flash and SVG files. Importing Flash into InDesign for rich-media PDF files Building layers and using symbols Interactivity, blends, and animations	Paths vs. Pixels: When, What, Where, and How Sandee Cohen Paths will be paths, and pixels will be pixels, and never the twain shall meet. But in this indepth exposé, the “Vector Babe” pries into the hidden secrets of vectors and bitmaps, uncovering tasty morsels such as: How to ensure your vector artwork stays that way Converting pixels to paths and vice versa
11:50am - 1:00pm	Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:20pm	Adobe Bridge for InDesign Users Sandee Cohen Bridge CS3 is a significant update to Adobe’s asset management tool, and understanding it is key to being efficient in the Suite. Why Bridge makes managing your assets a breeze Common keyboard shortcuts you just have to know Organizing InDesign snippets and templates Automating the Suite Demystifying metadata	Live Effects in Illustrator Mordy Golding Deke is a legend in the Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator community! Come hear his straightforward, step-by-step approach to taking the simplest of objects and turning them into something quite fantastic.	A Look at the Future Michael Stoddard Adobe has released public beta versions of Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks CS4, and Soundbooth CS4. They have also shown some amazing “technology previews” of other features that may appear in the next versions of InDesign and Illustrator. Come see these “sneaks” for yourself and learn where the future of the Creative Suite is headed!
2:20pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:40pm	Building Long Documents in InDesign Cari Jansen Whether you are building a magazine, a catalog, or a book, it’s essential that you master InDesign’s long document features. The Book file and its amazing features Auto-numbering and auto-pagination Sections: how and when to use them Controlling page numbering, styles, and colors across multiple files Tables of contents and indexing	Color Me Simple Mordy Golding Illustrator CS3 takes a huge leap forward in managing color on your page. Learn hot tricks and cool techniques for managing and manipulating color in your documents. How Live Color helps you stay flexible The magic of kuler and the Color Guide Handling complex objects with Live Paint	I Didn’t Know Acrobat Could Do That! Garrick Chow Acrobat is the cornerstone of many print and interactive workflows these days. But most Acrobat users only use a small percentage of this incredibly rich application’s features. Whether you’re a new user or a seasoned pro, join us as we uncover some of the most helpful yet underused features in the program!
3:40pm - 3:50pm	Break
3:50pm - 5:00pm	“Need to Know” Add-ons Cari Jansen Think outside the box and learn which plug-ins and utilities for Mac and Windows our presenters find essential in their day-to-day work! Favorite font management Essential InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator plug-ins Cool utilities you should be using	Move and Groove: Expand Your Horizons with Video and Audio Mike McHugh Wake up and shake your pixels and vectors in this fast-paced, multi-app session that is sure to inspire, wow, and educate. It’s good, and good for you, too! AfterEffects for Illustrator and InDesign users Make a cool video in three easy steps How to think in the fourth dimension	Get Smart: Smart Filters and Smart Objects Mordy Golding One of the most important rules of electronic publishing is: Stay flexible and keep your options open! Watch us avoid commitment and benefit from the ability to change our minds at any minute—even right before a deadline. Using Layers and Layer Comps the Smart Way Smart Objects and Smart Filters Building a good foundation in InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop that can withstand an art director’s whims Keeping your vectors when moving artwork among Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat

Friday Aug 29th, 2008

Time	InDesign Track	Creative Suite: Creative	Creative Suite: Worfklow
8:00am - 9:00am	Registration, and AskMOGO Help Desk
9:00am - 10:20am	Images: In and Out Mike McHugh If you don’t understand how InDesign handles images, you’re going to end up banging your head against a wall. Stop the pain and learn it here. When you should use PSD instead of PDF, TIFF instead of EPS Editing and creating (and avoiding) clipping paths Tricks for picture linking and the Links palette Exporting JPEG and EPS images Linking versus embedding images Why you should import InDesign files into CS3 documents	Getting Great Color: Essential Color Management Techniques David Harradine 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	Transparency: What You Need to Know in All the Adobe Apps Michael Stoddard If there is one topic that draws admiration from designers and fear from output providers it’s Transparency. Learn why transparency effects don’t have to be scary, as well as how to “design responsibly” with these powerful tools. What is flattening and why you need to care Differences in transparency between InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat Making transparency effects work from one program to the next
10:20am - 10:30am	Break
10:30am - 11:50am	Bulding Interactive PDF, Part 1 Sandee Cohen Join Sandee as she demystifies InDesign’s confusing interface for making hyperlinks, bookmarks, and other essentials elements for interactive PDF files. Making your table of contents clickable Using hyperlinks and bookmarks for navigation inside InDesign	Photoshop for Designers: Getting the Most Out of Your Images with the Least Effort David Harradine Simple rules for great colour Blending modes the hidden power tools Colour to rich, high contrast Black and White Best sharpening strategies Smart objects and filters for maximum flexibility	Reliable PDF for Print Workflows Michael Stoddard In this session you’ll be immersed into the world of PDF workflow for print publishing using the Adobe Creative Suite applications. Includes important, detailed background information which will help you in your daily production, including: Customizing your PDF presets — which settings to use for different workflows Why PDF/X-4 and the new Adobe PDF Print Engine will revolutionize PDF handling Watching out for the “gotchas” What you should not trust to PDF
11:50am - 1:00pm	Lunch on your own
1:00pm - 2:20pm	Bulding Interactive PDF, Part 2 Mike McHugh InDesign is quickly becoming the world’s best tool for building “rich media” PDF files, full of audio, video, Flash, and hyperlinked buttons. Learn how to build interactive PDF files and what pitfalls might await you. Supercool rollovers Using transparency effects to your advantage Dual-purpose files that play and print!	Mind Your Q’s: Text and Typography Across the Suite Sandee Cohen Do you care about type? See how to get the best-looking type on the block, no matter which program you’re using. The top five font myths Solving the top five typography and font problems in InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator The scoop on CID, TrueType, and dfonts	Awesome Dreamweaver Pages Made Easy Garrick Chow What if you could build a site with all kinds of amazing gadgets, tabbed interfaces, collapsible panels, animated transitions, and more... without having to write any code? That’s what Adobe is delivering with the Spry Framework for AJAX in Dreamweaver CS3. These features have to be seen to be believed! Integrate dynamic data into Web pages quickly! Let Spry Effects add visual transitions to your page elements Finding and implementing the components you need
2:20pm - 2:30pm	Break
2:30pm - 3:40pm	Power Styles Sandee Cohen Explore dozens of tips and techniques for getting the most out of your character, paragraph, and object styles. This session is a must for seasoned production artists who need to boost their productivity. Power searches with style sheets Automating run-in heads and formatted drop caps with nested styles Format an entire story with dozens of styles with a single click Object styles: The secret efficiency weapon	Photoshop Masking Techniques for Print and Web Layouts David Harradine Whether you want your images to have hard-edged clipping paths or soft, anti-aliased masks, this session will give you the tricks and techniques you most need for a high-quality job that takes less time. Building a good mask quickly, even if you aren’t a Photoshop expert When to use (and not to use!) clipping paths? Creating magazine covers that merge vector and pixel images	Working with Alternate Style Sheets in Dreamweaver Garrick Chow When you design a webpage these days, you can never be certain whether the page will be viewed on a computer monitor, a mobile device, or printed on a piece of paper. Traditionally, web designers have provided links to mobile versions or printer-friendly versions of their pages--a time consuming process. But by using Dreamweaver and alternate style sheets, you can create one version of your webpage and have its appearance automatically change based on the device your visitors use to view your site. Preparing a page for display on mobile devices Creating a style sheet to control how your pages look when they’re printed
3:40pm - 3:50pm	Break
3:50pm - 5:00pm	Tips! Tips! Tips! Which of our presenters has the most useful Photoshop tip? Plus, stay until the end for a chance to win great prizes, including a copy of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium!	Final Tips, Q&A, and Prize Drawings Sandee Cohen Join Sandee as she brings everything and the kitchen sink in an end-of-show, all-out tip frenzy.	Final Tips, Q&A, and Prize Drawings Mike McHugh Need a few last tips for the road? Join Mike as he answers questions and uncovers a few last-minute techniques you need to know.