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Create Colors in Harmony with Ease in Illustrator CS5

Terry White — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:11:34 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZxHjuFkbsc

In this episode of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast I'll show you how to create colors that look good together using Illustrator's Color Guide feature.

See more of my Adobe Creative Suite Videos on my Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and get the App here. It features EXCLUSIVE CONTENT that no one else gets to see. This episode has a BONUS CLIP that is available only in the App:

Portrait Retouching: How To Use The Photoshop CS5 Patch Tool To Enhance Your Portraits

Terry White — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:00:19 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz2kbI3Ow-s

In this episode of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast I'll show you How To Use the Photoshop CS5 Patch Tool to Enhance Your Portrait Retouching.

Also don't forget that Lightroom 3 is currently ON SALE for HALF OFF here.

PS. My iOS App just got an update that fixes the iOS 5 video playback problem and adds the following features:

Retina Display Graphics
A new tab bar interface
Swiping to the left and right from the episode detail page will go to the next or previous episode
UI enhancements
Faster show loading
Minor bug fixes

How to Remove a Background from an Image in Photoshop CS 5

Terry White — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:11:52 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm7v1DUn-0M

One of the number one "how to" questions about Photoshop is "how to remove a background from an image or how to extract an image from the background." I've recorded videos on this in the past and people always comment/ask what about when the background is not a solid color like grey or white? In this video the background is multiple colors and I walk you though how to do it from start to finish.

Use a New Feature in Adobe Bridge CS5 to Batch Rename Part of the Filenames of Your Images

Terry White — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 07:11:30 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2vrZv93zZg

In this episode of the Adobe Creative Suite Video Podcast I'll show you how to take advantage of a NEW feature in Adobe Bridge CS5 that allows you to do a Batch Rename on a folder of images, but only changing part of the names to what you want while leaving the rest of the name intact. String Substitution baby!

Adobe CS5 Evolution Tour Off to a Good Start

Terry White — Tue, 03 May 2011 07:11:42 +0000

photo by Erik Bernskiold

Hi guys, this is a short post from the road. This week we kicked off the worldwide Adobe CS 5 Evolution Tour in Sweden. We had a great day in Gothenburg yesterday and looking forward to the Stockholm crowd today. It was also great seeing my good friend Erik Bernskiold (designer of this blog and bestappsite.com) in his home town. Looking forward to seeing you all on the tour!

Adobe Ships Creative Suite 5.5 Today!

CS5.5 SHIPS TODAY! You can even get your hands on it now by ordering and downloading it here. Or, explore everything that's new by trying it out first.

That's right! You can get your hands on all of it's mobile authoring goodness today!

Gothenburg yesterday:

They really are happy on the inside Those are expressions of excitement in Sweden.

Erik & Tommi manning the video switcher. Thanks guys!

LIVE: Ask a CS Evangelist – again

Terry White — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:01:01 +0000

Join me, Jason Levine (Video Evangelist), Greg Rewis (Web Evangelist) and Paul Trani (Flash Evangelist) for a another LIVE Creative Suite Q&A session Today!

We will show our Top 10 Favorite Features of Adobe Creative Suite 5 and 5.5

Date: Today, Thursday, April 28, 2011

Time: 11:30 AM EDT (GMT-4)

Where: Online in our Connect Room

Cost: Free

Registration: Here

Will there be demos?: Yep

Will there be prizes?: Yes!

What questions can I ask?: Pretty much anything you want, but let's keep it Creative Suite related

LIVE: “Ask a CS Evangelist” Session Today!

Terry White — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:01:47 +0000

Join me, Jason Levine (Video Evangelist), Greg Rewis (Web Evangelist) and Paul Trani (Flash Evangelist) for a LIVE Creative Suite Q&A session Today!

Date: Today, Thursday, April 21, 2011

Time: 3:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)

Where: Online in our Connect Room

Cost: Free

Registration: Here

Will there be demos?: Yep

Will there be prizes?: Yes!

What questions can I ask?: Pretty much anything you want, but let's keep it Creative Suite related

Learn the Adobe Creative Suite with Terry White on your iPad

Terry White — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:11:48 +0000

Oh happy day! I'm pleased to announce that my "Learn The Adobe Creative Suite with Terry White" App has just been updated to be a Universal iOS App, which means that you now get to see the videos in all the iPad 10" glory without having to screen double them. The App is now available on the App Store and is of course a FREE update to anyone who already had it.

If you're new to the App, the advantage here my regular podcast is that many of the episodes have Exclusive Bonus Clips. These clips can only be seen in the App and aren't published anywhere else. Often the Bonus Content includes additional tips and techniques or expands in an area where the regular episode left off. On the iPad these Bonus Clips are highlighted right below the regular episode so you'll more easily be able to identify the episodes that have Bonus Content.

There are literally hundreds of videos available on the various Creative Suite Apps all the way back to CS2. Thankfully the App has a built-in Search feature as well as the ability to Star your favorite episodes and download the ones you want to be able to watch offline.

I want to personally thank you for your support in my podcast as well as my App!

See more of my Adobe Creative Suite Videos on my Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and get the App here for $1.99:

Adobe CS5 Evolves: Digital Publishing from InDesign to Tablets Gets Better

Terry White — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 04:01:04 +0000

Adobe InDesign CS 5.5 improves in the areas of Digital Publishing to devices. It addresses the number one request from our ePUB authors and that is the ability to embed video in your exported ePUBs and yes those videos play on the iPad (or any other ePUB 3.0 standards compatible device). We've also made some improvements on allowing you to layout your publications for print, but also dictate the order in which elements are exported to ePUB using the new Articles Panel. Another major improvement is the ability to either have InDesign generate your ePUB cover from the 1st page of your document or linking to a specific image that is optimized for a small size "bookshelf" on a device such as the iPad's iBooks App. Here's a video on how some of these features work:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bBNrMoKz0Q

What's new in Interactive Digital Publishing to Tablets?

The video below walks you through some of the enhancements to the Digital Publishing Suite in InDesign CS5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HR_LdlM31s

There's more new stuff in CS 5.5

See Greg Rewis' post on what's new in Dreamweaver CS5.5 for HTML 5 and Mobile Authoring here.

See Jason Levine's post on what's new in Production Premium CS5.5 here.

See Paul Trani's post on what's new in Flash Professional and Mobile App development here.

Learn more about Creative Suite 5.5 including a New Subscription pricing option for those that don't want to or need to "buy" Creative Suite Products here.

Also see more CS 5.5 videos on Adobe TV. In case you missed it, Adobe TV can now be viewed on your iPad.

Why is Adobe releasing a new version of Creative Suite so soon?

As you know Creative Suite apps have typically reved every 18-24 months. The world is moving faster than that and many of our publishing customers need solutions for publishing to new devices and in new formats sooner. Now you will see Adobe introduce a major milestone release ever 24 months and a mid-cycle release every 12 months. Johnny L is here to tell us all about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niE9VT8Yjbo

Join us for a Live Q&A Today (4/11/2011)

We will be hosting a live Q&A Today (4/11/2011) on Facebook at 12:00 noon EDT (GMT -4). Join me and the other Adobe Creative Suite Evangelists, Jason Levine, Greg Rewis, Paul Trani for an hour to answer your Creative Suite questions.

Here's the link for the live Q&A

Join us on the CS5 Evolves Tour

I'm about to head off on the CS5 Evolution Tour with my Adobe Evangelist colleagues!

Details here.

Schedule:

Tour Locations

May 2: Gothenburg
May 3: Stockholm
May 4: Oslo
May 5: Prague
May 6: Helsinki
May 9: Copenhagen
May 11: London
May 11: Århus
May 19: Warsaw
May 23: Amsterdam
May 24: Kortrijk*
May 25: Moscow
May 27: Istanbul
May 31: Sydney
June 2: Melbourne
June 7: Paris
June 9: Barcelona**
June 14: Sao Paulo
June 17: Mexico City
June 17: Skellefteå

How To Remove Unwanted Noise From Your Video

Terry White — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:11:36 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpOWqDH7SzY

In this episode I'll show you how to remove unwanted noise from the audio track of your video. Using Adobe Soundbooth CS5 I can roundtrip the video over, take out the annoying hum and bring it right back to the timeline in a non-destructive manner.

5 Things You May Not Know About InDesign CS5

Terry White — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 07:11:48 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpGTT4JP9-k

In this episode I'll show you 5 features that you may not know about InDesign CS5. These are just 5 of the many little productivity features that are under the hood in InDesign CS5 to make life easier for InDesign users each and every time they use the application.

5 Things You May Not Know About Photoshop CS5

Terry White — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:11:20 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qq_20ruKA0

In this episode I'll show you 5 features that you may not know about in Photoshop CS5. These are just 5 of the many JDI (Just Do It) features that the Photoshop Team worked into Photoshop CS5 to make life easier for Photoshop users each and every time they use the application.

How to Work With Images in Adobe InDesign CS5

Terry White — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:01:15 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqAb2Rk11d8

In this episode I take on one of the most fundamental challenges for NEW InDesign users as well as Photographers who are tired of trying to do layouts in Photoshop (right tool for the wrong job ). After watching this video you should have a good handle on not only how to bring images into InDesign, but also how to sizes them and display them the way you want.

5 Tips on Drawing in Illustrator CS5 with Special Guest Mordy Golding

Terry White — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 08:11:29 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCb0shXPKeA

In this episode special guest Mordy Golding shows us 5 Tips for Drawing in Adobe Illustrator CS5. These tips are great for beginners and even experienced AI users that may be new to CS5.
Check out Mordy's Fridays with Mordy and Design Responsibly.

See more of my Adobe Creative Suite Videos on my Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and get the App here. It features EXCLUSIVE CONTENT that no one else gets to see:

How to Work with Layers in InDesign and Photoshop CS5

Terry White — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:32:33 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6TeU-OVXR4

Once again I'm addressing a question from my Facebook Fan Page. In this episode I'll show you how to work with both object layers and pixel layers in the various Adobe Creative Suite 5 products. See how to use layers in InDesign CS5 and then see how to composite with Layers in Photoshop CS5.