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

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:

httpv://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.

httpv://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:

httpv://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

March 29, 2011

Live at Photoshop World: Setup

It’s that time of year again and I’m happy once again to be teaching and presenting at Photoshop World Orlando this week. As a result my blogging schedule will be all out of whack and therefore I’ll be blogging on the go and from different devices.

Looking forward to seeing you if you’re here. Let’s have fun!

– Posted using BlogPress from my iPad 2

Location:Convention Way,Orlando,United States

March 29, 2011March 28, 2011

How To Remove Unwanted Noise From Your Video

httpv://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.

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:

March 21, 2011March 20, 2011

Great Weekend of Teaching at the Precision Camera University

I had the great pleasure of teaching my Digital Photography Lighting and Workflow Session at the Precision Camera University this past weekend. I went into this weekend with quite a bit of trepidation. I was worried that I wouldn't have enough material to fill an 8 hour day (3 days in a row).

Part of my day was spent showing various lighting setups using the NEW Westcott Spiderlite TD6's and the rest of my day was spent showing my workflow from start to finish including everything from signing model releases with Easy Release on the iPad, importing images into Adobe Lightroom 3 and managing them, delivery of the web proofing gallery via the TTG Highslide Gallery Pro plug-in and retouching in Adobe Photoshop CS5. Needless to say by the time I did all of this and allowed time for the students to shoot using the various setups that I did each day flew by.

prepping for a group shot with all the attendees, I stole this opportunity to grab one using my iPhone 4.

It was an honor presenting along side Michele Celentano, Tony Corbell and David Guy Maynard at this event. Also I have to thank the staff at Precision Camera for all the hard work that went into coordinating this 3 day event with multiple simultaneous tracks, location scouting and model/makeup/wardrobe setup.

John Williamson was on hand from Westcott

It was a pleasant surprise to walk in and see my buddy John from Westcott. Westcott was one of the sponsors of the event and I was there on their behalf as well as Adobe's behalf. While it was great seeing John again, he was a huge help in my classes acting as photographer assistent and I imposed upon him to kick each day off explaining the six styles of lighting. I've never heard anyone explain it the way he does and I didn't want my class to miss that opportunity. John also made for a very handsome male model 🙂

Briana, Cheryl-Rose, Jennifer & Sarah

Without the great models this workshop would have been a lot harder to teach!

Thanks!

A Special Thanks goes out to all of my students over the 3 day period. You had a choice in instructors and you chose my class. So I thank you for spending a day with me and hearing what I had to say.

March 17, 2011March 16, 2011

Watch Adobe TV on your iPad

Adobe TV has recently been updated to now stream videos to the iPad. You can now watch hundreds of videos about your favorite Adobe products and technologies directly on your iPad for free. These videos will stream right on the Adobe TV page or you can watch them full screen. Many of the newer episodes are now showing in HD.

You can check out Adobe TV here on your computer or your iPad.

As always you can subscribe to my videos and download them to your computer or iOS devices for FREE here on iTunes.

March 16, 2011March 15, 2011

5 Things You May Not Know About InDesign CS5

httpv://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.

March 9, 2011March 8, 2011

5 Things You May Not Know About Photoshop CS5

httpv://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.

March 1, 2011February 28, 2011

How To Get Started With Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5SA-uluPns

In this episode I show you how to get started with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3. Sure there are tons of videos and sites dedicated to Lightroom and showing tips and tricks, but this time I'm specifically aiming at Lightroom beginners. Learn how to get started the right way with Lightroom 3 no matter where you're coming from in terms of image management.

February 23, 2011February 22, 2011

How to Work With Images in Adobe InDesign CS5

httpv://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.

February 15, 2011February 14, 2011

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

httpv://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.

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