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It's time to head to the Middle East/Africa for my CS5 Masters Tour! Of course I'm looking forward to seeing all the Adobe Creative Suite users in Cairo as well as the numerous photo ops. So I'll be blogging on location throughout the week with a hectic schedule. If you're in Cairo I look forward to seeing you there. It's my first time back to Egypt since 1990.
If you're going to be in the area register here.
It's been talked about since the release of the Wired iPad App, and now it's here for you to see and explore. Adobe is taking the wraps off the Adobe Digital Publishing Solution today that will allow Magazine publishers to publish electronic versions of their publications as iPad Apps/Issues. Rather than talk about it, I recorded this video to walk you through the process:
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You find out more as well as download the necessary components for InDesign CS5 to get started here.
Download the Adobe Preview Tool for iPad for Free here from the 
See my complete walkthrough of the NEW Adobe Flash Catalyst CS5
See more of my videos at Creative Suite Podcast.com
photo by Jason Levine
i'm on the road and literally on the go in the airport. However, I wanted to take a moment to thank the thousands of you that came out to our Adobe Creative Suite 5 tour in Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo and of course the beautiful Copenhagen! I had a blast presenting the latest tips and techniques including a sneak peek at our NEW Digital Publishing solution featuring the iPad. 😉
photo by Jason Levine
It was also fun having Julieanne Kost on the tour with myself, Jason Levine and Greg Rewis.
The crowds were amazing and when I walked into the Cinemaxx in Copenhagen I literally said "whoa!". It was PACKED!
Thanks again and I'm looking forward to coming back to the region soon.
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Check out more of my Tips and Techniques at CreativeSuitePodcast.com and from my App "Learn the Creative Suite with Terry White" on the
If you attended my 2010 Westcott Top Pro Tour Event last night I want to take this opportunity to thank you! It was a blast doing this event and seeing everyone so engaged. I not only had fun but yes I learned a lot too. The evening started off with John from Westcott showing the 6 different lighting patterns and how light affects your subject. Although I've been doing this for years, I've never heard it or seen it explained that way and it clicked with the audience. I now have a whole new appreciation for my gold reflector. 🙂 Then it was my turn to show my complete end-to-end workflow when photographing a model. Once again I had the beautiful Shannon Bayless as my subject and not only did I shoot, but I gave the audience an opportunity to shoot with each of my setups.
We then got into image selection and management with Lightroom 3 as well as the final retouching techniques that I use in Photoshop CS5. This was the first time that I've been able to walk a class through the exact things that I do during a shoot all the way from Makeup by Renata to final client image delivery via Lightroom. I ended up going over my time by about 20 minutes and the telling sign for me was not a single person moved to leave 🙂 So I guessing you guys were getting something out of it.
Thanks again to Westcott for putting this tour together and I look forward to more opportunities like this to share my workflows with you.
Nikon 70-200mm VRII f/2.8 lens
Westcott Modern Vintage Backgrounds
Wacom Intuos 4 Small <-It's the one that's always in my bag. Yes, i have a medium and medium bluetooth too. Yes I like all 3. If I had to pick one it would be the bluetooth one.
The Turning Gate Client Response Gallery for Lightroom 3
Model/Property Release Apps for iPhone/iPad – Contract Maker Pro (more customizable) & Easy Release (native iPad and iPhone version)
The long USB cable that failed me during my tethered shoot 🙂 All kidding aside I've been using this cable for about two years now and it has worked flawlessly up until last night. I have already replaced the one from last night with a new one that I had ordered and forgot to pack. Cables that you're winding and unwinding day in and day out don't last forever. My lesson learned is that I will now always have TWO of these in my camera bag as you never know when one is going to die.
Be sure to check the Westcott Top Pro Tour Schedule for the one coming to your area.
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In the final installment of this series, Adobe Worldwide Evangelist Jason Levine takes you through the process of exporting/rendering your DSLR video/stills creations using the 64-bit Adobe Media Encoder. He'll talk about some of the most common formats for going to mobile devices, iPods, blu-ray discs as well as common formats for Web delivery. You'll learn about background rendering and the ability to 'queue' multiple versions of your video edits. Also featured: using *presets* in the Media Encoder for your favorite destinations (like YouTube, Vimeo, HDTV, etc)
Download a FREE fully functional 30 day Trial of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and work right along side Jason.
Continue reading “Getting Started with DSLR Video for Photographers – Part 5 of 5”
Yes, I even got to present in a real Castle! – Schloss Lenzburg Switzerland
photo by Markus Dobbelfeld
Last week I wrapped up the Adobe CS5 Masters Tour with the last stop in Schloss Lenzberg Switzerland! I have to thank my overseas audience for a great tour. It was great seeing so many of you in Munich (sadly I didn't make it to Octoberfest or Photokina), Düsseldorf, Vienna, Hamburg and Zürich. We had a back to back world-wind schedule and as much as I loved the locations I visited, I didn't get a chance to enjoy the sites as much as I would have liked to. Nonetheless I had a great time!
photo by Markus Dobbelfeld
See more of Markus' shots here.
Continue reading “Thanks Germany & Switzerland! Great CS5 Masters Tour”
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Adobe's Worldwide Evangelist for Video and Audio, Jason Levine is back once again to give us his fourth installment on Getting Started With DSLR Video for Photographers.
Download a FREE fully functional 30 day Trial of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and work right along side Jason.
Continue reading “Getting Started with DSLR Video for Photographers – Part 4”