Adobe Flash Platform User Group of Atlanta - Seminars

Adobe Events for February 2010

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:15:00 -0400


THIS MONTH'S LINEUP FOR WEB PROFESSIONALS

Photoshop 20th anniversary! Celebrate with Adobe and NAPP
February 18, 2010

Take a walk through history and see a glimpse into the future. Join notable Adobe® Photoshop® gurus, including Adobe leaders and NAPP's Scott Kelby, as we celebrate the software that changed photography and design forever.

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Adobe Classes by Ascend Training
Month of February
Chicago, IL
Take advantage of Adobe Authorized in-person and online classes developed for all experience levels in Adobe Creative Suite® 4, Adobe ColdFusion® 9, Adobe Flex® 3 software and more. You'll receive the highest level of instruction to suit your needs.
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 and Cascading Style Sheets
February 10, 2010
New York, NY
In this free seminar, learn how to create and apply the three different types of Cascading Style Sheets in Adobe Dreamweaver® CS4 software.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Illustration Techniques
February 16, 2010
New York, NY
In this free seminar, learn about masks, patterns, blend modes, and gradients using advanced techniques with Adobe Photoshop CS4 software.
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Adobe Dreamweaver CS4: Design & Create Your Website
February 18, 2010
Chicago, IL
March 2, 2010
Dallas, TX
Learn everything you need to know about building compelling websites with Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 software.
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AIGA In Control Orlando Web Design Workshop Conference
February 22-23, 2010
Orlando, FL
Learn from a diverse array of Web experts to use modern tools and techniques to refine your Web design craft now. Harness creative inspiration to unlock your potential, amplify innovation, and broaden your reach. Plus, connect with peers and potential business partners.
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Introduction to Adobe Flash CS4 Professional
February 26, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Learn how to update your skills, work more efficiently, and revamp your web site using the industry-leading animation authoring software.
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Omniture Summit 2010
March 2-5, 2010
Salt Lake City, UT
Experience 3 jam-packed days of training and education from Omniture experts, customers, and industry luminaries to learn the latest best practices and new innovations in online marketing and measurement.
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SXSW Interactive Festival 2010
March 12-16, 2010
Austin, TX
Join the world's most creative web professionals, innovators, and new media entrepreneurs for five days of captivating keynote presentations and panel sessions providing hands-on training as well as big-picture analysis of the future of cutting edge technologies.
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onlineinstruct.com Adobe Creative Suite 4 Live online training classes
Month of February
Adobe Certified Experts provide custom online training classes, designed to give you state-of-the-art knowledge at a pace that works. Whether you are a new or an experienced user, you'll find a course to teach you the latest tips for the Adobe applications you use most.
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Customer Experience in the New Decade: Global Survey Results Revealed
February 18, 2010
10:00 A.M. PT
Join our online trends discussion to learn how web marketers will be using rich media/merchandising, social media, mobile and personalization features to drive ROI in the new decade. You might be surprised by the results.
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Create Rich Interactive Experiences
February 14, 2010
10:00 A.M. PT
Learn how your company can stay ahead by creating rich interactive customer experiences using Adobe Flash® CS4 Professional and the many groundbreaking Web design tools for animation and collaboration within Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium software.
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Designing World-class Websites
Discover how you and your web teams can design, develop, and maintain world-class websites using Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium software.
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Staying Ahead of the Digital Curve
Hear Forrester present their five-year US Interactive Marketing Forecast and discover how Adobe creative solutions can help you to stay ahead of the technology curve.
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Adobe and Avatar
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Production Premium software is changing the way movies are made. Here, Jon Landau, Producer of the film Avatar, describes how Adobe software was used throughout the production of the film.
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Adobe Flash Catalyst: Design Interactive content without writing code
Adobe Flash Catalyst software, now in beta on Adobe Labs, lets you transform artwork created in Adobe Illustrator® and Photoshop into interactive content like microsites or user interface elements. The final design can be published as a SWF file ready for distribution.
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Adobe MAX Online
Learn from the experts in on-demand sessions such as "SEO Secrets, Technology, and Magic Behind Flash." All 200+ sessions plus the Adobe MAX 2009 keynotes are on Adobe TV.
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RIA Made Easy: Adobe ColdFusion 9, Adobe Flex 4 and Adobe AIR™
Discover the benefits of Adobe ColdFusion 9 and Adobe Flex 4 software built-in integration, advantaging ColdFusion developers with end-to-end RIA capabilities so that you can build RIAs faster than ever before.
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Achieving Success with Social Applications
Learn how to create, distribute and track social applications using the Flash Platform.
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	Free Adobe Creative Suite 4 Web Premium evaluation kit You've heard about the new time-saving features in CS4 Web Premium that help you get more done in less time. With this latest upgrade, you can easily expand your design and animation skills to speed website deployment, making you more valuable in the market and more valuable to your organization. Now it's time to get the rest of the team onboard. In this kit, you'll find resources you can share with your colleagues, management, purchasing, and IT to help convince them of the value of Creative Suite 4 software. Download the kit >

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Adobe Events for January 2010

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:28:00 -0400


THIS MONTH'S LINEUP FOR DEVELOPERS

Mobile World Congress is the premier event for mobile leaders to gather, collaborate, conduct business and experience VISION IN ACTION. In this year's event, Adobe will demonstrate the full web experiences in Flash on the latest smartphones, netbooks, and smartbooks. Visit us in Hall 1 to see the innovation in rich Internet applications on the Web powered by the Flash Platform across devices and multiple operating systems.

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CodeMash
January 13-15, 2010
Sandusky, OH
Join fellow developers to discuss and learn more about current practices, methodologies, and technology trends in a variety of platforms and development languages such as Java, .Net, Ruby, Python and PHP.
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FITC Amsterdam 2010 Festival
Feb 22-23, 2010
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Join us for an event that inspires, educates and challenges the best animators, designers, developers and motion graphic artists working in Adobe Flash and all forms of interactive media technologies, including Adobe Flex, Adobe AIR, and more.
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360|Flex
March 7-10, 2010
San Jose, CA
The premiere event for Adobe Flex developers looking to connect with the community, learn from the Adobe engineers as well as community experts, and get the deepest, most technical understanding of Flex and what's coming for Flex.
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Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 applications in the Cloud
January 20, 2010
11:00 A.M. PT
Learn about Adobe ColdFusion 9 in the Cloud and how you can deploy your next ColdFusion application in Amazon EC2.
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Best practices for employing RIAs in eCommerce design
January 21, 2010
10:00 A.M. PT
Learn why customer experience is critical and how rich media and rich Internet applications can serve as the foundation for engaging experiences, guiding customers through the entire shopping experience from search to check-out, resulting in repeat visits and glowing reviews.
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Smartphones and TVs: Building Flash applications
January 21, 2010
11:00 A.M. PT
Join an Adobe product expert for a demonstration on how to leverage the Adobe Flash Platform to build Flash applications.
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Spring and Adobe Flash Integration
January 28, 2010
11:00 A.M. PT
Learn how the tight integration between Spring and Adobe BlazeDS provides collaboration that makes it easy for Java developers to create enterprise-class rich Internet applications (RIAs) using Adobe Flex software.
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Adobe ColdFusion 9 powered rich Internet applications
February 10, 2010
11:00 A.M. PT
Discover the benefits of ColdFusion 9 and Flex built-in integration, advantaging ColdFusion developers with end-to-end Rich Internet application capabilities, allowing you to build RIAs faster than ever before.
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Adobe MAX online
Access Adobe MAX 2009 keynotes and 200+ sessions on demand. Top technical sessions include "Tackling Memory and Performance in Flash®, Flex®, and Adobe AIR®" and "How NOT to Code Flex."
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Bringing web search into Adobe Flex Builder
Get an inside look at the Blueprint plugin for Flex Builder™ 3 that allows users to query for Flex and Flash code examples found on the Web directly inside of Flex Builder 3.
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Design and development, in collaboration
Learn about the convergence of web and desktop applications and the benefits of a close designer/developer relationship.
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Adobe AIR channel on Adobe TV
Learn tips & tricks for creating Adobe AIR applications on the Adobe TV AIR channel.
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Adobe Flash Builder beta and ColdFusion Builder integration
See how Adobe Cold Fusion Builder beta 2 and Adobe Flash Builder beta 2 software can work together to turbo-charge your RIA development.
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Interactive Applications with ColdFusion 9
Learn how Adobe ColdFusion 9 delivers desktop-like application interfaces, personalized multimedia experiences, printable and portable content, and other engaging application experiences.
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Achieving success with social applications
Learn how to create, distribute and track social applications using the Adobe Flash Platform.
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Adobe Flex for the enterprise (LiveCycle)
Learn how incorporating the efficiency of Adobe LiveCycle® and the Adobe Flash Platform into your workflow can lower costs, enhance productivity, and streamline processes.
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	Upgrade to new Adobe® ColdFusion® 9 today. The new Adobe ColdFusion 9 software enables you to rapidly build robust internet applications by condensing complex business logic into fewer lines of code. Upgrade today and get a comprehensive set of new features, including Object Relationship mapping, Microsoft® Office and SharePoint Integration, and Cloud deployment support. New features that will help you create high-performing, engaging applications that will enhance and streamline your business processes. TRY COLDFUSION 9 FREE FOR 30 DAYS> UPGRADE NOW>

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August Offerings From Adobe

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:46:00 -0400

THIS MONTH'S LINE-UP FOR DIGITAL VIDEO PROFESSIONALS

November 16–18, 2008 | San Francisco, CA

Register for Adobe's biggest event of the year, MAX 2008, where you can join thousands of other Adobe users to share ideas, find inspiration, and learn from industry experts.

This year, we’re offering more for digital video professionals than ever before. If you plan to bring video online or create rich, interactive content for the web, or build experiences for mobile devices, then you can't afford to miss MAX 2008.

Submit your project for the chance to win a prestigious MAX Award.



	Wedding and Event Videographers Association (WEVA) Wedding and Event Video EXPO 2008 August 11–14, 2008 Orlando, FL See Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Production Premium in action at the WEVA EXPO 2008 convention and trade show. Register now Creative Transitions Conference August 13–15, 2008 Milwaukee, WI Become a Creative Supergenius and prepare yourself for what’s next! Feast on the hottest techniques, trends, and best practices for print, web, animation, and video at the CTC ’08. Register now Flashforward August 20-22, 2008 San Francisco, CA Three days. An all-star speaker lineup. Adobe Flash® professionals and industry leaders. Best practices and inspirational case studies in Flash, Flex®, ActionScript™, and Air™. Don't miss this unprecedented event. Register now Tapeless Digital Video Production with Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium August 21, 2008 New York, NY Adobe and AJA join to present a unified workflow centered on CS3 Production Premium and Adobe Premiere® Pro. Register now Print+Web+Video+Inspiration Cross Media Seminars with Lumenbrite Training September 9–11, 2008 Phoenix, AZ Learn from Adobe experts the workflow processes to develop engaging print media work that can be crossed into interactive video and multimedia projects and then broadcast on a delivery platform to reach wide global audiences. Register now HD Expo September 23–25, 2008 New York, NY Learn how Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium software enables exceptional productivity as you create visually innovative work for film, broadcast, mobile phones, and the web. Learn more Adobe MAX 2008 – Early Bird special! November 16–19, 2008 San Francisco, CA Adobe MAX 2008 is an experience unlike any other, an opportunity to connect with thousands of designers and developers, discover the latest techniques and technologies, and be inspired to create rich, engaging experiences on the web, desktop, or devices. Register now



	Great Encoding Options for Output to Blu-ray Discs and Adobe Flash SWF Files using Adobe Encore® August 5, 2008 10:00 A.M. PDT Learn Apple Final Cut® Pro encoding options that help you output a Blu-ray disc and web version of your disc project using Encore on the Mac. Import cue points from Adobe After Effects® and author an interactive project once and export to standard DVD, Blu-ray disc, and interactive Flash SWF files for immediate use on the web. Plus much more. Register now



	The Ultimate Video Production Workflow on the Mac Combine the best of both worlds with Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Apple Final Cut Studio. Watch it now Streaming Video – Create and Deploy Adobe Flash Video using Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium and Adobe Flash Media Server Learn the latest tips/tricks in Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium for distributing video for online delivery and easily track its popularity. Watch it now The Power of Online Video Learn from Forrester TV and media technology analyst James McQuivey about the rise of online video, including how consumers are flocking to web video, who pays the online video bills, and where the Adobe Media Player fits into web video. Watch it now

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Production Premium – Limited time offer
Save up to US$100 when you upgrade to Creative Suite 3 Production Premium. Why wait with pricing this great?
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Upcoming Adobe Events

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:48:00 -0400

THIS MONTH'S LINE-UP FOR DEVELOPERS


	Get Engaged with Fellow Developers and Adobe Experts at Developer Events and Seminars Stay on top of the latest Adobe® Flex®, Adobe® AIR™, and Adobe® ColdFusion® product news and developments. Join us at your convenience by selecting a live event or an online eSeminar. We've scheduled a host of live workshops, online seminars, and developer camps to help keep you on the leading edge of Adobe technologies. Learn from the experts and meet your fellow developers. Sign up now!



	Upcoming Developer Camps Wednesday, February 13, 2008 Flex Camp, Capital Region Washington, DC Learn more Flex Camp Thursday, March 13, 2008 Oklahoma City, OK Learn more Flex Camp Monday, April 7, 2008 Minneapolis, MN Learn more cf.Objective()2008 Thursday, May 1–Sunday May 4, 2008 St. Paul, MN The Only Enterprise ColdFusion Conference. Learn more Webmaniacs Monday, May 19–Friday, May 23, 2008 Washington, DC Learn all the tips and tricks that industry veterans use to produce award-winning web sites and web applications using ColdFusion, AIR, and Flex. Learn more CFUnited Wednesday, June 18–Saturday, June 21, 2008 Washington, DC CFUnited is the only conference of its kind that is run by developers, for developers. Formerly known as CFUN, CFUnited in 2005 had more than 50 nationally known speakers and more than 900 attendees with 64 sessions! Learn more



	Fast & Fruitful Applications on AIR Wednesday, February 13, 2008 10:00 A.M. PST Adobe AIR brings the success factors of Web 2.0 interfaces to the desktop. This eSeminar will demonstrate how modern age web developers could use their tools to create superior desktop applications. Sign up now Load Testing Flex Applications with WebLOAD Tuesday, February 19, 2008 11:00 A.M. PST The growing use of Flex in mission-critical applications increases the need to perform load and performance testing before deploying to production. In this eSeminar you will learn how a professional load testing tool like WebLOAD can be used to test the performance, scalability, and reliability of Flex-based applications. Sign up now The Next Big Thing: Mobile Location with Flash® Lite™ Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:00 A.M. PST Developing LBS mobile applications with Adobe Flash Lite and accessing GPS and network-based AGPS information to make your application location enabled. Sign up now Bringing Ajax Applications to the Desktop with Adobe AIR Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:00 A.M. PST Get a personal tour of how you can take your web development skills to the desktop using Adobe AIR. Learn how to build and deploy applications using the AIR SDK command-line tools, Adobe Dreamweaver® and Eclipse-based Aptana. Sign up now Building Collaborative Applications with Flex Thursday, February 28, 2008 11:00 A.M. PST Learn to leverage various real-time collaborative tools within your Flex application and build a chat application using BlazeDS. Maintain data synchronization with LiveCycle Data Services ES, and explore hosted collaborative services with the Cocomo. Sign up now Adobe Web Development Tool Suite - Online Developer Week Monday, March 24, 2008–Friday, March 28, 2008 Adobe provides end to end web development tool suites and solutions. Join us to see what the buzz is all about in this one week long event with 20 sessions covering AIR, Flex, Flash, Mobile, ColdFusion and Dreamweaver technologies. Sign up now



	Programmatic Visualizations In this OnDemand, Andrew Twice from Cynergy Systems will present and demo examples on how to use the drawing API for data visualization. Learn more Adobe AIR Desktop Drag & Drop Events and Styling This session will cover the key points on the ActionScript required to drag and drop an object to and from the desktop and how to style the experience. The demonstration will use Flex 3 and the latest AIR runtime. Learn more Learn the Basics about Developing Mobile Content with Adobe Creative Suite® 3 Learn about Adobe Flash® Lite™ and the Adobe line of products targeted specifically for devices and mobile handsets. We'll also explore how Adobe Device Central can help you develop, design, and repurpose content for the mobile world. Learn more Flash Lite and Flex for Tourism Untravel Media, Inc. will present its Adobe Flex and Flash Lite-based technology solution to enable professional and non-professional media producers to develop narrative site-specific media in conjunction with live digital maps and the latest mobile devices. Learn more ILOG Elixir: Your Remedy for Vibrant Data Visualization Preview new ILOG Elixir—essential graphical data display components for Adobe Flex 3. ILOG Elixir offers a complete set of data visualization components for Adobe Flex and Adobe AIR applications. Learn more

January Meeting: Flex and AIR Pre-release Tour with Adobes Ben Forta

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:27:00 -0400

UPDATED: 2008 - 01 - 18

We have all been invited to join the AFFUG for this big event! Please use the link below to RSVP.

Flex 3 and AIR are getting close to launch and in preparation, Ben Forta from the Adobe Flex/AIR product team is traveling to select cities to show off the great new features and help prepare us for this exciting launch.

Flex 3 is a feature-packed release, adding new UI components like the advanced datagrid and improved CSS capabilities; powerful tooling additions like refactoring; and extensive testing tools including memory and performance profiling, plus the addition of the automated testing framework to Flex Builder.

Adobe AIR is game-changing in so many ways, extending rich applications to the desktop, enabling access to the local file system, system tray, notifications and much more. Now you can write desktop applications using the same skills that you've been already using to create great web apps including both Flex and AJAX.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to see and hear about this highly anticipated release of Flex 3 and AIR during this special pre-release tour. Plus, in addition to giving away some one of a kind Flex/AIR branded schwag, we will also be raffling off a copy of Flex Builder 3 Professional (pending availability) and a full commercial copy of CS3 Web Premium at this event!

Event Information:

This event is on January 22, 2008 from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Official Event Web Site

IMPORTANT: THE LOCATION HAS BEEN CHANGED!

South Terrace at Perimeter
115 Perimeter Center Pl NE
Atlanta, GA 30346
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Flash CS3 Summer Camp 2007 - August 23

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:41:00 -0400

Are you interested in learning Adobe® Flash®?

Join Adobe and lynda.com events for one of our Flash CS3 seminars in Portland, Dallas, or Atlanta this summer. These engaging educational seminars are geared toward getting you started with Flash CS3. Throughout the course of the day, you will be taught how to create your own Flash animations, banners, videos, and rich interactive websites.

If you know anyone else who would benefit from learning Flash, please pass along this invite.

ATTENDEE BENEFITS

Full-day seminar
Continental breakfast and boxed lunch
Two complete training courses from the lynda.com Online Training Library" on Flash CS3 and ActionScript 3 (a $290 value)
Exercise files used by the instructor

Cost: $99
Students/Educators: $79

Seating is limited, so sign up early!

Perfect for the novice Flash CS3 user, this engaging educational seminar is geared toward getting you started with Flash CS3. By the end of the day, you will be able to create your own Flash animations, banners, videos, and rich interactive websites.

Real-world projects will be showcased and deconstructed, and you'll take home the same files the instructor uses.

Attendees will receive two full lynda.com courses on DVD-ROM: Flash CS3 Professional Essential Training and ActionScript 3 in Flash CS3 Professional Essential Training, totaling over 15 hours of training; retail value $290!

Topics Covered

Demonstration of the Flash interface, including tools, palettes, workspaces, and the Timeline.

Clear explanations of basic Flash concepts, such as frames, symbols, objects, and movie clips.

Description of essential ActionScript 3.0 commands and features that will help minimize the amount of coding required.

Techniques shown for customizing skins and integrating creative assets, including video and content from Photoshop and Illustrator.

Publishing demonstration from Flash CS3 to Flash and HTML websites, and integrate with Dreamweaver.

A kit of real-world project files. An ad banner, interactive slide show, navigational system, and portfolio-style website are some of the real-world projects that will be showcased and deconstructed during the seminar. You will leave with the same files to practice with back at the office or at home.

REGISTER NOW!

ldcevents.com/summercamp, email: seminars@ldcevents.com, phone: 1-888-335-9632

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Power Integration Tour - Atlanta - July 17

Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:27:00 -0400

The Adobe and Maxon Power Integration Tour comes to Atlanta on July 17

Two Powerhouse Packages - One Dynamic Workflow
The Power Integration Tour demonstrates how you can enjoy increased speed and efficiency in your production pipeline by combining the power of Adobe's Production Suite and MAXON's CINEMA 4D. The Adobe/MAXON workflow is the proven choice for top motion design studios worldwide.

Find out why!

Adobe Highlights:
" See the new Features of CS3 in action
" Get a glimpse of the Production Suite back on the Mac
" Discover the capabilities of 3D integration

MAXON Highlights:
" Learn how to incorporate 3D into your 2D workflow
" See the fastest, easiest 3D solution for motion graphics
" Witness how easy it is to integrate into any pipeline