February 2010
In This Issue
Local News
Adobe Acrobat 9 Special
International News
Celebrate 20 years of Photoshop
Product Feature
Photoshop Lightroom 3
Featured Book
Adobe Photoshop CS4 How-Tos
Designer and Developer Feature
Photoshop Elements tutorials
Rendering the print: The art of photography
Seminars
Training Partners
Designer and Developer Resources
Local News
Adobe Acrobat 9 Special

Get a free copy of Acrobat, a saving of up to 20%, when you buy four TLP licenses of Adobe Acrobat 9 Standard or Acrobat 9 Pro software at the regular price. The special is valid from the 1st of Feb. till the 30th of April. Licenses must be TLP commercial and bought in bundles of 5. Contact your preferred reseller for more info.

Eligible Products/Adobe Sku’s:
54031904AD01A00 - Acrobat 9 Std Win
54031935AD01A00 - Acrobat 9 Pro Win

International News
Celebrate 20 years of Photoshop - Click for more

For 20 years, the world has used Adobe Photoshop software to transform creative inspiration into nearly everything we see in print, online, and across media.

Adobe keeps innovating so you can do more than ever before to bring your visions to life. It's time to celebrate and see what the Photoshop family can do for you. Join the creators of Photoshop — Thomas Knoll, John Knoll, Steve Guttman, and Russell Brown — as they discuss the evolution of Photoshop.

Product Feature
Photoshop Lightroom 3 - Click for more

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom is a digital darkroom and efficient assistant designed for serious amateur and professional photographers. With Lightroom 3 almost here, try the Beta and find out what's new. Click here for more

  • Manage your growing photo collection in a visual library.
  • Get the absolute best from every shot—whether raw, JPEG, or TIFF—using state-of-the-art nondestructive editing tools.
  • Showcase your images using customisable print layouts, powerful slideshows, web gallery creation tools, etc.
Featured Book
Adobe Photoshop CS4 How-Tos - Click for more

Why spend time searching through a thick reference book when you can focus on the essential techniques? In Adobe Photoshop CS4 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques, author Chris Orwig brings you the best techniques to quickly organise and correct your digital images using the world’s most powerful photo-editing program. Complete with illustrations and practical tips, these bite-size lessons from Chris’s experience as a photographer and instructor provide just the information you need. You can explore the program at your own pace, spending less time at your computer and more time behind the lens taking great pictures.

Designer & Developer Feature
Photoshop Elements tutorials - Click for more

You can use these tutorials with Adobe® Photoshop® Elements versions 7 and 8.These video and PDF tutorials give you a great overview of how to use Adobe® Photoshop® Elements.

If you're new to the application, watch the series of Getting Started videos. For those who are more advanced, check out these video and PDF tutorials to go more in-depth. Discover productivity tips and learn how to make the most of the tools and features Photoshop Elements has to offer.

Rendering the print: The art of photography - Click for more

Colour imaging consultant Karl Lang writes about the importance of understanding Raw photography. Learn how Raw processing can give you more control over the rendering of a print, and how a Raw workflow gives you more freedom to express your artistic vision.

Lang is a colour imaging consultant, engineer and photographer. Over the last 20 years, Karl has brought an extensive portfolio of products and technologies to the imaging community. Radius PressView, The ColorMatch System, Artica, Thunder Color, and the Sony Artisan are a few of his more public creations.

Seminars

Adobe Education Webinar Series
March 04 - 25, 2010
Virtual Tours of Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro
March 09, 2010 - May 11, 2010
Debate the Topic eSeminar Series: The Importance of Social Media for Technical Communications
April 13- 20, 2010 - February 26, 2010
Adobe® Bridge® CS4 The Hidden Gems: Automation, Metadata and More
February, 2010 - February 23, 2010
Adobe® InCopy® CS4 & Adobe® InDesign® CS4, Collaborate in demanding editorial workflows
February, 2010 - March 17, 2010

Training Partners

Digicape - Cape Town
Contact Angie
084 029 9950
www.digicape.co.za


Concept Interactive
- Cape Town
Contact Elethea
elethea@conceptinteractive.net  
www.conceptinteractive.net  


Friends of Design - Cape Town
Web Design, DTP (Desktop Publishing), and Motion graphics courses
www.friendsofdesign.net  


Multimedia Centre - Cape Town
InDesign, Captivate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Robohelp, After Effects, Flash
Neil Stromin
021 790 3684
nstromin@multimediacentre.co.za
www.multimediacentre.co.za  


The TrainingRoom at Apple Centre Project 3 - Cape Town
Workshops and courses offering a wide range of creative pro applications, from print design to mobile authoring These are held every Thursday evening and Saturday morning.
www.thetrainingroom.co.za  


Learn2 - Cape Town & JHB
Adobe Video courses focussing After Effects & Premiere Pro
Call Mary now for more information on Adobe Training in Cape Town Tel: 021 421 5501
Call Rudi for information on Adobe Training in Johannesburg Tel: 011 886 8572
www.learn2.co.za  


Morning Star Design - JHB
Adobe Authorised Training Center
Rehana Rajah
011 782 4297
msd@netactive.co.za
www.imsd.co.za


Billy Einkamerer's Adobe courses (not official Adobe courses) - JHB
Adobe products used include Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3 and Photoshop CS3.
billy@assemble.co.za
www.assemble.co.za


WalkerDigital
Adobe Authorised Training Centre
Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, Captivate Dreamweaver, Flash, After Effects, Premier.
Stephen Walker
stephen@walkerdigital.co.za
http://www.walkerdigital.co.za


Keyline - Durban
Adobe Authorised Training Centre
Contact Skye
031 312 860
www.keyline.co.za

Designer & Developer Resources and useful links

Dax Data's home page

Adobe's home page


Designer and Developer Resources
Adobe Design Centre
Adobe Developer Resources
Adobe Labs
Adobe TV
Adobe Exchange
- easy-to-install extensions, time-saving functions, code and more.
Safari Books Online - e-reference library for designers and developers


Online Forums and Third Party Blogs
Adobe Online Forums
Design Center editor community blogs


Community site for all things MX


ColdFusion Developers Journal


SimplicIT Lab - South African Flash Resource