Part 1: Adobe Photoshop CS5 New Features: Mixer and Bristle Brushes

Part 2: How to Make an HTML5 Video Player

General Meeting/Creative Suite User Group - Tuesday, July 19

Part 1: Adobe Photoshop CS5 New Features: Mixer and Bristle Brushes - presented by Cynthia Gordon

With the release a year ago of CS5, Adobe revamped the Painting/Brush Engine in Photoshop. The new Mixer Brush and Bristle Brushes offer much more sophisticated painting tools, enabling you to change a photograph into a painting, or to create a variety of artistic effects. Cynthia will show how you can mix and blend colors with the Mixer Brush, and how you can modify the shape, number, length, thickness, stiffness, angle, and spacing of the Bristle Brush tips. It's amazing what you can do now!

Part 2: How to Make an HTML5 Video Player - presented by Mike McGready

Mike is going to do an encore presentation about what he has been learning about creating a video player using HTML5. He will demonstrate new tools available in Adobe Dreamweaver CS 5.5 that will enable you to prepare your online videos for distribution to iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPad.

Member Showcase and Adobe Software Raffle!

General Meeting/Creative Suite User Group - Tuesday, June 21

Member Showcase

This month we're going to have a very special meeting. A number of our talented OCMMA annual members are going to showcase their projects for us. Expect to be "wow'ed", as our videographers, web developers, illustrators, and more share their latest creations. Each presenter will first show a brief project, e.g. a website they've completed or a short video or animation. Then each person will discuss one particular challenge he or she faced on the project, how it was solved, and what was learned. We aim to entertain and inspire!

And it's not too late for you to join in! if you're an OCMMA dues-paying member and would like to participate, just let us know! Member Showcase guidelines are posted here on Meetup.

Adobe Software Raffle!

An Adobe CS5.5 Software Bundle of the winner's choice with a value of up to $2,100 will be raffled off at this meeting.

Part 1: Exporting from Adobe InDesign to ePub Format

Part 2: What's New in CS5.5?

General Meeting/Creative Suite User Group - Tuesday, May 17

Part 1: Exporting from Adobe InDesign to ePub Format - presented by Virginia Houts

Every wonder how to get an eBook onto your digital reader? Rescheduled from last month, Virginia Houts will demonstrate some ins and outs of exporting from InDesign to the ePUB format. She will also show how to put the files onto your reader.

Part 2: What's New in CS5.5? - presented by Cynthia Gordon

Adobe has just released Creative Suite 5.5, and there is much to discuss! Cynthia Gordon will provide an overview of the new release, which will help us all deliver more interactive designs for a greater number of devices, especially mobile. Some of the most exciting new features available in Flash Catalyst CS5.5 will be shown in demos.

Maximize your LinkedIn Profile and

"Creative Sweet Treat": Exporting from Adobe InDesign To ePub Format

General Meeting/Creative Suite User Group - Tuesday, April 19

Learn how to use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques and create a "WOW" factor to stand out and differentiate yourself from others.

Ted Robison has over 25 years in software management in the high tech industry. For the last few years Ted has been teaching LinkedIn for the "Career Coaching & Counseling" Ministries at Saddleback Church, as well as a series of LinkedIn classes at universities, colleges, and recruiting firms in the Orange County area. Ted brings a unique style of passion, humor and anecdotal experiences to his presentation of this great online networking tool.