Color, Resolution, and Other Image Essentials

Wednesday, 10:15 – 11:00 am
Every Photoshop image consists of three specific attributes: image resolution, color model, and bit depth. These attributes can be manipulated in Photoshop to reduce overhead and increase quality. What you don’t know about these attributes might surprise you!

• How to quickly identify the attributes of any image
• How much resolution is enough? For print? For digital? For presentations? For displays?
• The best way to resize and resample images in Photoshop
• When (and how) to change the color model of an image

Deke’s Techniques: Photoshop for Designers

Tuesday, 4:00 – 5:00 pm

Join notorious Photoshop guru Deke McClelland as he quickly reviews some of his favorite techniques for making eye-catching design and first-rate photos in Adobe Photoshop. In this fast-paced session, you’ll discover how to:

• Select an object and its shadow for maximum compositing flexibility
• Weave tendrils of lightning in and out of a dramatic cloud
• Delete an Inadvertent Photobomber with an Old-School Approach
• Chisel text into a stone background with layer effects
• Correcting shadows in a photograph with Camera Raw’s Dehaze command

After Effects + Photoshop: It’s Not Just for Video Anymore!

Tuesday, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
You know Adobe AfterEffects is “like, the coolest animation program,” but did you know if can be used to print, web, and even HTML5 animations? If you know Photoshop, you know the basics! Remember, if you have CC, you already have all these tools at your fingertips!

• Learn how the Effects Panel gives you visual tools to create custom artwork in minutes
• Learn to create bubbles for a champaign glass, realisting lightning, or even a 3D globe from flat Illustrator artwork
• Create video that can be used in your digital tablet magazines, iBooks, and ePUBs

Inception: How Deep Embedding Helps Weave Together Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Tuesday, 10:15 – 11:00 am

In this talk internationally renowned designer Von Glitschka walks you through how he creates and manages a complex creative project by embedding Illustrator and Photoshop files into one immersive file by using smart objects. You’ll see how this technique helps to control a range of ever-changing visual assets by containing them within one core master file to make collaboration and continuity of creative content easier.

Bonus Breakfast Session:
InDesign Tips & Tricks

Tuesday, 8:15 – 8:45 am

Bring your full breakfast plate into the main ballroom and watch 30 minutes of fascinating tips and techniques about Adobe InDesign, by the co-hosts of InDesignSecrets.com! We’ll cover shortcuts, free scripts, and workflow techniques that are sure to make your work in InDesign faster, better, and more fun!