A Live 3D Pipeline in After Effects CC brings CINEMA 4D scenes in as layers — without intermediate rendering. Separate complicated elements from backgrounds using the Refine Edge tool. Stabilize specific objects within a scene with Warp Stabilizer VFX.

Explore best practices to build real-world PhoneGap applications that go beyond simple "Hello World" examples to create full-featured mobile applications. In this session, we'll investigate:• Leveraging a single page architecture to improve performance • How to use HTML templates to reuse code• Making use of effective touch events for an optimal mobile experience • Applying modular techniques to your applications to make them simpler to manage

Learn tips and tricks for creating effective mobile solutions. It's critical to plan ahead and consider what information you need to gather before initiating development. You'll learn how to determine which technologies to choose, and how to respond to client demands with facts and reason. In this session, we'll discuss:• A solid approach to planning the technical strategy for projects• Some of the primary factors you should consider when tackling a new project• What impact your needs may have on the selection of tools and the delivery method

Rob Legato is a premier visual effects supervisor with an interesting perspective on how to reach and inspire your audiences.

Join David Wadhwani, Adobe’s SVP and GM of Digital Media, as he welcomes four incredibly creative minds to explore how they foster creativity and approach their work. You will hear from Rob Legato, an Oscar winning visual effects supervisor; Paula Scher, an iconic graphic designer and illustrator; Erik Johansson, an up and coming photographer and retouch artist; and Phil Hansen, a constraint-based artist that believes limitations drive creativity. We think you’ll leave with more than a few new ideas to incorporate in your next creative project.

Join Photoshop and Illustrator expert Deke McClelland for a live presentation of some of his most popular Deke's Techniques. Learn techniques for making your images look their best and new ways to achieve the looks you're after.You will learn how to:• Create line art or text that automatically inverts everything behind it in Photoshop.• Miniaturize the world with Deke's special tilt-shift recipe in Photoshop.• Use a hidden feature in Illustrator to create classic movie poster credits.• Construct a very special ambigram (text that appears the same upside-down) in Illustrator.• Create a Lord of the Rings-style text effect in Photoshop.

Join Adobe evangelist Alan Greenblatt as he shows you how to bring special effects previously seen only in programs like Photoshop, to your Web content. You already know HTML5 Canvas lets you draw beautiful 3D graphics on your Web page, but Alan will teach you what you can do with the rest of the content which you have so beautifully created. You will learn:• How to create your own cinematic effects with CSS Filters & Shaders• About the W3C specs to which Adobe is contributing• Which W3C specs describe and define filters and shaders• The state of these specs, what browsers they're implemented in, and where you can use them right now

Learn how to leverage the rich toolset in Adobe Illustrator to create vibrant web graphics, wireframes, and complete website mockups. Justin Seeley, staff author for lynda.com and an Adobe Certified Expert, will share his design expertise.Learn how to:• Build responsive layouts with artboards• Produce custom color palettes and swatches for web graphics• Craft vector shapes and text designs that seamlessly scale• Apply drop shadows and other live effects• Optimize and export different types of graphics• Speed up your workflow with reusable image sprites and Smart Objects

Are you looking for a better way to design pitches and creative presentations that are sure to hold your clients' attention? See how designers from the creative team behind "Sesame Street" build engaging presentations using Adobe InDesign — featuring interactivity, photography, and even the beloved "Sesame Street" characters — for maximum impact. In this session, Mark Magner, Diana Leto, and Raf Czapski will show how to: • Create effective pitches that go wherever you need them, from print to tablets, online sites, and conference rooms• Deliver an engaging interactive experience• Export your presentations in different formats

See how Adobe Edge Animate lets you extend your project into any realm of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Are you new to Edge Animate or JavaScript? Don't worry! Chris Converse, partner at Codify Design Studio, will provide free templates from the session material so you can try these techniques on your own.Join Converse to:• Learn how to take your Edge Animate compositions to new heights with randomized animations, hooks to your CSS rules, injection of custom HTML, and remote targeting of symbols • Take away some effective techniques for adding that professional polish to your compositions

Learn how to easily create engaging, interactive forms in InDesign before exporting to PDF. In this session, we'll discuss the mechanics and aesthetics of how to design an attractive and effective form using InDesign.In this session, you'll learn:• How to assign the tab order in InDesign using the Articles panel• How to use the Articles panel and set tool tip descriptions for form fields• How to create signature fields, radio buttons, check marks, and other form functionality

Learn how to develop and implement an effective sales and retention process for your web agency. If selling solutions is something you need to brush up on, you don't want to miss this session. Join Tim Gentle from the agency Design Experts as he:• Uncovers the importance of documentation in the sales process, from the phone ringing to closing the deal • Provides tips on identifying and qualifying customers • Outlines methods of scoping out the specific requirements of a project• Defines how to create and deliver profitable sales proposals

Enrich your experience with Adobe products with Adobe Exchange, a new marketplace of resources and software. Whether you create for Adobe products or use them, this session is for you. Adobe Exchange Product Manager Jonathan Ferman will cover:• How to find the best products on Exchange to make you more efficient and effective in your favorite Adobe apps• How to create your own products and distribute them publicly or privately• A sneak peek at features and other Adobe apps that will support Exchange in the future

Expect the unexpected when Simon Widjaja takes you on an inspiring journey through his numerous experiments using Adobe Edge Animate and Edge Tools & Services. Attend this session to see the full impact of Edge Animate on web and motion design and creative coding.Widjaja will embark on an unconventional path to:• Showcase advanced effects including parallax effects as well as overslides and how to remotely control them• Demonstrate more complex stuff like gaming projects and CMS integration• Outline how a set of free extensions and components can save real-world projects

Demystify the process of 3D animation with Adobe After Effects, which not only offers features for working in 3D, but also serves as a stepping-stone to more advanced 3D programs. In this session, MAX Master Colin Smith will help you dip your toes into the water of 3D animation and compositing.You’ll learn how to:• Track 3D elements with complete control over depth of field, shadows, and reflections• Extrude text and shapes into 3D using After Effects and Adobe Illustrator• Work with advanced 3D programs alongside After Effects

Discover how the applications in Adobe Creative Cloud offer an integrated, seamless video production solution. Adobe Certified Instructor and Master Trainer Maxim Jago will highlight each production tool and demonstrate how to best use them all in the video creation process.In this session, you'll learn:• How to use Adobe Story to write and plan scripts and speed up the editing process in Adobe Premiere Pro• How to use Prelude for managing and logging footage• How to use Adobe Premiere Pro for editing• How Adobe Premiere Pro integrates with After Effects and Photoshop • How to use Adobe Audition for recording audio and creating multitrack music and soundtracks

Discover the many design possibilities in Adobe Photoshop by exploring the latest design trends in movies, television, and magazines. In this session, you'll walk away with killer tips and techniques that take advantage of the magic of Photoshop. Corey Barker, Kelby Training Photoshop expert, will cover:• How to use features such as masks and selections to create jaw-dropping effects• Step-by-step techniques for creating 3D composites• Understanding what's possible with 3D in Photoshop• How to take advantage of the latest and greatest new Photoshop features to make amazing designs and effects

Learn how to work with Adobe Illustrator to approach the design of fashion apparel and textiles. Kevin Renard Sheffield, a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology and design technologies manager for Fifth and Pacific, will be your guide to this intriguing field.This session will cover:• How to leverage Illustrator to create technical drawings, fashion illustrations, flat drawings, and storyboards for the fashion industry• How to combine the best approaches for both Illustrator and Photoshop • Effective methods of working in Illustrator

Learn how to easily create engaging, interactive forms in InDesign before exporting to PDF. In this session, we'll discuss the mechanics and aesthetics of how to design an attractive and effective form using InDesign.In this session, you'll learn:• How to assign the tab order in InDesign using the Articles panel• How to use the Articles panel and set tool tip descriptions for form fields• How to create signature fields, radio buttons, check marks, and other form functionality

Learn how to develop and execute an effective online marketing plan for your client's online business. Join Brett Stockley from the agency Pretty Pollution to:• Learn best practices deployed by Pretty Pollution across search, social networks, and more• Discover how Pretty Pollution utilizes Adobe Business Catalyst to offer clients complete online marketing solutions • See how you too can put these best practices in place to help your clients

Learn how social technology is transforming the shape of design and culture for more and more people, and what it can mean for you. Dylan Roscover, founder of The Experiential Company, will share insights on this growing phenomenon, the toolset he uses, and a few key techniques you can employ to stand out from the crowd creatively.In this session, you'll learn:• The effects of social technology on user and client expectations• Tools and workflows that harmonize with these new expectations• Techniques that alleviate technical stress and yield greater creativity

Find out what makes Adobe After Effects Next an essential upgrade for animators, compositors and designers. Jason Levine of Adobe and Mathias Omotola of Maxon show the new Live 3D Pipeline between Cinema 4D and After Effects. Other exciting features are the new Refine Edge that makes rotoscoping easier and the more flexible Warp Stabilizer VFX.

REI, Recreational Equipment Incorporated, uses Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to build targeted and engaging ads into Backpacker Magazine's Gear Guide. Not only does REI reach key demographics through Backpacker's Gear Guide, but it also provides entertaining and interactive ads that delight the reader. Watch this video to see three examples of interactive ads.

Create sophisticated photographic blur effects in Photoshop Elements 11. In this tutorial, you'll see how to use the new Tilt-Shift Guided Edit to create a miniature effect. Then you'll learn how to refine the results with the new Refine Edge selection option in Expert mode.

Discover the new Mask Feather tool and why it's so important and useful. See how the tool can easily take a difficult rotoscoping task and simplify it by allowing AE to generate a variable feather around a mask that includes both sharp and blurry edges.

In the short film "Möbius", Production Premium provided the tools and versatility for Laforet Visuals to easily handle this cutting edge production. In this session Laforet Visuals Owner, Vincent Laforet, will discuss how they utilized Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop to successfully create and deliver Vincent Laforet's latest film, "Möbius".

Adobe introduced the powerful Roto Brush in After Effects CS5 allowing you to increase your productivity when compositing layers together. Colin has some great tips to help you get the most out of Roto Brush including how to help After Effects make the best choices when propagating new frames.

More than mere tips and tricks, this master class aims to help you achieve true amplification of the impact of images - creating an emotional response by telling a story with imagery. Learn powerful, effective techniques and new skills that will help you not only realize your creativity, but also look at Photoshop and images in a whole new way. Cutting-edge becomes an understatement.

More than mere tips and tricks, this master class aims to help you achieve true amplification of the impact of images - creating an emotional response by telling a story with imagery. Learn powerful, effective techniques and new skills that will help you not only realize your creativity, but also look at Photoshop and images in a whole new way. Cutting-edge becomes an understatement.

No need for expensive contact lenses, we’ll show you how to use the incredible planar tracker in mocha AE to track your eyes, export them as a Mocha shape layer and apply effects in After Effects to create that “white iris of the zombie” look. Another added feature in this episode is how to use Refine Matte to control the feather, spread and choke of the mocha shape layer. This effect gives you control of how much of the original iris shows around the edge stopping the new white iris from blending into the rest of the eye.

In this Episode of The Complete Picture Julieanne focuses on little known features and helpful hints for making the most out of the Lightroom Print Module. Learn how to create a template for posting images to your blog using the print to JPEG option, apply custom edge effects and backgrounds using Identity Plates, screen back images using the Tone Curve, and more!

Obin and Amariah Olson of DV3 Productions discuss advanced RED and mixed format workflows for film and video featuring Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Learn how to deliver cinematic visual effects and sophisticated motion graphics with Adobe After Effects CS5.5 software, now with sophisticated stabilization, new lens and lighting effects, and the most efficient performance ever.

Join Adobe evangelist Jason Levine to find out how you can to edit faster with Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 software, which offers cross-platform, native file–based workflows as well as GPU-accelerated filters and effects with the enhanced Adobe Mercury Playback Engine—now on workstations and laptops. Work easily with dual-system sound support; enjoy enhanced project exchange with Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid software, as well as direct integration with Adobe Story; and efficiently export with reliable batch background encoding for delivery to smartphones, tablets, and PCs.

David Dessel, owner of Metaphor Pictures, LLC, gives an end to end tour of RED editing, VFX, and color grading workflows powered by Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Explore the new Warp Stabilizer's advanced settings, including its innovative Synthesize Edges option. In the process, you will learn how to make custom adjustments to compensate for problem footage.

Join our esteemed panel of SoDA representatives from leading agencies including B-Reel, Effective UI and IQ Interactive, as they share their thoughts on cutting-edge concepts for marketing in 2011. Enjoy a rare glimpse into their private "skunk works" operations. How do they come up with the incredible mashups and innovative ideas that will become the vehicle for future digital marketing campaigns? If you have ever wanted a peek behind the curtain, this is your chance to hear from the experts and ask direct questions in the Q&A session.

Edge Newsletter Managing Editor Julie Campagna hits the streets of New York City to interview designers and developers about Adobe Creative Suite 3.

Convert images to black and white, as well as add tonal overlays, edge effects, and film grain textures.

Teaching solid design skills in a rapidly changing educational and technological arena poses challenges for institutions striving to give their graduates a competitive edge in the workplace. Bill Galbreath shows how the students at Full Sail University are using the power of the CS4 Master Collection to streamline workflow and create videos and motion graphic pieces, from concept to delivery in multiple mediums. Using many examples, he shows how the students use Premiere Pro, After Effects and Encore together to give life and meaning to their creative concepts while at the same time learning the professional workflows that can translate directly to their career choice.

Learn how to use the Refine Matte properties in the Roto Brush effect to improve a matte, reduce chatter, remove color spill, and smooth edges.

Learn about new trends in enterprise application development, with a focus on user-centric computing, and how the next generation of Adobe technology will allow you to build leading-edge applications that meet those trends.

Join the retro Adobe movement! With this episode, Dennis will show you how to quickly and easily create a colored eye with Adobe Photoshop. You'll be creating alternate Photoshop icons in no time.

Instructor Richard Harrington goes even deeper into Photoshop's refine edges command and shows you how to use it to get more accurate selections.

Instructor Richard Harrington shows you how to use a patterned image to degrade the edges of your text for a unique text effect in Photoshop.

This tutorial demonstrates how to combine the refined edges of the Pen Tool and the soft transparent qualities of the Extract Tool in Photoshop CS3. The results are well worth the effort.

Eddie Tapp shows how to use special blur effects and a soft-edge mask to take a traditional portrait into a new creative look.

Discover how to to completely change the look and feel of a photograph with some simple retouching, creative adjustments, and the addition of edges and texture.

Five White Balance tips to use when working in Camera Raw, how to incorporate Smart Objects into your edge effects designs, and how to hide and save cropped areas to reveal them at a later time.

Five White Balance tips to use when working in Camera Raw, how to incorporate Smart Objects into your edge effects designs, and how to hide and save cropped areas to reveal them at a later time.

A quick introduction to spot color printing, a torn edge effect for your wedding photos, and a quick way to place and warp a graphic inside your image.