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Archive for May, 2008
Fireworks CS4 Beta Available!

So Fireworks is often underappreciated and outshined by Photoshop’s penetration and audience.  But Fireworks has power beyond Photoshops.  More layer modes, better at optimizing, way better at web graphics and page creation.  The CS4 version has something that the Photoshop team should steal from (below).  But judge for yourself by downloading the Beta here. Live [...]

Soundbooth CS4 Beta Available!

That’s right. The new version of the acclaimed Soundbooth.  And I have one word for you: multitrack.  Download it now, but it might only work for one day in June.  Read the notes, and download it here.

Dreamweaver CS4 Beta Available!

That’s right.  DW CS4 beta available on labs! Download it now, but I have to warn you that supposidly it will only work for one day in June due to “an error in a line of code”.  Either way, here’s my favorite new feature.  A hat tip to GoLive… Photoshop Smart Objects Photoshop and Dreamweaver [...]

eSeminar: Put Your Print Assets in Motion

Tomorrow I have an exciting, free Adobe eSeminar planned: Put Your Assets in Motion – Create and Deploy Print Creative Across Multiple Media Wednesday, May 21, 2008 10:00 A.M. PDT Description: In this session, you’ll learn how easy it is to move your print design from InDesign to multiple media deliveries such as the web, [...]

3D Video Like You've Never Seen Before

From NAB ’08.  Imagine playing a video and, while it’s playing, rotate it to a different angle.  Immersive Media did a great job.  Check it out.

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Adobe Developer Week Recordings

Adobe has posted all the onDemand recordings of Developer week.  These are rock’n sessions on the latest tips, and how to’s, directly from the experts. Here’s the list of sessions: Adobe AIR Extending web to the desktop with Adobe AIR Building Adobe AIR applications with Flash CS3 Adobe AIR local data storage options with emphasis on using [...]

eSeminar: Streaming Video – Create and Deploy Flash Video!

On Tuesday, May 6th at 11am PST I will be talking all about streaming video!  Ideal if you want to get into online video, or even want to know the creative possibilities available through the Flash Media Servers.  And don’t worry, it sounds expensive but you can always download the Flash Media Development Server for [...]

Flash Media Server 3 – Now available for under $1k

Sofirst off, what is Flash Media Server? Flash Media Server is a media server that allows you to deliver high quality video, on demand video, live video and audio content, and much more.  So really it opens up a whole new world of options for making money.  Whether you need to stream prerecorded video, a live video event, [...]

Do Something Different

I don’t usually post quotes, but I think it’s OK to mix it up in the spirit of the quote itself: Read, every day, something no one else is reading. Think, every day, something no one else is thinking. Do, every day, something no one else would be silly enough to do. It is bad [...]