Join Our Free Monthly Meetings
The Austin Adobe User Group has been meeting monthly since it was founded in 1993 as the Austin Macromedia User Group. It supports the use of the Adobe Creative Cloud with free presentations by experts in a wide variety of Adobe applications.
With the start of the pandemic, our meeting moved from being in-person to being on Zoom. We use the same Zoom room for every meeting. To get the address, please write to austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.
Recordings of each meeting are posted a few days after the meeting. Here are the topics we have recently covered and news of our next gathering.
Monthly Programs
from the Austin Adobe User Group
New Features in Photoshop 2024 – Part 4 – November 14
The Austin Adobe User Group Meeting: Even More New Features in Photoshop 2024 Join us online at the November 14th meeting of the Austin Adobe User Group to learn yet more about new features recently introduced to Adobe Photoshop. Last month, Cornelius Chopin delivered the most engaging how-to sessions. But he's not yet done with showing the list of features he intended to demonstrate. So, in November, he will continue to review some of the new and exciting features: Generative Fill...
New Features in Photoshop 2024 – Part 3 – October 10, 6 pm CST
The Austin Adobe User Group Meeting: Even More New Features in Photoshop 2024 Join us online at the October 10th meeting of the Austin Adobe User Group to learn more about new features recently introduced to Adobe Photoshop. Last month, Cornelius Chopin delivered a most engaging how-to session. A recording is now available. But he only got halfway through the list of features he intended to demonstrate. So, in October, he will continue to review some of the new and exciting features: ...
New Features in Photoshop 2024 – Part 2 – Sept 12, 6 pm CST
The Austin Adobe User Group Meeting: New Features in Photoshop 2024 Join us online at the September 12th meeting of the Austin Adobe User Group to learn more about new features recently introduced to Adobe Photoshop. In this training session, Cornelius Chopin will be reviewing some of the new and exciting features: Enhanced Remove Tool Camera Raw Lens Blur Filter Parametric Filter as a Smart Filter Contextual Task Bar Generative Fill Enhancements Content Credentials Bullets and Numbering...
July 11, 6 pm CDT, Adobe Workflow and New Features in InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop
Discover the latest features and workflow ideas for InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Photoshop. In this intermediate-level session, Roman will delve into various topics such as creating infographics, utilizing CC libraries, applying advanced styles, replacing skies in Photoshop, and designing an online portfolio in InDesign. You'll also learn how to export your designs into Acrobat and preflight them for different printing scenarios. This session offers a diverse mix of techniques, covering...
New Features in Photoshop 2024
The Austin Adobe User Group Meeting: New Features in Photoshop'24 Join us at the June 13th meeting of the Austin Adobe User Group to learn about new features recently introduced to Adobe Photoshop. In this training session, you will learn some new features in Adobe Photoshop 2024: Lens Blue Parametric Filter Contextual Task Bar Generative Fill Generative Expand Content Credentials Generative Credits and more... The Presenter Cornelius Chopin began his career as an engineer at Texas...
Project Workflow and Management
Join the Austin Adobe User Group for our May 9th meeting, 6 pm CT, when Jon Merrifield talks about and demonstrates the three things we all must do, whether or not we are using Adobe tools. That’s right, you guessed it: project, asset, and workflow management. If we do these few things right, everything else will be more enjoyable as we grow in our careers. We will look at the workflow for a video project and we will learn how to shave time off one’s workday, accommodate team projects, and...
Import CGI Assets Directly into an After Effects Project
Join the Austin Adobe User Group for our April 11th meeting, 6 pm CT, when Jon Merrifield will review the implementation of CGI using After Effects (23.0 and later versions). He will show how you can import CGI/3D models (GLBLTF, or OBJ files), taking them directly from an external source and/or from your Adobe Library into an After Effects project. Then, you can drop them into your composite, along with other 2D and 3D layers. This could be used both in standard videos or in VR/360 videos. ...
The New Adobe FireFly 2 Features
Adobe Firefly is a standalone generative AI web application available at firefly.adobe.com. It offers new ways to ideate, create, and communicate while providing simple text prompts. Please join the Austin Adobe User Group free virtual meeting on Thursday, March 14th at 6 pm CST, when Cornelius Chopin will be reviewing some of the new FireFly 2 features. These include: Text to image Generative Fill Text Effects Generative Recolor Text to Templates Text to Vector Graphics Firefly Image 2 is the...
Learn to Enhance Audio with a Free Adobe App
Gear up for an evening of audio enchantment that was presented on Thursday, August 11th. This is when Jon Merrifield, a contemporary visual effects, motion design, and post-production artist, takes the spotlight at the Austin Adobe User Group's virtual meeting. Jon explores Audio Enhance, a free, online Adobe tool that can make your projects' audio tracks sound professionally recorded. He shares insights on noise reduction, equalization, and more using...
Adobe Express on AI
About the Austin Adobe User Group
Become a member of the Austin Adobe User Group
Membership is free! Simply attend a live event online.
Management – Join Mailing List – Site Credit
Meetings
Each month, at 6 pm on the Second Thursday, an Adobe-related topic or demonstration is presented by a variety of group members (share your knowledge) or visiting experts. The meetings are free and open to anyone interested in learning about Adobe products and meeting other Adobe enthusiasts. Before the Covid Pandemic, our meetings were hosted at the New Horizon Learning Center, 300 East Highland Mall Boulevard #100, Austin, TX 78752; (512) 349-9555.
Now we meet on Zoom. For access details, please send an email to karen@austinadobeusergroup.com.
Miss a meeting?
Check the Presentations page and/or our YouTube channel. When possible we record our presentations.
Membership advantages
Why join the Austin Adobe User Group? Besides meeting other Adobe enthusiasts and learning how to use Adobe software (through demonstrations at meetings), there are
- special discounts that are available only for User Group members on
- Adobe products
- training:
- discounts from some of our training sponsors
- discounts on books from PeachPit and O’Reilly (request the discount)
- Members are eligible to win door prizes provided by sponsors and one of the twice-yearly Adobe software drawings; see below for details. Questions? Email austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com
Management Team
The Austin Adobe Users Group is made possible through the continued service from volunteer coordinators and others.
Cornelius Chopin of Rich Media Services, Group Co-manager, Presenter
Jon Merrifield of Peli Studio, Group Co-manager, Presenter
Karen Kreps of Net Ingenuity Group Co-manager, Google Distribution List Manager/Website host
Join the Mailing List for News and Announcements from the Austin Adobe User Group.
The group maintains a “many-to-many” email list on Google Groups. Anyone may join. The list is used for official group announcements and members are welcome to use it to post news of interest to other Adobe users and well as provides a forum to pose questions and comments. Messages and replies sent to the list will go to all members. There are approximately 500 members on the list at any time.
Share your Skills and Talents
Showcase your skills by volunteering your skills and talents with website design, email management, and event coordination. Gain visibility for yourself and your company. Contact us about how you’d like to contribute.
Get Involved
Give a Presentation at a meeting
Speaking Opportunities for Adobe Users. Want to share tips and tricks of how you use Adobe products? Besides helping others learn, you can network with other Adobe enthusiasts. And you – and your contact info/website – will be listed as a presenter on this site. Contact us about your presentation
About the Group
Our mission is to:
- Provide a helpful and supportive environment for individuals who want to learn about web and multimedia design and development using Adobe products
- Provide opportunities for Adobe users to share information, tips, and tricks.
- Provide networking opportunities for web and multimedia professionals in the Austin, TX area.
Find other Adobe User Groups
All Adobe User Groups are listed at https://aem-augs.adobe.com/adobe-user-groups/
Twice-yearly Drawing for Adobe Software
To encourage people to join and participate in the local user groups, Adobe allows each user group to have a drawing twice a year for one Adobe software package valued up to $2,100. The Austin Adobe User group holds the drawings at the June and December meetings. All members who are present at the drawing are eligible to win their choice of an Adobe product that retails for up to $2,100.
How to increase your chances to win
- Attend the meetings. You must attend at least one meeting before the drawing to be a member and be eligible for the drawing. Each meeting you attend increases your chances.
- Do something that benefits the group – review a book, give a presentation, or contribute in another way. Giving a presentation at a meeting gives the most “bonus” tickets.
If you want to volunteer and earn extra tickets toward the drawing or have any questions, contact Karen Kreps, austinadobegroupmgr@gmail.com.
Website Credits
All work on the Austin Adobe User Group site is done by group members who volunteer their time. Many thanks to the following folks:
Karen Kreps, Net Ingenuity – hosting the site, maintaining the domain name, design team member
Jon Merrifield, Peli Studio – graphic design team member