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
A Tour of Premier Pro
Presenter Jon Merrifield will take us on a tour of Premier Pro, beginning with the interface and a description of an optimized project workflow, and then we will edit a 1 minute news break style piece complete with name super ids and with green screen comping on a virtual set. About the Presenter Jon Merrifield is an award winning Visual Effects, Finish and Beauty Artist. In his 30 year career he has worked on over a thousand commercials including many Super Bowl spots, over one hundred music...
Adobe After Effects – Composites, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics and more
Presenter Jon Merrifield will begin by showing before and after examples of composites, visual effects, motion graphics and beauty work, all done in After Effects. Then he will move onto a overview and summary of the tools inside Adobe After Effects, followed by a panel and layout exploration, explaining how the tools function and some good fundamentals to consider as a start to learning the tool. Then he will open the composites and show how some of the work displayed in the previous before...
How To Create a Simple Mobile App Using jQueryMobile and Dreamweaver
This presentation will show how to use Dreamweaver along with the popular jQueryMobile framework to create a simple mobile application that will be styled with CSS. The app will have responsive design and can later be submitted to various app stores using PhoneGap. Presentation notes (zip file) About the Presenter Cornelius Chopin is currently an Accessibility Specialist at the Texas Department for Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). He received an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI)...
Benefits of Nondestructive Photoshop Techniques
Non destructive modifications is a powerful work-flow that will keep your projects forever editable. These methods give you ultimate flexibility and freedom in your creative process to experiment and play. The magic that lies at the core of a nondestructive work-flow is the power of Smart Objects, Adjustment Layers, Masking and Neutral Layers, just to name a few. About the Presenter Virginia Brodie has been in the graphic arts since graduating from Ferris State University with a degrees in...
Learn the basics of Adobe Muse
Presenter Kenneth Loebenberg demonstrates the basics using Muse to build web pages, including descriptions of HTML CSS and how Muse takes care of this for you. About the Presenter Kenneth Loebenberg, of New Era HD, has more than a decade of experience as a graphic designer and digital illustrator. He has produced art prints for national upscale hotel chains and home goods retailers and has worked with interior designer Barclay Butera and fashion designer Jeffrey Banks on signature line...
Use InDesign/Digital Publishing Suite to transform publications into interactive tablet apps
Adobe Digital Publishing Suite is a complete solution that lets media and business publishers create, distribute, monetize and optimize publications for mobile devices. DPS consists of a set of tools, applications and services that together form a complete work flow that takes you from content assembly, creative design, testing, validating and publishing interactive magazine apps. Platforms supported include iOS, Windows 8.1, and Android. The creative process takes place in InDesign. The DPS...
Creating Responsive eLearning Projects with Captivate 8
In our ever changing world we are challenged with creating content for many different devices, and they are smaller, more mobile and require custom content for best performance. Adobe is the leader in creating easy to use, GUI products for web development, and most recently is the leader in the eLearning development industry with Adobe Captivate 8. Join us on October 10 to get an overview of some of Adobe Captivate 8 features that address these responsive issues: Developing responsive projects...
Sept. 12, 2014: Processing HDR photos with Lightroom and Photoshop
Get an overview of High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography, and see some processing techniques using Lightroom 5.5, Photoshop CC 2014, and a 3rd party software product, Photomatix Pro. Trial of Photomatix Pro available at http://www.hdrsoft.com/. The files we'll be using in the presentation are available for download before the meeting, so if you want to bring your laptop to the meeting and work along, feel free to do so. The zip file is 229 MB so is recommended to download it before arriving...
What’s new in Adobe Illustrator CC 2014 and cool features also in older versions
In this presentation we will explore new Illustrator CC features such as: Live Corners, enhanced pencil tool, how to reshape segments, Typekit fonts, perspective grid, custom tool panels, and scalable vector graphics (SVG) enhancements. About the Presenter Veronica Primeaux is a graphic artist with over 20 years of experience in the field of computer generated art. She works for Texas Department of State Health Services, creating posters, brochures, presentations, and web graphics. Before...
July 11, 2014 How to Make Accessible Web Sites with Adobe Edge Animate
Unlike Flash that outputs to a proprietary format (*.swf), Adobe Edge Animate creates content that you can make more accessible using standard web technologies like HTML5, CSS3 and jQuery/JavaScript. Learn how to get an "edge" in creating an accessible web site using today's technologies. About the Presenter Cornelius Chopin is currently an Accessibility Specialist at the Texas Department for Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). He received an Adobe Certified Instructor (ACI) title in...
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