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
Mastering Color Correction & Footage Repair in Adobe: Essential Fixes for Flawless Footage
2025 April Austin Adobe User Group Meeting Join us on April 10th, 6 pm Central, for an in-depth exploration of color correction and footage repair techniques that every video professional and content creator should know. In this comprehensive session, Jon Merrifield, an industry veteran in visual effects, compositing, and motion graphics, will walk through the essential tools and workflows for fixing color issues, balancing footage, and restoring problematic videos using Adobe Premiere Pro and...
Producing a Short Promo Video with Adobe Apps
February 2025 - Austin Adobe User Group Watch as a promo/social video is produced with various Adobe apps: Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Express. With tool demonstrations, in less than an hour, User Group Co-manager Jon Merrifield will produce a promo for the Austin Adobe User Group. Join us live on Zoom on Thursday February 13th for our monthly free meeting of the Austin Adobe User Group. The Presenter Jon Merrifield is a creative media professional with core...
Photoshop in 2025 – 3D
January 2025 - Austin Adobe User Group Best wishes to all for a Happy Thanksgiving. The Austin Adobe User Group will take a short holiday break, skipping the December meeting and reconvening at the start of the new year. Please join us for our free monthly meetings on the Second Thursday of most months, starting in 2025. We will meet on January 9th, 6 pm Central. We will be exploring the new 3D Substance add-on to Photoshop. In this session, we will show: 1. How to import 3D Substance to use...
New Features in Photoshop 2024 – Part 4 – November 14
New Features in Photoshop 2024 – Part 3 – October 10, 6 pm CST
New Features in Photoshop 2024 – Part 2 – Sept 12, 6 pm CST
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
Project Workflow and Management
Import CGI Assets Directly into an After Effects Project
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