Friday, December 28, 2007 Filed in:
Training
Products | Education
| Adobe
Congrats to Scott
Kelby and Kelby Training for launching a new
online training site. The subscription site is a
great value and offers a lot of great training on
software. Coverage is mostly Adobe tools... but I
have a few titles in the works with them that
will also cover Apple software.
Q.
Before
we get started; do I have to read all this
stuff, or do you have a quick video clip
that explains it all?
A.
Yup,
we sure do.
Here’s the
link.
Q.
So
what is subscription-based online training?
A.
In the
past, we’ve offered online training
courses, and it was always “Pay as you
go” (basically, you’d pay
individually for each class you took). But now
you can pay one annual subscription fee and then
you have unlimited access to all our online
classes.
Q.
You
said this is amazingly affordable. OK, how
affordable is it?
A.
Our
annual subscription is only $199, or you can pay
$19.95 a month. By contrast our online classes
used to be around $70.00 each. If you took just
three classes, you were already paying more than
our new subscription tuition. Now, you get
unlimited access, all year long, for only $199.
That’s just 55¢ a day, for unlimited access
to the best Photoshop and photography teachers on
the planet.
Q.
What
makes you guys different?
A.
We
knew we had to do something really special to
stand out from the other online training options,
so we asked ourselves what is the single most
important aspect of any online course. Is it the
topics? The price? The technology? The quantity?
The look? What is it? We think the single most
important thing is “The teacher.”
It’s who you’re learning from, and
their connection with the students. It’s
their passion, their knowledge, their ability to
communicate and share in a way that makes sense,
that’s engaging, and even fun. That’s
why we built our entire program around one thing;
bringing you nothing but the very best teachers
on the planet. Period.
Q. If
the teacher provides files for us to practice
along with, can we download them, or do we have
to pay extra?
A. You
get ‘em without any extra fees whatsoever.
It’s part of your subscription.
Q.
Can
I get a sneak peek at how it all works? How about
letting me try a couple of lessons?
A.
Sure,
why not. Head over to the
KelbyTraining site,
and
click the “Try it Now (Free)” link
at the top. You can watch the first three
lessons from any of the classes to get a sense
of what we’re doing, how the player
works, and stuff like that.
Saturday, December 22, 2007 Filed in:
Adobe
The
December 31, 2007 entry deadline for the 2nd
Annual Worldwide “Photoshop
User Awards” competition is
right around the corner.
If you’re chosen as this
year’s “Best
of Show” winner, they'll
send you and a friend on a trip to
beautiful
Maui, Hawaii (including
round-trip airfare, hotel, and daily expenses) to
get you totally inspired to have your work
featured as the cover art for an upcoming issue
of Photoshop
User magazine.
Besides the grand prize, there are also thousands
of dollars in other prizes and winners in a
variety of different categories. The contest is
open to any Photoshop user, anywhere in the
world, but you can’t win if you don’t
enter, so for all the details, visit
PhotoshopUserAwards.com.
Don’t forget to enter by midnight on
December 31, 2007.
Thursday, December 20, 2007 Filed in:
Conferences
I'll be going to
all
of Macworld
conference this year. I have several classes
on iWork, iLife, Photoshop, and Podcasting.
I also have a lot of free time to network
and mingle. Here's my Macworld page for
those of you coming who'd like a chance to
socialize or trade tips.
http://macworldexpo.ning.com/profile/RichardHarrington
Monday, December 17, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
| Training
Products | Video
| Business
Those who know me
personally, know I am very passionate about
podcasting. I have been hard at work for the
last year on a new book on just that, video
podcasting. My business partner, Mark
Weiser, and I have taken many of the hard
lessons learned at RHED Pixel and put them
into a book. The book is full color and
richly illustrated, plus there will also be
a companion website and podcast launching in
January.
The book ships in February, but you can get the
biggest discount by
pre-ordering it from
Amazon.com.
Sunday, December 16, 2007 Filed in:
Motion
Graphics | Conferences
The
new schedule for
Photoshop World
Conference & Expo is posted. Visit
the updated website to see the offerings. The
conference is to be held in Orlando, FL on April
2-4, 2008.
Here’s the
link. I'll be
teaching a few classes on the show floor
(which are free) as well as these great
classes on using Photoshop for video and
multimedia.
Motion
Graphics Track:
- Put Your
Portfolio on DVD
- Motion Control
3D
- Typography in
Motion
Sunday, December 16, 2007 Filed in:
Video
| Business
I wanted to let you all know about a great
training conference coming up, the Editors
Retreat. I've been to this event five times now
and it is fantastic. It's a chance to network and
learn from the bet editors in the business. It is
truly an amazing event and I encourage you to
have a look.
Here are some sessions I look forward to
attending.
- Scene it: Color Correction as a
Storytelling Tool – Steve Hullfish
- Keynote Presentation –
Oscar-nominated Editor, Sally Menke
- Everything You Need to Know About Audio
– Coll Anderson
- Your Professional Future: What To Do in The
Next Year to Stay Ahead –Bob Donlon
- Keynote Presentation – Emmy-nominated
Editor, David Helfand
Monday, December 10, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
| Resources
I've taken part in
MacUpdate's bundle deals for a while now...
here's their latest and
greatest. This deal runs out soon.
“MacUpdate has partnered with 11 Mac
developers to bring you a great software bundle.
You can buy this bundle for $49.99 instead of
$666.74, a savings of $616.75 This amazing offer
is time limited so buy today.”
Here are my favorites from the bundle
- ForkLift
– A
useful FTP application
- RapidWeaver
– A
great website and blogging tool, how this
website is made.
- Xslimmer
–Trim an applications by
removing universal versions (going to just PPC
or Intel) as well as Internationalization
files.
- Yep
– A really cool cataloging tool
for PDF files
- SRS iWOW
– Makes iTunes sound great on a
laptop.
- XMIND 2008
Pro – A mind-mapping application
that helps creative types get their ideas
down.
- iStabilize
– A
REALLY good image stabilization program for
shaky footage.
- PulpMotion
– A
surprisingly useful motion graphics tool with
some cool templates
Sunday, December 02, 2007 Filed in:
Apple
| Video
I am very proud to tell
you that the new book Final Cut Studio on
the Spot is shipping. This third edition has
a ton of new things including dedicated
chapters on Multi-camera Editing and HD (and
the audio chapter is HUGE). In told, more
then half the book is new... so if you own a
past edition, this update is worth it (and
if you don't have it.. then go now). This
time Robbie Carman came on board with some
helpful tips and tricks.
- Optimize
system performance
- Create
impressive titles with Generators, Motion,
LiveType, and Photoshop
- Work quickly
with buttons and keyboard shortcuts
- Color correct
to save vital shots, and keep them broadcast
legal
- Fix and mix
for professional-quality audio
- Design and
import graphics seamlessly
- Integrate
with other applications including Motion,
Soundtrack Pro and Color
- Manage media
and backup strategies
- Export and
publish finished projects to tape, DVD, or the
Web
Get the book here for the best price.
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