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Many Thanks To Our Presenters Last Night! 3
Entry posted on Nov 17 by John J Olson

A big "Thank You" to Jeff and Krystal for presenting last night.  Both were great presentations.

If you want to learn more about Artisteer, the product that Jeff demonstrated, click on the logo below:

The files from my presentation on basic Flash to Server communication  using URLLoader are available here: http://www.vegasaug.org/misc/flash_server_presentation.zip  The zip file includes the FLA files, and the slides in PDF format.

Krystal posted her presentation PDF over at the VegasPUG site: http://groups.adobe.com/posts/4d6f281a5d Be sure to go grab it.

21 Awesome Smoke Brushes for Photoshop 2
Entry posted on Aug 04 by John J Olson

http://psd.tutsplus.com/freebies/brushes/smoke-brush-set/

Silhouette artwork - 85 Free High Quality Sets 2
Entry posted on Aug 05 by John J Olson

http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/85-free-high-quality-silhouette-sets/

Initially silhouette was applied on portraits or pictorial which were be used for thin black card. But nowadays, we can easily find silhouette images in many media forms like artworks, illustration, photography, movies, graphic design or even fashion and fitness.

Modern designers use silhouette to create dramatic effect in many art works because silhouette emphasizes the outline and view of an object. The mystery of silhouette objects create a space for viewers’ imagination. Apple’s iPod advertisement is a successful example of using silhouette.

This week, we’ve managed to compiled 85 free high quality silhouette sets to speed up your designing job. 

What Presentation Topics Interest You for 2010? 1
Entry posted on Dec 18 by John J Olson

2010 is quickly approaching and we are already preparing and want to be sure we have meeting with topics that you want to hear about.  

If there is something you us to cover, please take a few minutes and leave a comment here on the blog post, or email me directly at  manager@vegasaug.org.  

Some possibilities:

1. A multi-part series on Intro to Print Design
2. A multi-part series on Intro to After Effects
3. A mutlti-part series on Intro to ActionScript 3.0
4. Adobe Fireworks - Using it for Web and Flash
5. More series on Intro to PHP and Coldfusion

Definitely let us know your opinions.    ... and dont' forget, if you want to present on a topic that you think others can benefit from, contact us, and you can earn 15 extra raffle tickets for the next big software raffle in June.

Adobe MAX - HUGE Discount for students 1
Entry posted on Sep 04 by John J Olson

Just for students - Adobe just announced a great discount on the MAX conference (October 4-7) in Los Angeles.  $199 for a full conference pass, $99 day pass, student id required.

Use discount code STU691

http://max.adobe.com/registration/

Flash Extension - Convert a Timeline into a Symbol 1
Entry posted on Aug 14 by John J Olson

Ever get halfway through a project and wish you’d put everything into a symbol instead of on the main timeline? This extension takes care of that. 

http://ajarproductions.com/blog/2008/06/26/new-flash-extension-convert-timeline-to-symbol/

If you use Flash Professional a lot and are looking for some great time savers and new tricks, definitely check out Ajar Productions collection of free Flash extensions.  Many of them are lifesavers --> http://ajarproductions.com/blog/flash-extensions/

July User Group Meetings - Two in July! 1
Entry posted on Jun 28 by John J Olson

July is going to be big on content.  Las Vegas will be having two user group meetings:  July 7th (hosted by VegasFUG & VegasWeb) and July 20th (hosted by VegasAUG & VegasPUG) 

The first meeting will be hosted by the Las Vegas Flash and Las Vegas Dreamweaver group on July 7th, UNLV Paradise Campus, Room 511 at 7:00 PM.  There will presentations on Customizing Wordpress and Using Phidgets with Flex. More details can be found here:  http://groups.adobe.com/groups/7d76d7b829/summary

The second meeting will be hosted by VegasAUG and Las Vegas Photoshop/Print group on July 20th, UNLV Paradise Campus, Room 511, at 7:00 PM.  The presentations aren't set in stone yet, but its looking like we'll have an Introduction to Adobe Lightroom and an Introduction to Adobe After Effects.  More details will be available here: http://groups.adobe.com/groups/cf57cecc3f/summary

Online Presentation -> The Other Side of Flash Catalyst - September 8th 1
Entry posted on Sep 07 by John J Olson

Tuesday night (Sept 8th) at 7pm central (5pm Pacific), Doug Winnie is presenting for KCWebCore on Flash Catalyst.  This is an online meeting and is open to everyone.  

Read more at: http://www.meetup.com/KCWebCore/calendar/11261822/

"Doug Winnie is Group Product Manager for Adobe Web Tools including Dreamweaver and Fireworks and the integration of Creative Suite with Flash Professional, Flash Builder and Flash Catalyst.

This meeting is online, but we encourage local designer/developers to come to the meeting for prizes and networking. 

Doug will start at 7pm Central time for those online.

"The Other Side of Flash Catalyst"

We have all seen the demos...Design in Photoshop, Illustrator or Fireworks and work with those designs in Catalyst and *poof* instant Flex application. But what if your application is extremely customized, or you need to develop and design at the same time? Doug Winnie (http://adobe.dougwinn..., Group Product Manager for Web Tools and Workflow along with James Polanco and Aaron Pedersen, Architects and Founders of DevelopmentArc (http://www.developmen...) will discuss an alternate workflow using Catalyst from a different perspective, and will also show how that process has worked with a new Adobe project codenamed "Cascade".

http://experts.na3.acrobat.com/kcwebcore"

NetTuts : Search Engine Optimization 101 article 1
Entry posted on Sep 21 by John J Olson

"Your website may be top notch but what's the use of an online presence if no one can find it? In this quick start guide to search engine optimization we'll review an assortment of tactics to increase your page ranking."

Read the article at NetTuts: http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/other/search-engine-optimization-101/

Adobe Group Section Subscriptions - How to subscribe & unsubscribe 1
Entry posted on May 13 by John J Olson

Someone at the meeting tonight had asked me if you could subscribe to the discussion area or other sections of the Las Vegas Adobe Groups page.   You definitely can.   Unfortunately, its not very clear how to do it, and there isn't a Help system jumping out at you.

After you've signed in, you can choose to subscribe to any of the sections, but clicking on the 2nd icon (looks like two pages) in the Resource Menu.   Once subscribed, you will be notified via email of any updates to that section.  By default, when you joined the group (or any group), you are automatically subscribed to the Event Calendar and the Blog section of the groups site.

In the image below (taken from my account), I'm subscribed to the Blog, Discussion Area, and Event Calendar.

The first icon (ribbon or badge icon) in the Resource Menu is a Favorites icon.  By enabling that icon, that section will appear in your Favorites (in top right corner of page) and you can use the Favorites section to quickly jump to any of your favorite sections.

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To Edit your existing subscriptions,  click on "Subscriptions" at the top of the page.   You'll navigate to a page showing every section for every group that you have subscribed to.  You'll have options to edit your subscriptions for that section or unsubscribe completely.

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