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Workshop Schedule/Time/Registration

Dates: Late January through early April 2010 (specific dates below)
Times:  All classes are held at Noon  (MST),  11 a.m. (West) and 2 p.m. (East)
Registration: $89/60-minute session. 15% discount for class packages. See below for package prices. Registration is limited.

Each Power Lunch webinar includes:
• An information-packed 60-minute live webinar with Jay.
• An e-book (pdf) containing step-by-step directions to help you recreate Jay’s techniques on your computer.
• A recording of the full audio/video webinar you can watch on your own time! Note:  This is a great feature for attendees who have to miss a webinar in a series.

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Webinar Topics

Color Management (Feb. 18/25)
Multimedia (March 11, 18, 25 and April 1)

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Color Management Power Lunch Series
February 18, 25 (Thursdays)

1) Creating Consistency in Color: Color Management & Monitor Calibration
February 18, 2010
Your monitor is the cornerstone of your digital photography workflow. The precision of a properly calibrated, high-quality monitor can infuse your workflow with accuracy and efficiency. Conversely, a poorly calibrated monitor can wreak havoc on your workflow, lengthening the time you spend on each photo and creating constant headaches in color matching. In this Power Lunch Webinar, learn to:
• Select a monitor to match your workflow needs
• Calibrate and profile your monitor for the best monitor-to-print match
• Eliminate variables by controlling the ambient light in your studio or workspace

Also, hear a comparison of the most popular monitor calibration packages on the market to help you select the one that best fits your budget and specific needs.


2) Printing Perfection: Eliminating Surprises on Your Inkjet Printer
February 25, 2010
When your inkjet printer and monitor are in sync, your world can become a whole lot easier. Imagine having confidence that your print will look just much like the image on your computer screen. Eliminate surprises and save yourself frustration by aligning these two essential photographic tools. In this Power Lunch Webinar, learn to:
• Evaluate your print environment and its effect on your final product
• Successfully print from Photoshop every time
• Use advanced printing techniques like creating custom ICC profiles, printing on specialty papers and soft proofing for predictable output on your inkjet printer and on press.
• Troubleshoot printing problems like incorrect density and color

Class prices: $89/class or $160 for both (10% discount)
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Multimedia Power Lunch Series
March 11, 18, 25 and April 1 (Thursdays)
Designed for professional and advanced amateur photographers looking to build a solid foundation in the world of multimedia.  This includes any in-house production staff that are being asking to produce multimedia in addition to print.

While many other workshops focus on the creative aspects of multimedia (like storytelling, using the camera, etc.), these workshops focus on the “behind the scenes” action. What vision do you have for the project? How do you want to tell your story? What tools can help you accomplish that? Jay will focus on how you can translate these initial ideas into a finished, Web or DVD-ready project.

After the first session, this webinar series will focus on using Final Cut Express, a powerful video editing application which bridges the needs of a professional with the cost and convenience of a consumer-level application. Final Cut Express is an excellent choice for amateurs who want to produce compelling multimedia content without a large software investment and professionals who want to “learn their chops” before graduating to a professional-level application.


1) Surveying the Multimedia Landscape
March 11, 2010
Whether you are engaging a company or your family in your photos, something needs to change. Just ‘plain ol’ photos” aren’t working any more. But how do you get started? What tools are the best to build a great multimedia project without too many headaches? Gain a big-picture 30,000-foot view of multimedia options available to photographers. In this Multimedia Power Lunch, you’ll learn about:
• Audio Slideshows, Rich Media Narratives and Immersive Web experiences: Three types of multimedia presentations varying in difficulty and presentation style
• Audio basics including choosing a microphone, recording devices and understanding file formats and terms like waveforms and kilohertz
• Video basics including similarities between still photography and video, understanding pixel aspect ratio and understanding which video preset to use for your project.
• Selecting a video editing software application to suit your needs.


2) Catching their ear: Creating clear, crisp and stimulating audio
March 18, 2010
Audio can be really daunting for photographers because it’s a completely unfamiliar medium that can be, admittedly, challenging.  With the variety of microphones and audio-editing tools out there, you can do great work without a degree in audio engineering. In this session you will learn:
• Effective recording techniques for the spoken word and ambient sounds, including how to eliminate unwanted sounds, and how to set and format recording levels
• How to edit audio to create audio tracks, adjust volume, fading techniques and correcting common errors
• How to prepare an audio track for your full project


3) Catching their eye: Creating compelling visuals
March 25, 2010
Because your specialty is photography, your visuals are the cornerstone of your multimedia storytelling. Creating a strong, dependable workflow for this process is vital to your organization and, ultimately, your finished product. In this session you will learn:
• How to plan your story by organizing your project and establishing a clear beginning, middle and conclusion
• How to prepare still images for multimedia applications
• The correct methods for creating video projects, from start to finish
• How to use the Final Cut Express timeline to organize and edit your visuals


4) The Main Event: Creating your finishing product
April 1, 2010
By now you’ve learned all the components of creating a multimedia project. It’s time to export, but it is not that simple. To make sure your finished video meets the technical needs of your medium (DVD, Web-based movie), and provides the best quality you’ll need to master the art of video compression.  In this session you will learn how to:
• Prepare a movie for export, considering your audience and communication method
• Optimize imagine quality
• Prepare a video for a Video Delivery service like Vimeo or Brightcove
• Prepare a video for self-hosting like QuickTime
• Collect and archive video files

Class prices: $89/class or $300/all four classes (15% discount)
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How do the Webinars work?

All you need is:
• Internet connection (dial-up connections are not recommended)
• Web browser
• Internal speakers turned on or headphones plugged in so you can hear the presentation over Voice Over IP
• The Adobe Flash Player—Most computers already include this feature.  
However, if you do not, just download the Adobe Flash Player for free at http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

Test your computer for an optimal webinar connection
To run a simple diagnostic test to ensure your computer and networkconnections are properly configured to provide you with the bestpossible Adobe Connect Pro meeting experience, visit www.adobe.com/support/connect/ and click on “Run a Connection Test.”

At least 24 hours prior the Power Lunch Webinar, you will receive an e-mail with instructions on Webinar participation. 

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Registration

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