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Photoshop World brings new CS3 sessions to Las Vegas

The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is proud to announce that its annual west coast Photoshop World Conference & Expo–held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas from September 6 thru 8, 2007–will feature new sessions focusing on Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe web tools, motion graphics, scripting for Photoshop CS3, and much more. An “Early Bird” discount–$100 off the price of registration–is available at until Friday, August 3.

In addition to new learning tracks, the west coast Photoshop World will feature a job fair co-hosted by NAPP and CreativeHeads.net, a two-day Tech Expo, portfolio reviews by Photoshop World instructors, a live filming of PhotoshopUser TV, a free pre-conference session about professional digital portraiture, and bonus workshops by Adobe and Microsoft.

Classes are broken down into 14 learning tracks, and are geared toward enhancing the knowledge and capabilities of graphic designers, photographers, web developers, videographers, and other Photoshop users of all skill levels. Additionally, after-hours networking events are to be held the evenings of September 6 and 7, and optional pre-conference workshops will be conducted on September 5.

Photoshop World Conference & Expo Early Bird (before August 3, 2007) registration is USD$599 for the general public, which includes a one-year membership to NAPP. For current NAPP members, Early Bird registration is USD$499. Special pricing is also available for students, educators, and Photoshop World alumni. Click here to register or call 1-800-738-8513.

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Purchase Macworld Conference presentations online and on DVD-ROM

Soma Media and IDG World Expo today announced the release of MacworldEncore, the first suite of products enabling people to purchase Macworld Conference & Expo presentations online and on DVD-ROM.
The first MacworldEncore DVD-ROM set features more than 80 presentations from January’s Conference and Expo in San Francisco. Each presentation includes full-screen PowerPoint slides, live demos and synchronized audio, searchable speaker bios and abstracts, and iPod and iPod video compatibility. The MacworldEncore Online product features the same content and functionality, but further enables people to download presentations individually and immediately from the Web.

Both the DVD-ROM and the web versions are now available for purchase. For a limited time, MacworldEncore is offering a $5 coupon that can be used to download presentations online (Google Checkout coupon code: macworldencore$5off).
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Extensis to host expert font panels and seminars at Macworld

349788497 4528ba3a55 m Extensis to host expert font panels and seminars at MacworldExtensis tells us that it will host a series of expert font panels and presentations at this year’s Macworld Expo in San Francisco. Extensis will present daily sessions that highlight font management specialists and industry authorities in the Extensis booth (#826) on the Macworld Conference & Expo show floor.

On Tuesday, January 9th, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., well-known font evangelist Stephen Coles will lead the discussion titled “The Art of Type” with a panel of expert typographers discussing the joys and pitfalls of type design.

On Wednesday, January 10th, from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., Extensis product marketing manager Halstead York will lead an expert panel titled “Working with Type in Design Applications.” Experts included in this session are Thomas Phinney, Program Manager for Adobe, respected designer and author Andrew Shalat, and Martin Stein, Vice President of Corporate Solutions for Extensis. In this session insiders discuss the technologies, techniques and challenges of working with fonts in the leading layout applications.

The highlighted speaker for Thursday, January 11th, and Friday, January 12th, is acclaimed type designer Chank Diesel. Chank will be presenting “High-Octane Type” from 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. on Thursday and “Working with OpenType” from 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. on Friday.

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