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Photoshop CS4 Photographer’s Handbook – Wk 9

Creative Edits & Effects, pt. 2 » in 17 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes

Creative Edits & Effects, pt. 2

This week everything comes out of the tool box – compositing, filtering, layer effects, transparency modes. Steve shows us why “Photoshop” has become a verb. It’s too much for just one session!

Date: Monday, March 29, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes

The LIVE classes are FREE to attend!

Use these links to join the live class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/122123632
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the entire 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions for $50 until Feb. 28, 2010. After that, the price increases weekly up to $99.

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Final Cut Pro/Express – Wk 4

Media Management and Output » in 5 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes

Transitions, Effects, and Video Generator

You’ve finished your editing and tweaking and now you’re ready to show your creation to the world. This week Kirk shows you how to archive your project and take it out of Final Cut to get it ready for distribution.

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 4-week course (plus overview) of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010 or $79 after.

Use these links to join the LIVE class for FREE:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/788033977
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Share comments on Twitter: #creativetechs
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

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Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 10

Flash + PHP » in 4 days, 21 hours, 30 minutes

Flash + PHP

This Week’s Project:

A PHP FormThis week Erik shows us how to pass information from a form into a database by tweaking a little bit of PHP code.

Date: Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

Use these links to join the LIVE class for FREE:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/584102088
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Share comments on Twitter: #fla4des
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

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Developing Android Applications with Java – Wk 5

Tasks Near Me » in 4 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes

Tasks Near Me

Once your tasks have a location, you need to know where the Android device is located by using a LocationManager. In a map view, you’ll learn how to display the location of the device along with all of the tasks on the list, giving your user the option to prioritize tasks first according to their proximity to one another.

Date: Tuesday, Mar 16, 2010
Time: 11:00am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE class is FREE for all to attend!

Who should attend?

  • Java developers who want to create Android apps
  • Developers with extensive experience with Object-Oriented Programming (such as C#) who can pick up Java basics quickly

The LIVE classes are FREE to Attend!

Use these links to join the live class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/765232536
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Twitter hashtag: #androidjava
Forum: O’Reilly Android Developers Forum
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

Purchase the Course

You can also purchase the complete 5-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $49 up until Mar. 16, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course.

Buy this 10-Week Course

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Molly Murrah’s Watercolor Magic – Wk 4

Drawing & Composition in 17 hours, 30 minutes

Brushes and Paper

Improvisation is a lot of fun but often it helps to draw your subject before you start slinging paint. This week Molly demonstrates that what you focus on and how you arrange your composition will make all the difference in the finished work.

The LIVE class is FREE

FREE ENROLLMENT: Molly Murrah’s Magic of Watercolor

By enrolling in this course, you are subscribing to an email list. We send email reminders and links an hour before the start of each week’s class. Please be sure to put “training@creativetechs.com” into your email application’s address book to avoid having these be classified as junk mail.

Course Details

Dates: Friday, March 12, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

GoToWebinar vs. Live Video — We recommend watching this class on our Live Video feed so you can see Molly while she is teaching. The GoToWebinar feed will only show the slides and images from her computer and will not show any of the hands-on demonstration. [Read our FAQ]
Live Video: creativetechs/live
GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/958081297
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Flickr group: ctwatercolor
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

Purchase the Course

You can also purchase the complete 5-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010. The prices increases each week after that until it’s $79.

» Course Outline, Free Enrollment, Free Exercises, & More Info…


RetouchLIVE

RetouchLIVE » 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE Event is Free!

Use this links to join the LIVE Event:

Live Video: creativetechs/live

Send us YOUR Photos for RetouchLIVE:

Send your photos to: Jason Hoppe’s YouSendIt Dropbox
Please be sure to include your phone number in the “Enter Message:” field so that we can arrange your session if your photo is selected!

RetouchLIVE is now a podcast!

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Or, you can watch recent episodes here.


Photoshop Wrap-Up – Shape Layers and Type

Shape Layers & Type » 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Adobe Camera Raw

Photoshop has become more powerful and added more features with every incarnation. Once typography and vector art was the domain of Illustrator or Freehand. This week Jason outlines Photoshop’s vector art abilities by demonstrating the Shape Layer and Text tools.

Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE to attend!

Use These Links to Join the Live Class for FREE

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/993924072
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase downloadable files of this course for $99 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $199 after. Note: if you have previously purchased this course for more than $99, or another 5-week section of this master course, please contact training@creativetechs.com.

» Course Outline, Free Enrollment, and More Info…


InDesign CS4 Essential Skills – Wk 8

Master Pages » 22 hours, 59 minutes ago

Master Pages

Master your document creation by mastering, well, Master Pages. This week Jason shows you how to use Master Pages to establish (and change and reuse and tweak) the graphic standards you’re applying to your document.

Date: Wednesday, Mar 10, 2010
Time: 6:30pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE class is FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions for $50 until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 thereafter.

» Course Outline, Enrollment, & more info…


Final Cut Pro/Express – Wk 3

Transitions, Effects, and Video Generators » 1 day, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Transitions, Effects, and Video Generator

You’ve got a rough cut of your project. Really rough. This week Krk shows you how to smooth it out by adding transitions to your edits, add titles and calibration screens, and spice it all up with effects.

Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 4-week course (plus overview) of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010 or $79 after.

» Course Outline, Free Enrollment & More Info…


Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 9

Basic Video » 2 days, 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

Basic Video

Video has become ubiquitous online – in pop-ups, in banners, for demonstration, for flavor, to grab and hold attention. This week Erik demonstrates adding basic video with Flash – how to build custom video player controls and load video using AS3.

This Week’s Project:

Miller Videos
Video Player 1
Video Player 2

Date: Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

» Course Outline, Enrollment, & More Info…


Developing Android Applications with Java – Wk 4

Adding Locations to Tasks » 2 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Adding Locations to Tasks

Quite often, the best way to complete a list of tasks is to think about logistics, especially location. In this session, you’ll learn how to store locations in Android (such as a bakery), and then display them in a map view.

Date: Tuesday, Mar 9, 2010
Time: 11:00am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE class is FREE for all to attend!

Who should attend?

  • Java developers who want to create Android apps
  • Developers with extensive experience with Object-Oriented Programming (such as C#) who can pick up Java basics quickly

The LIVE classes are FREE to Attend!

Purchase the Course

You can also purchase the complete 5-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $49 up until Mar. 16, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course.

Buy this 10-Week Course

» Class Forum at O’Reilly…
» Class Reference Links…
» Course Outline, Free Enrollment & More Info…


Photoshop CS4 Photographer’s Handbook – Wk 8

Creative Edits & Effects » 3 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Cleanup & Retouching

This week everything comes out of the tool box – compositing, filtering, layer effects, transparency modes. Steve shows us why “Photoshop” has become a verb. It’s too much for just one session!

Date: Monday, March 8, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes

Purchase the Downloads

You can also purchase the entire 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions for $50 until Feb. 28, 2010. After that, the price increases weekly up to $99.

» Course Outline, Free Enrollment, & More Info…


Molly Murrah’s Watercolor Magic – Wk 3

Paper & Brushes 6 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Brushes and Paper

Wide? Round? No 16? Sable? Camel hair? So many brushes and so many choices. Hot press? Cold press? Tooth? Smooth? There are almost as many varieties of paper. This week Molly helps us choose and prepare our brushes and paper to get the best results.

The LIVE class is FREE

FREE ENROLLMENT: Molly Murrah’s Magic of Watercolor

By enrolling in this course, you are subscribing to an email list. We send email reminders and links an hour before the start of each week’s class. Please be sure to put “training@creativetechs.com” into your email application’s address book to avoid having these be classified as junk mail.

Course Details

Dates: Friday, March 5, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend!

Purchase the Course

You can also purchase the complete 5-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010. The prices increases each week after that until it’s $79.

» Course Outline, Free Enrollment, Free Exercises, & More Info…


Photoshop Wrap-Up – Automation

Automating Photoshop » 7 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Adobe Camera Raw

Why numb your brain and give yourself carpel tunnel doing the same tasks over and over (and over and …) again? Let Photoshop take care of the boring repetitive actions so you can stick with the interesting details. This week Jason shows how to automate your way out of the doldrums.

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE to attend! You can also purchase downloadable files of this course for $99 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $199 after. Note: if you have previously purchased this course for more than $99, or another 5-week section of this master course, please contact training@creativetechs.com.

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/993924072
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

» Course Outline, Enrollment, and More Info…


InDesign CS4 Essential Skills – Wk 7

Style Sheets » 7 days, 22 hours, 59 minutes ago

Style Sheets

You’ve got a 50 page corporate report or 100 page catalog or an even longer document to layout. How do you make sure you’ll have a consistent look and how do you make consistent changes if needed? This week Jason highlights the handy dandy, indispensable Style Sheet tool.

Date: Wednesday, Mar 3, 2010
Time: 6:30pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE class is FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions for $50 until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 thereafter.

» Course Outline, Enrollment, & more info…


Final Cut Pro/Express – Wk 2

Importing, Managing, and Editing Footage » 8 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Importing, Managing, and Editing Footage

You’ve filmed… something. Now what? This week Kirk dives into the heart of Final Cut Pro by showing you how to move, arrange, mark, label, and connect your raw footage into a coherent structure.

Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 4-week course (plus overview) of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010 or $79 after.

» Course Outline, Enrollment & More Info…


Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 8

Photo Gallery (Flash and XML) » 9 days, 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

Photo Gallery

It’s one thing to build a photo gallery. It’s another to build one that you’ll be able to continually grow and change. This week Erik demonstrates building a gallery with XML to allow for dynamic updating and changes.

This Week’s Project:

Photo Gallery

Date: Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

GoToWebinar: gotomeeting.com/register/584102088
Live Video: creativetechs/live
Chat with your classmates: creativetechs/chat
Share comments on Twitter: #fla4des
Seattle Classroom: 1944 First Ave South, Seattle WA

» Course Outline, Enrollment, & More Info…


Developing Android Applications with Java – Wk 3

Persisting Tasks with Local SQLite Databases » 9 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

To make your task list application truly useful, you need to make the data more persistent by storing it outside of the device’s memory. In this session, you’ll learn how to store task data in a local SQLite database.

Who should attend?

  • Java developers who want to create Android apps
  • Developers with extensive experience with Object-Oriented Programming (such as C#) who can pick up Java basics quickly

Date: Tuesday, Mar 2, 2010
Time: 11:00am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE class is FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 5-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $49 up until Mar. 16, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course.

Buy this 10-Week Course

» Class Forum at O’Reilly…
» Class Reference Links…
» Course Outline, Enrollment & More Info…


Photoshop CS4 Photographer’s Handbook – Wk 7

Cleanup & Retouching » 10 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Cleanup & Retouching

You’ve taken a good photo. Mostly. This week Steve demonstrates the little individual things you can do in Photoshop to clean up, make corrections and add that extra spark to your image.

Date: Monday, March 01, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after.

» Course Outline, Enrollment, & More Info…


Molly Murrah’s Watercolor Magic – Wk 2

Paints & Colors 13 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Paints and Colors

Painting with watercolors may be unpredictable but the results can be amazing. In this session Molly shows us how to choose and prepare our paints and how to work with color for the best results.

ENROLL HERE: Molly Murrah’s Magic of Watercolor

By enrolling in this course, you are subscribing to an email list. We send email reminders and links an hour before the start of each week’s class. Please be sure to put “training@creativetechs.com” into your email application’s address book to avoid having these be classified as junk mail.

Dates: Friday, February 26, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 5-week course (plus overview) of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010 or $79 after.

» Course Outline, Free Enrollment, Free Exercises, & More Info…


Photoshop Wrap-Up – Adobe Camera Raw

Adobe Camera Raw » 14 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Adobe Camera Raw

Adobe Camera Raw is like a digital darkroom. The camera raw format is a treasure trove of information. This week Jason demonstrates how to unearth that wealth of data. Bring out the best in your images as you develop them! Use ACR to adjust JPEGs and TIFFs. And more!

Date: Thursday, February 25, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE to attend! You can also purchase downloadable files of this course for $99 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $199 after. Note: if you have previously purchased this course for more than $99, or another 5-week section of this master course, please contact training@creativetechs.com.

Use these links to join the LIVE class:

» Course Outline, Enrollment, and More Info…


InDesign CS4 Essential Skills – Wk 6

Layers, PDFs, and Printing » 14 days, 22 hours, 59 minutes ago

Jason presents a triple threat lesson. Learn to set up layers for your workflow. Discover how to use PDFs for proofing, printing and web posting. Explore printing to color composites and separations. Breath a sigh of relief.

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 6:30pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE class is FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions for $50 until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 thereafter.

» Course Outline, Enrollment, & more info…


Final Cut Pro/Express – Wk 1

Setting Up a Project » 15 days, 6 hours, 29 minutes ago

Setting Up a Project

All those video and audio formats can be quite confusing. How you set up a project will determine how you’re able to work on it. This week Kirk walks you through setting up your Final Cut Pro interfaces, preferences, and sequences.

Date: Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Time: 11am Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 4-week course (plus overview) of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $35 up until Mar 19, 2010 or $79 after.

» Course Outline, Enrollment & More Info…


Flash CS4 for Designers – Wk 7

A Restaurant Website » 16 days, 2 hours, 29 minutes ago

A Restaurant Website

From foodies to the simply famished we all like to eat. This week Erik whets your Flash appetite by demonstrating how to cook up a simple restaurant website.

This Week’s Project:

A Restaurant Website

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Time: 3pm Pacific (Seattle) [Other Time Zones]
Duration: 90-120 Minutes
Cost: The LIVE classes are FREE for all to attend! You can also purchase the complete 10-week course of downloadable files in HD and iPod resolutions, with exercise files, for $50 up until Feb. 28, 2010 or $99 after. Note: the exercise files are only available with purchase of the course. Due to the technical differences between CS3 and CS4, we can only provide exercise files in CS4 format.

Buy this 10-Week Course

» Course outline & more info…