DFWAUG - Dallas/Ft. Worth Adobe Users Group

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The DFWAUG was established to help fellow Adobe devotees within the Dallas/Fort Worth TX area have a greater understanding of current and forthcoming happenings within the graphic design and web development worlds today. We will be concentrating on products such as:

* Photoshop
* Lightroom
* Illustrator
* InDesign
* Flash
* Dreamweaver
* Acrobat

Our group leaders include Adobe Community Experts, Adobe Certified Experts, Adobe Certified Instructors and other leading industry professionals.

If you want to stay informed on the latest in Adobe products, and cutting edge tips & tricks then JOIN THIS MEETUP!!!

Events coming up

We don't have any upcoming events for this user group. Do you know this group? If so, why not submit a future event? We also support iCal, EventBrite and Meetup feeds.

Past events

  • Lightroom 4 Workshop Day

    Sat, 2 Feb 2013, 16:00 - 22:30 in Dallas, United States

    Are you new to Adobe Lightroom? Have you installed the program, but don't have an idea where to begin? Do you want to organize the hundreds (thousands) of photos you already have sitting on your computer hard drive? Do you want to know the difference between Lightroom & Photoshop? Are you a Lightroom 3 ninja confused by the Develop module changes in Lightroom 4? Want to learn which Process Version to use?A.J.

  • SpecTECHular 2012 - A Technology Extravaganza!

    Thu, 7 Jun 2012, 13:30 - 21:00 in Dallas, United States

    Our generous host, New Horizons Computer Learning Center, is opening its doors for SpecTECHular! 2012, their annual technology Open House highlighting the latest in IT Process Management, Adobe, Cisco and Microsoft Technologies. During these FREE events, you may choose your own learning path by attending educational breakout sessions that are relevant to your specific needs. You may also enjoy lunch and be eligible to win fabulous prizes!Topics include: *Adobe CS6

  • February Meeting - InDesign is InTheHouse!

    Sat, 18 Feb 2012, 17:00 - 19:00 in Dallas, United States

    InDesign is for more than just designing printed material! Join us as Alyssa Galganov shows us how to use InDesign to create an interactive PDF! I bet you didn’t know InDesign could do that, eh? So even if you’ve never fired up that purple ID icon come on down as see what InDesign can do.You’ll also have a chance to interact with your fellow Adobe users. After Alyssa’s presentation we will have a short “Users Helping Users” session. Bring your questions and bring your answers.

  • Photoshop Bootcamp

    Sat, 28 Jan 2012, 16:00 - 18:00 in Dallas, United States

    **PLEASE REGISTER ON THE EVENTBRITE WEBSITE** is a great tool for enhancing photos, painting pictures, sketching/coloring ideas, and designing with precision.  In this one-day workshop, you will learn the following topics: *Introduction to Photoshop (Raster vs Vector Graphics) *Sizing Images (Print vs Screen) *The Photoshop Three Method (Brushes, Menus, Layers) *Working with Brushes (History, Clone, Heal, Background Eraser)

  • January Meeting - Adobe Touch and Lightroom 4 Beta Overview

    Sat, 21 Jan 2012, 17:00 - 19:00 in Dallas, United States

    Happy New Year! Our first meeting for 2012 will be on Saturday the 21st! Join us as A.J. Wood takes us on a tour of the Adobe Touch Apps! After that Gene McCullagh will give us a tour of Lightroom 4 Beta! This is the first meeting in our new format of bringing you two shorter topics each month. Come ready to enjoy and ask questions!

  • April Meeting – Fireworks CS5 with Jim Babbage

    Sat, 16 Apr 2011, 16:00 - 18:00 in Irving, United States

    DFWAUG is extremely fortunate to have Jim Babbage speak to us via Adobe Connect at our April 16th meeting regarding Fireworks CS5. While Photoshop may get a majority of the press from Adobe, we think you'll find that Fireworks (FW) is definitely an unsung hero when it comes to webdesign, as you'll see during Jim's presentation.Everybody knows that the best way to have a great looking website is to plan ahead and do a mock-up of your site, and you really can't do better than Fireworks.

  • Webinar - Using Layers in Photoshop

    Sat, 26 Mar 2011, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

    *THIS IS AN ONLINE WEBINAR.*Layers in Photoshop. You've heard about them, maybe you're even using them, but are you really taking advantage of all that layers have to offer?Come join us as renowned Adobe Community Professional & Adobe Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood, presents the Photoshop Core Series - Layers.Topics will include: *Intro to Layers - Beginners will get up to speed on how, what, when & why of layers. *Adjustment Layers - non-destructive tonal corrections.

  • March Meeting – Back From OZ – Converting to Black and White

    Sat, 19 Mar 2011, 16:00 - 18:00 in Irving, United States

    In these days of digital color and high definition images we can forget about the subtle beauty of Black and White photography. Black and white still has its place and, for some images, is the better method for viewing. Photoshop and Lightroom go way beyond the “convert to grayscale” command! Come on down to the March meeting. Gene McCullagh (your humble Group Manager and Adobe Community Professional) will walk us through the conversion process. *Why Black and White?

  • Photoshop Core Series - Part 3

    Tue, 8 Mar 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    Ask 100 different Photoshop experts how to do a simple task, you'll get 100 different answers and they'll all be correct. That's the problem for beginners, "Where do I start?"Come join us as renowned Adobe Community Professional & Adobe Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood, presents the Photoshop Core Series. In part three, A.J. puts the wraps on his Photoshop 3 Method™.Topics will include: *Working with Layers - Adjustments, Styles & Masks - Oh my!

  • Lightroom 3 Core Series - Part 3 - Output

    Thu, 3 Mar 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    New Series Updated with Lightroom 3!So you've imported & organized your images in the Library, processed some photos in the Develop module, what's next? Well, at some point you'll want to output the files from Lightroom.Come join us for the final segment of our three part Lightroom Core Series--Output. A.J. will show you how to use the Slideshow, Print & Web modules, but don't even think about skipping out because he'll show you how to export files as well.Topics will include

  • Photoshop Core Series - Part 2

    Tue, 1 Mar 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    Ask 100 different Photoshop experts how to do a simple task, you'll get 100 different answers and they'll all be correct. That's the problem for beginners, "Where do I start?"Come join us as renowned Adobe Community Professional & Adobe Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood, presents the Photoshop Core Series. In part two, A.J. continues discussing his Photoshop 3 Method™.Topics will include: *Selection Techniques - The tools, the menus, Photoshop vs plugins.

  • Lightroom 3 Core Series - Part 2 - Develop It

    Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    New Series Updated with Lightroom 3!If you are only using Lightroom to organize your photos, you haven't unleashed it's full potential!Renowned Adobe Community Professionals & Adobe Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood delivers Part 2 of his popular Lightroom Core Series. Join us as he takes members through the Develop Module, and shares post-processing techniques of the pros!When it comes to Adobe products, no one understands these programs better than A.J., read for yourself:"A.J.

  • Photoshop Core Series - Part 1

    Tue, 22 Feb 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    Ask 100 different Photoshop experts how to do a simple task, you'll get 100 different answers and they'll all be correct. That's the problem for beginners, "Where do I start?"Come join us as renowned Adobe Community Professional & Adobe Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood, presents the Photoshop Core Series. In part one, A.J. will introduce club members to his infamous Photoshop 3 Method™.Topics will include: *What is the Photoshop 3 Method

  • Lightroom 3 Core Series - Part 1 - Get Organized

    Thu, 17 Feb 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    Presenting a NEW series updated with Lightroom 3.Are you new to Adobe Lightroom? Have you installed the program, but don't have an idea where to begin? Do you want to organize the hundreds (thousands) of photos you have sitting on your computer hard drive?Come join us as renowned Adobe Community Professional & Adobe Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood, presents the Lightroom Core Series. In part one, A.J. will introduce club members to the Library module within Lightroom.

  • February Meeting – Meet the RIM Playbook

    Fri, 11 Feb 2011, 01:00 - 03:00 in Dallas, United States

    Join us and DFLEX, Flash Dallas, and the Houston Adobe User Group for a special online webinar Thursday February 10th! If you are curious about RIM’s new tablet – the Playbook and how you can develop applications here is your chance! The good folks at RIM will cover the following topics: *Overview *API’s to build great apps *Skinning with QNX UI Components *BlackBerry App World (submitting apps & revenue generation) *Q&A with RIM engineers

  • Dr. Allen Partridge of Adobe on Captivate 5 and chance to win CS5!

    Sat, 12 Jun 2010, 16:00 - 18:00 in Plano, United States

    Dr. Allen Partridge, Evangelist from Adobe on Captivate and the eLearning Suite, will speak to our group LIVE via Adobe Connect on the new features of Captivate 5. This should be a fantastic walkthrough as while Captivate 5 is available for preorder right now, it is not available for trial download - so not many have actually seen the Captivate 5 in all its glory.What are some of the new features of this great screen capture, software simulation, rapid elearning software you might ask?

  • Adobe CS5 Suite Giveaway Event

    Thu, 27 May 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

    Do I have your attention now? You want it, you got it. I'm giving a CS5 demo AND one lucky person is going to win a copy of Adobe's CS5 suite. That's right - the FULL suite, not just Photoshop.Sponsored by Adobe & Media Cats, this is an Adobe Days Event. Join us to witness the latest Photoshop CS5 features including Content-Aware Fill, Refine Edge Masking, HDR Pro, plus changes to Illustrator, InDesign & other CS5 apps.

  • Photoshop 101 Seminar

    Sat, 22 May 2010, 14:00 - 16:00 in Dallas, United States

    You've requested it, DFWAUG is bringing it to you. This is an introductory seminar for folks new to Photoshop discounted for members.Join us as A.J. Wood teaches you the foundation you need to get started working with Adobe's flagship image editor. Whether you're running Photoshop CS or you got an advanced copy of CS5 there will be information you can use right away. Don't be intimidated if you run Photoshop Elements, we've got you covered.

  • Digital Workflow 101 - Light, Shoot & Process

    Sat, 15 May 2010, 19:00 - 21:00 in Dallas, United States

    Discounted for DFWAUG members.Bring your camera, bring your laptop. Join us as A.J. Wood walks you through a photographer's digital workflow. We'll be talking specific lighting techniques, then processing images with Adobe Lightroom. (With included tips for Aperture & Camera RAW users) This seminar runs from 2PM to 5PM.Topics will include: *Bring Your Magic Black Backdrop Wherever You Go *Best Practice to Import Photos *Quick Tips for Organizing Images

  • Introduction to Flash Professional CS5 with Chris Long

    Sat, 15 May 2010, 16:00 - 18:00 in Dallas, United States

    Join us as Chris Long, Flash and Air Developer extraordinaire - shows us all the new features under the hood of Flash Professional CS5. You can read more about Chris at his website: that Adobe has officially made the CS5 suite available for download, make sure you download it and come prepared with plenty of questions. Looking forward to seeing you all on the 15th and make sure to bring a friend!

  • What's New in Photoshop CS5?

    Wed, 12 May 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

    You've heard the buzz, maybe caught the online presentations, but nothing beats a live presentation.Join Adobe Community Professional & Certified Instructor, A.J. Wood as he walks members through the feature updates in Photoshop CS5.Topics will include: *HDR Toning *Lens Correction *Camera RAW *JDI Features *Scrubby Zoom *Content Aware Fill & Heal *Brush Updates *Refine Edge Masking

  • What's New in Lightroom 3?

    Sat, 8 May 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Dallas, United States

    It's been over six months since Adobe announced the release of Lightroom 3 as a public beta. If you're serious about your photography, then you know Lightroom has quickly become the product of choice by your peers.Who better to show you what's new with Lightroom 3 than an Adobe Community Professional & Adobe Certified Instructor? Come join us as A.J. Wood gives a whirlwind tour of what's improved & what's new in this latest release.Topics will include

  • April Meeting: Sneak Peak at PS CS5 AND the Flash/Apple Debate

    Sat, 17 Apr 2010, 16:00 - 18:00 in Dallas, United States

    We are very lucky to have the great A.J. Wood with us again to do a walkthrough of some of the features coming to us in the next release of Photoshop CS5. So bring whatever questions you may have as he will walk through some demos for us. This should prove to be an extremely entertaining and informative session.Kindly remember to pick up your jaws off the floor before attempting to leave your seat. Thank You.

  • DFWAUG March Meeting - Creating HDR Images

    Sat, 20 Mar 2010, 16:00 - 18:00 in Dallas, United States

    Come and explore the world of HDR imagery! Gene McCullagh will tell us all about HDR and how to process your images so you can create stunning photographs to impress friends and family!Our Meeting will be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center at 5151 Belt Line, Suite 1212, Dallas, TX, 75254 USA. Click here for a map.

  • Illustrator Techniques with J Schuh

    Sat, 20 Feb 2010, 17:00 - 19:00 in Dallas, United States

    Do you want to know more about Adobe Illustrator? Confused by gradients and free transforms? Looking for some new graphic mojo? Then don't miss J Schuh as he dazzles us with some Illustrator insights and magic!Our Meeting will be held at New Horizons Computer Learning Center at 5151 Belt Line, Suite 1212, Dallas, TX, 75254 USA. Click here for a map.

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