Adobe User Group SA
Digital Lamb hosts the Adobe User Group South Australia AUGSA each month. Members meet to discuss Adobe products and help each other troubleshoot problems. Each night has a different theme with members and guest speakers presenting. The evening start off with networking opportunities and discussion over pizza and snacks. Meetings are held on the second Monday of each month.
New members always welcome. Enter your details below to be added to the mailing list.
Win Adobe Software
Between now and July, you can earn points that go towards winning an Adobe software package of your choice (up to $2000). Each point gives you a chance to win. Earning points is as simple as attending each Adobe User Group Meeting. For every meeting you RSVP for and attend, you will earn points. There is the opportunity to earn bonus points if you bring other people. More points = more chances to win. So come along and bring some friends. Full terms and conditions will be available soon. Click here for more details.
Meeting Location:
Digital Lamb
Level 1
193 Wakefield Street
Adelaide SA 5000
08 8232 1400
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Next Meeting:
Adobe Subscription Model
This month Peter King from King Web Design and Computer Services will be explaining the subscription model that Adobe have for software including benefits for small business. Come and hear Peter explain how the system works and the reasons why he chose it for his business.
Software Draw
We will also be drawing the winner for the Adobe software package. Everyone who has attended an Adobe User Group meeting in 2010 will have a chance of winning. The more times you attend and the more people you bring, the higher your chances of winning.
The Mad Academy (or IVC) is not available this month so we will be meeting in the board room at Digital Lamb.
Past Meetings:
Adobe User Group South Australia - June 20, 2010
20 Free Products used by Gamelearn
This month, Richard Huntley will be showing a range of 20 different free tools that they use in house at Gamelearn to assist in their multimedia development.
Meeting - Online CS5 Unveiling Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 1:30pm
Yes that’s right, the eagerly anticipated unveiling of Adobe CS5 will happen on Tuesday with lots of demonstrations of the great new features, programs, tips and tricks. The event will happen at 1:30pm Adelaide time.
Adobe User Group South Australia - March 12, 2010
This month we will be hearing from Richard Huntly of Gamelearn who will show us a range of open source solutions that can be used in conjunction with Adobe Dreamweaver.
Adobe User Group South Australia - November 9, 2009
Adobe AIR app in 30 min
This month we have the super guru Jassa coming in to see how you can develop a cross-platform desktop application in Adobe AIR. He’ll be using Photoshop, Catalyst (beta) and FlashBuilder (beta) to show us how powerful the combination of tools can be. Watch Jassa design and deploy the app in 30 minutes.
Adobe User Group South Australia - October 12, 2009
Adobe Buys Business Catalyst
Business Catalyst offers hosted web solutions for just about everything you could ever want a website to do including CMS, eCommerce, newsletters, email marketing, tracking, blogs, forums and I think I read somewhere that it even does your dishes for you (not really but it wouldn’t surprise me).
Why would Adobe buy a hosted CMS? Come along to hear our guest speakers reveal why Business Catalyst is worthy of the Adobe name.
Adobe User Group South Australia - September 14, 2009
Favourite Photoshop Tricks Collaboration
This month we’ll be showcasing members’ favourite Photoshop tricks. Do you remember learning that great trick that saves you so much time? You can hardly remember how you ever worked without it.
Email your favourite Photoshop tip, trick or tool through and we will showcase the best ones on the night. You can show it off yourself or it can be presented for you. There will be a laptop with Photoshop CS4. Bring any demonstration files you need. Steven Ready from Digital Lamb will be kicking off the evening.
Adobe User Group South Australia - August 10, 2009
Streamlining Your Web Design Business
Are you sick of those client phone calls that you "have to take" but don't make you any profit? Do you know which projects/clients are making you money and which ones you are better off without? Do you have an efficient workflow process? Do you know what your clients really want? What type of work do you enjoy the most and what is your marketing strategy to become the expert in that niche?
Adobe User Group South Australia - 20th of July 2009
The magical power of CSS, Javascript and PHP Frameworks: triple your productivity, half your frustration, quadruple your profits
If you aren't using CSS, Javascript and PHP frameworks in your web design and internet programming work you are literally shooting yourself in the foot with a 3 metre bazooka! In just 20 minutes I will show you the benefits of these amazing FREE, open source, time + stress saving tools. Why bother? Because with these tools, programming and web design is many times faster, easier, more fun and more profitable.
Adobe User Group South Australia - 15th of June 2009
We are in for a treat this month with Sonia and Dan show casing some of their fantastic 3D work. Dan will be sharing on implementing 3D into Flash using Papervision3D and Sonia will share some techniques for using Photoshop to create textures on real-time models.
Sonia and Dan are the creative geniuses behind Extra Artist – Check out www.extraartists.com
Adobe User Group South Australia - Monday 20th of April 2009
A special treat for the Adobe User Group this month, we have writer/illustrator/director John Willanski presenting his short film Dusk Day. Come and hear John discuss the production process and the use of Flash and After Effects to animate his unique Ink Rain illustrations. “Dusk Day is a modern-day version of a Gothic fairytale.”
Adobe User Group South Australia - Monday 16th of February 2009
Jassa will be demonstrating how to create a Flash portfolio site using Flickr and Flex. That makes it a Flash, Flex, Flickr Folio.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 17th of February 2009
This month we will hear a short report from Peter King about Adobe Refresh in Melbourne. Then we will look at how to create photo galleries using the automation tools inside Photoshop CS4 and Adobe Bridge CS4.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 18th of November 2008
Yes, that’s right it’s the night you’ve all been waiting for . . . November’s AUGSA meeting is when we’ll be giving away your choice of an Adobe software package up to the value of $US2000.00
On the night, Richard Huntly from Gamelearn will demonstrate how to build a prize draw program in Flash and using XML.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 21st of October 2008
The October AUGSA meeting is this Tuesday night (21st) and we’ll be doing a hands on tutorial with the new Flash CS4. The tutorial will be at a basic level but it will give everyone a chance to have a play with the new layout.
Please note the change of meeting location:
MAD Academy, 19 Young Street,
Adelaide SA 5000
Ph: 08 8221 5814
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 23rd of September 2008
This month’s AUGSA meeting will be held on Tuesday the 23rd of September so that we can make a very special announcement from Adobe. There will be extra giveaways and lots of new stuff to see on the night.
For those that missed September's meeting, the announcement is CS4 is being released. Check out www.adobe.com.au for more details.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 19th of August 2008
What Makes a Good Website?
Round table discussion about the importation factors in a good website.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 15th of July 2008
After Effects
This month Mark Ready will be presenting an overview of Adobe After Effects. Mark is a Video Producer for SmartMedia at the Tea Tree Gully campus of TAFE SA and has been working in the video production field for over a decade. Mark will share some of his insight, tips and techniques for using After Effects in an educational setting.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 17th of June 2008
Networking and Conference Highlights
Steven Ready will be bringing some highlights from the recent AGIdeas conference in Melbourne as well as the recent CeBIT expo in Sydney. The night will have a shorter presentation and more of an emphasis on networking (that's business networking not computer networking).
No AUGSA meeting May 2008
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 15th of April 2008
Introducing AS3 - Final Session
Richard Huntley from Gamelearn will conclude his series on AS3 this month.
Visitors and new members are always welcome, RSVP is essential.
Starts at 5:45 with Pizza at the Digital Lamb studios: Level 2, 54 Currie Street, Adelaide SA 5000.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 18th of March 2008
Introducing AS3 - Continued
Richard Huntley from Gamelearn will continue his series on AS3 this month.
Visitors and new members are always welcome, RSVP is essential.
Starts at 5:45 with Pizza at the Digital Lamb studios: Level 2, 54 Currie Street, Adelaide SA 5000.
Adobe User Group South Australia - Tuesday 19th of February 2008
Introducing AS3
Following on from Steven Ready's "Absolute Basic Flash" last year, we will be starting 2008 off with a new series called "Introducing AS3" presented by Flash Action Script programmer Richard Huntley of Gamelearn.
