Registration Fee: P2,500.00 per day inclusive of snacks and seminar kit.
Seminar Series Schedules:
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
Room 4
Date
Time
Topics
June 04, 2003
9:30am - 12:30nn
1:30 - 4:30pm
Photoshop Tips and Tricks
Scanning Techniques and Color Management
Design Essentials for Desktop Publishing
Surviving the Fonts Jungle, Basics of Typography
Audio-Visual Presentation from Script to Screen: An Overview
Producing VCDs and DVDs with Adobe Premiere 6.5
June 05, 2003
9:30am - 12:30nn
1:30 - 4:30pm
Advanced Photoshop Techniques
Professional Retouching Techniques
Editing Essentials in Final Cut Pro 3
Compositing, Color Correction and Special Effects with Final Cut Pro 3
Design Visualization with 3D Studio Max 5
Creating Visual Effects with Combustion
June 06, 2003
9:30 - 12:30 nn
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Inside FreeHand MX
Designing a Dynamic Logo System
Creating Explosive Web Graphics with Fireworks MX
Energizing Flash Projects with Action Script
Flash MX for Corporate Presentations
Flash Cartooning
June 07, 2003
9:30 - 12:30 nn
1:30 - 4:30 pm
Integrating Illustrator and Photoshop
Designing Type with Illustrator
What's New with CorelDRAW 11?
PDF Workflow for Prepress
Web Animation Essentials, Tools, and Techniques
The Making of Web Videos
June 04, 2003, Wednesday
Topic: Photoshop Tips and Tricks
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 1
Learn how easy it is to create and simulate textures, grains, metals and liquid. With Photoshop 7.0 tools, it's so simple to make and apply realistic effects such as water, ice and fire to anything-may it be text or object. See how the Styles Palette is used to create these special effects. Rediscover the Filter Menu and the Blending Modes, mix and match the filters to come up with magic of your own. Watch how the Healing Brush and Patch tool erase wrinkles, scratches or even unwanted objects from a photo ... And don't miss the Liquify command where you can distort images to your heart's desire! In this session, you'll see how "experts" become experts, when using and expert application.
Topic: Scanning Techniques and Color Management
1:30-4:30pm, Room 1
Attend this session to learn what makes up an ICC profile, how to use profiles to evaluate devices as well as get correct color in your workflow. You'll gain tips on how to get the best results and not overpay for color services, as well as quick tips on using Photoshop for color correction and evaluation of files. You'll also find out how to evaluate a device based on its profile-essential for choosing a proofer ink jet. Added to this session are the basic steps on how to scan images properly and learn some scanning and editing techniques to make the job easy from the start of the project.
Topic: Design Essentials for Desktop Publishing
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 2
Discover how to create attention-grabbing layouts irrespective of the software you use. This session will discuss the principles of good graphic design, combined with sound layout techniques, that can increase the effectiveness of any communications project. It's for graphic designers and desktop publishers who want to know the factors behind great versus weak design solutions. This session will cover four main topics: typography, the art of working with type: layout, arrangement and communication; the role of photography in desktop publishing; and the value of color in layout and design.
Topic: Surviving the Fonts Jungle, Basics of Typography
1:30-4:30pm, Room 2
Fonts are one of the most critical, yet also one of the most taken-for-granted, elements of any design. There are hundreds, or possibly thousands, of typefaces and fonts in your computer. But you are able to use with confidence, only half a dozen of them. This session will present much-needed guidelines to help you make the most of your font collection. You'll discover how to: Understand your document's message, objectives and expected response; distinguish your audience; know your medium; know your faces and fonts; and check for appropriateness and readability.
Topic: Audio-Visual Presentation from Script to Screen: An Overview
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 3
There are a hundred and one hurdles to overcome in producing short-form videos for corporate or documentary use. This short course will acquaint you with all the different disciplines involved, the people and talents you need to assemble-everything from writing pointers, to pre-production considerations, lighting, cameras, editing equipment, and logistical considerations. The perfect initiation for aspiring producers.
Topic: Producing VCDs and DVDs with Adobe Premiere 6.5
1:30-4:30pm, Room 3
Adobe Premiere 6.5 remains the essential cross-platform solution for digital video editing. With it comes a powerful set of editing tools for producing professional-quality video for a wide range of formats and media. It also features tight integration with other Adobe software, such as After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator. This session gives a rundown of how to use Adobe Premiere 6.5 to capture, quick edit, encode and output VCDs and DVDs from a single digital video project. It will benefit beginners, editors, people who've upgraded to version 6.5, and switchers to Premiere 6.5.
Go beyond the basics with techniques and shortcuts in Photoshop to build your skills ad productivity. Topics are discussed in significant technical details. If you need to get more powerful results from the industry-leading design tool, don't miss the digital imaging wizardry in this career-enhancing tutorial.
Topic: Professional Retouching Techniques
1:30-4:30pm, Room 1
You'll learn the photo-retouching techniques of the pros and how to quickly restore bad or damaged photos. Plus, you'll learn the quick way to correct exposures, how to seamlessly remove scratches, bring back lost detail, how to perform "Digital Make-up and Plastic Surgery," and more!
Topic: Editing Essentials in Final Cut Pro 3
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 2
Fast becoming a standard among corporate and feature film editors all over the world, FinalCut Pro 3, with its open architecture, feature depth, and intuitive interface, is also becoming a favorite among smaller production houses wanting to deliver a polished product. This short course will teach you "fast-and-dirty" tricks and shortcuts for producing your first professional video.
Topic: Compositing, Color Correction and Special Effects with Final Cut Pro 3
1:30-4:30pm, Room 2
For those who are already familiar with the basic operation of FCP, this short course will give you a taste of how to "push the envelope". You will be able to create composites you only thought possible with dedicated video compositing programs like After Effects. This course will also show you how to "fix" those less-than-perfectly lit scenes, and even salvage some you thought belonged to the trash heap. With its plug-in technology, FCP will enable you to create "visual candy" with your otherwise run-of-the-mill videos-perfect for video billboards, MTVs or even commercials.
Topic: Design Visualization with 3D Studio Max 5
9:30am- 12:30pm, Room 3
Let your projects soar with the world's most popular animation modeling and rendering solution for film, television, games and design visualization. 3ds max contains the essential high-productivity tools required for creating eye-catching film and television animation, cutting-edge games, and distinct design visualizations. Learn its latest powerful features for ultimate realism, expression, productivity and flexibility.
Topic: Creating Visual Effects with Combustion
1:30pm-4:30pm, Room 3
Dive into the award-winning world of Combustion, a powerful, resolution-independent, vector paint, animation and software application for motion graphic designers, animators and visual effect artists. Discover Combustion's artist-friendly intuitive interface for manipulating complex visual effects work, so the image is always at the forefront of creative process. A 3D compositing solution that works on both Apple Mac OS and Windows systems for multi-format work from the web to video and HDTV to feature film. See how Combustion integrates with Discreet® Cleaner, the industry standard for professional video encoding and delivering interactive streaming media using popular streaming formats, including Real Video, Quick Time, and Windows Media.
June 06, 2003, Friday
Topic: Inside FreeHand MX
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 1
FreeHand-a popular bread-and-butter program among graphic designers and layout artists, has become an indispensible tool among Web designers as well, what with its unrivaled interoperability with the rest of the Macromedia Suite of applications, and its stunning repertoire of sophisticated illustration tools. This session will acquaint you with the newest features of version 11 (MX)-Multiple Attributes, Live Effects, Live-Edit Graphic Primitives, Action Tool, Connector Lines Tool, Enhanced 3D Effects, and enhanced integration with Flash and Fireworks.
Topic: Designing a Dynamic Logo System
1:30-4:30pm, Room 1
Learn how to create logo systems from conceptualization all the way to final execution. Discover the history, as well as the psychology behind some of the most famous logo designs, and apply the same concepts to your own creations. This session is for artists or designers who wish to get into the lucrative businesses off creating logo and identity systems for corporate applications.
Topic: Creating Explosive Web Graphics with Fireworks MX
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 2
Nowadays, websites are a dime a dozen. To make your site worth bookmarking, you need to make every aspect of it a visual thrill-ride. This session will demonstrate how to use Fireworks MX to produce a variety of web graphics such as glass buttons and snazzy navigation bars. Beginners to intermediate-level users of Fireworks will benefit from the barrage of tricks and shortcuts revealed in this tutorial.
Topic: Energizing Flash Projects with Action Script
1:30-4:30pm, Room 2
With the growing number of Flash designers, you need to know how to give your designs a competitive edge. This session will reveal the various ways to make your Flash projects stand out from the rest. It will show the various techniques for enhancing your Flash designs, including samples of ActionScript code for pre-loaders, element drawing, and animation for a website intro page or CD-ROM presentation. To benefit from this session, attendees must have at least six months experience in using Flash.
Topic: Flash MX for Corporate Presentations
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 3
In the corporate world, as in any arena, presentation is just as important as the underlying message. In this session, you'll find out how to create sleek, professional-looking presentations using the renowned animation, interactivity and design tools of Macromedia Flash. If you're still using applications like PowerPoint to make presentations, this lecture-demonstration will help bring you out of the dark ages. While this tutorial is primarily aimed at corporate professionals and executives, it will benefit just about anyone who wants to deliver kick-butt presentations.
Topic: Flash Cartooning
1:30-4:30pm, Room 3
In the new millennium, cartooning need not be a difficult matter. And with Macromedia Flash, you can effectively have an entire animation studio right in your computer. Any sort of two-dimensional cartooning can be done on this medium. This session will discuss topics and need-to-knows for anyone looking to spice up their website, create an original arcade game, or make that funny idea in the back of their mind into a moving, colorful piece of fun! Topics to be discussed include: An introduction to cartooning; creating characters; and adding background elements (sounds and scenery).
June 07, 2003, Saturday
Topic: Integrating Illustrator and Photoshop
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 1
Illustrator and Photoshop are two of the most powerful imaging tools in the industry and are considered standards in digital imaging. Illustrator focuses on vector images, while Photoshop on bitmap images, and combining these two applications is an essential must for the designer. This session will show you how Illustrator's features, when combined with Photoshop greatly add to the flexibility of the designer in creating stunning works of art.
Topic: Designing Type with Illustrator
1:30-4:30pm, Room 1
Typefaces are in themselves works of art, and can give identity and personality to any image. Your choice of typeface can either make of break anything you are trying to create. In this session, you'll discover how to create personalized typefaces with Illustrator's powerful art creation tools and convert your handwriting into workable vector art. Illustrator's intuitive interface allows for great flexibility and control, giving you that edge in designing your own typeface.
Topic: What's New with CorelDRAW 11?
9:30am-12:30nn, Room 2
CorelDRAW has always been a powerful illustration program, with a heavy-duty toolset and completely configurable interface. And now with version 11 comes a whole new set of features that give artists even more creative options. This session provides a brief introduction to CorelDRAW, it's usage and capabilities, followed by a tour of the new features, commands, and tools of version 11 and their practical uses in graphic authoring for print and the Web. Whether you're new to CorelDRAW or just upgrading to version 11, this session will get you on your way to mastering this feature-laden program.
Topic: PDF Workflow for Prepress
1:30-4:30pm, Room 2
This session provides essential information on using PDF for printed documents. It teaches you what you need to know before adopting and using PDF in graphic arts and print. It shows you how to make good PDF files for any purpose and includes the meaning and recommended settings for all of the Distiller Job Options. You'll learn tricks and techniques in properly converting PDF files for prepress. Enhance your knowledge with common third-party plug-ins to increase productivity. And unlock Acrobat Distiller's biggest secrets!
Topic: Web Animation Essentials, Tools, and Techniques
9:30am-4:30pm, Room 3
While animated GIFs still have their place, the web has moved on to more sophisticated content that combines vector-based animation with interactivity and streaming sound. If you are feeling behind, this session will bring you up to speed on the creative advantages and benefits of Flash format and Dreamweaver. This is best for anyone involved in creating web animation and those who want to see alternative tools for authoring to Flash and Dreamweaver.
Topic: The Making of Web Videos
9:30am-4:30pm, Room 4
A comprehensive and information-packed session intended to deliver the process of web video creation from shooting issues to final delivery --- overall organization of content and production, shooting and photography, video capture, graphics, creative layout, copy and fonts, audio and sound streaming, music and sound track, and web issues & exposure. Learn how to produce interactive websites and multimedia presentations.
