Photoshop TV’s hosts (Scott Kelby, Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski) bring viewers a rare, inside look at Adobe’s monumental release and speak with top Adobe executives as well as industry leaders such as Michael Marcum of Wacom, Paul Renaud of Hewlett-Packard and Dennis Derrick of Strata.

“This entire experience has been so remarkable,” states Scott Kelby. “The folks with Adobe have been extremely gracious to us Photoshop Guys and this particular product revision is certain to change every facet of creative workflow in an incredibly positive way.”

Kelby is president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and #1 best-selling author of computer and technology books worldwide. He and his crew have been producing Photoshop TV since October of 2005. The video podcast is consistently one of iTunes Store’s most popular shows, averaging approximately 3,200,000 downloads a month.

The special episode of Photoshop TV will be cast on Friday, March 30, 2007 and can be viewed online or downloaded directly from www.photoshoptv.com.

About NAPP
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe® Photoshop® training, news, and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants, and trainers lead the association keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 60,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide. Visit http://www.photoshopuser.com for more information.

The MacBook Pro, provided by CDW, will come loaded with Adobe Creative Suite 2, Bootcamp, Windows XP and Mac OS X and will be featured in a tutorial in an upcoming episode of Photoshop TV.

The sweepstakes will run July 24 through 11.55pm September 1, 2006 with the drawing to take place September 2, 2006. The winner will be notified that same day.

No purchase is necessary to enter the sweepstakes and entries will be accepted at www.layersmagazine.com.

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the public beta of Adobe® Lightroom™ software for the Windows platform (Download here), a digital imaging workflow solution for professional photographers. Now available for both the Windows and Macintosh platforms, Adobe Lightroom beta is the efficient new way for professional photographers to import, select, develop and showcase large volumes of digital images. Windows-based photographers now have the opportunity to assist with the development of Lightroom by testing this new beta download and submitting feedback to the Adobe Labs forums at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom .

“A significant number of professional photographers operate on the Windows platform, and Adobe Lightroom beta is designed to support their workflow needs,” said Kevin Connor, senior director of product management for Digital Imaging at Adobe. “We have over 3,000 beta testers actively participating in our Lightroom beta for Macintosh forums and we’re looking forward to extending this invaluable dialogue to the Windows community. Cross-platform support gives us the unique opportunity to incorporate feedback from the entire photographic community, ensuring that everyone can participate in the beta process.”

Cross-Platform Support for Growing Lightroom Community
The Windows and Macintosh versions of Lightroom currently contain somewhat different feature sets, but the core of Lightroom remains consistent across platforms, focused on efficiency and quality from capture through output. As the beta for each platform evolves, the features will converge and the final released versions will be the same.

Lightroom beta cross-platform support allows photographers to effortlessly work on projects from any Windows or Macintosh computer on-location, in the studio or in the office. When combined with the editing power in Adobe Photoshop® software, Lightroom provides one clear path for taking images all the way from processing to final presentation. This allows photographers to spend less time at the computer, and more time behind the lens.

“As a professional photographer, I have to submit photos to clients digitally, usually on a very tight deadline. I need the ability to quickly share a collection on a specific subject so that editors can promptly review my work,” said photographer Ann Purcell. “Lightroom beta for Windows is going to be an indispensable solution in this fast-paced world of digital photography.”
Radical New User Interface

Lightroom has a modular user interface designed to spotlight what photographers care about most: the image. Photographers can rapidly scroll through hundreds of images and use Quick One-to-One Zoom to instantly magnify the finer points within the image. The Lightroom beta addresses the varied needs of photographers, including the ability to view detailed before and after comparisons of non-destructive edits and dynamically preview print output of multiple images with flexible layouts.

High-Quality Raw Processing
Leveraging the latest Adobe Camera Raw technology, Lightroom supports over 120 native raw file formats, in addition to JPEG and TIFF, and incorporates raw conversion into a single workflow experience. Adobe continues to advance raw processing technology, as evidenced by the new split-toning controls that creates richer black and white images. This extends photographers’ creative control, providing new parameters for making adjustments and more freedom to deliver their photographic vision. The latest camera models supported by this beta now include Cannon EODS 30D, Epson R-D1s, Leaf Aptus 65 and Aptus 75, Olympus EVOLT E-330 and SP-320, Pentax *ist DL2 and Samsung GX-1S.
Pricing and Availability

Lightroom beta 1.0 for Windows is available for free download from the Adobe Labs Web site at http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom. Recommended system requirements are Windows XP SP2, Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor, 768MB RAM and a 1024×768 resolution screen. The final shipping version for both Windows and Macintosh will be released in late 2006. Further details around pricing, system requirements and availability have yet to be determined.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

Similar to the recently released Rick Sammon Digital Frame Collection, the Instant Film Frame Collection is a collection of professionally designed frames that add to the existing library of border and edge effects included with both PhotoFrame plug-ins. Registered users of PhotoFrame Pro or PhotoFrame Elements are entitled to download the Instant Film Frame Collection, a $39.95 value, for free.

“Ever since we announced PhotoFrame Pro earlier this year, photographers of all skill levels have asked us to create these types of frames for PhotoFrame Pro,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “We are very happy to make the Instant Film Frame Collection available to our users at no additional charge as our way of saying thank you for their support. We are dedicated to helping photographers spend less time in front of their computers creating these types of effects, and helping get them back behind the lens of their cameras.”

The new Instant Film Frame Collection requires PhotoFrame Pro 3.0.1 or PhotoFrame Elements 3.0.1 and is available as a free download for both Mac OS X and Windows XP. For more information, please go to http://www.ononesoftware.com/instantfilm.php. The Instant Film Frame Collection is only available direct from onOne Software as an electronic download.

About onOne Software
onOne Software provides valuable software solutions to professionals and enthusiasts in the digital photography and graphic design industries. Solutions include a wide range of plug-in enhancements for Adobe Photoshop, Photoshop Elements and QuarkXPress. Founded in 2005, onOne Software is a privately held company located in Portland, Oregon. For additional information, visit www.onOnesoftware.com.

The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) today announced the release of a new instructional DVD, Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 101, a collection of invaluable tutorials that will make getting to know the program easy and fun.

Featuring published author and Illustrator guru, Matt Kloskowski and developed specifically to introduce new Illustrator users to the program’s many features, “101” is a compilation of video tutorials that gives viewers step-by-step tutorials that cover basic tasks through advanced illustration techniques.

With over three hours of content, Adobe Illustrator CS2 101 covers essential techniques such as working with Paths and the Pen Tool, using Live Effects, applying type effects, utilizing shortcuts and improving workflow.

Matt Kloskowski has also authored or co-authored five books on Photoshop® and Illustrator. He is a dream team instructor for NAPP’s semi-annual conference, Photoshop World Conference & Expo; publishes a daily video podcast, Photoshop Killer Tips; is a contributing writer for Photoshop User magazine, Layers magazine and is the editor-in-chief of Adobe Photoshop Elements Techniques newsletter.

Adobe Illustrator CS2 101 is available at www.photoshopvideos.com and is being offered at a special introductory price of $34.99 — a savings of $5.00.

About the National Association of Photoshop Professionals
The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is an accredited, dynamic trade association and the world’s leading resource for Adobe Photoshop training, news, and education. An award-winning team of Photoshop experts, authors, consultants, and trainers lead the association keeping its members on the cutting edge of Adobe Photoshop techniques and technology. With more than 50,000 members in 106 countries, NAPP is the largest graphics and digital imaging association worldwide.

Online:
Photoshop Videos – www.photoshopvideos.com
NAPP – www.photoshopuser.com
Photoshop Killer Tips Podcast – www.photoshopkillertips.com
Layers magazine – www.layersmagazine.com
Adobe Photoshop Elements Techniques newsletters – www.photoshopelementsuser.com

Adobe, Photoshop and Illustrator are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

With this latest release of PLE, acclaimed industrial designer Gray Holland has contributed tutorials, lessons and a customized interface that demonstrate personal workflow techniques he honed from his years spent in the automotive industry and his design agency, Alchemy Labs. AliasStudio PLE provides students and industry professionals the opportunity to explore the main toolsets of AliasStudio including sketching, surface modeling, interactive visualization, rendering and animation tools.

Inside the World of Industrial Design
With AliasStudio PLE, users will experience a professional customized user interface and tutorial movies which highlight the techniques and tools required to start using AliasStudio software.

“In 1991, I picked it up AliasStudio while working at General Motors on the EV-1 electric car and it has been my primary tool for developing my ideas from concept to production ever since,” said Gray Holland, principal of the design firm Alchemy Labs.  “I partnered with Autodesk to create this special version to help students and working designers leverage my professional and teaching experience by producing a customized version of AliasStudio’s interface design to focus the user on the task at hand. It is the same customized version I teach in my design classes at California College of the Arts and use everyday at Alchemy Labs.”

“Autodesk has a history of commitment to providing the most advanced and creative 2D and 3D software tools possible for the engineering community. With the addition of AliasStudio to Autodesk’s product portfolio we can now offer the best in conceptual design integrated with the best in engineering,” commented Robert “Buzz” Kross, vice president of the Autodesk Manufacturing Solutions.

AliasStudio Personal Learning Edition builds on Autodesk’s tradition of offering the most outstanding tools by enabling design professionals and students to learn and familiarize themselves with AliasStudio at their own pace to become more successful in their profession.

Availability
To download a copy of AliasStudio PLE, please visit www.autodesk.com/studiople. AliasStudio PLE users are restricted to non-commercial applications through the display of a watermark on images and a special non-commercial file format.  The software is subject to additional terms and conditions as provided in the license agreement that accompanies the software.

About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) is wholly focused on ensuring that great ideas are turned into reality. With seven million users, Autodesk is the world’s leading software and services company for the building, manufacturing, infrastructure, digital media and wireless data services fields. Autodesk’s solutions help customers create, manage and share their data and digital assets more effectively. As a result, customers turn ideas into competitive advantage by becoming more productive, streamlining project efficiency and maximizing profits.

Founded in 1982, Autodesk is headquartered in San Rafael, California. For additional information about Autodesk, please visit www.autodesk.com.

With the conference theme of “Beyond Boundaries,” the event will feature keynotes by Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen, President and COO Shantanu Narayen and Chief Software Architect Kevin Lynch.
“MAX 2006 is a significant milestone in the integration of Macromedia and Adobe, and an important forum for the developers and creative forces that are shaping the future of the Internet and design,” said Lynch. “Our combined development teams are busy at work on new technologies, products and levels of integration. At MAX 2006, we’ll offer a terrific opportunity to learn about the most recent innovations, look forward and connect with others in the community.”

MAX 2006 will feature more than 100 workshops and hands-on sessions. The event also will include technical support labs, partner exhibits, an engineering “sneak” session, certification programs, birds-of-a-feather networking events and presentations from industry experts. In-depth technical sessions will cover the range of Adobe products and solutions, including Web design and development, rich Internet applications, mobile and devices, enterprise applications, vertical solutions, graphic design, Web conferencing and e-learning. For a complete list of MAX 2006 sessions, visit www.adobe.com/events/max/.

The winners of the 2006 MAX Awards, to be announced at the conference, will honor the most effective and compelling customer work in eight categories: achievement (high return on investment); advertising and branding; industry innovator; interactive process management; media and entertainment; mobile and devices; rich Internet applications and Web development; and training and collaboration. Adobe will begin accepting submissions on July 17. All entries must be submitted online by September 1. To see last year’s finalists, visit: www.adobe.com/macromedia/events/max/max_awards/.

Adobe offers a discount to MAX attendees who register before Sept. 25, 2006. For more information, visit www.adobe.com/events/max/, and to register visit www.adobemax06.com.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information — anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

TAMPA – Tues., July 11, 2006 – Best-selling author, Photoshop® guru, and Photoshop World Conference Technical Chair Scott Kelby is pleased to announce that three world-renowned photographers – Jay Maisel, John Paul Caponigro and Jeff Schewe – are teaching at the upcoming Photoshop World Conference & Expo, Sept. 7-9 in Las Vegas (http://www.photoshopworld.com) at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino.

Jay Maisel – is teaching a Light, Gesture and Color class and a panelist for The Art of Digital Photography after-hours special event at Photoshop World. Maisel is a legendary photographer that uses light and gesture to create countless unforgettable images for advertising, editorial, and corporate communications. http://www.jaymaisel.com.

John Paul Caponigro – is teaching two classes — Illuminating Creativity and Rendering Atmospheric Effects – and a panelist for The Art of Digital Photography after-hours special event at Photoshop World. Caponigro is a prominent digital media artist and an authority on creativity and fine digital printing with exhibits in numerous private and public collections. http://www.johnpaulcaponigro.com.

Jeff Schewe – is an instructor with the Epson Print Academy pre-con workshop, and teaching two classes – In Search of the Color Print and In Search of the Perfect B&W Print. Schewe is an advertising photographer, a consultant to Adobe, a regular speaker at conferences and tradeshows, and a Canon Explorer of Light recipient. http://www.schewephoto.com.

These award-winning photographers join the ranks of 10 highly regarded photography pros – Frank Cricchio, Jim DiVitale, George Lepp, Helene Glassman, Moose Peterson, Jack Reznicki, Kevin Ames, Eddie Tapp, Vincent Versace and David Ziser – who are industry experts in wedding, landscape, commercial, wildlife and portrait photography.

These handpicked pros round out an amazing line-up of 36 all-star instructors making Photoshop World the most cutting-edge educational event for creative pros, advanced amateurs and novices who want to stay on the top of their Photoshop and photographic techniques. It is a priceless opportunity to learn from the most respected instructors in the world. No other industry conference offers this quality and quantity of education at such an affordable price.

Photoshop World registration is open with a $100 advance registration discount available through Fri., Aug. 4th https://www.photoshopworld.com/?page=register or calling 800-738-8513 Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM EST. A conference brochure is available for download at http://www.photoshopworld.com.

American Academy of Computer Training & Technology (AACTT), established in 1991, is to provide first contact support and sales, as well as training, for Softpress products in the US. AACTT’s innovative and quality conscious approach, and its wide range of software courses, has made it one of the most popular and respected organizations of its type.

“We are really pleased with our new association with AACTT,” commented Richard Logan, Managing Director of Softpress. “It will make a big difference to our many US users to have basic sales and support issues dealt with in a timely way by AACTT’s helpful and knowledgeable staff. And the provision of comprehensive Freeway training by such a highly- rated team will be a real boon.”

Mr Abbate, a state of Illinois certified educator with over 25 years of computer experience in computer training and consultancy, added. “When we discovered Freeway and found out how easy and powerful it was to use, and how much like a DTP program it was, we just had to work with Softpress. And the more we work with Freeway, the more we are convinced that it is simply the best and most flexible alternative for web design on the Mac. Our job will be to extend Freeway’s profile and Softpress’ already first-class customer service.”

AACTT will initially be handling sales and support enquiries over the telephone (847 380 1899) and Skype. It will also be running courses at its Palatine Illinois premises and other locations throughout the United States.

Softpress’ own excellent, free and responsive e-mail support will continue to handle the bulk of advanced queries.

About Freeway
Freeway, famous for its ease-of-use and clean efficient code generation, is the tool of choice for professionals and home Mac users who prefer to focus on design issues, not on coding!
For product information: http://www.softpress.com/products/
About Softpress
Softpress was founded in 1993 to address the emerging needs of professional publishers and designers for new media authoring tools. Its head office is in Oxford, England.

This is the next installment in Rorohiko’s growing range of free plug-ins. It is available to InDesign CS and CS2 users on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT platforms.

Lightning Brain Text Exporter plugin allows users to export all stories of an InDesign document to a single file.
Lightning Brain Text Exporter plugin includes the following features:
 
   – Exports in 3 different file formats: Rich Text Format (RTF), InDesign Tagged Text and Text
   – Exports stories belonging to a specified page range
   – Allows exclusion of stories on master pages
   – Allows exclusion of stories on pasteboard
   – Allows exclusion of stories based on their number of characters
   – Includes two different options to sort stories

http://www.rorohiko.com/textexporter.html

Supported platforms: InDesign CS and CS2 on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT.

About Rorohiko
Rorohiko Ltd. provides custom software development, consultancy and software developer training for companies operating in the prepress and publishing area. Rorohiko Ltd. is based in New Zealand, and provides services to customers all over the world.

This is the next installment in Rorohiko’s growing range of free plug-ins. It is available to InDesign CS and CS2 users on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT platforms.

Lightning Brain Text Exporter plugin allows users to export all stories of an InDesign document to a single file.
Lightning Brain Text Exporter plugin includes the following features:
 
   – Exports in 3 different file formats: Rich Text Format (RTF), InDesign Tagged Text and Text
   – Exports stories belonging to a specified page range
   – Allows exclusion of stories on master pages
   – Allows exclusion of stories on pasteboard
   – Allows exclusion of stories based on their number of characters
   – Includes two different options to sort stories

http://www.rorohiko.com/textexporter.html

Supported platforms: InDesign CS and CS2 on Mac OS X or Windows 2000/NT.

About Rorohiko
Rorohiko Ltd. provides custom software development, consultancy and software developer training for companies operating in the prepress and publishing area. Rorohiko Ltd. is based in New Zealand, and provides services to customers all over the world.

“We are honored to introduce this exciting and novel contest in conjunction with the Smithsonian National Postal Museum,” said Ken McBride, president and CEO of Stamps.com. “Consumers have embraced PhotoStamps as a unique way to express themselves and we are excited that our customers will be able to show off their PhotoStamps in the world’s foremost museum of postal innovation.”

During the “PhotoStamps of the Year” contest, which began June 1, 2006 and will end May 31, 2007, every PhotoStamps image submitted for the contest will be reviewed and judged on aesthetic value, originality, creativity and the story behind the image. Three monthly winners will be selected by a team of judges from Stamps.com and announced on the tenth day of the following month. The three monthly winners from each month will then be entered into the grand-prize selection process. All monthly winners will also receive a commemorative, one-of-a-kind custom set of PhotoStamps made with their images.

At the conclusion of the “PhotoStamps of the Year” contest, three finalists will be selected from among the monthly winners, and the results will be announced by June 30, 2007. The top three finalists — the grand prize winner, first runner-up and second runner-up — will have their PhotoStamps exhibited at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum. The grand prize winner will also receive an all-expense-paid trip for two to see his or her PhotoStamps in the Smithsonian. The first runner-up will also receive a Canon digital camera, and the second-runner up will also receive a $250 PhotoStamps gift certificate.

Each PhotoStamp is valid U.S. postage and can be used as regular postage to send letters, postcards or packages. PhotoStamps is currently available for the most common mail rates in denominations ranging from $0.24 to $4.05. Each sheet includes 20 individual PhotoStamps. To order, customers simply upload a digital photograph or image file at www.photostamps.com, customize the look and feel by choosing one of ten different border colors to complement the image, select the value of postage and place the order. The interface is fun, functional and incredibly easy-to-use.

About the National Postal Museum
The National Postal Museum is devoted to presenting the colorful and engaging history of the nation’s mail service and showcasing the largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and philatelic material in the world. It is located at 2 Massachusetts Ave. N.E., in the Old City Post Office Building across from Union Station. The museum is open daily, except Dec. 25, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more information, visit the museum’s Web site at www.postalmuseum.si.edu.

About Stamps.com and PhotoStamps
Stamps.com (NASDAQ:STMP) is a leading provider of Internet-based postage services. Stamps.com enables small businesses, enterprises, and consumers to print U.S. Postal Service-approved postage with just a PC, printer and Internet connection, right from their home or office. The Company targets its services to small businesses and home offices, and currently has partnerships with companies including Microsoft, CompUSA, EarthLink, HP, NCR, Office Depot, Vendio and the U.S. Postal Service.

PhotoStamps is a patented Stamps.com product that couples the technology of PC Postage with the simplicity of a web-based image upload and order process. Since launching PhotoStamps for the second market test in May 2005, over 14.5 million individual PhotoStamps have been ordered by the customers. PhotoStamps is currently available under authorization of the U.S. Postal Service for its third phase market test, with an initial authorization for one year through May 16, 2007 and an option for the Postal Service™ to extend the test for a second year.