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Meeting Notes - December 2009

MacGroup Meeting in progressAt our December meeting Steve Klein started us off with a Tiny Tip on ways to make websites more readable and to stop annoying Flash ads from playing. Then Terry White took us through the new features of Adobe Photoshop Elements 8. He started off explaining the diferences between the Full version of Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop Elements 8. Then he gave a quick tour of Adobe Bridge, which comes with Photoshop Elements 8. Next up it was time to show the new "Edit Quick" features. These features allow you to make adjustments to your photos in a friendly user interface that doesn't require you to be a Photoshop expert.

Next Terry showed some of the New Photomerge capabilities such as the Photomerge Scene Cleaner and Photomerge Exposure. Lastly Terry did a couple of portrait retouching tutorials using the power of the Full Edit mode.

Q&A from the Meeting

Q. Does Photoshop Elements 8 support Camera RAW files?
A. Absolutely! Same Camera RAW interface as Photoshop.

Q. The meeting was helpful, but can you recommend any books to learn Photoshop Elements 8?
A. Sure, here are a few:

Products/Sites Mentioned During the Meeting (Gear Guide)

Wacom Bamboo Tablet

Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch Tablet

Wacom Intuos 4 Small Tablet (the one Terry was using)

Wacom Intuos 4 Medium Tablet

Phyllis Evans' Review of the Wacom Bamboo Touch Tablet

Terry's Video Review of the Wacom Intuos 4 Tablet.

Terry's Creative Suite Podcast Episode showing Photoshop Elements 8.

Congratulations to Our Lucky Door Prize Winners!

Prize Ticket # Winner
$15 iTunes Gift Card 1456686 Paul
Best of Photoshop User TV 9th Year 1456865 Steve
iPod/iPhone Charger 1456858 Steve
Point & Shoot Camera Case 1456733 Michael
$15 iTunes Gift Card 1456547 Carol
StoryMill -Outline, Write and Publish your Novel 1456634 Suzy
The iPod Book 5th Edition 1456664 Rhonda
Desktop Poet - Fridge Poetry for your Mac 5421880 Bruce
$15 iTunes Gift Card 1456833 Harry
FontAgent Pro 3.3 1456788 Audrey
MoneyWorks Gold Accounting $500! 1456777 Steve
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 1456847 Steve
Bento 2 5421924 Rob
iWork '09 1456831 Harry
Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 1456559 Kent
Apple Magic Mouse 1456823 Richard
iPod touch 8GB 1456942 Harry

Thanks Bruce Mandel of Mandel Video for Recording Our Event

Mandel Video Productions

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The Afterglow

Good times at the The Family Buggy. Lots of good conversation and good food. Thanks Brian Stone for arranging these gatherings for us each month!

Special Thanks

I would like to thank the meeting volunteers that helped out at our last meeting. Especially Jack Beckman for the wonderful TicketDrum app, Calvin Carson, Steve Klein for his Tiny Tip, the Grey's and the Stones for working the registration table as well as Loretta & Elaine. Also the Genius Table folks: Phyllis, Yvonne, Chita and Jack. Shirley Kussner for videotaping. Lastly Jim Cutler, Joseph Grey & Louis Levin for taking photos and all the members who offered a helping hand.

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Next Meeting Sunday, January 24, 2010 - Main Meeting Topic: Tips and Tricks for All Mac Users