Apple Seminars Online

Apple produces quite a number of online seminars (free) and it's easy to subscribe to the occasional announcement of what's upcoming. QuickTime 7 (the latest version, as of this writing), and a broadband connection are recommended. Here's the latest:

Accounting

Accounting on the Mac: Managing Mac Clients. Join Apple and Terri Zeh Jacobson, President of Resources for Small Business as she describes how she supports Mac clients using MYOB and QuickBooks.

Audio

The Podcast Recipe: Producing a successful show. Find out what it takes to perform a great-sounding podcast, produce a professional show, and promote a podcast to reach as many people as possible. Logic Pro 7: The Power of 7 Audio Specialist Phil Jackson demonstrates the power and creativity of this world-class composing, sound generation, sculpting, and editing solution.

Design, Print & Graphic Design

Motion for After Effects Users Join Jem Schofield as he shows an existing After Effects composition and demonstrates how to enhance that project. Motion Basics for Designers Jem Schofield shows you how to take elements from existing projects and animate them using one of the exciting applications in Final Cut Studio, Motion. Design at full speed. Breakthrough design and productivity with QuarkXPress 7 Universal. View a hands-on demonstration of the improved user interface and see how advanced new capabilities can take your productivity to the highest level yet. Optimize Your Creative Workgroup with Apple's UNIX-Based Server Technology Join Brent Haley as he demonstrates how to deploy, manage, and scale technologies for creative workgroups using the latest services included in Mac OS X Server. Powering Creative Desktops with Mac OS X Tiger Join Brent Haley, marketing manager for design and print market, as he goes under the hood and shows you the creative features of Mac OS X Tiger. Font Management for Creative Professionals Join Brent Haley, Apple marketing mgr, for an overview of font management capabilities in Mac OS X and to see solutions from Extensis and Insider Software. Managing Your Creative Assets Join Brent Haley, Apple marketing manager, for an overview of the latest storage solutions from Apple and an intro to asset management solutions. Perfect Color Starts Here. With Apple Cinema Displays Join the Apple Cinema Displays product manager to learn how adding an Apple display to your creative system can boost your color-viewing experience.

Development Tools

Developers win with Mac OS X - Reap the rewards Built on a rock-solid UNIX core and standards-based technologies, Mac OS X is hailed as the world's most advanced operating system.

Digital Media

Enhancing Video Podcasts with Final Cut Studio Add chapter markers, titles, images, and URLs to your podcast and produce video and sound with Final Cut Pro, Soundtrack Pro, QuickTime Pro and Compressor. Final Cut Studio Workflow with Panasonic P2 Media Join Apple's Steve Bayes in a workflow demonstration of content capture from a Panasonic P2 card from a Panasonic HVX200 camera into Final Cut Pro v5.1.2. Final Cut Studio Workflow with Sony XDCAM-HD Final Cut Pro, included with Final Cut Studio, now includes native XDCAM-HD support for Sony?s latest XDCAM-HD system. Shake: Advanced Digital Compositing & Integration with Final Cut Studio Join Shake Product Manager, Dion Scoppettuolo, in a demonstration of Shake using King Kong footage from WETA Studios. Capture, Create and Share Digital Media with QuickTime 7 Pro Join Apple?s team of QuickTime experts in this free online seminar to learn how QuickTime 7 can take your digital media to the next level. Pre-Visualizing and Presenting Your Ideas with StoryBoard Artist Watch Jeff Walsh of PowerProduction demo StoryBoard Artist and find out how to convey your ideas with more depth, flair and accuracy than you thought possible.

Music

Your guitar. Your Mac. Your music. Join Apple's Mark Altekruse to discover how easy it is to connect your guitar to your Mac, and create a superior sound as you play and record. Making Music on the Mac with GarageBand Tune in to this free online seminar and learn how to transform your Mac into a musical instrument and record new and inspiring masterpieces. Guitarists and the Mac: A Conversation with Pat Metheny Join Pat Metheny in this free online seminar and learn how the Mac can help you take your music to the next level.

Photography

Extending Aperture 1.5 Join Apple Technical Marketing Manager, Joseph Linaschke, for an overview of extending Aperture 1.5. Overview and New Features of Aperture 1.5 Join Apple Senior Product Manager, Joe Schorr, for an in-depth look at the latest release of Aperture 1.5. Aperture Advanced Join Apple Product Manager Martin Gisborne for an in-depth look at the first all-in-one post-production tool for photographers. Aperture: Streamline your workflow after the shoot Joe Schorr and Joseph Linaschke demonstrate the extensive range of groundbreaking features, and the benefits Aperture delivers throughout your digital workflow. The Ultimate Platform for Photography - With Mac OS X Tiger Join Jim Heiser, marketing manager for photography, as he goes under the hood and shows you the exciting new feature of Mac OS X Tiger.

Sci/Tech

ChemDraw and BioDraw for Mac OS X: High productivity tools for chemists and biologists Jeffrey P. Carter discusses tips on how to make optimal use of both ChemDraw and BioDraw, so you can spend more time on your core research efforts. OsiriX: Multi-dimensional Image Navigation Software Dr. Osman Ratib's presentation at Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Radiology, on OsiriX, an open source, medical imaging application built on Mac OS X Cost-effective Storage Deployments for Research Computing Learn how to achieve better data accessibility and faster storage retrieval in a more cost-effective way with industry-leading solutions. Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server for High Performance Computing Learn about the technical underpinnings of Apple's latest OS, and how new features and updates will benefit users of Mac OS X-based clusters and grids. Mac OS X v10.4 "Tiger" for Scientific and Technical Computing Join Apple in this densely-packed on-demand webcast rebroadcast on how each new feature in Tiger applies to Apple's scientific customers.

Servers/Networks

Experience the power of Automator and Apple Remote Desktop 3. With Automator actions available with ARD 3, you can automate a wide range of workgroup administration tasks such as configuration, setup, cleanup, and support. Manage creative workgroups easily with Apple Remote Desktop 3. See some of the more than 50 new features that speed up and simplify software distribution, asset management, remote administration, and remote assistance. Increasing Workgroup Productivity with Xsan Join Doug Cunningham as he demos how to set up Xsan, reviews powerful admin and reporting tools, and demos real-time collaboration in a video environment. Build High Performance Tiered Storage Strategies - With Xserve RAID Join Alex Grossman, Senior Director of Server and Storage Hardware, and learn how you can implement a tiered storage strategy using Xserve RAID.

Small Business

Brand Your Business Better with Apple. See how Sustainable Harvest creates professional looking marketing materials like newsletters, presentations, podcasts, movies, photobooks and websites. New to the Mac and Compatibility with Windows Two part seminar for businesspeople contemplating a move from another computer to the Mac and weighting Windows compatibility needs. Buying a Mac and Getting Support Travis Fears and Mimi Basu of Apple discuss the many options available to purchase a Mac and get support and training after your purchase. Supporting your growing business - Scaling with Apple Jeremy Butcher from Apple Pro Markets will walk you through the many ways that Apple can scale with your business. Apple and Architecture Join Jacques Sedille; Architecture Segment Manager, Apple Europe; as he demonstrates and discusses what's new for the architect from Apple. Architecture By Design Join Jacques Sedille as he demonstrates and discusses the Mac and key 3rd party design tools that enable architects to imagine, design and communicate. DWG on the Mac See how ArchiCAD, eDrawings and VectorWorks allow you to view, edit and manipulate DWG files on the Mac. Standards-based Web Electronic Filing Systems Apple invites you to view a free webcast that discusses technical best practices around web-based electronic filing solutions.

Support

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