Jason Levine – Healing People Daily with the Power of Digital Video & Audio

Well my friends, today marked the final day of the Nordic Creative Freedom tour, finishing up in Helsinki. We had a fantastic turn-out today, and I was once again struck by the number of attendees who:

(a) are already working with some type of HDV or high-def media format;
(b) were already engaged and turned-on about the necessity for mobile content delivery; and
(c) were still unaware of some the great new applications and production workflows that can be achieved within CS3 Production Premium!

So, in short...just a great seminar, great Q&A, and from what I gathered after the presentation, some very nice feedback overall (people really told me that they 'learned something' today. Excellent.

I squeezed A LOT of material into the 3-hour slot (entirely workflow based, showcasing around 9 applications) and people really seemed to get the message. So again, thanks to all who attended in Helsinki. We look forward to returning in late January. And just remember..you can ALL do this stuff!

Following the seminar, we decided to have a 'fun' night before departing for New York tomorrow (as AIGA and FOWD begin next week). As such, Greg had remembered this really awesome 'garlic' restaurant in downtown...a place he had been to nearly 15 years earlier. Well, needless to say, it was still there..and the food simply kicked A*se!!

The Infamous Garlic Restaurant of Helsinki

Now, just to be clear...we're talking garlic EVERYTHING! Garlic Aioli, Garlic Creme Soup, Garlic Potatoes, Garlic Smoked Tenderloin, Garlic Schnaps (oh yes) and even Garlic Beer! OH YEAH..Garlic beer, baby! Seems strange, but really, it tasted so-o-o good. Refreshing even. Granted, and it goes without saying; I really do feel for the people who have to sit next to us on the plane to New York tomorrow. Oy!!

Anyways, the dinner was fab, I was even talked into doing a couple of 'traditional' Helsinki drinks (best left unmentioned...lol) and we managed to capture quite a few snapshots and video during the evening...

Greg, arriving at the Garlic Restaurant, "See! I told you it was here!" Photo courtesy of Garazi

A moment from the dinner table (and the garlic is flowing...Phew!)

Jason & our Finnish Adobe colleague, Mikael

Jase & Greg...wind-blown again, but loving Helsinki @ night!

Naturally, the two south-western desert cats manage to sniff out the 'Leningrad COWBOY Bar'...lol. Photo couresy of Garazi

So, I hope that provided a little insight as to this fun-filled evening. Thanks ever so much to our friend and colleague Mikael for being such a wonderful host whilst we were in Finland.

And now my friends, with a garlic-haze surrounding my body (OMG...there is some serious 'garlic vapor' happening here; and don't even get me started about potentially belching...Oy again)

Until next time...(odd that this Garlic evening is occuring *the day after* Halloween, eh? lol)

Blog on.