From Atop the KL Tower...
Hello everyone. Well, once again I'm writing you after another rocking day of the CS3 Masters Tour, this time from the KL Tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With over 425+ in attendance, the setting for this event (this incredible room at the top of the tower) really added a little something extra to the proceedings. Not to mention, the room was in the round, which made for a rather interesting pano (my usual stitching of the crowd image from PSCS3!).
The KL Audience, In-The-Round, just before we began
Out the Window: The top of the Petronas Towers with crazy 'open sky' above.
We had yet another great crowd who were enthused, energetic, ready to make some noise, and once again, managed to stay *late* (we've been running a bit over-time in the last few cities) keeping the seats filled. I can't tell you how good that feels (as a presenter), seeing as we're effectively keeping you there, sitting, for over 7+ hours (given a few coffee breaks, etc). It's astounding, and I'm so very honoured and grateful that everyone chose to spend their day with us (and hey--no CPU glitches today).
Another cool twist that today was the on-stage premiere (with the three of us) of our newest member of the team, Paul Burnett. He presented some of the Flash piece during the workflow session, as well as a whole additional bit on Flash CS3 during the Web Breakout in the afternoon. I, once again, did the full-on blu-ray workflow, some Sony XDCAM EX showcasing in Premiere, along with the 'making of a movie trailer' in After Effects, complete with cool, creepy, blurry animated text, smokey/foggy background, creepy/mysterious music, and my best impersonation of the classic 'Movie Voice Guy'. Thanks for all of the raucous applause and appreciation, everyone. I really needed some throat coat tea after that!
Another view from our seminar room, looking out
So, following the event, we had a rather easy going night, but followed it today with press interviews and more photo ops. Lots of follow-up to do, and lots of tweets to keep people up-to-date, up-to-the-moment. And hey---thanks to all my new 'Twitter' followers. It's great to meet you! ;)
And with that, I'm off to start working on some new Adobe TV material. Which reminds me...there's a new episode posted of Short & Suite! Yes, it's part one of the making of Johnny Encore's "I'm Your Puppet, I'm Your Tool". I'll do an official post about the show tomorrow...but in the meantime, check it out @ Adobe.tv or within Adobe Media Player.
Thank you, Kuala Lumpur, from the bottom of our hearts. It was truly a pleasure, and you guys really kept *us* inspired. Sending a little peace & love from the 28th floor ;)
Until next time,
Blog on.
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Hi Jason. Thanks for your time visiting Kuala Lumpur and sharing some new tips and tricks. Could you mail me the panoramic picture of us. Well i was in front of you guys. And here are my write ups about the event.
Adobe Masters Tour Malaysia
And your Movie Cool Guy just sounds familiar :p Another really-really thanks for your time here :)
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Hi Ikhwan! Thanks for the great write-up (and some nice pics as well! I especially like the first shot, while we three were setting up...very casual and cool). In any event, I will send you the 'stitched' panorama (ie, AutoBlend/AutoAlign) shortly. It's pretty good, but because I was at a rather weird angle, there were 'some' little artifacts...but it's otherwise perfect. Take care, and keep me posted. --JL
Posted by: Ikhwan Nazri | July 12, 2008 7:54 AM
hey Jason! I had a great time during the presentations that you guys gave. It was so inspiring. I like your part as well..because I think that I would be using a lot of Premier and after effects later on for my Final Year project. You really gave me an inspiration..and I hope you guys will come down here again!! lots of love from KL~ ^_^
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Hey Amelia! Well, thanks for the great comments, and I truly love hearing that I could provide some inspiration. You know, that's really what it's all about for us, so truly, it's my pleasure. ;) "In A World, Where Man Inspires One Another...." Lol. All the best, and keep me posted. --JL
Posted by: Amelia | July 13, 2008 6:58 PM
hey jason. Enjoyed the seminar truly. haha.. you're funny.
-If you can, you should. lmao
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Hi Jen. Thanks for the nice comments. Glad to hear you enjoyed the seminar. So, did you want to sign up for my Design School? I'm taking applications now. LMAO. ;) Take care, and all the best. --JL
Posted by: jen | July 13, 2008 7:27 PM
Yo Jason. It was a great adobe event at KL Tower. I was there together with my colleagues! Hope you had great time as well! :D
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Hi Rames. As you may have guessed, we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves! You guys were a great crowd, and we really feed off of that energy. Many thanks, and hope to see you again soon. --JL
Posted by: Rames | July 13, 2008 7:33 PM
Thanks a lot for making KL one of the workshop destinations.
Really appreciate it!
Thanks a million.
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Thanks, Arief! I know I look forward to returning to KL very soon. ;) All the best --JL
Posted by: Arief | July 14, 2008 12:52 AM
hey JASON!! Nice having you guys at KL! It was truly a great talk and conference! You guys are inspiring and AWESOMEEEE !!! Please come again, probably more often :)
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Hi Wave! Well, I certainly hope it *is* more often ;) And after all of the great responses from the seminar, that's looking like a very good possibility! Thanks for the kind words. Take care, and all the best! --jl
Posted by: wave | July 14, 2008 7:45 PM
Hi Jason. How r u.. It's very great to see u guys.. With a good presentation.. N u r funny.. Really enjoy it..hahahha.. n make me want to learn more about Adobe.
Thanks a lot.. Hope u will come again..
Take care.. :)
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Hi again, Leia! Thanks again for all the great comments! Comments like these are why I do what I do. ;) All the best, and hope to see you again soon. -JL
Posted by: leia | July 14, 2008 11:16 PM