RetouchPRO LIVE Labor Day Marathon 2010

[Doug Nelson]

One of my favorite Labor Day weekend traditions is the television marathon. So I thought I'd try my hand at something similar for RetouchPRO LIVE.

Six different rebroadcasts, starting early in the morning and running until late at night. If you've had trouble viewing due to your time zone, this could be your opportunity.

The shows are:

Gry Garness "Child" - 6am CDT
Chris Tarantino "Beauty Masking" - 9am CDT
Scott Valentine "3D Photoshop" - 12pm CDT
Carrie Beene "Frankenmodel" - 3pm CDT
Steve Caplin "Detective" - 6pm CDT
Steve Koshlap "Jewelry Retouching" - 9pm CDT

Each show has it's own separate registration. To help smooth things out (I'll be very busy all day) please register early and make sure to click "Return to Merchant" afterwards to complete your registration.

Click the link below for full show descriptions and example images.

Saturday, September 4, all day (see link below for other time zones)

Click the following link for details and ticket sales:
http://www.retouchpro.com/index.php?page=rebroadcast2

[Doug Nelson]

If you've wished rebroadcasts would happen at a friendlier hour for your time zone, this is your chance to vote.

[Doug Nelson]

In 24 hours the adventure begins.

Granted, most of the adventure will involve sleep deprivation and panicked flailing solely on my part, but I do hope you'll join in to watch (both my flailing and the shows).

[Doug Nelson]

It's hard to believe tomorrow by this time I'll only be half-way finished. Can I make it all the way without a nap? Tune in and see!

[Doug Nelson]

So far the tickets are spread pretty evenly across all shows, which is unexpected but welcome. Many are signing up for multiple shows, which is even more welcome. I guess my idea of cross-pollination between areas-of-interest within retouching is catching on (ie: insight from one area is portable to others).

Most everyone is also clicking "Return to Merchant" and completing their registration themselves, which is a welcome assist (helping people complete their registrations is the #1 thing I spend my pre-show time on). So thanks for that. Perhaps I should include that info in every email.

[Doug Nelson]

Only an hour or so left to buy tickets for the first show, Gry Garness' beauty retouch of a child. But you can buy tickets for all today's shows up to about an hour before each showtime.

[Doug Nelson]

Ticket sales are now closed for the Gry Garness show, but you can still (and should) buy tickets for today's other 5 shows.

Don't forget to click "Return to Merchant" after you authorize payment so you can finish your registration.

If you haven't received your confirmation email, check your spam folder. You'll want to make sure both retouchpro.com and citrixonline.com are whitelisted (listed as "trusted" or "friendly" or "always allowed") in your spam filter.

If you can't connect, verify you have Java installed and active.

Tollfree 24/7 tech support phone numbers can be found here (make sure you specify gotowebinar in the dropdown options).

[Doug Nelson]

Just a few minutes left before the ticket sales close for Chris Tarantino's Beauty Masking show.

[Doug Nelson]

Ticket sales are now closed for Chris Tarantino's show, but there are still 4 shows left you have time to register for.

See 2 posts up for troubleshooting info.

[Doug Nelson]

Only a few more minutes left to register for Scott Valentine's 3D compositing show.

[Doug Nelson]

Ticket sales are now closed for Scott Valentine's show, but there are still 3 more shows you can register for.

Troubleshooting info is a few posts up.

[Doug Nelson]

Final few minutes to sign up for Carrie Beene's fashion compositing show.

[Doug Nelson]

Ticket sales are now closed for Carrie Beene's show, but there are still 2 more shows in our marathon. The next one, with Steve Caplin, is one of the most entertaining shows we've done. Even if you're not particularly interested in creating photo-real images without photos, this show is a lot of fun, and Steve's shows always have a ton of information about little-known Photoshop tricks.

[Doug Nelson]

Last chance to register for Steve Caplin's show.

[Doug Nelson]

Ticket sales are now closed for Steve Caplin's show.

But you can still reserve your spot for Steve Koshlap's jewelry retouching show.

[Doug Nelson]

Only a few minutes left to sign up for the final show of today's marathon, Steve Koshlap's jewelry retouching show.

[Doug Nelson]

Well, that's it for our first marathon. All ticket sales are closed.

Thanks to so many of you for turning out, I hope you enjoyed it. I know I did.