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Ascend Training: Adobe Classes- Chicago Adobe CS2, Quark & Avid Training: Chicago Facilities or Onsite Most of our clients in the Chicago area prefer our hands on Adobe classroom training classes. Our facilities are state of the art where each student sits at their own workstation, Mac or PC. Students travel from Milwaukee, Indianapolis, Iowa City and as far as Utah, Wyoming, and even Brazil for our Chicago classroom training. We  more...

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 Hands-On and Online Training Classes Learn video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro. For both Mac and PC, you will learn to edit rough cuts, manipulate transitions, create Motion Paths, work with audio and more. This 4 day class also explores EncoreDVD, Adobe's DVD authoring application. Students will also learn to import and export Apple Final Cut Pro and Avid files with Premiere Pro.  more...

Online Adobe Photoshop CS4 Level 1 Beginning Online Adobe Training Classes Ascend Training has been offering Adobe Authorized classes since 1998. Our Online Adobe Classes offer a cost-effective solution for training in Flash, Dreamweaver, Flex, Photoshop, InDesign and more. With many companies eliminating travel budgets, the Online division of Ascend Training is an efficient, affordable online solution. Benefits of online classes:  more...

Dreamweaver CS4 Bootcamp This is a 5 day course and is ideal for those who want to get a complete understanding of HTML, CSS and the DreamWeaver environment with a view to tackling the DreamWeaver CS4 ACE exam. The course is designed for those with no previous experience of webpage / application development. Delegates should be comfortable working with either the Windows or Mac operating systems, and should feel at ease  more...

InDesign CS3 Advanced The course is designed for people who with sound page-layout knowledge who want to explore more in-depth features of InDesign. A working knowledge of the chosen computer operating system (i.e Mac or Windows on PC), together with a good working knowledge of Adobe InDesign. It would also be advantageous (although not essential) to have a working knowledge of Illustrator, PageMaker or Quark XPress.  more...

Photoshop CS3 Extended for 3D & Video A new course designed to get experienced PhotoShop users up to speed with the 3D and video applications in PhotoShop CS3 Extended. To get the most out of this course a working knowledge of the chosen computer operating system (i.e. Mac operating system or Windows on PC) is required together with a good basic knowledge of PhotoShop or to have completed the Adobe PhotoShop CS3 Introduction course.  more...

Flash CS3 Introduction Adobe Flash CS3: Introduction is an introductory course that provides designers and developers new to the Flash environment the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create rich Flash content. Students will produce an engaging interface using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound. Simple user interactions are added using built in ActionScript behaviors and Script Assist. In  more...

After Effects CS3 for Animators Upon completion of this one day course on animation, delegates will have gained knowledge on the new animation features in After Effects CS3 and have practice in forming an animation using keyframes, expressions, keyframe interpolation methods and effects. A working knowledge of the chosen computer operating system (i.e. Mac operating system or Windows on PC), together with good basic knowledge  more...

Premiere CS3 Advanced Delegates, on completion of the Premiere Advanced Course, will understand and be able to use the Advanced tools and features in Premiere CS3. Delegates will also have an overview of the new layout features and advancements in Premiere including the interpolation of other adobe products such as After Effects, Photoshop Extended, Encore, Soundbooth, audition and Illustrator. A working knowledge of  more...

Acrobat 8.0 Professional for Print Production ...Mac OS X or Windows) and the source application from which PDF files will be created (e.g. QuarkXPress, Adobe InDesign etc). ICC profile and colour knowledge would also useful but not essential. Graphic Designers and Pre Press Professionals and anyone who needs to know the technical requirements for creating PDFs for High End Commercial Litho and Digital Printing. Attendees with be able to  more...

Acrobat 8.0 Professional - Introduction Knowledge of the chosen operating system ( Mac OS X or Windows) and the source application from which PDF files will be created (for example: Microsoft Word, QuarkXpress or Adobe InDesign). This course is for those with no knowledge of Acrobat or those wishing to have an overview of the many and varied uses of PDF files and Acrobat.  more...

Introduction to QuickBooks 2010 QuickBooks is a productivity software designed to help businesses securely track and manage their financial information including a company's income and expenses. Intuit offer various QuickBooks solutions to meet the needs of different size and kinds of business. QuickBooks Simple Start, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBook Premier and QuickBooks for Mac are some of the solutions offered by Intuit.  more...

Introduction to QuickBooks 2010 A QuickBooks is a productivity software designed to help Businesses securely track and manage their financial information including company's income and expenses. Intuit offer various QuickBooks solutions to meet the needs of different size and kinds of business. QuickBooks Simple Start, QuickBooks Pro, QuickBooks Premier and QuickBooks for Mac are some the solutions offered by Intuit. QuickBooks  more...

Snow100 Apple OS X Introduction ...Mac OS X is a one-day preliminary course for those new to Mac OS X who need to prepare for the Mac OS X Support Essentials course, or other technical Mac OS X training courses. This course focuses on getting to know the foundations of Mac OS X, with topics ranging from efficient window and application management to system customization. You'll also learn how to configure user accounts and  more...

Learn to Create a Website Using Adobe Dreamweaver UC San Diego | Extension Digital Arts Center offers convenient onsite evening courses and interactive online courses. Learn to design and build websites with Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. 5, a powerful and easy to use web page development software, in this essential web design course in San Diego and online. Become familiar enough with basic HTML and CSS to design websites within Dreamweaver's rich  more...

Gain Practical Experience with Illustrator! Learn the industry-standard professional vector drawing program Adobe Illustrator CS5. Gain practical experience with Illustrator's precision drawing and transformation tools for creating and editing B zier curves, color, gradients, gradient mesh, patterns, transparency, type, layers, and more. Learn how your artwork can interface with Photoshop and be rasterized for further creative enhancement,  more...

Game Design Training Casual Gaming Receive comprehensive professional training in the game design program for casual games: from game user interface design and casual game product management to Flash and Java game programming - all in a creative studio environment. In the game design program learn how to produce a video game prototype or a complete casual game for Windows, Mac, Web, and/ or Mobile platforms  more...

CompTIA Network 2009 Objectives ... 14A: UNIX and Linux Operating Systems Topic 14B: Apple Mac OS X Topic 14C: Microsoft Operating Systems Topic 14D: Novell Open Enterprise Server Lesson 15: Network Management Topic 15A: Monitoring Tools Topic 15B: Network Baselining Topic 15C: Network Optimization Lesson 16: Network Troubleshooting Topic 16A: Troubleshooting Models Topic 16B: TCP/ IP Troubleshooting  more...

Microsoft Silverlight 4 Training Silverlight is available as a plug-in for most web browsers. While early versions of Silverlight focused on streaming media, current versions support multimedia, graphics and animation, and give developers support for CLI languages and development tools. Silverlight is also one of the two application development platforms for Windows Phone 7. Silverlight 4. 0 is compatible with multiple web  more...

Visualization with BIMx, Piranesi and Artlantis - Integrating BIMx with ArchiCAD LearnVirtual is an online training program that allows you to learn right from your desk! This 5 part series will focus on how to use 3 popular add-on products for visualization : BIMx, Piranesi and Artlantis. The class will review how to use BIMx including rendering controls, saving animation paths and exporting an interactive BIMx file, how to use Piranesi including using the style browser,  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Level 3 Course Benefits Delegates will learn to edit and enhance photos, using sophisticated Tools and work more efficiently with custom workspaces at an advanced level. Target Audience Delegates who use Photoshop regularly but wish to expand their knowledge and experience in using advanced Tools. Pre Requisites Delegates should have a good understanding of how to use a PC or Mac.  more...

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Level 2 Course Benefits Delegates will learn to edit and enhance photos, using a variety of Tools. Target Audience Those with some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop who wish to progress their skills in editing and enhancing photos for print, internet and multimedia. Pre Requisites Delegates should have an understanding of how to use a PC or Mac. Adobe Photoshop Level 1  more...

Adobe Indesign CS5 Level 1 Course Benefits Delegates will get an introduction to InDesign and the capabilities of this industry-leading software package. On leaving this course, attendees will be able to create basic multi-page documents. Target Audience Those new to Adobe InDesign who wish to get a basic understanding of how to produce and edit basic multi-page documents, for digital or hardcopy publishing.  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS5 Level 3 Course Benefits Delegates will learn to create distinctive vector artwork, using sophisticated drawing tools, and work more efficiently with custom workspaces at an advanced level. Target Audience Delegates who use Illustrator regularly but wish to expand their knowledge and experience in using advanced tools. Pre Requisites Delegates should have a good understanding of how to  more...

Adobe Illustrator CS5 Level 2 Course Benefits Delegates will learn to create and edit vector artwork, using a variety of drawing tools. Target Audience Those with some knowledge of Adobe Illustrator who wish to progress their skills in creating graphics and page designs for print, internet and multimedia. Pre Requisites Delegates should have an understanding of how to use a PC or Mac. a Adobe Illustrator  more...

Smoke on a Mac (Smoke 101) Autodesk ® Smoke ® software is a leader in professional editorial finishing for high-quality commercial and broadcast projects. Smoke is an integrated finishing solution that combines intuitive editorial timeline navigation with advanced 3D finishing tools. Native support for industry-standard media formats and GPU-accelerated interactivity when compositing mean you can finish projects  more...

Introduction to Logic Express 9 and Logic Pro 9 ...to attending the course:a a a Basic knowledge of the Mac OS a Basic knowledge of audio terminology is recommended a Certification This Logic Pro training course covers the requirements necessary to successfully become an Apple Certified Pro, Level1 in Logic Pro. Level 1 certification attests to basic operational knowledge of the application. This certification also counts towards  more...

Mac Support for PC Engineers ... in-depth exploration of features and troubleshooting off Mac OS X compared to Microsoft Windows. This course is designed to give you a tour of the breadth of functionality of Mac OS X and the best methods for effectively troubleshooting issues that arise. Apple Certified Pro Exams This Course has an Apple Certified Pro Exam available with it and you have the option to purchase this with  more...

Shake 4- A Comprehensive Study ...dge prior to attending the course: a Basic knowledge of Mac OS X a Basic knowledge of compositing and effects Certification This Shake training course includes an Apple Pro Certification Exam; Shake Level One. At this stage, this is the only level of Apple certification for Shake. To ensure that all students get the maximum benefit from the training course. where exams are included  more...

Advanced Techniques in Logic Pro 9 ...e prior to attending the course: a Basic knowledge of Mac OS X a Basic knowledge of audio terminology is required.a a Level One Logic Pro 9 End User certification is required before you can earn Level Two Logic Pro 9 End User certification. Ideally, students will have attended a Logic 101 or Logic 102 course. Certification This Logic Pro training course covers the requirements  more...

Multiplatform Delivery Understanding the complete workflow Shooting to Delivery This four day hands-on course is a comprehensive overview of all the factors that effect the successful delivery of media on all platforms whether delivering to TV, Web (download or streaming), DVD, E-Commerce i. e VOD (Video On Demand), Interactive TV, Podcasting e. t. c It takes the student through the primary workflows and includes the preliminary planning considerations needed for the  more...

Nuke 6 A Comprehensive Introduction Course Description: This five-day hands-on course introduces trainees to the primary feature set and interface of Nuke 6 and Nuke 6X. Using visual effects shots from real productions, candidates will learn the process of integrating computer-generated elements with live action photography using motion tracking and colour matching tools, as well as utilising keying techniques to place blue and  more...

Camtasia Relay and Camtasia Studio Boot camp Hurry and sign up now for our FREE Camtasia Relay boot camp. Now you too can discover how to quickly share your presentations and lectures to ensure your knowledge benefits everyone. Relay is easy to use and you'll benefit from: * An easy recording interface for your PC or Mac * Ability to quickly capture your knowledge for immediate access by others * Reduced travel costs,  more...

My SQL Why learn MySQL? MySQL is a multithreaded, multi-user SQL database management system (DBMS) which has more than 11 million installations. The basic program runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. MySQL is popular for web applications and acts as the database component of the LAMP, MAMP, and WAMP platforms (Linux/ Mac/ Windows-Apache-MySQL-PHP/ Perl/ Python), and for  more...

FCP 101 An Introduction to Final Cut Pro 7 ...re its functionality. Also desirable: an understanding of Mac OS X and basic computer navigation. What You Will Learn: * Working with the Browser and Bins * Marking clips, creating insert and overwrite edits and drag-and-drop editing * Trimming edit points, using Ripple, Roll and Extend edits and the Slip and Slide tools * Applying filters and changing Motion properties.  more...

Preparing Winning Multiple Award and Task Order Proposals Learn everything you need to know to prepare your winning multiple award contracts (IDIQ, GWAC, MAC, MAS, BPA, etc.) and the task order proposals that follow. This class will show you how to dominate your task order competition and become the number one winner to maximize earnings from your IDIQs.  more...

Acrobat Creating Accessible PDFs Check, adjust, and validate documents to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities that meet with 508 standards in this one-day Acrobat Professional Training. Learn the foundations of creating and converting PDF documents using Acrobata ™s built-in tools. Create an Accessibility Workflow to ensure that your documents are properly tagged and validated. Correct reading order and  more...

Building Accessible Websites In this course, students will learn how to create websites that meet the Section 508 standards for website accessibility. This class is designed for web designers - the people who will be responsible for creating accessible pages. Included is: What it means to make a site a accessiblea ; creating Alt-text tags for images; creating accessible Navigation; making Image Maps accessible; accessible  more...

Adobe Bridge This course is designed for graphic designers and others who are currently using any combination of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. The course emphasizes how to use Bridge to manage photos and other digital files, as well as how to dramatically improve your workflow for projects that combine the use of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator. Prerequisites: Familiarity with Adobe  more...

Migrating to InDesign Considering a move from QuarkXPress to Adobe InDesign? Curious what the main differences and similarities are and how theya ™ll impact your workflow? Or maybe youa ™ve already made the jump, but youa ™re having difficulty finding your favorite features within InDesign? This course has been designed to provide a seamless transition from QuarkXPress to InDesign and will help transfer  more...

InDesign Interactive Adobe InDesign CS5 enables those who are not Flash animators or web designers to create interactive content and animations for the web straight from within InDesign. This one day course is designed to enable existing InDesign users - who already use InDesign to create print documents - to create powerful interactive web content, including sound and video, without doing any coding. With InDesign  more...

Building A Website with Photoshop This course takes students through the steps of creating a website using Photoshop, and the conversion process of a Photoshop website into a live CSS based website using Dreamweaver to put it all together. Included is: Presets and Browser Templates; Guides & Fill Layers; Shapes in a Web Layout; Text for Web; Defining a Website in Dreamweaver; Redefining HTML tags; Adding Backgrounds and Headers;  more...

Photoshop Restoration and Retouching This class is designed for students that want to know how to restore old photos and/ or retouch new ones! Students will begin by learning about basic concepts, such as proper tonal and color adjustment, selections, and maskinga then procede to master Photoshopa ™s retouching tools, like the Healing Brush, Patch Tool, and Clone Stamp. After building a solid foundation, students will learn how  more...

Flash Catalyst Introduction Flash Catalyst is a new design tool for graphic and web designers that allows users to create and publish interactive Flash content without writing any code. This new technology enables you to create fully functioning professional web pages and user interfaces, interactive advertisements, product guides, design portfolios and more using your existing Photoshop or Illustrator files.  more...

Dreamweaver Intermediate This course is designed for students who want to create complex Web sites efficiently: Create Rollovers and Navigation bars; Use Libraries to manage repeating site elements; Define Keyword, Description, and other Meta tags in order to make your site visible to search engines; Create CSS Styles to streamline text formatting within a page; create External Style Sheets to allow formatting information  more...

Dreamweaver Introduction This course teaches more than just how to use Adobe Dreamweaver, it teaches how to avoid the common mistakes many new web designers make, and it will give you the confidence to start building quality websites quickly and easily. Students will learn how to use Dreamweaver to create and modify Web sites; plan and define a Web site; create pages and format text; define structural elements; create  more...

Acrobat Creating Accessible PDFs This course is designed to get you up to speed rapidly on the Federal Governmenta ™s Section 508 accessibility regulations and Acrobat features designed to meet them. Professionals needing to create, properly prepared Adobe PDF documents for access by users with disabilities such as blindness, low-vision, and mobility impairment will benefit from this training. In this course, you will  more...

Illustrator Graphs & Charts Every now and then you may come into the situation that you have to present statistical data. Why settle for dull data when you can use Adobe Illustrator to make graphs and charts so visually appealing that they practically jump off the page? This course will teach you how to create visually appealing charts and graphs using the tools and techniques available in Adobe Illustrator.  more...

Fireworks Web Graphics This course provides students with the knowledge and hands-on practice needed to create rich web graphics. You will learn how to use the tools available in Fireworks to create and edit web graphics with both vector and bitmap images, work with layers, build buttons, add rollovers, slice images, and optimize and export graphics. Prerequisites: Familiarity with web terminology. This course is  more...

File Preparation and Preflight This course focuses on techniques to ensure accurate and timely output from digital layout files, beginning with an exploration of workflow - the tasks and processes required to prepare, package and deliver efficient digital content to their graphic arts service providers. Students will learn the specific roles that various people play in the process - from the designer, to the mechanical artist,  more...

QuarkXPress 8 Introduction This course introduces students to QuarkXPress 8. 0 and teaches them how to create publications for Print. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Create documents containing text and graphics; Link text across multiple pages; create automatic page elements (such as headers, footers, and page numbers) with Master Pages; Import and format text and paragraphs using Paragraph and  more...

QuarkXPress 8 Intermediate Students will build on existing skills and learn some of the more advanced features of QuarkXPress. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Draw B zier lines and shapes; edit B zier points, curve handles, and segments; Import, create and edit Clipping Paths and Alpha Channels; Apply Transparency and automatic feathered Drop Shadows to pictures and text; use QuarkVista for  more...

QuarkXPress 8 Advanced QuarkXPress includes a trio of long-document features tailored for book publishers: the Books, Lists, and Index features. In this course, youa ll learn how to combine several QuarkXPress projects into a Book, control page numbering and styles within that book, and synchronize book styles. Youa ll also learn how to create an automatic Table of Contents by defining and building a List, including  more...

Adobe Fireworks Introduction Adobe Fireworks Introduction Course Objectives This class is designed for Web designers and RIA Rich Internet Application developers that need to learn how to create graphics, wireframes, and UI prototypes with a fast, cutting-edge workflow. Students will edit both vecotr and bitmap images, build UI prototypes, banners, and add interactive scripts without writing any code. Course  more...

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Introduction Adobe Dreamweaver Introduction Course Objectives This course is designed for the beginner Dreamweaver user that would like to build professional web sites with ease. Students leave this class with the ability to build, incorporate graphics, set up interactivity, create CSS layout, add interactivity, and publish their websites. This class also covers Adobe's Spry framework for Ajax to  more...

Adobe Contribute CS5 Adobe Contribute Course Objectives In this class students will learn how to configure Adobe Contribute so they can deploy websites, create and update web pages, set up a review process, edit content as well as styles, and publish pages to the web without learning HTML. Course Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this class, however it is recommended that you have basic  more...

Adobe Captivate 5 Introduction Adobe Captivate Introduction Course Objectives During this course, you will get an introduction to Adobe Captivate and learn the essential skills to create powerful eLearning media. Students will learn how to record demonstrations, create assessments, add captions, integrate multimedia, add sound, and publish to various mediums. Course Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for  more...