Ascend offers hands on training in Adobe, Avid and Quark applications. We offer a structured schedule at both our Chicago Loop and suburban Deerfield, IL facilities. Most of our classes offer leveled options, such as an Illustrator Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate, then a Level 2: Advanced course. This Level 1 doesn't mean this is simply a basics class, only that it does cover some of the basics before the intermediate topics. Our classes are designed for those who need to get up and running very quickly in any application, and students leave with the knowledge to create, develop, engage and evolve.
Take the plunge from 2D authoring and creation to 3D in this 3-day workshop! Students will explore the history of 3D space and the graphic industry's growing affinity for and functionality with i...
Adobe Acrobat Professional 9: Acrobat PDF Interactivity is a 2-day course that will cover everything from basic electronic document conversion to multimedia projects. We'll learn about navigation...
Adobe After Effects Level 1 is a 3-day course that will introduce the After Effects software and take the student from start to finish on a basic animation project using most of After Effects' st...
Adobe After Effects is the industry leader for Video Composting that allows you to create QuickTime movies for output on the Web, CD ROM, Monitor, or full-motion broadcast quality video for television...
Adobe After Effects Level 1 is a 3-day course that will introduce the After Effects software and take the student from start to finish on a basic animation project using most of After Effects' st...
Adobe After Effects is the industry leader for Video Composting that allows you to create QuickTime movies for output on the Web, CD ROM, Monitor, or full-motion broadcast quality video for television...
This 2-day course will include everything you need to get started building applications with AIR. Flex developers will learn to create rich applications for deployment on the desktop. Learn how to int...
Advanced ColdFusion Development is a 3-day course that provides experienced ColdFusion application developers with the knowledge and hands-on practice that they need to build, maintain, and scale effe...
Fast Track to ColdFusion 8 is a 3-day course that provides experienced Web developers with the knowledge to start building Web applications using ColdFusion 8. By the end of this class, students will...
Adobe Director Lingo is a 2-day course that will cover everything in Lingo from the ground up, starting with the ABC's of programming and ending with writing your own customized behaviors from sc...
This workshop will enable you to create high-end, professional presentations. We will go in-depth into animating Text, using Sound & Digital Video. You will learn about creating interactive programs t...
This course is designed for seasoned Dreamweaver developers and designers who wish to take the next step in making the most of Dreamweaver CS3. In this class, we’ll explore some of Dreamweaver CS3...
This class takes more time with Dreamweaver CS3's advanced functions, including: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Advanced Behaviors, and customizing the Dreamweaver application itself. You will lea...
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Level 1: Website Development is a 3-day course that provides web designers the skills to create, design, manage edit and publish professional websites. Students leave this class...
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Level 1: Website Development is a 3-day course which provides web designers the skills to create, design, manage edit and publish professional websites. Students leave this class...
This course is designed for seasoned Dreamweaver developers and designers who wish to take the next step in making the most of Dreamweaver CS4. In this class, we’ll explore some of Dreamweaver CS4...
This class takes more time with Dreamweaver CS4's advanced functions, including: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Advanced Behaviors, and customizing the Dreamweaver application itself. You will lea...
This 1 day Quickstart class will help first time users create a basic web page in Dreamweaver CS4. You will learn about HTML and how Dreamweaver pages are built. You will learn to incorporate text an...
This course will create web graphics from start to finish with Fireworks CS3. Students will explore Dreamweaver CS3 integration such as the new Copy/Paste function. Website graphics will be created fr...
This course will create web graphics from start to finish with Fireworks CS3. Students will explore Dreamweaver CS4 integration such as the new Copy/Paste function. Website graphics will be created fr...
This is an introductory course for designers and budding developers new to the Flash environment, Students will produce an engaging Flash interface using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound....
Adobe Flash CS3 Level 2: ActionScript 3.0 provides experienced Flash designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create dynamically generated event-driven animation and interactive...
This advanced Flash class is for current Flash designers with ActionScript experience. Students must be active Actionscript developers with a minimum of 1 year developing experience.Students will find...
This course for designers and budding developers new to the Flash environment, Students will produce an engaging Flash interface using text, graphics, animations, video, and sound. User interactions a...
Adobe Flash CS4 Level 2: ActionScript 3.0 provides experienced Flash designers with the knowledge and hands-on practice they need to create dynamically generated event-driven animation and interactive...
This advanced Flash class is for current Flash designers with ActionScript experience. Students must be active Actionscript developers with a minimum of 1 year developing experience. Students will fin...
This 1 day Quickstart class will cover the main concepts of web animation in Flash CS4. This one day beginners' course, focuses on how Flash works, and editing and creating basic animations...
This course is a one-day QuickStart training class in the transition from Actionscript 2.0 to Actionscript 3.0. Students should have a programming background, or at the least have had exposure to an o...
Flex 3: Building Dashboard Applications provides developers with the knowledge needed to use Flex 3 charts to create highly interactive dashboards for data visualization. Developers will be able to cr...
Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Client Applications provides experienced application developers with hands-on, practical experience using Flex. This three day course introduces developers to all the...
Adobe Illustrator CS3 Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate is an introductory course for designers and budding developers new to the Illustrator CS3 environment, or those that have not had formal tra...
Illustrator CS3 Level 2, Advanced will build upon the knowledge planted in Level I. We will use the Effects and Filters and how they differ, and also the Appearance Palette to save a Graphic Style and...
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate is an introductory course for designers and budding developers new to the Illustrator CS4 environment, or those that have not had formal tra...
Illustrator CS4 Level 2 Advanced: will build upon the knowledge obtained in Level I. We will use Effects and Filters and how they differ, and also the Appearance Palette to save a Graphic Style. We wi...
This 1 day Quickstart class will cover the basics of vector based editing and image manipulation in Illustrator CS4. You will learn to create precise selections and work with Layers. You will lea...
Adobe InCopy is an InDesign-integrated solution for collaborative editorial workflows. You will learn to organize, assign metadata and make your files more searchable in Bridge. You will also develop...
In class we will cover concepts such as master pages, advanced typography, style sheets, placing graphics from Photoshop and Illustrator, text wrap, clipping paths, tables, anchored objects, drawing,...
Adobe InDesign CS3 Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate, explores the use of the most powerful desktop publishing program on the market. Students will use frames to place text and graphics, learn typ...
This workshop is for the experienced user as well as students who have taken a previous InDesign workshop with us. Students must be actively working in InDesign with a minimum of 1 year experience. In...
This workshop is designed to teach current intermediate to advanced InDesign users how to use XML within InDesign for print and Web applications. You will learn how to create basic XML files and produ...
Adobe InDesign CS4 Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate, explores the use of the most powerful desktop publishing program on the market. Students will use frames to place text and graphics, learn typ...
InDesign CS4 for Quark Users class is for students who have a solid knowledge of QuarkXPress and are making the jump to InDesign CS4. The benefits of this course over the InDesign Level 1 class are t...
InDesign CS4 Level 2: Advanced Master Class is for those who want to take their InDesign skills to the next level. In addition, we will cover the new features of InDesign CS4, such as Advanced Charact...
This 1 day Introductory InDesign class covers the main elements of InDesign. Students learn the key layout, type and editing elements of InDesign CS4. Students taking this class will receive a $250 cr...
This course is designed to help companies learn the required skills to start making their own photographs for commercial use. We’ll cover the subjects of choosing the right camera for the job, how t...
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Level 1: Fundamentals to IntermediateThis class is for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class in order to fill in “holes” in their Photoshop...
Photoshop CS3 Level 2: Advanced and New CS3 Features is for those who want to take their Photoshop skills to the next level. Alpha channels, professional retouching techniques, nondestructive filterin...
This course is designed to help companies learn the required skills to start making their own photographs for commercial use. We’ll cover choosing the right camera for the job, how to light and phot...
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate--This class is for all levels of Photoshop users. Seasoned users may wish to take this class in order to fill in “holes” in their Photosho...
Photoshop CS3 Level 2: Advanced and New CS3 Features is for those who want to take their Photoshop skills to the next level. Alpha channels, professional retouching techniques, nondestructive filterin...
This 1 day Quickstart class will cover the basics of pixel based editing and image manipulation in Photoshop CS4. You will learn to create precise selections and work with Layers. You will learn...
This course will offer a step-by-step introduction to and exploration of Adobe Premiere Pro, one of the most powerful motion graphics applications available, now reintroduced for the Mac as well as Wi...
Students in this 3-day workshop will learn to control sophisticated Logic Pro features. The class will explore creation of a picture score and how to produce, edit, and mix sound. Using LP's impr...
Students who want to get in on the more advanced and powerful modeling features of Autodesk 3ds MAX will gain an exposure to them in this comprehensive 3-day workshop. Topics such as lighting, sophist...
Students who wish to gain greater skill with and insight into the more powerful and advanced features of Autodesk Autocad will find this 4-day workshop to be a comprehensive and thorough overview. Man...
Students in this course will build on their existing knowledge of Autodesk Inventor and explore the clean, geometric interaction of Revit with the rest of the Autodesk Suite. Assembly planning using t...
This class will teach students over the course of three days how to execute advanced editing and finishing techniques in Final Cut Pro. Students will create effective and professional transitions, rep...
Students in this 3-day course will explore the powerful advanced features of NewTek Lightwave, including modeling organic characters, bone and skeleton modeling, Endomorph and Facial animation, Invers...
Students with a background in the Solid Modeling features of Autodesk Inventor will have an opportunity over this 2-day course to expand their tools and skill sets into the area of professional-level...
This Advanced Maya course is designed for those currently using Maya and want to elevate their skills to the professional level. Students in this Advanced Maya class will learn about the Maya vector r...
Students of image-management in this class can expect a thorough and comprehensive look at Apple Aperture. Over 2 days, the class will explore client review optimization, photographic portfolio produc...
Apple's DVD Studio Pro 4 is a powerful application for authoring, editing, and producing professional-quality DVD's and content. Students in this 3-day workshop will be able to take rich con...
This is a hands-on class to help students perform simple editing functions and to get comfortable with the Apple Final Cut Pro UI. This course is predicated on FCP 101: An Introduction to Final Cut Pr...
This is a hands-on, 3-day workshop to help students perform editing functions and get comfortable with Final Cut Pro’s UI. Students will cut a scene from a hit television series, create a promotion...
Using Final Cut Server, Students in this class will learn to manage disparate media and automate and streamline their workflows. New from Apple, Final Cut Server easy media-file management even dealin...
Learn to animate in Motion 4 with real time effects. Students explore the Real-Time Design engine, accelerated f ilters, effects and patterns. Blend modes, creating titling sequences, layers and 3D g...
Learn to use the main feature array and and UI of Apple Logic Pro for audio. MIDI and Audio configurations will be explored and customized by students in order to configure a professionally-arranged s...
Students in this class will learn advanced audio troubleshooting and repair using the latest audio software tool from Apple, Soundtrack Pro. Subjects such as audio synchronization, sophisticated audio...
With a background in Autodesk Inventor's Solid Modeling and Part Modeling tools, Students in this 3-day course will get a thorough, guided exploration of the more advanced and sophisticated assem...
Autodesk 3ds Max is one of the most powerful and sophisticated applications available for character animation on a professional level. Students will learn the ins and outs of bipedal character creatio...
Learn to create 2D and 3D images with Autodesk's AutoCAD. Understand practical applications to create and mange drawings, configure settings, work with text and adding dimensions. In part 2 of th...
Current AutoCAD or Autodesk Land Desktop users will get up to speed very quickly in Auotdesk's Maya Modeling, lighting and rendering features. This class provides a strong foundation for students...
Students with an advanced and subtle understanding of Avid DS can find a thorough three-day exploration of the application's more sophisticated features, and exercises and lessons designed to imp...
Using Avid DS, Students in this three-day course will learn the tools and best practices to edit, use professional audio, and streamline their media workflows using the application's powerful too...
Building on the knowledge and experience gleaned in the introductory seminar, students in this two-day class will improve their technique with Avid DS in the areas of effects, graphics, and animation....
In this 2-day, hands-on class, students will be introduced to the main features UI of Final Cut Pro. Students who are familiar with the Avid tool set and functions will find that their knowledge will...
Students with a sophisticated knowledge and understanding of Avid Media Composer will get a thorough exploration of how to create complex effects using multiple layers and nesting using one of the pre...
Each day of this class is focused on a single topic. Day one will cover blogs. Day two will focus on content management systems. Each day will begin with a topic overview meant to provide context for...
Students with an interest in Avid's advanced color-correction features and tools will find this one-day seminar to be a comprehensive study of how to improve the appearance of sequences and clips...
This accelerated Digidesign Pro Tools course is for those experienced in a professional post-production enviornment who want to take their skills to the next level. Learn about linear video, recording...
This course will cover the ins and outs of Digidesign Pro Tools over 3 days, enabling students to explore basic and intermediate projects from start to finish. This class covers the very latest in Pro...
Students with a sophisticated understanding of and facility with Avid Media Composer and Avid Symphony can expect a comprehensive and complete tour of the application's powerful features, enablin...
Students interested in the latest cutting-edge architectural BIM technology will find this three-day workshop to be a comprehensive study of Autodesk Revit 2009. Using the powerful tools of this and o...
This course is an intensive 5 day hands-on workshop that covers the Final Cut Pro and associated Studio software applications. This course will take you through the basics all the way through some of...
This is a two-day course introducing students to the Final Cut Pro main features set and basic interface. Students will learn to perform basic editing functions while getting exposure to the user inte...
Students in this class will learn advanced color correction from an Apple Final Cut prespective. Color-balance, color-correction, grading and vignetting are a few of the topics to be covered in this 2...
Students in this class can expect a comprehensive overview of Apple's iLife suite covering the principal features and functions. With every Mac comes this suite of high-powered, easy-to use autho...
This class is for students who wish to have a greater understanding of and facility with Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, the applications that make up Apple's productivity suite iWork. Students will...
Motion is the newest offering from Apple which will enable students to create and edit sophisticated motion graphics and animations. Over 3 days, students will explore Motion's UI and powerful re...
Architects, visualization specialists, and graphic designers will learn the advanced techniques of Autodesk 3ds Max Design in this class. Import from Revit and AutoCAD, and explore architechtual workf...
Students in this 3-day workshop will get a thorough, entry-level overview of Revit Architecture 2009 by Autodesk. The class will cover many of the features of this powerful software tool, including th...
This course will cover the basics of Digidesign Pro Tools, enabling students to explore basic projects from start to finish. This class covers the very latest in Pro Tools 8 software. Upon completion...
Students who need a fast introduction to the world of the Mac OS X will find a comprehensive, non-intimidating exploration of the features and functions of the world's most advanced OS. From the...
Students who wish to get an introductory view of NewTek Lightwave can expect a thorough exploration of the basics in this 3-day workshop. The class will cover the history and usage of the application,...
Students of film and video editing who want to take their skills to the next level with Avid' powerful nonlinear features can expect a thorough introduction to Avid Media Composer. Over five days...
Learn iPhone development and programming at Ascend Training's exclusive workshops in Chicago, IL. Our in-depth seminars will prepare you to design and develop your own apps. Length of Class:...
Students in this class can expect to learn the skills and tools to become advanced system administrators using lessons gleaned from practical and situational examples. Building on network administrati...
Over 3 days, students in this class will learn complex and sophisticate tools for remote and onsite software deployment using Mac OS X Leopard. Learn to create a complete and thorough plan for deploym...
Over the course of this 4-day class, Students will focus on bridging the cross-platform gap and learning to troubleshoot and repair Mac OS X Server from a client-service perspective. Students will exp...
Students in this 4-day class will explore and learn to use and administer Mac OS X Server with an eye toward network administration and management. Network services such as file-sharing, printing, tro...
Students in this 3-day will learn to troubleshoot Mac OSX with a perspective toward providing support for other users of OS X. With this in mind, the course will explore all the features and functions...
Factoring in examples and information from the Pro Tools 101, 110, and 201 workshops, this course will take students through the fundamentals of music production using Pro Tools 8. Students taking thi...
Students in this class will explore the XSI tools of the Softimage applications. Non-linear animation tools and best practices will be covered over five days as students are immersed in Softimage&apos...
Online: Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This 2-day Acrobat course covers electronic document conversion to multimedia projects, to outp...
Online: Adobe After Effects Professional Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This 2-day After Effects course enables students to create animated motion graphics from st...
Online: Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This 2-day AIR course enables students to create Integrated, Deployable, Multi-platofor...
Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This 2-day Captivate course teaches students to develop interactive eLearning applications. Students learn to turn screen shots into movies...
Online: Adobe ColdFusion 8: Fast Track to ColdFusion: Length on Online Class: 3 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST Fast Track to ColdFusion 8 is a 3-day course that provides experienced Web developers...
Online: Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 3 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class will enable students to create, design and manage professional websites with Adobe D...
Online: Adobe Flash CS4 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 3 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who want to create innovative online animations. Students learn to create eng...
Online: Adobe Flash CS4 Level 2 Length on Online Class: 3 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who are experienced in Flash and want to learn to add interactivity using Act...
Online: Adobe Flex 3 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 3 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST Flex 3: Developing Rich Internet Client Applications provides experienced application developers with practica...
Online: Adobe Illustrator CS4 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who are new to Illustrator or who want to fill holes in their knowledge...
Online: Adobe Illustrator CS4 Level 2 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who are familiar with Illustrator and who want to take their knowledge...
Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This 2-day XML course teaches current InDesign users to automate publishing without having to have a background in code. XML simplifies the...
Online: Adobe InDesign CS4 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who are new to InDesign but familiar with QuarkXPress, who want to migrate...
Online: Adobe InDesign CS4 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class will teach students to create and publish professional layouts. Students learn about Ma...
Online: Adobe InDesign CS4 Level 2 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who are familiar with InDesign and who want to take their knowledge to the...
Online: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Level 1 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for all levels of Photoshop users. Those new to Photoshop will get up to speed quic...
Online: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Level 2 Length on Online Class: 2 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST This online class is for those who are familiar with Photoshop and who want to take their knowledge to t...
Length on Online Class: 3 Days, 9:30am CST until 4:30pm CST Premiere Pro is a nonlinear editing application for video developers. Whether on a Mac or PC, students learn to edit rough cuts, 3-point ed...
This Advanced Pro Tools course is for students who have completed Pro Tools 101 through 210P and are ready for an advanced course. You will learn the more tactile functions of Pro Tools, advanced work...
This advanced audio course is designed for students to elevate their post-production skills in Pro Tools. Learn to use the leading professional sound production and creation system in the industry. Mi...
This course will cover the advanced functions of Digidesign Pro Tools, enabling students to implement professional projects from start to finish. This class covers the very latest in Pro Tools 8 softw...
This course in QuarkXPress new version 7.0 will help you to begin to explore the enormous power of the most popular desktop publishing program on the market. You will explore the different palettes, m...
Students who want a thorough overview of the specific Metal Modeling tools in Autodesk Inventor and an exploration of the sequencing of Inventor's design stages will find both in this 2-day works...
This extensive class in Inventor 2010 teaches students to design and simulate to create 3D representations of products. Students learn comprehensive skills that enable them to become professionals in...
Using the powerful and diverse Apple tools and utilities, students in this class will learn to edit, distribute, and control their rich media online. Over 3 days, the class will explore creating video...
This five-day, comprehensive class explores editing techniques and all the ins and outs of FCP. This class is predicated on FCP 101: An Introduction to Final Cut Pro. Students will cut a scene from th...
Students in this class will explore the XSI tools of the Softimage applications. Non-linear animation tools and best practices will be covered over five days as students are immersed in Softimage&apos...
Students who wish to take a comprehensive view of Autodesk Cleaner will find a thorough, 2-day exploration of all the various powers and functions of the program, including visual footage interpretati...
Learn how to use Autodesk Combustion including Combustion workflow, Paint, Text, Color Correction, and Particle Systems. This comprehensive course will enable you to use the unified composting and pai...
Students who want a greater understanding of the Boris RED plugin can expect a comprehensive exploration of the best tools and practices for animating titles, creating special effects, non-linear edit...
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