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Progent's Mac experts can assist with the artistic aspect of Macintosh technology by offering support services and teaching in imaging, sound, and video. Progent's Mac professionals can offer know-how in a range of Apple Mac compatible programs such as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress, Apple Logic, MOTU Digital Performer, Digidesign Pro Tools, Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, and Adobe After Effects. Progent can also assist you with special projects such as capturing or digitizing audio or video or configuring an audio/video production facility.

Progent's consulting and training services for Apple Mac imaging, audio, and video applications include:

• Adobe PhotoShop CS5
  Photoshop software is the de facto bit-map graphics editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital graphics line. Progent’s teaching experts can assist you to master PhotoShop’s design tools and benefit from PhotoShop’s various editing, scripting, and file handling features to streamline your creative workflow.

• Adobe Illustrator CS5
  Illustrator CS5 is the top expert tool for making vector images. Progent’s education specialists can assist you to hone your Illustrator ability for key processes such as transforming bitmaps to vector graphics and painting more intuitively. Progent’s Illustrator professionals can also assist you to master time-saving methods for creating professional-quality graphics for print, video, the web, and handheld computers.

• Adobe InDesign CS5
  Tightly interoperable with Adobe's other design applications, the InDesign publishing package allows streamlined production workflows and a offers a more intuitive creative ambience for creating professional layouts with advanced graphics and type.

• QuarkXPress
  QuarkXPress is popular with magazines, news media, advertising agencies, printers, in-house publishers, design firms, catalog designers, book publishers, and form creators. QuarkXPress is also used by corporations with publishing requirements. Progent’s QuarkXPress training experts can teach you how to use QuarkXPress as a productive tool for media-independent publishing.

• Logic Pro
  Logic Pro 9 is the industry-leading product for music creation and sound production and the top choice of many prominent artists and producers. Progent’s Apple Logic Pro experts can teach you how to use Apple Logic Pro 9’s comprehensive library of tools for advanced music creation and powerful audio production.

• Digital Performer
  MOTU Digital Performer is an advanced MIDI and sound sequencer created from the ground up for Mac users and featuring support for internal Macintosh sound and MIDI. For studio recording, movie scoring, live performance, or remixing, Digital Performer is the choice of professionals around the world. Progent’s MOTU Digital Performer training experts can teach you how to utilize Digital Performer for full sound and MIDI projects.

• Digidesign Pro Tools
  Digidesign Pro Tools uses cutting-edge technology to provide superior sonic quality and price/performance for audio production tasks in music, film, broadcast, and new media applications. Featuring significant Digital Signal Processing power, sweeping sample rate support, new high-resolution audio interfaces and device options, large track count and I/O bandwidth, and extensive routing versatility, Digidesign Pro Tools gives you total control over your audio environment. Progent’s Digidesign Pro Tools consulting professionals can teach you to make Digidesign Pro Tools into a complete audio solution.

• Apple Final Cut Pro
  Final Cut Pro delivers powerful and precise editing capabilities that work with almost any format, from DV and HDV to uncompressed HD. With a real-time multistream effects architecture, multicam editing tools, high-end color correction, and intuitive integration with other Apple professional video and audio products, Final Cut Pro offers extensive creative functions and detailed control. Progent’s Final Cut Pro 6 experts can teach you to set up and use Apple Final Cut Pro for productive real-time editing for DV, SD, HD and film.

• Apple Motion 2
  Apple Motion, a part of Apple’s Final Cut Studio product suite, has a 64-bit architecture for designing motion graphics for titles, transitions, and effects. You get dramatic detail, accuracy, and breadth of color that automatically scales with new generations of GPUs. Motion 5 includes a wealth of filters, effects and particle presets and includes smart and parameter rigs to speed up production. Progent’s Apple Motion 2 professionals can teach you to use Motion 2 for advanced animation projects.

• After Effects CS5
  Adobe After Effects enables you to create professional-looking motion graphics and visual effects with speed, detail, and variety. Adobe After Effects permits you to benefit from seamless integration with other Adobe products, versatile 2- and 3-D compositing, and hundreds of effects and Animation Presets to bring a sophisticated dimension to your film, video, DVD, and Macromedia Flash projects. Progent’s Adobe After Effects CS5 specialists can provide education and consulting services to assist you to enhance your proficiency in running After Effects CS5 to create motion graphics and visual effects.

If you are looking for an Apple Mac application expert, contact Progent at 800-993-9400 or send email to apple-help@progent.com.