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TShaw wrote on 10/26/2006, 12:33 PM
Ethan,

Get a copy of Veags 6 Editing Workshop by Douglas Spotted Eagle.

It's the best book on Vegas out there.

Terry
Ethan417 wrote on 10/26/2006, 12:38 PM
Terry

Thanks for getting back to me.
i saw it on amazon
it seems to have a lot of positive feedback
the negative - beginners said that it didn't do a good job getting you up and running if you didn't know anything.

what do you think?

-Ethan
TShaw wrote on 10/26/2006, 12:49 PM
Hi Ehtan,

Well doug starts at the beginning and works up from their. The
book should have you moving around Vegas in a few hours, and if
you should need more help with something this is the place to come. And Doug stops by here most days to look in on us and to keep us in line ;'). It's a great book, will never let you down.

Terry
DavidSinger wrote on 10/26/2006, 12:53 PM
For the "How do I get started?" I liked
Naked Vegas 5 by Doug Sahlin.
I still refer to it when working with V7, although I started with Vegas 3.

NV5 is laid out as would be a school text book with a specific project for each of the basic editing functions. However, used the cheapest is ~$19+Shipping, so...

Sahlin's latest is Vegas 6 Revealed, also organized like an school book, goes new for ~$22

Get Vegas 6 Revealed Here

Once you exhaust Naked Vegas or Vegas 6 Revealed, definitely get Spot's book. Spot's books are like going from a paperback dictionary to an unabridge dictionary. I've lost count of the number of Spot's books I've purchased, and not one has been a wasted investment. But they are somewhat intimidating for the neophyte, being so dag-gummed *packed* with useful information.
jetdv wrote on 10/26/2006, 1:57 PM
You could take a look at my newsletters paying particular attention to the "Beginner's Corner" series.
winrockpost wrote on 10/26/2006, 1:57 PM
for what you want to do, i would buy vegas movie studio learn it and once you become addicted ,break out the vegas
DavidSinger wrote on 10/26/2006, 3:03 PM
"...buy vegas movie studio ...

Excellent way to get your feet wet. I recommend to my Mac friends (and their kids) VMStudio, which has proven to be the first "PC" program they've all loved. It has never crashed on them. Moreover, everything you learn there is immediately transferrable to Vegas (should you even find the need to upgrade), and you get most of your money back.

"jetdv" is Edward Troxel. Excellent reading, especially for problem-specific solutions. Great power tools with Excaliber. I've always felt grateful for Edward's generous freebe newsletter of how-to-do-it.

Still, Naked Vegas 5 is the best beginner's fully-structured *book*. You open the book, you turn on your computer, you follow the examples, and it works. A real confidence-builder (that helps you understand *why* we edit in Vegas the way we do) the very first time you try each project. Vegas 6 Revealed (I have not read but the outline and index) probably will do the same. BTW, learning to edit using V5 references transfers amazingly well to V6.
autopilot wrote on 10/26/2006, 3:07 PM
And with Movie Studio the help screen pops up onscreen so you can go right to what you want to learn next. Or afterwards just click on "Show Me How" on the toolbar for help. Very nice option.