Training for Newbies

Kimberly wrote on 10/16/2009, 2:50 PM
Hello All:

I am a newbie to Movie Studio, migrating from Roxio (yuck) in April 2009. I stumbled my way around and was able to figure out a lot of things on my own. I've also received some excellent help from members of this forum.

I recently purchased two excellent training pieces for Movie Studio. They have help me a lot and I can see myself progressing to the next level with my little videos. I think other new users will also find these materials helpful:

Sony Vegas Movie Studio Training (DVD)
By Douglas Spotted Eagle. This DVD runs about 5-hours and takes you from the beginning to the end of a basic project. I learned at least a dozen things I did not know before, so it was money well spent.

Instant Vegas Movie Studio + DVD (Paperback Book)
By Douglas Spotted Eagle and John Rofrano
This book isn't written as a companion to the above video, but it functions very well as one. The advantage I have with this book is that I can look-up techniques quickly rather than put my DVD in and search for the topic. The book also devotes a chapter to using ACID for music composition.

These items are available at vasst.com, Barnes & Noble, Powells, etc. I am not affiliated with vasst.com or DSE. But I wanted to recommend these items because I learned a lot and I think other new users may benefit as well.

Regards,

Kimberly

Comments

musicvid10 wrote on 10/16/2009, 4:28 PM
I think Spot and JR will appreciate your endorsement.
They have freely devoted a lot of time to helping users here on the forums even when personal situations have prevailed.
The training books and DVDs are considered among the best in the business, and the generous resources on the vasst and creativecow websites are something I couldn't live without.

You made a good choice with these materials.