Written by the developers of the software and now updated for Vegas Pro 8 is a hands-on guide to creating rich multimedia with Vegas Pro 8 software. An included DVD-ROM contains lesson files, sample media, and a complete Vegas manual in .pdf format. **Easy-to-follow step-by-step approach . **Comprehensive course builds proficiency in Vegas Pro 8 software ** Includes all of the media and project files needed for each task Teaches several high-level techniques **Reveals techniques for integrating still images into full-motion video
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Considerably Better than Sony Vegas 8 manual - Essential, August 4, 2008
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G. Cox (Shanghai, China)
This training course is absolutely essential if you have never used Sony Vegas before. I've used Pinnacle for years, but operations are just done a lot differently in Vegas -- not at all intuitive in my opinion. I should have given this product 4 stars, but I cannot change it now. It is written in the same style as the booklet that comes with Sony Vegas Pro 8. There is a training CD that comes with the 160 page sprial bound 8.5X11 inch book. I have only gone through a portion of the training program, and I learned how to do a lot of things that would have been intuitive in Pinnacle. Unfortunately, they devote a whopping three and a half pages to rendering!! I wanted about 30 pages on rendering! You won't learn anything on rendering that you can find on your own by pulling down the menus and experimenting to see what happens. I want to know the significance of each parameter -- what the features are. Does it make things better or worse? Sony just does not understand how to write informative instruction manuals on things that matter the most -- extreme detail on cut and paste, but next to nothing on rendering options.
Worth Every Penny, July 24, 2008
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Orhan CevherI have been looking for good training material on Vegas Pro 8 and this one turned out to be a nice reference. It's not enough by itself but it's definitely a good start, I also strongly recommend Vegas Pro 8 Editing Workshop by Douglas Spotted Eagle to go along with this. It's a great companion.
If you are planning to get SCVU (Sony Certified Vegas User) certificate, you will need this book.
