I am looking for a tutorial book to get me started with Vegas 5 software.
I had my hands-on with Adobe Premiere 6 NLE so I know the basics of editing.


There are 3 tutorial DVD/books available that are in the same price range.
1) The Seminar Series: Vegas 5 and DVD Architect 2

2) Vegas 5.0 FASST

3) VASST Introduction to Vegas 5



Although I am new to Vegas, I do not want a tutorial book/DVD
that teaches the basic of the basics. This will be my first and only
tutorial book/DVD so I need your recommendation. Thank you.

The Seminar Series and Vegas 5.0 FASST DVD sets are both designed to point out the "new features" in Vegas 5 from Vegas 4. These probably would not be a good choice to "learn Vegas".

The VASST Introduction to Vegas 5 will give you a more in-depth "this is how Vegas 5 works" and, coming from another NLE, would be more useful than the other two.

In addition to that series, you might also want to look at my newsletters (http://www.jetdv.com/vegas) which explains how to do many things in Vegas and includes a "beginner's corner" series which explains the various areas of the screen and how common tasks are performed.

Finally, Gary Kleiner has a 5 DVD training set (http://www.vegastrainingandtools.com) for Vegas 5 which will cover everything from capture to PTT and all editing in-between.

Feel free to post any questions in the "What happens in Vegas..." forum as well!