Sony Vegas printed manual at DVinfo.net

Barry Wilkinson · June 23rd, 2008, 08:53 AM

My Sony Vegas only came with a short startup guide to the program and a full manual on disc. Does anyone publish a printed book type manual so I can sit down and read it?
I dont want to print out 400+ pages on my printer.

Edward Troxel · June 23rd, 2008, 09:22 AM

Many people have taken the PDF file to a quick-print shop and had them print and bind it. As far as I know, the actual manual is not available in printed form. There are Vegas books available, though, that can be useful.

Allen Green · June 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM

Also check out books by Douglas Spotted Eagle they're not manuals but great guides through the Vegas interface. Check out vasst.com. They also have some great DVD's that walk you thru the system.
Good luck

Stuart Campbell · June 23rd, 2008, 01:47 PM

I just printed it out double sided, hole punched it and stuck it in a lever arch folder. Cost next to nothing! and didn't really take that long.

Jim Andrada · June 24th, 2008, 12:57 AM

I always just print out the manuals and take them to Kinko's where they punch and spiral bind them for around $5. They're really easy to use this way.

On the other hand I have a rather huge ink jet that will do 13 X 19 inch double sided pages that I got to print musical scores for my wife. It's intended for business use and rated for 5000 pages per month and while I haven't done anywhere near that number of pages per months, I know I've run well over ten thousand and maybe closer to twenty thousand pages through it in the 5 years I've had it.

I don't think most of the small ink jets will hold up for that kind of printing load, though. Kinko's charges way to much per page for color to make it practical to have them print it.

John Cline · June 24th, 2008, 01:15 AM

While I can see the advantage of having a printed manual, I like having it in .PDF format primarily so I can search it.

Edward Troxel · June 24th, 2008, 06:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Andrada

Kinko's charges way to much per page for color to make it practical to have them print it.

Yeah, most people that go with this option opt for B&W.

June 23rd, 2008, 08:53 AM	#1
Barry Wilkinson Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grange over Sands UK Posts: 99	Sony Vegas printed manual My Sony Vegas only came with a short startup guide to the program and a full manual on disc. Does anyone publish a printed book type manual so I can sit down and read it? I dont want to print out 400+ pages on my printer. __________________ Cameraman BBC and ITV since 1966

June 23rd, 2008, 09:22 AM	#2
Edward Troxel Sponsor: JET DV Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 7,953	Many people have taken the PDF file to a quick-print shop and had them print and bind it. As far as I know, the actual manual is not available in printed form. There are Vegas books available, though, that can be useful. __________________ Edward Troxel [SCVU] JETDV Scripts/Scripting Tutorials/Excalibur/Montage Magic/Newsletters

June 23rd, 2008, 01:24 PM	#3
Allen Green Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 34	Also check out books by Douglas Spotted Eagle they're not manuals but great guides through the Vegas interface. Check out vasst.com. They also have some great DVD's that walk you thru the system. Good luck

June 23rd, 2008, 01:47 PM	#4
Stuart Campbell Major Player Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Hannover, Germany Posts: 400	I just printed it out double sided, hole punched it and stuck it in a lever arch folder. Cost next to nothing! and didn't really take that long.

June 24th, 2008, 12:57 AM	#5
Jim Andrada Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,211	I always just print out the manuals and take them to Kinko's where they punch and spiral bind them for around $5. They're really easy to use this way. On the other hand I have a rather huge ink jet that will do 13 X 19 inch double sided pages that I got to print musical scores for my wife. It's intended for business use and rated for 5000 pages per month and while I haven't done anywhere near that number of pages per months, I know I've run well over ten thousand and maybe closer to twenty thousand pages through it in the 5 years I've had it. I don't think most of the small ink jets will hold up for that kind of printing load, though. Kinko's charges way to much per page for color to make it practical to have them print it.

June 24th, 2008, 01:15 AM	#6
John Cline Major Player Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico USA Posts: 333	While I can see the advantage of having a printed manual, I like having it in .PDF format primarily so I can search it.