Any Vegas Pro 9a book recommendations at DVinfo.net

Philip Younger · August 18th, 2009, 02:49 PM

I am seriously considering buying Vegas Pro 9a but never used Vegas software and would like a good informative, well illustrated, step-by-step guide book that covers all the basics and sum - I can't find one book on Amazon for Vegas Pro 9!!!! amazing!

I know Sony do a video guide on DVD in their 'seminar series' - but WOW, what a price!! £75 on top of the (almost) £500 for the product - talk about coining it in!

Does anyone know of such a book? I do prefer a book, something I can hold, flick through etc

Mike Kujbida · August 18th, 2009, 04:49 PM

Douglas Spotted Eagle has a book in the works but his recent (serious) skydiving accident has forced him to slow down.
He's still working on it but isn't sure of the completion date.

Jason Robinson · August 19th, 2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Kujbida

Douglas Spotted Eagle has a book in the works but his recent (serious) skydiving accident has forced him to slow down.
He's still working on it but isn't sure of the completion date.

Holy crap . . . I heard about a videographer in a skydiving accident, but I thought for sure that wasn't him because it was in the UK.....

Any place we can get more info about Douglas?

Kenneth Anderson · August 19th, 2009, 01:59 PM

Philip - I just received the Sony book today "Digital Video & Audio Production...Vegas Pro 9 Software" specifically to get more educated about rendering options and workflow. This is what page 153 says about rendering - "We don't have the space in this book to fully discuss all of the file formats, templates, and customization options available in the Render As dialog but you can find plenty of resources on video and audio issue both online and at your local bookstore." doh! I also have DSE's (Vegas 9) book and it also lacks usable AVCHD rendering info (for a newby like me). These instructional DVDs look good, though I see you prefer a book - Sony Vegas video editing software training and DVD Architect tutorials by Gary Kleiner The Sony book does cover the basics however - Sony Creative Software - Digital Video and Audio Production - Introduction Good luck!

Kenneth Anderson · August 19th, 2009, 02:04 PM

Apologies - DSE's book was for Vegas 8. Hope he's doing ok!

Brian Kennedy · August 19th, 2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Robinson

Holy crap . . . I heard about a videographer in a skydiving accident, but I thought for sure that wasn't him because it was in the UK.....

Any place we can get more info about Douglas?

People closer to DSE probably have a better resource, but he has a member page here, where he briefly describes his accident: Douglas Spotted Eagle's Page - Skydiver Network

David Dalton · August 20th, 2009, 01:05 PM

Phillip

I am not sure how much editing you have done, but if you want a step by step guide book, how about "Vegas 6 Revealed, The Official Guide" by Doug Sahlin. Although was written for version 6, it covers the basics of working with Vegas almost as a primer, starting from nothing and working up to track motion and rendering, with plenty of exercises.

And before forking out for a full version of Vegas, have you considered buying the Studio version and upgrading?

Philip Younger · August 21st, 2009, 06:18 AM

Thanks everyone for the info and sorry to hear about DSE's accident, hope he recovers well.

Mike Kujbida · August 22nd, 2009, 07:54 AM

"Live Life With No Regrets" Part One, for those of you who were wondering how Spot is doing.

Gary Brun · August 22nd, 2009, 08:39 AM

Thats one hell of a story!

Rob Croll · August 27th, 2009, 04:51 AM

Hi Phillip,

Nothing I like more than a book to cuddle up with at night. But did you know you can download a free trial of Vegas. You may not find the book you're after but Vegas is very intuitive so why not download the trial and have a play. Standard editing is easy and as I said before, intuitive. So the basics, get you up and running, no book required. Definately a book would be great to highlight all the bells and whistles. And most books I'd guess won't cover the "Black art" of rendering :)

August 18th, 2009, 02:49 PM	#1
Philip Younger Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 207	Any Vegas Pro 9a book recommendations I am seriously considering buying Vegas Pro 9a but never used Vegas software and would like a good informative, well illustrated, step-by-step guide book that covers all the basics and sum - I can't find one book on Amazon for Vegas Pro 9!!!! amazing! I know Sony do a video guide on DVD in their 'seminar series' - but WOW, what a price!! £75 on top of the (almost) £500 for the product - talk about coining it in! Does anyone know of such a book? I do prefer a book, something I can hold, flick through etc

August 22nd, 2009, 08:39 AM	#10
Gary Brun Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kråkstad Norway. Posts: 229	Thats one hell of a story! __________________ http://www.mlotv.com

August 18th, 2009, 04:49 PM	#2
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	Douglas Spotted Eagle has a book in the works but his recent (serious) skydiving accident has forced him to slow down. He's still working on it but isn't sure of the completion date.

August 19th, 2009, 01:59 PM	#4
Kenneth Anderson New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Narragansett, RI, USA Posts: 6	Philip - I just received the Sony book today "Digital Video & Audio Production...Vegas Pro 9 Software" specifically to get more educated about rendering options and workflow. This is what page 153 says about rendering - "We don't have the space in this book to fully discuss all of the file formats, templates, and customization options available in the Render As dialog but you can find plenty of resources on video and audio issue both online and at your local bookstore." doh! I also have DSE's (Vegas 9) book and it also lacks usable AVCHD rendering info (for a newby like me). These instructional DVDs look good, though I see you prefer a book - Sony Vegas video editing software training and DVD Architect tutorials by Gary Kleiner The Sony book does cover the basics however - Sony Creative Software - Digital Video and Audio Production - Introduction Good luck!

August 19th, 2009, 02:04 PM	#5
Kenneth Anderson New Boot Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Narragansett, RI, USA Posts: 6	Apologies - DSE's book was for Vegas 8. Hope he's doing ok!

August 20th, 2009, 01:05 PM	#7
David Dalton Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Uckfield, UK Posts: 69	Phillip I am not sure how much editing you have done, but if you want a step by step guide book, how about "Vegas 6 Revealed, The Official Guide" by Doug Sahlin. Although was written for version 6, it covers the basics of working with Vegas almost as a primer, starting from nothing and working up to track motion and rendering, with plenty of exercises. And before forking out for a full version of Vegas, have you considered buying the Studio version and upgrading?

August 21st, 2009, 06:18 AM	#8
Philip Younger Major Player Join Date: May 2008 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 207	Thanks everyone for the info and sorry to hear about DSE's accident, hope he recovers well.

August 22nd, 2009, 07:54 AM	#9
Mike Kujbida Inner Circle Join Date: May 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Canada Posts: 2,770	"Live Life With No Regrets" Part One, for those of you who were wondering how Spot is doing.

August 27th, 2009, 04:51 AM	#11
Rob Croll Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 25	Hi Phillip, Nothing I like more than a book to cuddle up with at night. But did you know you can download a free trial of Vegas. You may not find the book you're after but Vegas is very intuitive so why not download the trial and have a play. Standard editing is easy and as I said before, intuitive. So the basics, get you up and running, no book required. Definately a book would be great to highlight all the bells and whistles. And most books I'd guess won't cover the "Black art" of rendering :)