Instant Vegas 5 [Paperback]

Douglas Spotted Eagle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 25, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1578202604 | ISBN-13: 978-1578202607 | Edition: 1

Nonlinear, or digital, editing permits editors to move film bites around and place them anywhere in the sequence of the film with much greater ease than was ever possible with conventional film editing techniques. Instant Vegas 5 is a PC-platform, nonlinear application distributed by Sony. Carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas software in a concise, time-efficient way. Readers learn the rudiments of navigating the application and using it to perform a complete range of tasks, from editing video and audio, to compositing and outputting - including the use of the DVD authoring tool, DVD Architect. This is the fourth book in the new VASST Instant Series produced in cooperation with the Sundance Media Group.

This book features carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions that illustrate how to use the latest version of the Vegas 5 software in a concise, time-efficient way.

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About the Author

Douglas Spotted Eagle is a recognized world leader in the Vegas product knowledgebase. He has authored numerous articles for Vegas and its sister applications. He also hosts two web sites for users of Vegas and related products and contributes to Videography, Studio, DMN, Creative COW, among other publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (January 25, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578202604
• ISBN-13: 978-1578202607
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 9.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,464,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Instant Vegas...good read, needs color print, though., December 26, 2004

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J. Stephens (Cantonment, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Vegas 5 (Paperback)

I am actually only about 60 pages into this book. Started using vegas this past summer, actually first time I had ever used any video app. I fumbled along, trial and error using vegas, and have made quite a few home dvd's, nothing flashy or special. After reading some of this book, understanding what I CAN do is falling into place, as well as how to do it, the author gives pretty good directions that are easy to follow.

A book from this author (as highly regarded as he is) should be in color. That is my only negative.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Have For All Vegas Users, October 15, 2004

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William Morgan "Willie" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Vegas 5 (Paperback)

For anyone using Vegas 5, this is an essential book. It bridges the huge gap between the Vegas manual (which explains what Vegas does) to how to do just about everything. Equally suitable for beginners coming to Vegas as their first NLE editor, and for those already using Vegas 5. If you can read a chapter a day, you'll soon become a Vegas expert and be able to find solutions for all your video editing problems. And once you've read it through, you'll be reaching for it as a constant "how-to" reference. It wasn't until I'd read this book did I fully appreciate what a great NLE Video Editor Vegas 5 is. The CD that's included is useful. Although graded as "Novice to Intermediate" I suspect that advanced Vegas users will find this book useful. I believe that it's the sort of book that Vegas users will keep next to their keyboard rather than on their bookshelf.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not sure what to think, June 24, 2006

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Lance Merriwether "cyberbuttz" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Vegas 5 (Paperback)

Although this book did get me farther along than I was without it, I don't like the fact that the author keeps pushing the use of other 3rd party equipment / purchased items instead of just the plain simple PC... standard mouse, keyboard, cpu, monitor. Makes you wonder if he owns stock in the products that he's "pitching" or if he is trying to get some money from the companies as sponsorship.