Instant Vegas Movie Studio [Paperback]

Douglas Spotted Eagle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 29, 2005 | ISBN-10: 157820271X | ISBN-13: 978-1578202713 | Edition: 1

Carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions illustrate how to use Sony's new consumer-level video and audio editing applications, in a concise, time-efficient way. Readers learn the rudiments of navigating Vegas Movie Studio and the companion audio applications, Sound Forge Audio Studio and ACID Music Studio, to perform a complete range of tasks, from editing video and audio, to compositing and outputting their final project. This is the eighth book in the new VASST Instant Series produced in cooperation with the Sundance Media Group.

This book illustrates how to use Vegas Movie Studio providing carefully detailed screenshots and step-by-step directions.

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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: 240 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (June 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157820271X
• ISBN-13: 978-1578202713
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #442,668 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stick with the Sony Tutorials, March 5, 2006

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The Groundgripper (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Vegas Movie Studio (Paperback)

As a novice I found this book lacked clarity and focus. There is too much Video Editors jargon thrown in at times,some of the diagrams just do not get across the point trying to be made, and often the point is not clearly described in plain language. The simple method of doing something is sometimes overlooked in favour of a more complex selection.

This book may be ok if you have quite a lot of previous experience of professional video editing on a PC, but I found the Sony "Show me how Tutorials" that come with the software to be far more concise, to the point and enable the work to be done. As a beginner this book has been of little use.

22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not much help with Version 6.0, September 13, 2005

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Ted Pytlewicz (Warrenville, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Instant Vegas Movie Studio (Paperback)

I purchased Movie Studio + DVD 6.0 and needed help so I turned to this book which I purchased from Amazon.com. Well, I wish they would have indicated which version of Movie Studio this book was compiled on because 6.0 has many changes compared to 4.0. I did get some knowledge from the book, but not enough to justify the cost. I also think that if one did have 4.0, this book would be confusing to the novice.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Must be a better book, February 17, 2007

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Edward Matulevicius - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Instant Vegas Movie Studio (Paperback)

There is a problem in getting an easy tutorial for Vegas Movie Studio but this is not it. The book is full of jargon and not too helpful in learning. The examples are woven into the text making it difficult to follow explanations.

I would not recommend as a source of learning Movie Studio