Vegas 4 Editing Workshop [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Douglas Spotted Eagle (Author)

Book Description

Series: DV Expert Series | Publication Date: January 23, 2003

'...an exhaustive, richly detailed resource that no Vegas user should be without. ... Once you master these techniques, your audio and video projects will look gorgeous, sound bigger and better, and WOW! your audiences.' — Jeffrey P. Fisher, mu

Vegas 4 Editing Workshop teaches the novice the basics of Vegas 4.0, while providing the more experienced user with real-world examples of how to work more efficiently and make better media.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...I can't count how many things I read in the book that made me think 'NOW that makes sense!'" -- User in the Sony Vegas Forum, Digital Media Net

...an exhaustive, richly detailed resource that no Vegas user should be without. -- Jeffrey P. Fisher, music/audio/video producer and writer

...it should be required reading in any decent DA/DV production class, even if they do not use Vegas! -- Joaquin (Kino) Gil, CEO, .kino.Digital

Spotted Eagle, the foremost guru for Vegas, turns complex technology into easy-to-understand concepts with his accessible and graceful writing style. -- Charlie White, executive producer, Digital Media Net

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: 428 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; Bk&CD-Rom edition (January 23, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578202191
• ISBN-13: 978-1578202195
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,175,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid resource for both new and experienced Vegas users, November 27, 2003

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B. Ahlen "Coursedesign" (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I wouldn't have bought this book if I hadn't been to a few of the author's seminars and seen him as an exceptional teacher. He gave as much in those seminars as it was possible for anybody to do in a seminar format, and it was all based on working experience.

Even after using Vegas for more than a year, I found a lot to learn in this book. The author is very thorough, and he gives a thorough knowledge and real understanding of each area. This saves a lot of time in the end for both the novice and the professional.

As has been noted by many, people will rate a video or film with "bad picture quality but good sound" far higher than one with "great picture but bad audio". The people in a movie theatre are called an "audience" for a reason, and Douglas covers the sound aspects of video post production really well from a long background also in professional audio (in 64 pages out of 404).

The author's superior teaching skills combined with his long term experience as both a video and audio producer make this book a must-have for anybody using Vegas regardless of skill level.

I would even recommend this book to those who use other NLEs, as many of the explanations and tips in this book apply also to them and aren't available in easily understandable form anywhere else.

Each area in the book is illustrated with many photographs and sample files, so you can really understand what is going on.

Importantly, the author also offers a good editing workflow to get the best quality from your source materials with minimal effort.

I consider this to be a must-have resource for anybody using Vegas.

Even the seasoned user can learn a lot, and any reader new to video editing gets a solid base for working with this very powerful and very "addictive" software.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a disappointment, November 22, 2003

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This review is from: Vegas 4 Editing Workshop (Paperback)

Almost useless for someone just starting out, a real disappointment, skip it and find help somewhere else. A waste of money. Believe me. Features detailed descriptions of what each tool does, too heavy on the audio. Sample projects would have been much more useful. Common mistakes, common glitches, common blunders, traps, that kind of thing. This is not the book to buy. Actually the slim booklet that came with the Vegas 4.0 is better, and there are many useful on-line reviews that have helped me much more.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written. Lacks depth, May 30, 2004

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This review is from: Vegas 4 Editing Workshop (Paperback)

This is a poorly written book. The exercises supposedly on the CD are not there. The book gives a flavour of the app. but concentrates too much on the audio aspects of Vegas. There is better information avaialble online.