New to Vegas 5

[Soliton]

I've had Vegas5 for 3 days and decided I need a bit of help so I just now ordered "Vegas 5 Editing Workshop (DV Expert)
by Douglas Spotted Eagle".
Aside from this work, are there any other books/products I might need to round out my Vegas education, or should this just about cover it?
Also, I want to author DVD vids and already have a decent burner, Nero Burning ROM 6.6 and Studio 9.3+. Should I be able to get good results without spending big bucks on DVD Achitect or some other authoring tool? If not, what should I look for in a budget-minded tool? Suggestions for reading material on encoding for video, specifically related to the latest/greatest codecs, are also appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[David Jimerson]

Re: New to Vegas 5

Well, to be honest, you should have bought the Vegas 5 production bundle, including DVD Architect 2.  It's not sold separately, and it comes with the Dolby Digital 5.1 encoder, which Vegas alone does not have (to say nothing of the Boris Graffiti LE plugin).  If there's any way for you to swing that still, you'll be in better shape.  The Dolby Digital encoder costs over $250 by itself.

You should get Doug's comanion DVD set as well, and check out the VASST website (www.vasst.com) for a plethora of other products.

Also check out Gary Kleiner's Vegas 5 Companion.

Among all of that, you've got a wealth of Vegas information accessible to those at any level of editing and Vegas experience.

 

[AndyJ]

Re: New to Vegas 5

I'd just piddle about in Vegas for a bit... that's how I learnt it!