thinking of doing a vegas guide. need help

bum · Post by **bum** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 8:26 pm

i started working a little bit on it last night. all im doing now is writing down idea's, what should be in it, how im gona lay it out, that sort of stuff. hopefully do a nice blueprint of the guide. next il probaly start drafting random sections of the guide. that'l start tonight.

anyway, i seriosly need some sujestions on what to put in. put simply, anything you want to know about vegas. any effect you saw in another amv but dont know how to do it, anything you've got in your head but cant figure out how to make it, any little problems you may have in vegas. just send me (or taran. he's probably the only person here who would know more about vegas than i would) anything about vegas that you want answered.

AMVfreak · Post by **AMVfreak** » Thu Sep 23, 2004 9:29 pm

Well starting off with basics would be a good start
Trimming, transitions, etc/

Also having a guide for project/export settings would be nice.

After finishing the basic tutorial/guide to Vegas, I think you can start adding a guide on how to do certain advanced effects.

SQ · Post by SQ » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:08 am

Look over the guides to Premiere and just "translate" them to Vegas.

bum · Post by **bum** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 9:17 pm

gah, i was meaning to realy start the guide last night, then some freinds called at 7 and i didnt get home till 2am. and im going out tonight but, gah just when i thought i had a load of free time. well il start in a day or two.

SQ wrote:Look over the guides to Premiere and just "translate" them to Vegas.

hmmm, i was gona say something smart ass but, yeah thats a good idea. thanx.

Battle Angel 1337A · Post by **Battle Angel 1337A** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 2:44 am

It's true the .org needs a Vegas guide.

Vegas is a program that many uses, but (like me) do not use it to it's full content, so VEGAS GUIDE!!!!

bum · Post by **bum** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:25 pm

well i started the guide yesterday, right now im just trying to cover the basics, and then move onto more complex things. but seriosly, i need sujestions. see any effects you liked in some other amv and wondered how to do them ? IM me and if i know how to do it (chances are i will

) il respond to ya, give ya a .veg file mabey and if it aint something ive allready covered il put it in the guide.

AMVfreak · Post by **AMVfreak** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 12:38 pm

Well how about explaining about

-Piano Effects
-Blurring effects
-Keying
-Motion animation

I dunno. These are just ones that are on the top of my head right now.

keiohki · Post by **keiohki** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 4:21 pm

Considering that I use Vegas as my primary tool, premiere pro doesn't like older athlons ;.;. I'm willing to help out.

keiohki · Post by **keiohki** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 5:47 pm

Sorry for the double post it seems I can't edit my post so anyway...
Here's some basics about Vegas5 that I think should make it into the guide.
FX Chains: This is basically how Vegas does filters. the nice thing is that it is very intuitive and easy to enable/disable anyone one FX (filter)
Basic keyboard shortcuts: Self explanatory.
Media Trimmer: Nice little spot to view clips and make subclips.
Envelopes: Basically these are event markers and are used for fader controls.
I'm sure there's more basic features to Vegas5 that I'm forgetting. but that's all I can think of for now.

aznfs · Post by **aznfs** » Sun Sep 26, 2004 6:28 pm

Battle Angel 1337A wrote:It's true the .org needs a Vegas guide.

Vegas is a program that many uses, but (like me) do not use it to it's full content, so VEGAS GUIDE!!!!

i know its various uses

im just too damn lazy to put them to use