Thanks, Kimberly

Excuse my ignorance, but where might I find the webinars you mentioned?

TomG

TomG, lots of different training material at http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/training

Mike

Half-off this month.

Thanks, guys

Yes, I know it half off right now and I have to decide by Sunday. But I was just wondering if anyone has purchased it in the past and if they would recommend it for a casual user who last took a training course 6 releases ago.

Kimberly,

I did find the webinars section, thanks.

TomG

I bought and watched the Sony Seminar Series at the reduced price a couple days ago. I was very disappointed, since it is nothing more than a series of 14 advertisements for the new features, some only a minute long.
To be fair, I didn't really read the details of the product before I bought it, because I now see it does say it is for "the New Features of Vegas Pro 10".
I guess, for $50 I was expecting a bit more.

Can you return it?

I bought and watched the Sony Seminar Series at the reduced price a couple days ago. I was very disappointed, since it is nothing more than a series of 14 advertisements for the new features, some only a minute long.

Wow that is very disappointing.

On another note, a while back I bought the DSE book Vegas Pro 9 Editing Workshop. I have Pro 10, but much of the stuff from Pro 9 is still applicable. It has been a good basic resource but it doesn't go into too much detail on all the minutiae, which is what I am hoping to master.

Another note.
The price of the Digital Video and Audio Production book/DVD combo is considerably higher if you buy it from Sony:



than if you buy it from Amazon:

I just purchased the seminar series today (download version) and have to say that I'm a bit "underwhelmed" by the lack of content. I'm really glad that I didn't pay full price for it.

Thanks for your insights,

I value all (well, most) comments in this forum and since no one had a positive comment and there were two negative comments, I think I will go elsewhere for my training material.

TomG

good thinking tomg.

i think vegas is the bees-knees, but that offer and its content were, to say the least, pathetic.

i just wish i'd had the foresight to ask if anyone could have recommend it before opting for it.

I also love Vegas (and Sound Forge and ACID). I consider both the Pro and Studio versions are excellent values for the money.
That's why I was so surprised at the price that I paid for such little content in the training videos. I wonder if they need to get somebody else to do their training material for them...

I totally agree, I wish I had not pulled the trigger on this useless purchase....

So, I have bought the Digital Video and Audio Production book/DVD combo from amazon.com. The only good thing I can say is that it was cheaper than buying it directly from Sony. Even then, it was a complete waste of money. If this is supposed to prepare you for the Sony Certified Vegas User Exam, then passing the exam itself says nothing about your abilities to use the software!

This book is a very basic introduction to Vegas for people who have never used Vegas, or any other NLE, before. It is just an excuse to get you to pay more money for Vegas. This book is what should be coming included with Vegas, not an extra purchase.

Definitely not worth the $29.95 I paid for it! I wasted my money, don’t waste yours.

@Red Prince:

In essence I agree with your comments on the Digital Video and Audio Production combo. It's not really the training guide I had hoped for. But having just taken the SCVU exam and failed by 4 questions, I now know which areas of the book to brush up on.

I scored very well on questions pertaining to the stuff I do all the time. I flunked the stuff I don't do. For example, the exam asked a number of questions about shortcut keys. I am a menu driven person. Yes I know shortcut keys can be a great time saver, but with all the software that I use for other purposes, I just don't have a lot of brain space leftover for shortcuts. It's a timed exam. I found I didn't have enough time to flip back to Vegas and figure out the answer for every question I did not know.

But at the end of the exam it gives you a break down of your scores in the various areas, and those areas correspond exactly to the chapters in the book. So now I can go back to the book and study up on the stuff where I am weak. Certainly there are experienced users who wouldn't need a roadmap to pass the SCVU test, but for a relative newbie such as myself, I believe it has some value.

Regards,

Kimberly

PS. I took the exam knowing that I was not ready because I wanted to see what kinds of questions would be asked. Now that I know, I can properly prepare and actually learn new stuff in the process. For me that's the point of the exercise.

kimberly (and anyone else doing / done scvu) - what's the point?

i'm being serious, i'm not knocking anyone for anything - i've been teaching video production for over 30 years - but what / who recognises the qualification?

@ushere:

@ushere:

A perfectly valid question!

I want to learn how to use Vegas to the best of my ability. Going through exercises like the SCVU test forces me to learn things that I don't currently know. Not all of that will be helpful to me in the videos that I make, but some if it will be helpful even though I may not have a use for it right at this minute. It's the same reason I follow this Forum, because I learn something new every day, and that helps me with my small piece of the video world.