If its Premiere (not elements which is a very consumer oriented program and workflow), I agree you should pick it up fairly easy and there are lots and lots of tutorials on Youtube and Adobe TV for Premiere.

I've never used it, but if its anything like what they put in Photoshop its easy to learn if you have experience with VMS.

I'd tell her that you don't know that specific program but you do video editing on something that would allow you to use their program with a little stick time.

Adobe has Premiere Pro, and Premiere Elements, which version are you asking about?

Basically, Sony and Adobe have a similar interface, but some of the operations are done a bit differently. If your boss expects you to know detailed operational specifics from day one, that might be a bit of a stretch. If she understands you know the basics, but will need a bit of time to get up to speed on the finer points, then you should be OK.

Also one caveat, I haven't seen the Adobe Premiere Elements interface in several versions. I think Adobe has been dumbing down their 'elements' programs in the last few years, but I haven't actually used them, that's just what I've heard, primarily about the photo editing tool.

She didn't say which Premiere thing. But I don't care to go out and buy it and don't feel the need to, because I feel like my Sony Vegas is all I really need, and the Premiere is extremely unnecessary.

To put it to you in an analogy it's like, "Why should I go out and blow a lot of money on some safari sword when I've already got one that does the same thing?"

PLEASE tell me if I'm taking this the wrong way, but I do not have the money to go and buy Premiere, I'm very tight on money. I'm just feeling frustrated by the idea of this situation being treated like "No your Sony Vegas isn't good enough, you must have Premiere."

Now I'm not sure what you're asking, Paulito.

You gave us the impression that your supervisor was asking you to learn Premiere and you wanted to know if it was similar enough to Vegas.

But if you're really asking if you need to buy Premiere if you've already got Vegas, then the answer is a qualified no.

You can likely do almost anything Premiere Pro can do with Vegas Pro. Almost. And, if all you're doing is basic editing and effects, you may even be able to get by with Vegas Movie Studio. The quality of the output is the same from pretty much any program -- consumer or professional.

But comparing Vegas Movie Studio to Premiere Pro is a little like comparing a Honda Civic to a Mack truck. They will both get you where you're going, but one is no clear substitute for the other.

Thank you Steve,

That all is what I'm getting at. My supervisor was just asking if I knew how to edit in it. I haven't heard from her in days, but she's been keeping me on a long wait list anyway with her projects. Because now I believe that is because the clients have been keeping HER waiting really. I think I've just been paranoid, getting the wrong vibes from her.

But still thoe, I love my Sony Vegas Pro, and I hate to think that it will eventually be obsolete because of something else.

Products like these are hardly rocket science. Just download the demo version and have a play with it ... then tell your supervisor, yes, you have used it.