A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A really exciting book, 12 Feb 2007
Summary: a great book to learn how to edit different types of scenes the right way and also Final Cut Pro techniques.
Reviewer: an editor to be in Berkshire, UK

If you want to know how to edit a film by doing the right job for different types of scenes (i.e. dialogue, car chase, fight, complex dialogues with action etc...), this is definitely a good book. Michael Wohl certainly knows what he is talking about and teaches you what not to do to avoid losing your audience. He leads you using a nice informal style and gives you lots of tips. Through this you learn editing techniques with Final Cut Pro, i.e. different ways of doing a split edit etc...

The footage used for the exercises is very good quality, the tutorials are well designed.

Thumbs up.

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A really exciting book, 12 Feb 2007
Summary: a great book to learn how to edit different types of scenes the right way and also Final Cut Pro techniques.
Reviewer: an editor to be in Berkshire, UK

If you want to know how to edit a film by doing the right job for different types of scenes (i.e. dialogue, car chase, fight, complex dialogues with action etc...), this is definitely a good book. Michael Wohl certainly knows what he is talking about and teaches you what not to do to avoid losing your audience. He leads you using a nice informal style and gives you lots of tips. Through this you learn editing techniques with Final Cut Pro, i.e. different ways of doing a split edit etc...

The footage used for the exercises is very good quality, the tutorials are well designed.

Thumbs up.

Not for the novice, 15 Jun 2006
I got a copy of this book for my students in Audio for Multimedia course, but what it lacks is a straight-forward explanation of how to get started with Pro Tools. This is a good book for someone who already knows how to use Pro Tools, and wants to apply that knowledge to multimedia, video, and film.

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A really exciting book, 12 Feb 2007
Summary: a great book to learn how to edit different types of scenes the right way and also Final Cut Pro techniques.
Reviewer: an editor to be in Berkshire, UK

If you want to know how to edit a film by doing the right job for different types of scenes (i.e. dialogue, car chase, fight, complex dialogues with action etc...), this is definitely a good book. Michael Wohl certainly knows what he is talking about and teaches you what not to do to avoid losing your audience. He leads you using a nice informal style and gives you lots of tips. Through this you learn editing techniques with Final Cut Pro, i.e. different ways of doing a split edit etc...

The footage used for the exercises is very good quality, the tutorials are well designed.

Thumbs up.

Not for the novice, 15 Jun 2006
I got a copy of this book for my students in Audio for Multimedia course, but what it lacks is a straight-forward explanation of how to get started with Pro Tools. This is a good book for someone who already knows how to use Pro Tools, and wants to apply that knowledge to multimedia, video, and film.

Excellent book, 12 May 2004
This is an excellent book, particularly for film or video editors with some experience, but who are new to Avid. I found it to be even better than the Avid Xpress Pro User Guide and much easier to read and learn from. For example, the User Guide does not even mention Titling in its index or elsewhere.

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A really exciting book, 12 Feb 2007
Summary: a great book to learn how to edit different types of scenes the right way and also Final Cut Pro techniques.
Reviewer: an editor to be in Berkshire, UK

If you want to know how to edit a film by doing the right job for different types of scenes (i.e. dialogue, car chase, fight, complex dialogues with action etc...), this is definitely a good book. Michael Wohl certainly knows what he is talking about and teaches you what not to do to avoid losing your audience. He leads you using a nice informal style and gives you lots of tips. Through this you learn editing techniques with Final Cut Pro, i.e. different ways of doing a split edit etc...

The footage used for the exercises is very good quality, the tutorials are well designed.

Thumbs up.

Not for the novice, 15 Jun 2006
I got a copy of this book for my students in Audio for Multimedia course, but what it lacks is a straight-forward explanation of how to get started with Pro Tools. This is a good book for someone who already knows how to use Pro Tools, and wants to apply that knowledge to multimedia, video, and film.

Excellent book, 12 May 2004
This is an excellent book, particularly for film or video editors with some experience, but who are new to Avid. I found it to be even better than the Avid Xpress Pro User Guide and much easier to read and learn from. For example, the User Guide does not even mention Titling in its index or elsewhere.

Great introduction to Final Cut Express, 09 Aug 2008
Some of the examples are a bit cheesy, and there is the odd typo (but you'll find them in most books of this kind) but I found this a really useful book: an excellent introduction to the software and to editing techniques in general. It explains the differences between iMovie and FCE clearly, and gives step by step instructions that don't assume prior knowledge or a computer-like memory. If you're thinking of moving to Final Cut Express from iMovie then this is the book for you.

Editing Workshop?? This Mess Has Never Seen An Editor , 12 Mar 2008
This book is a complete travesty both as a book and as a "course" which is what it claims to be. I have owned it for nearly a year now and have found it utterly confusing and downright misleading.
You see I wanted to learn how to use this program and move up from iMovie and have some fun with film making. As it happens I have done so - no thanks to this!
Instead of banging on about his long experience as an educator and editor - both of which I see little evidence of here - Mr Wolsky seems unable to grasp an idea, unpack it and communicate what he is trying to say in a straightforward manner. Rather than tell us all how dissimilar the two programs (iMovie and FCE) are, wouldn't it have been a better idea to explain in simple terms the fact that the one (FCE) is a more complex but ultimately rewarding variant of the other? They are after all essentially based on Quicktime. Instead the book jumps back and forward without explaining much of anything much less educating anyone. A great opportunity wasted.
I repeat: The book is confusing because it is desperately badly written and edited. I suspect the editor left the author alone to get on with it and didn't bother to read the presented manuscript! It is misleading due to the convoluted almost indecipherable way in which the "lessons" are laid out and managed. This book is a mess and frankly if I could get my money back I would.

BUY IT!, 15 Dec 2007
Excellent, both as a reference manual and as a highly readable book too. Most of it is equally applicable to the current FCE 4 too. Much more useful and accessible than the 1,152 page official user manual with FCE4.

So you've got a new DV camera, a shiny new Mac and you're itching to make your first film. Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro might be just the thing you need to say "Action!" with confidence and bring that certain polish to your production, if you don't know a script from a storyboard, or a WS from an MCU.

Clearly written and lavishly illustrated, this excellent handbook features over 425 pages and nine chapters covering everything including the basics of production and what an editor does, the language of film and editing, the planning needed when preparing to edit and the use of Final Cut Pro itself through advanced techniques and effects such as ramping the speed of a clip, compositing computer animation over a clip, picture-in-picture, colour correction, creating titles and much more.

This is not a book for the experienced user, but it is a solid handbook for beginners who intend to get serious. Offering far more information than just how to use Final Cut Pro for editing, Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro is almost misnamed. While the focus of the book is editing, there is so much useful information here on preproduction and production that it is simply a wonderful handbook on how to make a good digital video film.

Apple's Final Cut Pro, now up to version 3.0, has helped fuel the next evolutionary step in video production. By integrating powerful software with their hardware technology, Apple has put video postproduction into the hands of almost anyone who can afford a camera, computer and software. Access to the equipment, however, doesn't mean a windfall of Oscar winners. Learning how to make a good film requires generous amounts of both talent and technical mastery. This book won't infuse you with talent, but you'll walk away from this book with a clear understanding of how production and postproduction techniques work, and how to produce a finished piece that looks finished. --Mike Caputo

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A really exciting book, 12 Feb 2007
Summary: a great book to learn how to edit different types of scenes the right way and also Final Cut Pro techniques.
Reviewer: an editor to be in Berkshire, UK

If you want to know how to edit a film by doing the right job for different types of scenes (i.e. dialogue, car chase, fight, complex dialogues with action etc...), this is definitely a good book. Michael Wohl certainly knows what he is talking about and teaches you what not to do to avoid losing your audience. He leads you using a nice informal style and gives you lots of tips. Through this you learn editing techniques with Final Cut Pro, i.e. different ways of doing a split edit etc...

The footage used for the exercises is very good quality, the tutorials are well designed.

Thumbs up.

Not for the novice, 15 Jun 2006
I got a copy of this book for my students in Audio for Multimedia course, but what it lacks is a straight-forward explanation of how to get started with Pro Tools. This is a good book for someone who already knows how to use Pro Tools, and wants to apply that knowledge to multimedia, video, and film.

Excellent book, 12 May 2004
This is an excellent book, particularly for film or video editors with some experience, but who are new to Avid. I found it to be even better than the Avid Xpress Pro User Guide and much easier to read and learn from. For example, the User Guide does not even mention Titling in its index or elsewhere.

Great introduction to Final Cut Express, 09 Aug 2008
Some of the examples are a bit cheesy, and there is the odd typo (but you'll find them in most books of this kind) but I found this a really useful book: an excellent introduction to the software and to editing techniques in general. It explains the differences between iMovie and FCE clearly, and gives step by step instructions that don't assume prior knowledge or a computer-like memory. If you're thinking of moving to Final Cut Express from iMovie then this is the book for you.

Editing Workshop?? This Mess Has Never Seen An Editor , 12 Mar 2008
This book is a complete travesty both as a book and as a "course" which is what it claims to be. I have owned it for nearly a year now and have found it utterly confusing and downright misleading.
You see I wanted to learn how to use this program and move up from iMovie and have some fun with film making. As it happens I have done so - no thanks to this!
Instead of banging on about his long experience as an educator and editor - both of which I see little evidence of here - Mr Wolsky seems unable to grasp an idea, unpack it and communicate what he is trying to say in a straightforward manner. Rather than tell us all how dissimilar the two programs (iMovie and FCE) are, wouldn't it have been a better idea to explain in simple terms the fact that the one (FCE) is a more complex but ultimately rewarding variant of the other? They are after all essentially based on Quicktime. Instead the book jumps back and forward without explaining much of anything much less educating anyone. A great opportunity wasted.
I repeat: The book is confusing because it is desperately badly written and edited. I suspect the editor left the author alone to get on with it and didn't bother to read the presented manuscript! It is misleading due to the convoluted almost indecipherable way in which the "lessons" are laid out and managed. This book is a mess and frankly if I could get my money back I would.

BUY IT!, 15 Dec 2007
Excellent, both as a reference manual and as a highly readable book too. Most of it is equally applicable to the current FCE 4 too. Much more useful and accessible than the 1,152 page official user manual with FCE4.

An excellent book that covers the 'why' of editing, 04 Dec 2001
Are you new to video editing?
Do you need to know WHY you do a J-cut, not just HOW to do it? Buy this book.

For once the title of a book really says it all.
This book covers digital video editing techniques first, and THEN shows how to implement them in FCP.
It is not a final cut pro user manual, although it does cover useful techniques and tips. This is a GOOD thing, since the FCP manual is very good on its own, but this book goes one step back from (or beyond?) the manual to talk about editing techniques which, to most users, is the missing link in their knowledge.
It does not assume any prior knowledge, and takes the reader through the 'why' of video editing, covering vocabulary, techniques, workflow etc.
It also talks about why certain features of FCP were created (michael is on the development team for FCP), and has a very useful in-line glossary, where words are explained at the point where they are first used, not in a glossary at the back that no-one looks at.

The book is well illustrated with shots from michael's own work, so he is able to explain what is happening as well as how to do things.

Previously I bought 'Digital guerilla video' by Avi Hoffer which was very inspirational, but not very instructional. Between the three - 'Digital Guerilla Video', this book, and the FCP user manual, you may have all that you need to dream, hone, and build your digital video editing skills.

Dave

A very insightful and well written book, 10 Aug 2005
I bought this book because I edit video using Final Cut Pro, and I was intrigued by the story of Walter Murch and FCP.
I have read a previous book written by Walter Murch and was a bit dissappointed with it, so I wasn't setting my expectations too high.

I read the whole book in about 3 days and found it to be a unique experience - a technically authentic book that was also a real page-turner. You really wanted to know what happened next, and whether everything worked in the end. The level of detail was just right - enough to understand the issues, but not so much that you got bored.

The thing I was most impressed with was the scale of the task undertaken, and it gave me a new respect for those working on large scale movie production.

I recommend this book if you are at all interested in the technical craft of movie editing, and especially if you are a Final Cut Pro user yourself.

Dave

Not great, 03 Aug 2007
Seems all of "Classroom in a book" have very strange structure.
Every part of book depends from other and if you didn't made previous (just couldn't or found not enough information to do it) - you can't normally make the rest of exercises.

That is also not very nice in this book - that very much the same information how to open file, for example. And it's a bit irritating.
And such useless information takes a good part of a book. Sometimes not enough screenshots to show important moments, but there are other screenshots, that are unimportant.
This book is ok. Would give it 2,5 stars if it would be possible.

A really exciting book, 12 Feb 2007
Summary: a great book to learn how to edit different types of scenes the right way and also Final Cut Pro techniques.
Reviewer: an editor to be in Berkshire, UK

If you want to know how to edit a film by doing the right job for different types of scenes (i.e. dialogue, car chase, fight, complex dialogues with action etc...), this is definitely a good book. Michael Wohl certainly knows what he is talking about and teaches you what not to do to avoid losing your audience. He leads you using a nice informal style and gives you lots of tips. Through this you learn editing techniques with Final Cut Pro, i.e. different ways of doing a split edit etc...

The footage used for the exercises is very good quality, the tutorials are well designed.

Thumbs up.

Not for the novice, 15 Jun 2006
I got a copy of this book for my students in Audio for Multimedia course, but what it lacks is a straight-forward explanation of how to get started with Pro Tools. This is a good book for someone who already knows how to use Pro Tools, and wants to apply that knowledge to multimedia, video, and film.

Excellent book, 12 May 2004
This is an excellent book, particularly for film or video editors with some experience, but who are new to Avid. I found it to be even better than the Avid Xpress Pro User Guide and much easier to read and learn from. For example, the User Guide does not even mention Titling in its index or elsewhere.

Great introduction to Final Cut Express, 09 Aug 2008
Some of the examples are a bit cheesy, and there is the odd typo (but you'll find them in most books of this kind) but I found this a really useful book: an excellent introduction to the software and to editing techniques in general. It explains the differences between iMovie and FCE clearly, and gives step by step instructions that don't assume prior knowledge or a computer-like memory. If you're thinking of moving to Final Cut Express from iMovie then this is the book for you.

Editing Workshop?? This Mess Has Never Seen An Editor , 12 Mar 2008
This book is a complete travesty both as a book and as a "course" which is what it claims to be. I have owned it for nearly a year now and have found it utterly confusing and downright misleading.
You see I wanted to learn how to use this program and move up from iMovie and have some fun with film making. As it happens I have done so - no thanks to this!
Instead of banging on about his long experience as an educator and editor - both of which I see little evidence of here - Mr Wolsky seems unable to grasp an idea, unpack it and communicate what he is trying to say in a straightforward manner. Rather than tell us all how dissimilar the two programs (iMovie and FCE) are, wouldn't it have been a better idea to explain in simple terms the fact that the one (FCE) is a more complex but ultimately rewarding variant of the other? They are after all essentially based on Quicktime. Instead the book jumps back and forward without explaining much of anything much less educating anyone. A great opportunity wasted.
I repeat: The book is confusing because it is desperately badly written and edited. I suspect the editor left the author alone to get on with it and didn't bother to read the presented manuscript! It is misleading due to the convoluted almost indecipherable way in which the "lessons" are laid out and managed. This book is a mess and frankly if I could get my money back I would.

BUY IT!, 15 Dec 2007
Excellent, both as a reference manual and as a highly readable book too. Most of it is equally applicable to the current FCE 4 too. Much more useful and accessible than the 1,152 page official user manual with FCE4.

An excellent book that covers the 'why' of editing, 04 Dec 2001
Are you new to video editing?
Do you need to know WHY you do a J-cut, not just HOW to do it? Buy this book.

For once the title of a book really says it all.
This book covers digital video editing techniques first, and THEN shows how to implement them in FCP.
It is not a final cut pro user manual, although it does cover useful techniques and tips. This is a GOOD thing, since the FCP manual is very good on its own, but this book goes one step back from (or beyond?) the manual to talk about editing techniques which, to most users, is the missing link in their knowledge.
It does not assume any prior knowledge, and takes the reader through the 'why' of video editing, covering vocabulary, techniques, workflow etc.
It also talks about why certain features of FCP were created (michael is on the development team for FCP), and has a very useful in-line glossary, where words are explained at the point where they are first used, not in a glossary at the back that no-one looks at.

The book is well illustrated with shots from michael's own work, so he is able to explain what is happening as well as how to do things.

Previously I bought 'Digital guerilla video' by Avi Hoffer which was very inspirational, but not very instructional. Between the three - 'Digital Guerilla Video', this book, and the FCP user manual, you may have all that you need to dream, hone, and build your digital video editing skills.

Dave

Deceptive and unhelpful, 16 Jan 2007
Strong words for a review title I know, but in my opinion this book deserves it.

I bought the book along with the Vegas software in hopes of learning the programme quickly. I was astonished therefore to read, in the opening pages, that the book was almost ready to print when Vegas 6 was released. Reading on, it is clear that this book is based on Vegas 5, with a single 'What's new in Vegas 6' chapter.

There are many differences between the two versions, and trying to learn a later version from an out-of-date manual is neither productive or fun. I can't comment on how useful it is for learning Vegas 5. I shall not be reading it!

Publishers really should not be allowed to get away with this kind of thing.

Disappointing Book..., 06 Dec 2006
It is a very misleading title. There is almost non exist workshop (practice side) as the title suggest. You just keep on reading, like reading a manual. There are hardy any chances to practice what you read. I DO NOT recommend buying this title as it like learning driving a car without actually driving it. Very disappointing. Do not buy it waste of money and time .[...]

a goldmine of information, 06 Dec 2005
I think this book deserves 6 stars.

Douglas Spotted Eagle has really packed a lot into this book and it is a worthwhile companion for anyone wanting to make the most out of their Sony Vegas 6 editing software.

Gracefully written and clearly presented in an accessible format, richly adorned with real world advice.

If you are something a bit cheaper though, then it's also worth taking a look at Doug Sahlin's 'Vegas 6 Revealed'.