[Darin Ostrowsky]

Thanks for the quick response John. It is only family home video so I will be just burning it to DVD for our families enjoyment. I know Vegas is a bit of overkill for amateur home video, but why not have some fun and make a video we will actually watch and not just archive like the 100 or so VHS tapes I have from the old 8mm camcorder.

[Darin Ostrowsky]

Thanks for the quick response. I will try to make some odd sized shapes in Illustrator and bring them into vegas.

One more quick question, what effects would you apply to the video to sell it. I was thinking of just dropping the opacity and maybe adding some noise.

[Darin Ostrowsky]

I too would like to say thanks. I am not a professional video editor, just a guy who wants to make home videos interesting enough to watch, not just hours of small clips just patched together on a VHS tape. In todays day and age where computers with enough power to use this software are now affordable for the everyday joe, I decided to take the plunge and self teach myself Sony Vegas. I must admit it is overwhelming to say the least. With the help of John and others at this site, everyday I become more and more confident the end results will come. I have probably watched a hundred of the tutorials on this site and must say the site keeps me coming back for more.

While I haven’t been at this long and do not do it professionally, I think it is great that everyone here is willing to answer my questions all the same.

Thanks,