You are just a big Sony Vegas fanboy aren't you DlouBent :p Do respect the other programs though
Anyway Sony Vegas is a great program and I can't live without it anymore
You can make nice intro's in Vegas using lot of effects. However in After Effects you can do so much more. This is indeed hard to learn and like with everything else, no pain no gain
Here are some forum links to some nice After Effects tutorials. Might help.
http://www.mmorpgforum.net/showthread.php?t=1340
I thought I had another but can't seem to find it atm. I'll edit my post when I find it
Good luck with your movie!
http://www.mmorpgforum.net/showthread.php?t=1386