I didn't mean any offense man, the opposite really, I actually wanted you to succeed.
People at IT are all at different levels, that's why I (someone with some decent experience at VFX) was trying to help someone new at it.
The way you talk about it all though gives it away. For example you don't make stuff with "Video Copilot"... It's a company that has many different products ranging from plug-ins to stock footage and they, rather the main guy behind it, do VFX and title sequences for major motion pictures and television shows.
I've used Vegas. So have all the other people on here who have told you to use something better for effects. It's crippling in it's inability to do what's needed to create realistic versions of what you're attempting. Effects is a broad term. Yes, it does the basics, but not the advanced. The same tools aren't built into Vegas as are built into a compositor.
But I'm done, really do wish you luck and I've tried to help a lot in the areas I have experience but I'm tired of spitting in the wind.