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Kimberly wrote on 11/2/2012, 10:52 AM
I always assumed it was a "Bite the Wax Tadpole" kind of name. Sony is a Japanese company, so maybe they thought the name Vegas conveyed prestige or excitement? Maybe the sound in Japanese didn't translate well?

http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/tadpole.asp
BobMoyer wrote on 11/2/2012, 10:56 AM
It seems to me that "Vegas" has been a 'gamble' for some users.

Bob
Chienworks wrote on 11/2/2012, 11:08 AM
Sony wasn't involved when the name was selected. At that time it was an entirely US company.

Probably the best guess at an explanation i've heard is that Vegas in Spanish means "wide open spaces", and Vegas the software is a platform for exploring the wide open world of mutlimedia.

The more common guess is that "Vegas" represents the glitz and glitter of the audio/video/movie/tv production world.
Former user wrote on 11/2/2012, 11:12 AM
It was called "Vegas Video" back in the day when it was a Sonic Foundry product.
Former user wrote on 11/2/2012, 11:12 AM
It was called "Vegas Video" back in the day when it was a Sonic Foundry product.
Former user wrote on 11/2/2012, 11:13 AM
That was weird. My last post showed up twice?
Chienworks wrote on 11/2/2012, 11:25 AM
jdw, originally it was just called "Vegas" and did only audio. It wasn't until version 2 came out with optional video capabilities that there was "Vegas Audio" and "Vegas Video".

When version 3 arrived only "Vegas Video 3" was released with the promise that there would soon be an audio-only version, but "Vegas Audio 3" never arrived. Starting with version 4 the name went back to just "Vegas" and there has never been an audio-only version since. Strangely enough that didn't stop a lot of folks from referring to it as "Vegas Video" or "VV" right up to the present day.
Kimberly wrote on 11/2/2012, 11:58 AM
I've never liked the Vegas name. To speak in rhyme, it sounds lame.
Dan Sherman wrote on 11/2/2012, 12:36 PM
Rolls off the tongue better than Sony Atlantic City Pro.
How about Sony Monaco Pro.
No dat's got some euro class!
AVID backwards,....Sony Diva Pro?
Sony Madison Pro?
Geographically more correct.

larry-peter wrote on 11/2/2012, 12:40 PM
Kleinfeltersville didn't meet the 8.3 naming convention.