• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  FCP SERIAL PROB!

  Posted by Sedesign on October 18, 2005 at 3:07 pm

  I have a studio with 6 G5 editing bays all with FCP 5 on them. We are sharing the same serial number so needless to say one must unplug the network before going on with their work. I purchased more serials this last week to remedy this problem. I want to re-serialize these progs without having to re-install. I thought this was possible to do this without having to reinstall…. anyone out there know….

  .LAME.

  David Bogie replied 20 years, 6 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  David Bogie

  October 18, 2005 at 3:44 pm

  Call Apple.
  Read the docos that came with your serial numbers.
  AFAIK, there is no way to change a serial number without reinstalling since the serial is entered before the installation script runs.

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”
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  Sedesign

  October 18, 2005 at 3:47 pm

  thank you! I thought there was a way to do that for other programs, so i thought there might have been a chance for FCP as well

  .LAME.
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  Gary Adcock

  October 18, 2005 at 9:32 pm

  [sedesign] “thank you! I thought there was a way to do that for other programs, so i thought there might have been a chance for FCP as well”

  have you tried to throw away the FCP System ID file, FCP prefs and then restart your machine?
  then try running the updater. it should then ask for a valid serial number for the updater.

  AND
  thank you for trying to get legal
  When you steal the copyright of others, you diminish the rights of all artists.

  Gary Adcock
  Studio37
  HD and Film Consultation
  Chicago, IL USA
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  Sedesign

  October 18, 2005 at 9:58 pm

  thank you. that works, however the serials i have are retail and wont work. its only working with the update serial number

  .LAME.
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  David Bogie

  October 19, 2005 at 2:53 pm

  [gary adcock] “have you tried to throw away the FCP System ID file, FCP prefs and then restart your machine?
  then try running the updater. it should then ask for a valid serial number for the upda”

  Gary, great suggestion, missed that one.
  Looking back over my collection, FCP3 (one full retail and one upgrade from FCP2), FCP4 (two upgrades from FCP3) and a new Production Suite for FCP4, the numbers all have slightly different formats.

  bogiesan

  This is my standard sigfile so do not take it personally: “For crying out loud, read the freakin’ manual.”

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