Academic Version?

[Matthew Brunn]

True, The serial number just needs to be registered to a non-profit or student.

Hope this helps-
Matthew
Quad 2.5 G5
OSX 10.4.X
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FCP 5.1/AE 6.5/DVDSP4

[Walter Biscardi]

Academic versions are non-upgradeable. That is you cannot upgrade from Academic Version 4 to Full Version 5. You must purchase the full retail version of the next version of FCP.

Academic versions are not to be used for profit, only by students attending an accredited school. It’s illegal to be used for profit and certainly not something you want to be caught doing.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
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You can do the crossgrade on the academic version and get 5.1

[Jerry Hofmann]

Non profits qualify for EDU pricing?

Jerry

[Steve Eisen]

Yes you will get 5.1, but you will receive the Academic Version. When and if a newer version of FCP is released, you can not upgrade to the newer version. Your serial number is tagged as academic.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Director-At-Large
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

[13]

not from the information on the order form

[Steve Eisen]

You can crossgrade academic version to 5.1 academic version.

Steve Eisen
Eisen Video Productions
Director-At-Large
Chicago Final Cut Pro Users Group

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the crossgrade form for the academic version is the exact same form as the non academic version and noware on the form douse it say that youo will get the academic version in return. I have also heard from others that they did not get the accademic version when they did the crossgrade from there origonal academic version.

[Richard Boddington]

So here’s one for you.

What happens when the student filmmaker is no longer a student?

They have the academic version on their computer, and now Apple expects that they will buy the non-academic version, to cut commercial productions with?

I doubt many student loan burdened grads would do that if that’s what Apple expects.

R,

[Walter Biscardi]

[35mmGuy] “What happens when the student filmmaker is no longer a student?

They have the academic version on their computer, and now Apple expects that they will buy the non-academic version, to cut commercial productions with?

I doubt many student loan burdened grads would do that if that’s what Apple expects.

R,”

If you want to stay legal you purchase the full retail version. If you want to skirt the law, then that’s up to you.

Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”

“I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters