FCP license transfert

[Tom Wolsky]

That’s all you have to do with the Apple pro apps.

I believe the Adobe applications have to be deauthorized, but you should check the Adobe software. I’m sure it’s in their Help menus.

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Kyle Macdonnell]

I recently bought a new mac & was able to transfer everything from the old one following prompts. The only thing so far I’ve had to remove & re-install is the silverlight plug-in for watching netflix. You can leave FCP on your old system, the only problem will come if both computers are logged on & using the same program at the same time. There is that color corrector that comes with adobe & requires a separate serial #, which I have not launched on my new pc yet; I can see that needing the serial # entered again…

[Tom Wolsky]

It is an illegal violation of the EULA to have FCS installed on more than one desktop computer with the same serial number (unless it’s a site license of course).

All the best,

Tom

Class on Demand DVDs “Complete Training for FCP7,” “Basic Training for FCS” and “Final Cut Express Made Easy”
Author: “Final Cut Pro 5 Editing Essentials” and “Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop”

[Michael Sacci]

NEVER migrate ProApps, you will have nothing but trouble down the room. Kyle, don’t you have a thread about poor performance? this maybe the reason.

[Kyle Macdonnell]

I am having trouble with FCP, but the Adobe seems OK. Maybe I should reinstall my apps, I’m still thinking I need a bigger computer though… When I got the iMac i7, It just asked me if I wanted to migrate everything & it was so easy & I was fighting the clock, maybe now I am paying the price!?! But I want to render & transcode as fast as I can!

[Michael Sacci]

[Kyle MacDonnell] “I’m still thinking I need a bigger computer though…”
Size of the computer has nothing to do with have fast it is. 🙂

If you migrated you should completely uninstall (use a program called FCS Remover) and then do a fresh install of the app. Migrating m save time when you first start out but you will be paying a heavy price from that moment on.

[Kyle Macdonnell]

That sounds like good advice, however I will probably just get a newer, bigger computer, that is also much smarter than my iMac i7.

P.S. I am beginning to get a lay of the land; Network TV is edited on iMacs, Avatar II will be handled by Mac Minis, but behind the curtain will be render farms!