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  • upgrading media composer 6 to 6.5.4

    Posted by Ayelet Menahemi on August 7, 2015 at 9:31 am

    Hi, been working on media composer 3 forever but even forever has to end..
    I’m considering buying on ebay a brand new Media composer 6 (for 600$), but actually I’m interested in version 6.5.4. (everybody tells me its one of the most stable versions around)
    Will I be able to upgrade 6 to 6.5.4?
    Thanks!

    Marianna Montague replied 10 years, 9 months ago 4 Members · 6 Replies
  • 6 Replies
  • Shane Ross

    August 7, 2015 at 10:29 am

    No. 6.0 to 6.5 was a paid upgrade. You can upgrade 6.0 to the highest version of that…but to get 6.5.4, you need to buy 6.5

    Shane
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    Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def

  • Ayelet Menahemi

    August 7, 2015 at 10:37 am

    Ouch..
    Thanks Shane!

  • Ayelet Menahemi

    August 7, 2015 at 11:53 am

    Shane,
    Can I ask you one more question?
    If I do buy that media composer 6, and I want to pay for the 6.5.4 upgrade – do you know if it’s even possible these days, with the new Avid licensing policy, and the newer versions?

  • Glenn Sakatch

    August 7, 2015 at 7:04 pm

    I know with a dongle, you can run most earlier versions of Avid..i believe back to 6.5…perhaps earlier.

    There was a posting back when all this new subscription stuff started from Avid (i think Marianne) saying that you can do that with a software licence as well, so you might just want to buy 8.4 and run 6.5.

    Call avid to double check.

    Glenn

  • Ayelet Menahemi

    August 7, 2015 at 7:27 pm

    Thanks!!

  • Marianna Montague

    August 10, 2015 at 2:34 pm

    Ayelet
    email me off forum if you do go to 6.0 and I can assist you…..
    Marianna
    marianna.montague@avid.com

    Marianna Montague
    marianna.montgue@avid.com
    813-493-6800

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