What is the situation if you say currently own AE7 and then upgrade to CS3 and install that on the same machine, with the view to run both versions on the same mac - depending if you have an old v7 project to amend, or working from scratch in CS3?
I can't find anything about it on Adobe forums or here on the cow and weverytime I email Adobe I don't get a reply for weeks!
Hoping to push the button on upgrades ASAP, but I can really see us needing the ability to run 7 in emergencies.
Any experience/knowledge on this?
AE7 Pro - Nucleo - Mocha v1.2.0 - PS CS3 - FCP 5.1.4
MacPro Quad 3GHz / ATI 1900XT / 8GB RAM / OSX 10.4.11
30" ACD / Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / XServe RAID
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Production Studio CS2 - Combustion 3 - Mocha v1.0.1
Win XP Pro 32 / Intel P4 3GHz / 2GB RAM / GeForce FX5200 / DeckLink Pro / Roland DS-5s / Sony BVM-20G1E / 2 x Dell 2007FP / Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / 110GB/80GB/600GB RAID-0
Re: licensing continued!....? by Aharon Rabinowitz on Jul 5, 2008 at 12:06:56 am
No. It doesn't deactivate.
However, after using an update, in the future, you may not be able to activate the older version if you have to reinstall for any reason.
I spoke to an Adobe Sales Rep over the phone recently and was told that if you upgrade, (and you have to use the old serial number when you activate the upgrade) after activating the new version, the old license becomes invalid. It doesn't stop functioning on your computer, but further activations no longer work.
I was pretty surprised by this - and have not had the need to test it. I don't know if it's true - But my understanding is that the reason for this is that you are essentially exchanging your old license for a new one.
Re: licensing continued!....? by jimmy brunger on Jul 5, 2008 at 8:41:57 am
Thanks Aharon/Ron,
Sounds like we will at least be able to use the old version long enough for any crossover/teething period.
Cheers for your help.
BTW - either of you know if CS3 multiprocessing is any better or worse than using Nucleo? (Obviously NP2 has extra features, but the is the core (sorry) way each app uses the procs/memory any different?
Jim.
AE7 Pro - Nucleo - Mocha v1.2.0 - PS CS3 - FCP 5.1.4
MacPro Quad 3GHz / ATI 1900XT / 8GB RAM / OSX 10.4.11
30" ACD / Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / XServe RAID
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Production Studio CS2 - Combustion 3 - Mocha v1.0.1
Win XP Pro 32 / Intel P4 3GHz / 2GB RAM / GeForce FX5200 / DeckLink Pro / Roland DS-5s / Sony BVM-20G1E / 2 x Dell 2007FP / Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / 110GB/80GB/600GB RAID-0
Re: licensing continued!....? by Aharon Rabinowitz on Jul 6, 2008 at 1:34:10 am
The general word is that AE's multiprocessing in not quite as stable. That doesn't mean it doesn't work. So test it before you buy Nucleo Pro 2. If it works and all you need is some extra rendering power, you don't need Nucleo.
However, that said - Nucleo Pro offers many other features (such as rendering while you work) that it's worth checking out regardless.
