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Upgrading the Avid Editing Application
5 Upgrading the Avid Editing Application
You can upgrade your product in different ways depending on the application you’re going to
upgrade and the way it was activated.
Media Composer:
You can upgrade your Avid Editing Application from either an existing software license or a
dongle license. You will be informed about the available upgrades via the notification
popping up in the Tray.
Upgrading your dongle license to a software license disables your dongle. Once you
have activated your software license, you do not need and are not able to use the dongle to
run your Avid editing application.
If you activate electronically with a dongle, the system assumes you are converting from a
dongle license to a software license and the dongle will be disabled. Activate electronically
with a dongle only if you wish to convert to software licensing.
Pro Tools and audio plug-ins:
These products and plug-ins are activated only via iLok – a specific USB key attached to the
product when you are buying it.
Customers with active Elite support plans: If you upgrade your existing license and have
an active Elite support plan, please carefully read all the instructions provided on the
Download Center before updating your system. For additional information, please check the
“Avid Advantage Support Plans” topic on the Avid Knowledge Base.
Below are high level steps you should follow if you are upgrading your Avid editing system,
PhraseFind or ScriptSync options.