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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Chapter 1 General Information 6
- Chapter 2 Getting Application Manager 8
- Chapter 3 Working with Application Manager 10
- Chapter 4 Product Activation 32
- Chapter 5 Updating an Avid Editing Application 54
- Chapter 6 Dealing with Subscription Models 58
- Chapter 7 Additional Options and Plug-Ins 69
- Chapter 8 Deactivating the Avid Editing Application and Plug-Ins 72
- Chapter 9 Uninstallation Specifics 74
- Using This Guide
- Symbols and Conventions
- If You Need Help
- Avid Training Services
- General Information
- Getting Application Manager
- Installing a Standalone Version of Application Manager
- Installing Application Manager Along with Avid Editing Application
- Working with Application Manager
- Settings
- Product Activation
- What You Need to Activate Media Composer or Sibelius
- What You Need to Activate Pro Tools
- Online Activation with an Internet Connection
- Activation with a Floating License
- Offline Activation Without an Internet Connection
- Activation with a Hardware Key
- Redemption to Dongle
- Updating an Avid Editing Application
- Update Workflow
- Dealing with Subscription Models
- Support Plan
- Grace Period
- Renewing the Subscription
- Subscription Crossgrade
- Additional Options and Plug-Ins
- Activating Media Composer Third-Party Products
- Purchasing Pro Tools Plug-Ins
- Deactivating the Avid Editing Application and Plug-Ins
- Uninstallation Specifics
- How to Uninstall the Products
- How to Uninstall the Pro Tools Plug-Ins
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You can turn on and off the auto renewal of your subscription. For that, click the corresponding button ne
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the Auto Renewal field. If your Auto Renewal option is set to On, the payment for the next billing perio
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performed automatically. You are notified about the successful payment for the subscription with the
notification popping up from the Application Manager tray icon.
The upgrade subscription expiration date is similar to the expiration date of rental or temporary licenses, b
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is different for perpetual licenses because the base product does not expire, just the upgrade subscription.
example, if you purchase Media Composer on January 15, 2015, then the upgrade subscription will be se
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expire on January 15, 2016. You will have an option to renew the upgrade subscription in January 2016.
Subscription Crossgrade
If you have Symphony or NewsCutter and want to move to new Media Composer without changing Syst
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ID, you can to apply for the crossgrade subscription.
To crossgrade, do the following:
1. Go to www.avid.com/store.
2. Buy the Avid Editing Application with the Crossgrade Subscription model.
3. Having bought the Avid application, go to the Subscriptions page.