[sunburst79]

Avid has not announced the finer points of this exchange program and the product is not shipping for at least a month. So there's no reason to overly concerned.

Some points

Avid's always treated the CPTK and CPTK2 licenses as being the same. They have functioned the same. The only difference that I'm aware of is that the CPTK came with more plugs. The system behaves the same with either asset.

As far as who's eligible or the upgrade that could go either way. There's precedent for a open upgrade program and theres a precedent for a limited offer. It does seem they are concerned about people splitting HD assets from their hardware and selling them in the grey market. They would like to generate revenue from upgrade fees. How they will implement this program is anyone's guess.

They have stopped selling the CPTK in the AvidStore and Retail. Which is consistent with a discontinued product. There will be no clearance or close out pricing here.