Q:What I will lose if don't renew the annual Upgrade and Support Plan?

[zedhed]

Originally Posted by Extreme Mixing

Same here. 12.4 was very buggy for me. And all of 11 was horrible. I have 12.6 on my laptop and I'm hoping that 12.6.1 will be something I can put on my studio computer.

So yes, my $399 for HD and $99 for non HD, was well worth it because I wouldn't want to be stuck on my old system. Commit and clip effects are really useful features. I rarely crash these days. Before 12.5 it could be several times an hour. My life was hell. Much better now.

And yet for me, 11 is working perfectly well. As an HD user still nothing to make me want to upgrade.

[bcwiz]

Well if you don't stay on the "support" (cough, cough) plan you lose the pleasure of paying Avid to be a beta tester. Nice work if you can get it...

[jpellizzi]

Correct me if I'm wrong (might be HD only) but you also lose all of the Avid Bonus plug-ins like ReVibe and the ProCompressor/Limiters

[YYR123]

Originally Posted by bcwiz

Well if you don't stay on the "support" (cough, cough) plan you lose the pleasure of paying Avid to be a beta tester. Nice work if you can get it...

Haha

Originally Posted by jpellizzi

Correct me if I'm wrong (might be HD only) but you also lose all of the Avid Bonus plug-ins like ReVibe and the ProCompressor/Limiters

You are correct

[zion]

Originally Posted by EdwardG

to pay for hope... that's the edge of the line for me...

I tried the hope thing for one year and it didn't work for me!

[zedhed]

Originally Posted by jpellizzi

Correct me if I'm wrong (might be HD only) but you also lose all of the Avid Bonus plug-ins like ReVibe and the ProCompressor/Limiters

Not if you already own them.

[Carl Kolchak]

Originally Posted by Southsidemusic

You will end up with a perpetual license and not get any updates or upgrades or free support from the day you drop out of the plan.

You will have to pay $999 later when and if you wanna get updates and get on a new one year plan again.

I know the OP said that they were not intending to renew, but suppose one does allow their plan to lapse, and then decides to renew in a few years time....


What I'm struggling to remember (although I'm sure it was discussed) is would a Perpetual License Bundle holder loose the licenses for PT10 & PT11 upon renewal?

That's an important consideration, because although PT12 has been a series of 1 step forward (in terms of features added / unlocked) and 2 steps back (in terms of old bugs being reintroduced), retaining a license for PT10 in particular is highly desirable & useful.

So, whilst allowing the plan to lapse would not affect ones ability to use PT10 or PT11, there's a chance that upon renewing you would suddenly loose that option.

I'm not sure if that's an argument for retaining the support plan, or for never renewing it...


Anybody have a definitive policy from Avid on this?

[YYR123]

No the perpetual includes the 10/11 versions.

They will all work perpetually , look at your ilok assets.

[jonathan jetter]

Originally Posted by jpellizzi

Correct me if I'm wrong (might be HD only) but you also lose all of the Avid Bonus plug-ins like ReVibe and the ProCompressor/Limiters

of which how many are actually crucial to have?

[YYR123]

Revibe / subharmonic are probably the only two I really use