Revised Pricing for CPTK to PT HD Upgrades

[Tony Cariddi]

Hi folks,

After considering your feedback, Avid is pleased to announce revised pricing for Complete Production Toolkit customers who wish to upgrade to Pro Tools HD 11 software. The pricing now matches the standard Pro Tools HD 11 software upgrade pricing.

Customers will be able to purchase these upgrades from the Avid store when Pro Tools 11 software is available for sale later in Q2:

Price (US MSRP)
PRO TOOLS 10 + CPTK to PRO TOOLS HD 11 $599
PRO TOOLS 9 + CPTK to PRO TOOLS HD 11 $999

Again, thanks for your input and commitment to the Pro Tools platform. We're committed to serving you.

Additional Info from the Avid Store, prices are USD :

Pro Tools | HD 11 Upgrades

Please select a product. (pull down menu)
PT9 + CPTK to PTHD11 (Download) $599 (was $999, now $599 from November 3, 2014 through December 31, 2014)
PT10 + CPTK to PTHD11 (Download) $599
PT9/10 + CPTK to PTHD11 (Download) $599
PT10/11 + CPTK to PTHD11 (Download) $599

Requires iLok 2

Please Note: Before you purchase your Complete Production Toolkit upgrade to Pro Tools HD, please open your iLok License Manager and confirm what Pro Tools license you will be surrendering. Once you have identified it, choose the corresponding selection from the pull down menu. Those with a Pro Tools 10+9 Bundle asset (containing both Pro Tools 9 & 10 assets), should select the bundle option above for the PT9/10 Upgrade. Those with a Pro Tools 11 Bundle asset (containing both Pro Tools 10 & 11 assets), should select the bundle option above for the PT10/11 Upgrade.

[JohanW]

Thanks Tony,
Will we be able to upgrade to next Pro Tools version without Avid hardware?

Best regards
Johan

[Tony Cariddi]

Hi Johan,

As I've said before, keeping Pro Tools software open has been key to the strategy since PT9 and remains so today. We have no plans to close off future versions of Pro Tools to work only with Avid hardware, nor do we have plans to force customers with Pro Tools HD software to upgrade to hardware.

Thanks,
Tony

[Tony Cariddi]

Hi Nigel,

With this update, feel free to post any outstanding questions you have in this thread.

Thanks.

[WKG]

Thanks much for taking this issue into consideration.

I do have a quick question regarding those who may have CPTK assets that may not show registration in their Avid accounts. Will the upgrade to PT 11HD require just the simple CPTK iLok asset surrender?

[Tony Cariddi]

Originally Posted by WKG

Thanks much for taking this issue into consideration.

I do have a quick question regarding those who may have CPTK assets that may not show registration in their Avid accounts. Will the upgrade to PT 11HD require just the simple CPTK iLok asset surrender?

Yes, that will suffice for eligibility.

[Kurzweiler]

Originally Posted by Tony Cariddi

Hi Nigel,

With this update, feel free to post any outstanding questions you have in this thread.

Thanks.

or "here" as suggested above some time back, although maybe you have different information from Marianna?

[nigelpry]

Well, I was asked to compile a list, and to allow Avid time to answer them. There is nothing in those questions that wasn't already posted in the main CPTK thread, or the main student thread. All I did was eliminate duplicates, splice related issues together into overarching questions, and put the questions in context by providing a supporting commentary, again based on what had been said in the relevant DUC threads.

Posting the questions will simply open the door for the thread in question to be undermined by anyone who thinks those questions shouldn't be asked in the first place, and who, for whatever reason, either doesn't want them answered, or simply gets a cheap thrill from antagonising those that do want an answer.

As and when Marianna, or other Avid people, have answered all the questions that they can, or are allowed to, then I'll post up whatever remains outstanding.

How will we know when that point is reached. Well, I'll be prodding Marianna from time to time to ask for a status update.

[JohanW]

Thanks, looking forward to the upgrade.
/Johan

[belgarath]

Originally Posted by Tony Cariddi

Hi Johan,

As I've said before, keeping Pro Tools software open has been key to the strategy since PT9 and remains so today. We have no plans to close off future versions of Pro Tools to work only with Avid hardware, nor do we have plans to force customers with Pro Tools HD software to upgrade to hardware.

Thanks,
Tony

Hi Tony,

This may be a question to start another thread.

Are there any plans of offering a Pro Tools HD Native upgrade path to Pro Tools users without the CPTK?

I would definitely be interested in purchasing Pro Tools HD software without having to purchase HD Hardware.

Thanks