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Originally Posted by Kunst
Hi guys - just received my Carbon and I see that there is now an unactivated 'Pro Tools Ultimate Perpetual' in my Avid account.
I currently use Pro Tools Studio [perpetual product] on an active support plan that just renewed on November 20th.
Are there any benefits to my activating the Pro Tools Ultimate Perpetual licence? I understand that it would unlock some features not present in my current Pro Tools Studio perpetual product.
How would this work with the support plan, especially as I just paid to renew for another year?
Also once I start using the Pro Tools Ultimate Perpetual licence am I correct in assuming that my yearly support plan is going to get more expensive?
And finally, if I ever end up giving up the Carbon, am I right that the Pro Tools Ultimate Perpetual licence goes with it? So then I may end up with an expired Pro Tools Studio licence whose support plan will have lapsed (we know this is not a great situation to be in as often Avid makes you 'buy back in').
Thank you for any help, sometimes this stuff gets quite confusing.
Best!
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Excellent question as there is not a one solution fits all
If I am understanding what Avid is offering correctly ?
Then unless you currently need some feature in Ultimate I believe that it can just sit in your account while you continue with Studio for a year
So in answer to your questions
#1 No there is no benefit (Other than the additional feature set) to activate Ultimate right now
#2 If you activate it now then in one year you will have two separate perpetual licenses
1-Studio and 2- Ultimate that you will have to renew the "update/support plan to keep them current and updatable.
If you don't renew both update/support plans , and only renew one then one you do not renew will freeze at what ever version you have it at in one year,,, and that update/support will become expired . Which will continue work BUT will not be updatable from that point on.
AND (unless Avid offers a "reinstatement" option) from that point on if either
license update/support plan is expired,,, you will only be able to BUY a subscription to become current and ( like any subscription ) it will not work without renewing it period .
So all this to say If you do not need Ultimate If It were me ---I would let it sit in your account for a year and then decide which to renew