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Old 04-21-2012, 07:01 PM
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Hello,
I'm ready to upgrade to HD10 from HD8, and I know that I will have to surrender my bundled HD7.4/HD8 licenses, but do the new ones authorize HD9 and HD10 or just HD10 ?

From Protools 10 FAQ:
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Q: Can I run Pro Tools 9 with a Pro Tools 10 iLok license?
A: Only if you upgraded from Pro Tools 9, as we provide a "bundle" authorization that includes licenses for both Pro Tools 9 and 10.
Can I save the backup licenses (HD7.4/HD8) to an ilok if I need them later ?

My goal is to have at least two versions of Protools to revert to the most stable version if I need it.

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Old 04-22-2012, 05:20 PM
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Any clues before I buy ?
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Old 04-23-2012, 06:59 AM
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Default Re: Upgrade from HD8 to HD10, licenses questions, please

I upgraded from HD9 to HD10 so received the 9-10 bundle. If your sales contact is telling you the upgrade from 8HD to 10HD does not include 9HD, maybe make an end run:

Considering you will pay $500 more to upgrade from HD8 than you would from HD9, think about buying an HD9 license first. Then your upgrade from 9 to 10 will include both HD9 and HD10 and it will cost the same.

If your sales guy is correct, it seems bizarre. The extra $500 should be the add-on cost because you never upgraded to 9HD.
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Default Re: Upgrade from HD8 to HD10, licenses questions, please

Thanks for the reply,
Actually, I didn't ask my dealer... I thought that someone here would have the answer...
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Old 04-28-2012, 01:17 PM
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Well,
I asked my dealer today and he doesn't know...
and HD9 upgrade license isn't sold anymore ....
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You can always buy a PTHD9 license used. I see then all the time. Then upgrade.
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Default Re: Upgrade from HD8 to HD10, licenses questions, please

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Well,
I asked my dealer today and he doesn't know...
Tell your dealer to pick up his flip-phone and call Avid...

You can buy PT9HD ilok licenses on ebay...
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Default Re: Upgrade from HD8 to HD10, licenses questions, please

You can by full versions of Protools 9HD/HD10 bundles on eBay for less than what dealers sell upgrades for.
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Thanks guys for the help !
I'm a bit reluctant to buy on ebay....paranoid ?
However, I found this post from DTS:

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Let's see if I can clarify this.

If you purchase an upgrade to Pro Tools 10, the upgrade you purchase (from 7, 8 or 9) determines the price and the iLok asset you'll need to surrender.

If you purchase an upgrade from Pro Tools 9, you will have to surrender a PT9 license - if that license is a bundle with PT8, you will lose the auth for PT8, but get a PT10/PT9 bundle auth in return. The same goes for PT7 and 8 - you get a bundled PT10/PT9 auth, but surrender the PT8 or 7 auth, including PT8/7 'bundles'.

If, by some chance, you need a prior version auth those are handled on a case by case basis - you should contact Customer Service (not Tech Support) for assistance.
Apparently, I will have a bundled PT10/PT9 auth,
I will tell my dealer to call Avid nevertheless.
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Default Re: Upgrade from HD8 to HD10, licenses questions, please

Let me tell you what we did going from 8 to 10. Pricing for HD is CRAZY, but we did it and received licenses for both 9 and 10 on our iLok. I initially had major problems with 10 and wanted to step back, but didn't have an installer for 9. Then I remembered 8 came with backup licenses, as you've already mentioned, which were still sitting in our iLok account. I added one of those to my iLok and reverted back to 8.

I will say that Avid/Digi went way out of their way to help up. Since we actually paid for licenses for 9 and 10 with this upgrade, they sent me an installer for 9HD.

The problem with 10, actually, wasn't a ProTools problem. We had a bad SSL DeltaLink which SSL replaced. We're now back on 10 and working well.
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