Subject:After Crossgrade, Can I legally Use SF9/win?

Posted by: ChipGallo

Date:5/16/2013 3:19:01 PM

My primary editing environment is now FCPX and I have used SF for many years. I am considering the cross grade, but wondering if Sony expects me to never use the Windows product afterward? I guess it could be considered running on two machines at the same time and all.

The $89 offer got me to thinking ...

Subject:RE: After Crossgrade, Can I legally Use SF9/win?

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:5/16/2013 8:13:10 PM

I'm not Sony, so i can't respond for them. However ...

Generally all their upgrades have actually been full purchase of a new license at a discount. When upgrading you get a NEW license so the old version is still a separately licensed product and still available for use.

I suspect that their policy for crossgrading is the same, but you'd do better contacting customer support or sales directly.

Subject:RE: After Crossgrade, Can I legally Use SF9/win?

Reply by: ChipGallo

Date:5/16/2013 8:30:11 PM

Good point. The only caveat is that the old license cannot be used again for upgrade purposes. Once or twice I have sold old Vegas licenses with that warning for potential buyers.

Subject:RE: After Crossgrade, Can I legally Use SF9/win?

Reply by: ChipGallo

Date:5/18/2013 6:09:41 PM

I did the crossgrade. It is good to have the iZotope plugins on the Mac as I regularly used them when I was editing with Vegas.

Subject:RE: After Crossgrade, Can I legally Use SF9/win?

Reply by: 519tbarr

Date:5/27/2013 9:22:31 AM

I think the other question it begs to ask...
Is this the end of the line for the PC version of Sound Forge?
Acid Pro seems deader than a doornail and Sound Forge 10 (although small updates it has had) hasn't seen a new version since 09.)