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  • Dongle Swapping Question

    Hello,

    After reading the paragraph in the instruction booklet about using Edius 5 on a separate laptop, I am still a bit confused.

    It states that one can put a file on a laptop from the dongle to allow Edius to function.

    Does this render the dongle useless once done?

    I would like to have Edius 5 on my desktop and laptop and need some clarification on if I need to move the dongle back and fourth or if I can put the serial number as a file on the laptop and leave the dongle in the desktop.

    Thanks
    Asus PrimeZ690A - Intel i9 13900K - 32GB RAM - NVidia GTX1070 - Edius X WG - BM Intensity 4k - Boris RED - Vitascene 2 - Windows 11

  • #2
    yes, once you take it off the dongle, the dongle is useless until you transfer it back to the dongle

    I have a couple of dongles, so if one dies, I can afford to wait for a replacement
    Anton Strauss
    Antons Video Productions - Sydney

    EDIUS X WG with BM Mini Monitor 4k and BM Mini Recorder, Gigabyte X299 UD4 Pro, Intel Core i9 9960X 16 Core, 32 Threads @ 4.3Ghz, Corsair Water Cooling, Gigabyte RTX-2070 Super 3X 8GB Video Card, Samsung 860 Pro 512GB SSD for System, 8TB Samsung Raid0 SSD for Video, 2 Pioneer BDR-209 Blu-ray/DVD burners, Hotswap Bay for 3.5" Sata and 2.5" SSD, Phanteks Enthoo Pro XL Tower, Corsair 32GB DDR4 Ram, Win10 Pro

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    • #3
      Thanks Anton.

      How much does a second dongle cost?

      The same as buying another version of Edius?
      Asus PrimeZ690A - Intel i9 13900K - 32GB RAM - NVidia GTX1070 - Edius X WG - BM Intensity 4k - Boris RED - Vitascene 2 - Windows 11

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Bassman
        Thanks Anton.

        How much does a second dongle cost?

        The same as buying another version of Edius?
        yes, the same as another Edius

        in my business, I can't afford to be down for a day because of a dead dongle, so I had to do it in case it happens

        I have had 3 dead dongles in Speed Razor days so I know it can happen
        Anton Strauss
        Antons Video Productions - Sydney

        EDIUS X WG with BM Mini Monitor 4k and BM Mini Recorder, Gigabyte X299 UD4 Pro, Intel Core i9 9960X 16 Core, 32 Threads @ 4.3Ghz, Corsair Water Cooling, Gigabyte RTX-2070 Super 3X 8GB Video Card, Samsung 860 Pro 512GB SSD for System, 8TB Samsung Raid0 SSD for Video, 2 Pioneer BDR-209 Blu-ray/DVD burners, Hotswap Bay for 3.5" Sata and 2.5" SSD, Phanteks Enthoo Pro XL Tower, Corsair 32GB DDR4 Ram, Win10 Pro

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        • #5
          Originally posted by antonsvideo
          in my business, I can't afford to be down for a day because of a dead dongle
          That's very true, better safe than sorry.
          Software developers need to protect their product, the only thing I don't agree on is that due to these measures, we the licensee, have to put up with these frightening dongles (mostly) which can fail anytime. (loss of income)

          Originally posted by antonsvideo
          I have had 3 dead dongles in Speed Razor days so I know it can happen
          Dongle's have come a long way since then.
          When I look at the Cheapo plastic Dongle from Edius en Procoder I still get scared breaking them.

          I have many dongles, the best ones so far are from a company called Marx, it's "Full metal Jacket" has survived many years of abuse on my key rings, some thing the Canopus dongles would never survive.

          Maybe GV could have a look there (www.marx.com) and use them in future ................

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          • #6
            To save wear & tear on dongles, I use a short (4") USB extensions and use that to plug the dongles into systems, that way there not a stiff dongle stuck in the side of a laptop waiting to get hit.
            GA-EP45C-DSR3,Core2Q3ghz,8gig1066,260GTX,2x 20"AOC,22"Vizio1080pTV, Edius5/HDspark,PC3,Imaginate, CS5ProdStudio/IntensityPro,Win7_64
            HPdv7t 17"notebook,8gig,2 IntHD,9600GT512M,17"extmon, Edius4.61,CS4Prodstudio.Win7_64,MX02Mini
            DAW,HPdv9000,x2Turion,4Gig,2IntHD,Audition3,Cubase 4,XPpro,Alessis F/Wmixer,M-Audio F/Wmixer,BCF2000, BehringerMixers, Fender sound sys
            Numerous Ext eSATA drives & Raids shared between systems

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Blast1
              that way there not a stiff dongle stuck in the side of a laptop waiting to get hit.
              :) :) :) now that is a classic sentence with double meaning
              Anton Strauss
              Antons Video Productions - Sydney

              EDIUS X WG with BM Mini Monitor 4k and BM Mini Recorder, Gigabyte X299 UD4 Pro, Intel Core i9 9960X 16 Core, 32 Threads @ 4.3Ghz, Corsair Water Cooling, Gigabyte RTX-2070 Super 3X 8GB Video Card, Samsung 860 Pro 512GB SSD for System, 8TB Samsung Raid0 SSD for Video, 2 Pioneer BDR-209 Blu-ray/DVD burners, Hotswap Bay for 3.5" Sata and 2.5" SSD, Phanteks Enthoo Pro XL Tower, Corsair 32GB DDR4 Ram, Win10 Pro

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              • #8
                Originally posted by antonsvideo
                :) :) :) now that is a classic sentence with double meaning
                I don't get it... my dongle goes in the back of my laptop. :~|
                Rusty Rogers | Films
                >TYAN S7025 - 32GB RAM, 2 x Xeon X5690's, 4 x 10k video HD's, Win10 x64, BM DecklinkHD, nVidia TITAN, 12TB DroboPro w/iSCISI connection
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