TwistedLincoln
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I am considering purchasing the HVX200, and am (like many others), concerned about editing my footage on a PC. Correct me if I'm wrong, but there seems to be three main options right now:
1)Avid Express Pro HD
2)Canopus Edius Broadcast
3) Sony Vegas or similar program with the Raylight codec (though no DVCPRO50 from MXF file avaiable yet)
I have no problem spending the necessary cash to make this work, but I do have one issue:
I sell computers (PCs only, actually), for a living, and can buy hardware at very discounted wholesale prices. As a result, I generally replace my system with something faster and better every 4-6 months, and sell the old one. Doing this, I tend to get free, or next to free upgrades.
The concern I have is with Product Activation. I have no intention of illegally distributing the software I purchase, but I would like to be able to change out my PC every few months without having to ask permission first. Can anyone shed some light on the activation processes of these various programs? None of the product websites are very helpful. It seems they all use some form of activation, but they don't explain much on how it works. It seems that in Vegas, you only have to activate the AC3 encoder part, am I right? And Edius uses some kind of hardware key along with activation? I have no idea on Avid...
Personally, I find hardware USB keys the best choice, as I can transfer the software to as many new machines as I choose, as long as I don't loose the key.
Oh, and does anyone know which of these programs actually REQUIRE Windows XP? I know some programs list it as required, but they will still run on Windows 2000, which I have always preferred.
1)Avid Express Pro HD
2)Canopus Edius Broadcast
3) Sony Vegas or similar program with the Raylight codec (though no DVCPRO50 from MXF file avaiable yet)
I have no problem spending the necessary cash to make this work, but I do have one issue:
I sell computers (PCs only, actually), for a living, and can buy hardware at very discounted wholesale prices. As a result, I generally replace my system with something faster and better every 4-6 months, and sell the old one. Doing this, I tend to get free, or next to free upgrades.
The concern I have is with Product Activation. I have no intention of illegally distributing the software I purchase, but I would like to be able to change out my PC every few months without having to ask permission first. Can anyone shed some light on the activation processes of these various programs? None of the product websites are very helpful. It seems they all use some form of activation, but they don't explain much on how it works. It seems that in Vegas, you only have to activate the AC3 encoder part, am I right? And Edius uses some kind of hardware key along with activation? I have no idea on Avid...
Personally, I find hardware USB keys the best choice, as I can transfer the software to as many new machines as I choose, as long as I don't loose the key.
Oh, and does anyone know which of these programs actually REQUIRE Windows XP? I know some programs list it as required, but they will still run on Windows 2000, which I have always preferred.
