Use of old production suite after upgrade? at DVinfo.net

Bo Skelmose · September 17th, 2011, 07:35 AM

Can I use my old CS5 Production suite on another computer after upgrading to CS5.5 ?
That will give me a total of 4 installs of the 2 packages on my computers - often I use photoshop on a third computer.
Will the upgrade give acces to Audition instead of Soundbooth?

Ann Bens · September 17th, 2011, 11:31 AM

Yes and yes.
5.5 Suite does not have Soundbooth anymore.

Walter Brokx · September 17th, 2011, 06:13 PM

No and yes.

No:
The upgrade does not give you extra licenses to use both 5 and 5.5.
Your number of licenses stays the same, but the software gets upgraded.

Yes:
you'll get audition instead of soundbooth.

Harm Millaard · September 18th, 2011, 03:47 AM

You are mistaken here. There is no requirement to remove existing software when installing an upgrade. If you have CS5 installed and then upgrade to CS5.5, you can have both versions installed and use both legally. Why one would want to do that however is not very clear to me, since projects are not backward compatible. You can't open CS5.5 projects with CS5, at least usually not and there is no guarantee it will work.

Ann is right here.

Walter Brokx · September 18th, 2011, 04:30 AM

OK, let me rephrase:
an upgrade does not allow you to double the number of machines legally (as in Software License) where you are running your software on.
(It never occured to me that anyone would want to use both version on one machine. The OP specificly (spelling?) mentions 'on another computer'.)

An upgrade pays for the new software, but not for an extra license.

Harm Millaard · September 18th, 2011, 04:50 AM

But on the other hand there is no requirement in the license agreement that you can only install the upgrade on machine A (where CS5 is installed) and thus it makes sense you can install the upgrade on machine X without violating the license agreement. In fact each version comes with a license to install on two machines and getting an upgrade does not invalidate a previous license you have.

I think you have to see the upgrade pricing as a premium for customer loyalty, but whether you are a new customer or a returning customer, each version comes with its own license to install on two machines, and it does not say on which machines.

Ann Bens · September 18th, 2011, 05:11 AM

Correct, it can be either 2 machines or 4 machines al together.

Bart Walczak · September 18th, 2011, 05:27 AM

You actually can open Premiere CS5.5 projects in CS5, and for After Effects you need to save them as CS5. Some effects or transitions will be missing, but otherwise it works without a problem. You can even open these projects back in CS5.5 and have the missing transitions and effects there.

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September 17th, 2011, 07:35 AM	#1
Bo Skelmose Major Player Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 495	Use of old production suite after upgrade? Can I use my old CS5 Production suite on another computer after upgrading to CS5.5 ? That will give me a total of 4 installs of the 2 packages on my computers - often I use photoshop on a third computer. Will the upgrade give acces to Audition instead of Soundbooth?

September 17th, 2011, 11:31 AM	#2
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? Yes and yes. 5.5 Suite does not have Soundbooth anymore.

September 17th, 2011, 06:13 PM	#3
Walter Brokx Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maassluis, The Netherlands Posts: 294	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? No and yes. No: The upgrade does not give you extra licenses to use both 5 and 5.5. Your number of licenses stays the same, but the software gets upgraded. Yes: you'll get audition instead of soundbooth. __________________ Brainstormnavigator searching for the hole in the sky..... Audiovisual Designer (NL) - http://www.brokxmedia.nl

September 18th, 2011, 03:47 AM	#4
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? You are mistaken here. There is no requirement to remove existing software when installing an upgrade. If you have CS5 installed and then upgrade to CS5.5, you can have both versions installed and use both legally. Why one would want to do that however is not very clear to me, since projects are not backward compatible. You can't open CS5.5 projects with CS5, at least usually not and there is no guarantee it will work. Ann is right here.

September 18th, 2011, 04:30 AM	#5
Walter Brokx Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Maassluis, The Netherlands Posts: 294	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? OK, let me rephrase: an upgrade does not allow you to double the number of machines legally (as in Software License) where you are running your software on. (It never occured to me that anyone would want to use both version on one machine. The OP specificly (spelling?) mentions 'on another computer'.) An upgrade pays for the new software, but not for an extra license. __________________ Brainstormnavigator searching for the hole in the sky..... Audiovisual Designer (NL) - http://www.brokxmedia.nl

September 18th, 2011, 04:50 AM	#6
Harm Millaard Trustee Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands Posts: 1,832	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? But on the other hand there is no requirement in the license agreement that you can only install the upgrade on machine A (where CS5 is installed) and thus it makes sense you can install the upgrade on machine X without violating the license agreement. In fact each version comes with a license to install on two machines and getting an upgrade does not invalidate a previous license you have. I think you have to see the upgrade pricing as a premium for customer loyalty, but whether you are a new customer or a returning customer, each version comes with its own license to install on two machines, and it does not say on which machines.

September 18th, 2011, 05:11 AM	#7
Ann Bens Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 710	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? Correct, it can be either 2 machines or 4 machines al together.

September 18th, 2011, 05:27 AM	#8
Bart Walczak Major Player Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Warsaw/Poland Posts: 716	Re: Use of old production suite after upgrade? You actually can open Premiere CS5.5 projects in CS5, and for After Effects you need to save them as CS5. Some effects or transitions will be missing, but otherwise it works without a problem. You can even open these projects back in CS5.5 and have the missing transitions and effects there. b. __________________ Creative Impatience - The Solace of Simple Solutions. A few useful plugins for Adobe users, and my remarks on the tools and the craft in general.