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Transferring Sibelius Ultimate to a new computer
Posted by Actaeon - 27 May 02:28PM Hide picture Can't find anything about this, but I know folks here will be very helpful...
I am very shortly due to set up a new iMac and discard the current one.
Presumably I need to de-activate Sibelius on the current device first and then somehow install it on the new machine.
Is there a clear list of instructions somewhere, please, or will I need to phone the American helpline for the re-installation?
Thanks in advance.
I have Sibelius Ultimate with Perpetual Licence.
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Posted by Tim Thorp - 27 May 02:53PM Hide picture I'm having exactly the same issue...! Back to top Allthreads Re: Transferring Sibelius Ultimate to a new computer
Posted by Andy G - 27 May 03:12PM Hide picture Don't try to "transfer" anything other than your Sibelius Scores.
First, deactivate your current installation. Then download Sibelius via your Avid account, as you did the first time you installed - there is only one download that comprises all three tiers of Sibelius. Once installed, activate Sibelius Ultimate. Copy your scores across and you should be good to go.
The exact procedure will be somewhere on these pages! Worth a search but depends on how good the forum search is!
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Posted by Robin Walker - 27 May 03:40PM Hide picture The version number of Sibelius or Sibelius Ultimate to be installed on the new Mac will need to be 2022.3 or higher. If you have an older version, you will need to upgrade.
PS there is no telephone support for Sibelius. If you need Avid Support, create a case online, through the "Support Portal" in your "My Avid" account at
Beware of using the Apple Migration Assistant. If you do use it, you must de-activate Sibelius on the old computer before performing the migration. Sibelius is copy-protected, and an Apple Migration is effectively performing an illicit clone of copy-protected material, if you attempt the migration on an activated Sibelius installation.
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Posted by Actaeon - 28 May 12:59PM Hide picture
Hi Andy G and Robin,
Thanks for the helpful replies.
I am not planning to use the Apple Migration Assistant, but surely Avid require us to de-activate Sibelius on a device we no longer intend to use? (I will be re-formatting/wiping the hard disc.)
My reference to "phoning America" was really to using the British Sibelius telephone number (a geographic one) through which I have clearly been put through to an American call centre, both in needing assistance regarding buying Sibelius Ultimate with Perpetual Licence and, albeit a few years ago, to needing to register/approve Sibelius 6 on a second device. That did, indeed, require their active administration.
I assume I have to re-download Avid Link on the new computer and take it from there?
I will come back to this thread if there are further questions.
Many thanks, again.
David
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Posted by Robin Walker - 28 May 06:27PM Hide picture > surely Avid require us to de-activate Sibelius on a device we no longer intend to use?
For your own benefit, you should de-activate Sibelius on a computer on which you no longer intend to use Sibelius, as that will release one seat from your allowance of two.
> My reference to "phoning America" was really to using the British Sibelius telephone number (a geographic one)
There is no longer any telephone support for Sibelius in any country.
> I assume I have to re-download Avid Link on the new computer and take it from there?
No, the Sibelius installer will automatically install Avid Link.
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This shows how the purpose of ALEs has evolved over the years: With production workflows split over many different tools and an increasing amount of information being created, a commonly accepted format to interchange became essential. Nowadays, ALEs are used to preserve and exchange shooting metadata and color grading information (such as ASC-CDL) between various editing applications for conforming, color grading, sound post-production, or to enrich the metadata of dailies distributed via dedicated streaming platforms.
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For Avid applications, the most convenient way is to use the tape column or, if blank, the source file column as a unique identifier because that information is also available in the header of MXF clips with DNx codec, which are natively used as Avid Media Files. The unique identifier is also essential in another context: When exporting files for conforming (online editing), the used matching criteria should also fit with the information available in the OCFs to flawlessly retrieve the right OCFs clips and conform them in a final grading timeline.
If you only want to hand over metadata with the OCFs, you can also export fitting ALEs by selecting the OCFs in your clip library and using one of the ALE Wizards available in the Export Menu. These ALEs include metadata gathered in Silverstack, but they can also carry audio metadata. If video clips are synced with external audio files, information about the audio tracks, timecode, and sound roll is included in the ALE. That allows relinking video and audio clips later in the post process and re-using the audio-sync in another application. To learn more about transferring color metadata to the Avid Media Composer, check out this Knowledge Base article.
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