Grass Valley has released version 10.20 of its EDIUS X editing solution. A number of really useful functions have been added to the software. As always, EDIUS X users receive the update to version 10.20 free of charge.
For users installing the UPGRADE version - you will first be prompted to enter the previous version of EDIUS you are upgrading from. Only then will you be prompted to enter the serial number of the current version.
- Enter the serial number, which is of the form: 6 characters, hyphen, 16 characters. This number can be found on the packaging of the installation DVD and on the enclosed registration leaflet, where you will also find the web address for registering the product.
- CAUTION - The serial number cannot be reissued. Therefore, keep it in a safe place.
- An alternative activation option is: in the running EDIUS, click on "Help" in the top menu and select "Serial number registration"
1. In the Windows bottom bar on the left in the hidden icons, launch the "GV License Manager" right-click and select "License List" (or simply double left-click the Manager icon).
2. Select Offline Activation Create ID File
3. Select the location where to store the activation ID key and the link to the web activation server.
4. Click OK
5. Copy the files you created in step 3 to a portable drive and transfer them to a computer that is connected to the Internet. Open the GV Activation Server link, enter the EDIUS serial number in the appropriate box, and Submit.
6. Click on "Manual Activation"
7. Select "Browse" and locate the ID.key file you created in step 3 and brought in on the portable drive. Then click on "Submit".
8. Select "Save to File" and click "Save"
9. Copy the newly created file to the portable disk and transfer it to the computer running EDIUS.
10. In GV License Manager, select "Offline Activation Register Activation File"
11. Select the .xml file created in step 8 and click on "Open"
Manage activations
You can easily check the status and number of free/used activations online: http: //activation1.grassvalley.com/flexnet/operationsportal/logon.do
After logging in with your EDIUS serial number, you will see the number of used licenses in the "Manage Licenses" tab and the number of free licenses of the serial number in the "Offline Activation" tab.
ATTENTION: Activation (whether done online or offline) is linked to a specific computer! If you are going to reinstall the computer, for example, you must first deactivate EDIUS and return the license to the GV Activation Server, otherwise it will expire when the disk is deleted.
Deactivation
Deactivation is done in a similar way to activation.
If EDIUS is on a computer connected to the Internet, select the first "Online Deactivation" icon in the GV License Manager.
If it is on a computer that is not connected, you select the "Offline Deactivation Create ID File" icon and proceed as for activation (see above), i.e., save the deactivation "ID.key" and the "GV ActivationServer.url" link to a portable disk and transfer them to the computer connected to the Internet.
Here you start the "GV ActivationServer.url" link, log in with your EDIUS serial number, select "Manual Activation" in the "Offline Activation" tab, select the deactivation "ID.key" and take the newly created deactivation key "responseXML.xml" on the portable disk to the EDIUS computer.
Here, you then click on the "Offline Deactivation Register Activation File" icon in the GV License Manager, select the deactivation key "responseXML.xml" on the portable disk and the deactivation is complete - i.e., the 31-day "Trial Version" continues, if not already exhausted.