Avid tell us that they have been working hard with iLok to make sure that there aren’t the same issues as we had with the Pro Tools 12 upgrade process. HD users on an active plan will also get the new DigiLink I/O license. Now with Pro Tools 12.6, when we upgrade to 12.6 we will need to surrender the Pro Tools 10/11/12 bundle and Avid will give us back a Pro Tools 10/1/11/12 bundle as well as a new Pro Tools Perpetual license.
What happened (when it worked properly) is we had to surrender our Pro Tools 10/11 bundle and then Avid gave us back a new bundle that had Pro Tools 10, 11 & 12 licences. What will happen will be similar to when we upgraded to Pro Tools 12 but hopefully without the iLok problems that came with the process. However, the upgrade process for everyone on active upgrade/support plans will be a surrender and reinstatement process. Even though the new Perpetual line is linked to your upgrade and support plan Avid assure us that even if you choose not to renew your plan, Pro Tools will still continue to work.
For example, if you have a 10/11/12 iLok license bundle, you will have that 10/11/12 license after the upgrade but you will also have an additional license which will recalled Pro Tools Perpetual. You Won’t Lose Your Existing PT 10/11/12 LicensesĪvid assure us that no one will lose anything that you currently already have. So iLok licenses from now on will no longer have the Pro Tools version number in the name, but there will be a linking system so that the iLok license ‘knows’ what you are entitled to. These new licenses will be linked to your upgrade plans so it will ‘know’ when your support and /or upgrade plans are up for renewal. For those customers on a rental subscription plan the license will be called Pro Tools Subscription Pro Tools 12.6 will come with a brand new iLok authorisation license, it will be called Pro Tools Perpetual for new customers and existing customers on active upgrade plans. More Detail – Please see the separate story covering the new features in Pro Tools 12.6 in much more detail. Availability – It is expected that Pro Tools 12.6 will start to hit people’s accounts with active upgrade plans or rental subscriptions in late September.