Re: [Avid-L2] Avid Dongle on Apple Silicon (M1 + derivates)

Hey all,

just wanted to ask the question again: 

why could iLok not be a solution for the issue at hand? 

fwik ProTools is utilising this technique – could the M1/Monterey thing with the Sentinels not be solved if Avid MC et al. moves to iLok like ProTools did before?

Honestly: I'd seldomly end up without a ProTools license (web) "on site" with no internet rather than on a site editing where there is no signal at all.

I'd prefer just "dongle it up" solution than get licenses transferred via Avid Link through the interwebs.

So, question is: what's the deal "to code" Avid MC to iLok? Sure it will end up with: "send in your Sentinels and get the iLok code" – but is that the thing?

It's not like it's been done before, even in the same company?

  

many cents of mine, just 6 in this thread...

Jochen "Jo" Hermann

filter Media Postproduction

Salzburg, Austria

On 4. Feb 2022, at 17:23, Marianna <marianna.montague@avid.com> wrote:

Ha John… good comeback. 😊

Do you have any idea what the ratio is of dongle to activation out there? It's pretty surprising and eye opening. If I was to guess and this is my take based on 18 years of supporting them… it is a small #, maybe 15-20% and that's generous. All enterprise has moved on for the most part – while a bunch of rentals still have dongles - it is generally only individuals such as yourself that use them.  Revenue streams are part of it….. you are saying we should invest a lot of money into dongle compatibility so a small percentage of users can use them on Monterey.   They work fine on Win and BigSur and lower. It's a small niche and yes it is the right call to trump it and use that $ for other functionality and features… cloud licensing was one and we have other projects in the kitty being worked on that make the dongle a thing of the past.  When ready to discuss that I will….

MM