Activation of Sony Creative Software era applications

VEGAS_CommunityManager wrote on 7/21/2025, 12:09 PM

If you own a license of an older version of Vegas Pro, Vegas Movie Studio, DVD Architect, Sound Forge or Acid Pro and are trying to activate it, you will no longer be able to use the original activation workflow. The reason for this is that this older software will try to connect to a Sony server which is now no longer in operation.

You may still activate your software using the off-line method by following these steps:

  • Log into the service center on vegascreativesoftware.com
  • Click "create activation code"
  • Type in the serial number for the SCS era software
  • Type in the computer ID provided by the SCS era software when prompted
  • Copy and paste the activation code provided into the field in the SCS era app prompt. 

Comments

vkmast wrote on 7/22/2025, 3:12 AM

Currently still troubles with activating. Please see e.g. here:

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/trying-to-register-movie-studio-plat-12-and-other-sony-vegas-versions--149269/#ca939080

vkmast wrote on 7/22/2025, 10:43 AM

Admin's comment here:

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/trying-to-register-movie-studio-plat-12-and-other-sony-vegas-versions--149269/#ca939100

vkmast wrote on 7/23/2025, 5:49 AM

Update: several users confirm that Activation Code can now be created and the procedure works.

https://www.vegascreativesoftware.info/us/forum/trying-to-register-movie-studio-plat-12-and-other-sony-vegas-versions--149269/?page=2#ca939126

Steve-Pabst wrote on 9/4/2025, 12:30 PM

Ive followed all these instructions over and over

Log into the service center on vegascreativesoftware.com
Click "create activation code"
Type in the serial number for the SCS era software
Type in the computer ID provided by the SCS era software when prompted
Copy and paste the activation code provided into the field in the SCS era app prompt. 

Ive used my new computer ID, my old computer ID and ive even ade up a few just for the fun of it and it gives me the exact same Activation code (That it wont accept) every single time

B66G0-TB1YG-775D4-EZW9Y

It tells me i typed it wrong or i missed a letter or the caps lock is on ....it doesn't matter what i do it simply wont accept it.