Deauthorizing use from a computer

MattTwo wrote on 11/27/2009, 3:44 PM
Recently my computer with Vegas Movie Studio/DVD Architect Studio (v.9) broke down, so I authorized my copy again on temporary computer. Now that I have a new computer for video editing, is there any way to deauthorize Vegas Movie Studio/DVDA from the temporary computer? I discovered it is possible to use the serial number multiple times simultaneously so maybe I just need to uninstall it. Anyone have any insight?

Thanks in advance.

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musicvid10 wrote on 11/27/2009, 4:00 PM
Don't worry about it. Sony's registration quota is generous. If sometime in the future it squawks about too many registrations, all you will need to do is contact them with evidence that you are the rightful owner.
MattTwo wrote on 11/27/2009, 4:16 PM
Thank you very much!
richard-amirault wrote on 11/27/2009, 7:38 PM
Just don't use/operate both copies of the program at the same time.

I have the program on three computers .. my computer at work .. my laptop and my desktop at home .. but only one copy of the program gets run at any one time.
musicvid10 wrote on 11/27/2009, 8:09 PM
Just don't use/operate both copies of the program at the same time

brighterside,

It is common to run two or more instances of Vegas on two or more computers. That is precisely why Sony permits rendering "farms"; i.e., it is necessary to have two or more computers running the same registered version of Vegas simultaneously in order to enable network rendering, which is a feature included with all current versions of Vegas.
Markk655 wrote on 11/28/2009, 1:45 PM
musicvid,

Can you point me in the direction of instructions as to how to create a networked rendering farm (I can get 2 computers networked), but what do I need to in Vegas to tell it that I want to use multiple PCs for rendering. Presumably it dramatically increases rendering speeds.

Thanks!
musicvid10 wrote on 11/28/2009, 4:22 PM
Don't set your hopes too high. If you have two computers with identical CPU speeds, you "may" get a 15-20% increase in rendering speed, depending on your network. Since quads were introduced, there is much less interest in network rendering.

One good use is to free up your editing computer by "assigning" all the rendering to another machine on the network.

Setting it up can take a little time, and you should be familiar with TCP. One thing I can tell you is never re-use your connection stored in the dialog -- set it up fresh every time. You may have to work through some security/UAC settings to get the machines talking to each other.

I don't know which versions of Vegas (besides Pro) support network rendering.
richard-amirault wrote on 11/28/2009, 4:51 PM
It is common to run two or more instances of Vegas on two or more computers. That is precisely why Sony permits rendering "farms"; i.e., it is necessary to have two or more computers running the same registered version of Vegas simultaneously in order to enable network rendering, which is a feature included with all current versions of Vegas.

Yes, but ... those computers are at the same internet address. I guess what I was thinking about were different computers at different locations. If you are linked to the internet when running Vegas it goes online to Sony .. or at least that's how I understand it .. so Sony can find non-legal users (ie. those at different ip addresses)
musicvid10 wrote on 11/28/2009, 5:07 PM
Nope, nothing quite that sinister. Sony doesn't seek out errant users online or by comparing IP addresses. That would be just bad customer policy.

The only thing Net Notify is used for is infrequent marketing and update information, and this can be turned off in preferences. Otherwise, no other information is exposed.
Markk655 wrote on 11/29/2009, 5:16 PM
Oh, Maybe it is only a Pro thing because I haven't seen any options for it in VMS.