A very good question as I also have the 2 versions of MBL after installing 2.5 today (and the new features look great). I wonder if projects where the earlier version of MBL has been used will still want that earlier version installed or if it will happily be captured by MBL 2.5. I'll have to have a play around with it to find out.

please let us know what you find out dexcon...

It looks like you need to keep both MBL versions installed if you have used MBL prior to version 2.5.

I created a test project in VP13 using a random effect from the earlier MBL version. After closing VP, I uninstalled the earlier version of MBL and then reopened VP13. VP then came up with the 'missing plug in' dialogue box - and the clip on the timeline was no longer showing the green video FX indicator. So MBL 2.5 doesn't recognise FX from the earlier MBL version from this test. After reinstalling the earlier MBL version, the MBL FX on the test project sprang back into life.

I'll therefore keep both versions installed.

thanks for that dexcon

Confused now, just had this chat with Red Giant as below.
Maybe I'll try the un install and re install.

Eric L
Hello Phill. How may I help you?
Phill
Hi,
I've just upgraded to MBL 2.5 on vegas pro 13. Do I need to keep both versions on my system, as I now have two versions of MBL on my system.
Eric L
No, you don't. You can get rid of the old version. The version previous to 2.5 was reliant on a standalone program, while version 2.5 is a self-contained plugin.
Phill
ok, so will older projects that used the previous version still be recognised by ver 2.5
Eric L
Yes, it's backwards compatible with projects that used older versions of Magic Bullet Looks 2.
Phill
OK, thanks eric, so I'll go ahead and un install both versions and re install ver 2.5
5:14 pm
Eric L
Sounds good! Sorry for any confusion. Have a great day.
Phill
ok, thanks for your help.

Well that didn't work.
Your right Dexcon we need to have both versions installed.
Spoke again to Red Giant who now realise there is no backward compatibility for Vegas Pro 13 users when moving to version 2.5.

But all is not totally lost because if you have been creating custom pre sets, ver 2.5 can find these no problem so you could convert a project to ver 2.5 for a re edit if needed.
Now we just need Gary to give us a Pro 13 version of TLT's Please............

how does one remove the old version yet keep the new 2.5?

uninstall completely and reinstall just the 'update'?

if above, does 2.5 automatically pickup serial number?

Ushere, from what I can make out, version 2.5 is effectively a new programme rather than being an update - sort of like buying the VP update to VP13 though you can decide whether to keep VP12 (or earlier) installed or to uninstall it.

Under Windows Control Panel "Uninstall or change a program", the 2.5 version MBL appears as "Color Suite v11.1.0" whereas the previous version of MBL appears as "Magic Bullet Suite 64-bit" - or at least it does on my system. Uninstalling the latter does not seem to effect the 2.5 install.

When installing 2.5, the field was still there to code in the serial number even though MBL was coded in the licensing panel below it as already being licensed (including the serial number). I still coded the serial number so I don't know what would happen if I didn't code it, though I suspect that it still would have proceeded given that MBL showed as being currently licensed.

interesting, i only see one entry for mb in con panel>progs.

also, if i do uninstall mb suite will i get the option with 2,5 to install back to cs6 (ps and prem)?

Ushere, I think I've worked out why I have two MBL entries in Control Panel/Uninstall.

The older version of MBL I had installed is version 11.4.3 which is apparently the last of the MBL updates when MBL was a programme unto its own (possibly from April last year). At some stage, MBL got absorbed into Red Giant's ColorSuite bundle which has update numbering of 2.0.? and 2.1.? (ending with the latest 2.5 version).

I think that after rebuilding my computer last time, I inadvertently installed 11.4.3 rather than 2.1 - which I think explains why there are 2 separate programmes installed on my system. Whereas 2.5 may possibly override 2.0 or 2.1 (though I haven't tested that), it seems that 2.5 doesn't override 11.4.3

Nevertheless, my test does show that MBL FX created in 11.4.3 - and presumably versions earlier to that aren't captured by the latest 2.5 version.

Sorry for any confusion that I may have caused.