Capture One Express for Fujifilm - Activations remaining 0 (zero)
I have Capture One Express Fujifilm on a Windows laptop. But I need it on my table top PC because it has a good screen. I can see on my PC that "Activations remaining" is zero and can not activate the software. Is it possible to have this free "tutorial" software on 2 devices? I will not go to PRO unless I can have first a good test with Capture One Express.
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Unfortunately, according to the Capture One website, the Express version of the software is limited to one activation per license. This means that you can only activate the software on one device at a time. If you want to use the software on your desktop PC, you will need to deactivate it on your laptop first.
To deactivate the software on your laptop, open Capture One and go to the "Help" menu. Click on "Deactivate Capture One" and follow the prompts to deactivate the software. Once you have done that, you should be able to activate it on your desktop PC. KohlsFeedback Survey Code
If you want to continue using the software on both devices, you will need to purchase an additional license. Alternatively, you can try using a different photo editing software that allows for multiple activations, or consider upgrading to the Pro version of Capture One if you find that it meets your needs.
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Just create a new email address (for Gmail, try adding in periods to the left of the @ sign; if you use iCloud you can generate random emails at will in your iCloud settings), then sign up for a new account with the new email address and use that license on your other machine.
(Why a free piece of software is limited to one machine boggles my mind, but it's pretty easy to work around if you need to).
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Just create a new email address (for Gmail, try adding in periods to the left of the @ sign; if you use iCloud you can generate random emails at will in your iCloud settings), then sign up for a new account with the new email address and use that license on your other machine.
(Why a free piece of software is limited to one machine boggles my mind, but it's pretty easy to work around if you need to).
This is a 5 months old thread so probably not relevant anymore, but, you are prompting someone here in the official forum to do something illegal?
I have many things to critisize the company C1 for, but if we customers don't comply with the rules how can we expect C1 to comply?
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The rule is one computer per license. I didn't see any limit to how many licenses one is allowed to have. But if it makes you feel better, instead of "make up a random one" would "use your personal email and a work email" be preferred? Or have someone else in the household register for a license? It's two different entities then.
Also, "illegal" means against the law, and refers to criminal actions. Even if somewhere buried on the site there is a "one license of the free software per person rule", violating a contract is a civil matter, not a criminal one, so it isn't "illegal".
Lastly, possessing multiple licenses is referred to in this support article: https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360004361457-Can-I-use-several-Capture-One-Express-products-on-the-same-computer-, so clearly having more than one Express license is not actually prohibited (and I can't find any specific terms for Express, as in my account both the Express and the Paid license refer to the exact same text).
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Well, to me it seems clear that circumventing a given limit by a software provider (no. of activations) reveals a certain attitude, and that's what I wanted to put on the spot.
Yes, a license violation is a civil matter, and a moral one, if you want to nitpick about terminology then I use the term illicit instead of illegal.
Following the link you see that one Express license is for one computer, they would not have imposed this activation limit if they wanted to grant the right to use it on another computer:
You can however deactivate C1 on one computer without installing it and activate it on another, back and forth, etc., That's within licence agreement even for the paid version.
Express for Sony and Express for Fujifilm are two separate licenses, and of course C1 grants the right to use both, e.g. if you have aquired a camera of each brand with a license included.
I could not let your first post stand unanswered, I think we exchanged our attitudes now and should be good.
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Illogical limits imposed by companies also reveal a certain attitude, or lack of morals as you put it.
They get what they give: they seem to be going out of their way to take advantage of their users, so I certainly don't have any qualms pointing out loopholes and workarounds.
Speaking of workarounds, you should see how I got Express to handle more than one catalog. )
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I think any limit for a specific software edition (free Express vs. paid Pro, or paid Pro vs. paid Enterprise or Cultural Heritage edition) has its logic, i.e. to impose some restriction in the hope that concerned users upgrade. And that's fair in business.
This whole activation server procedure and ping back to it when you start C1 is a pia, there had been users who could not start C1 whilst on a job due to a C1 server issue,;and imagine they go bankrupt, gone is your right to use the software in perpetuity. But maybe they have introduced this activation procedure because too many people were using loopholes. That's the flip side of it.
You have a point though with your last paragraph, it seems their recent years pricing changes and latest policy changes for perpetual licences is very unbalanced, and does not stand out in morality, and I firmly believe morality should exist even in business, on both sides.
Anyways, I didn't want to put you on the spot personally (maybe you feel I failed with that) but I didn't want to leave your hint to a loophole unreplied, for what it's worth.
Cheers
P.S. And remember, as a paying user you can use multiple catalogs but also sessions and layers :-) and you contribute that C1 can improve their software, fill their investor's pockets, or both.0 -
I didn't take it personally, no worries. :)
I actually did pay for a license, but as I am just a hobbyist I downloaded the demo in early February, watched a bunch of tutorials and such and then waited until I got my X-T5 before buying the Fujifilm Pro in May. However having not been a paid user prior I had no indication of the license changes that were going on in that timeframe, and so didn't know that the perpetual version I bought didn't get any updates at all. 5 days later a "feature upgrade" came out so I literally get zero updates, not even "service updates".
I didn't know any of this until last week when I tried to install C1 onto my new laptop, and the version I downloaded wouldn't activate. Support sent me to a FAQ page that honestly does explain it fairly well; but there was no way to know that I needed to look for a FAQ in the first place.
Asked for a refund, got told no since I had already activated the software (obviously, cause that is the only way to use it).
So I tried to support them. I like the product overall, and didn't have any complaints until their completely asinine "perpetual license" BS was discovered. I literally didn't even know this forum existed until I got told that I don't get any updates and then went looking to figure out what was going on.
Hence why I started by responding here I this thread with the workaround for Express. Because if they are going to steal from me, well fair is fair.
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Great.
You probably mean the general Pro version, I think the brand-specific Pro versions had been dropped last year or so. (Another trick they did, when they introduced the brand-specific Pro versions Sony, Fuji, Nikon,they raised the price for the Pro version considerably, the brand-specifiv versions made availabe roughly for the cost the Pro version had before. Then they dropped the brand-specific Pro versions and here we are, at a higher price level...
I supported them since version 8 when they were a nice and niche vendor. But now, yes, license BS, not even bug fixes anymore after a feature release.
I will not subscribe, I don't make money out of photography either. I can afford it but I just won't do it.
(Privately, I don't subscribe to any software, this contributes to a new slavery. For most of us, the more you have to pay regularly for things in live the more you have to work regularly). I can understand is has benefits for working pro photographers though.And I cannot buy (and use) another perpetual license because they introduced two bugs in version 22 (build 15.3 or 15.4), one of which affects my workflow hugely, and they have no time or will to fix it.
So even if I would like to spent more money right now they don't let me. My workaround, I will be staying on 15.2 until it won't work anymore, then I have to re-decide about C1.
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Nope, I don't mean the full Pro that supports multiple camera. There is actually a Fujifilm Pro 23 for $199, which is what I bought: https://www.captureone.com/en/explore-features/fujifilm#buy-plans
How's that for confusing? I actually pointed this out in my email to support, but they completely glossed over it.
In my case, I was following the Pal2Tech videos, and he mentioned the URL. I went to that page directly and bought it from there. Take a look at that page and tell me how if you would have any idea that this wasn't a standard purchase of a software license that will get normal updates within its major version? Anything at all to make you think you needed to search their site or go to the FAQs to confirm the version handling?
Additionally, I have an X-T5 so the definition of a "new feature" is super grey. Like I have wired tethering in 16.1; so is wireless tethering a new feature, or just adding something that should have been there originally? What about improvements to the RAW processing for my camera? Is that a "new feature"? To them they are. I might be inclined to agree on the wireless tethering; but bug fixes and improvements to the actual camera data handling? No, that is part of what I already paid for and I should never have to pay for fixes/improvements to that. Better color accuracy or sharpness or whatever is not a "new feature", it's the whole reason we use this software. If I only had my X-T2, then I agree that I probably wouldn't ever see an update that would benefit me; but for a brand new camera, I'd hardly say it is "supported" with the way they are handling updates now.
That said, I am testing out DxO right now, and for my Fujifilm shots, it blew C1 out of the water out of the box. Luckily I don't have any actual skill in post processing, so I hadn't built up any muscle memory to re-learn. Plus DxO is $219 and actual, normal software with no subscription.
Honestly, C1 needs to just copy how Panic is does licensing for Nova: You pay for a year up front, and you get the updates that come out within that time. When it expires, you can use the last version that was released during your subscription for as long as your hardware supports it. If something down the line strikes your fancy, pay for another year and enjoy another year of updates. It's super simple, still gives a recurring revenue stream to the dev, and gives the users an out if they need to that doesn't leave them stranded.
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Wow, good finding.
The respective Sony and Nikon pages are linked to the Capture One Pro license,
https://www.captureone.com/en/explore-features/sony
https://www.captureone.com/en/explore-features/nikonif you click on buy, so it seems Fuji is the only brand-specifc version which survived, or has been re-introduced. But the rebate is only 30-40 bucks.
Take a look at that page and tell me how if you would have any idea that this wasn't a standard purchase of a software license that will get normal updates within its major version?
No, these markting pages are meant to attract you, not to inform you. :-)
Their policy for perpetual licenses was very similar as you describe it for Panic/Nova. They released a major version (e.g. 21.0) always in autumn each year. If you aquired a new licence or an update from the previous major version (e.g.20.x) you were entitled to use every minor bug fix or feature version which started with 21. roughly for one year. You can use it forever (or as long as it runs on operating system upgrades). This has changed for version 23. There had been a shitstorm from hundreds of users, and an open letter, but without success.
I bought DXO Photolab for high-noise images and as an alternative, I used darktable too, but I didn't like it, I sometimes use Nikon's free NX Studio. Affinity Photo too. So, there are alternatives, but C1 still gives me the better results in most (not all) cases. Maybe because I'm used to it.
If DXO gives you better results consistently (or most of the time) then go for it. I would, in this case, without any doubt.
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