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Allow Multi-Computer Activation

Andrew Pabon

Capture One should allow activation on at least 2 machines for a perpetual license, and simply only allow one active instance to be used at a time. Similar to how Lightroom works.

It's a big setback, coming from Lightroom, that I can't easily switch between Capture One on my laptop and desktop with my 1 license. I'd like to use C1 on both machines, but never at the same time. I'm not sure how the current system helps C1 or it's customers. Customers have to deal with manually deactivating and re-activating a license for every use, and since they're mostly not going to pay double the price just use on two machines, C1 isn't making any extra money off of it. Basically customers are dealing with an annoying activation process that doesn't benefit them or Capture One.

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  • Robert Owczarek

    Hi Andrew,

    I've just bought C1 20 and run it on iMac and MacBook PRO. They get my activation and working on 2 machines is possible.

    I was caused by this manual deactivation when I try to activate the third copy on my second iMac in the office.  

    I've switched from Lightroom so would be nice to have such flexibility to activate licences like in Adobe product.

    I hope they do that in the future.

    Robert

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  • SFA

    Andrew,

    Which variety of Capture One are you using?

    Express, a manufacturer associated special or the Pro "covers everything" variety?

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  • Andrew Pabon

    @SFA

    I have a Capture One (For Sony) license. 

    Every time I switch machines (MacBook Pro and a Windows 10 PC Desktop) I have to deactivate the license on the previous machine and re-activate on the machine I want to use.

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