Serial number on two machines question

[ewoh24]

Hi-

We have a Quad G5 machine here at work that has Final Cut Pro on it. I need to do a test on a PowerMac G4 to determine whether or not it will be fast enough to do some exporting from to be a media creation machine. Rather than take Final Cut off of the G5 to do a test that will maybe take two hours or so, can I install FCP on the G4 for that amount of time without causing a serious licensing issue? I know you're not supposed to have one license on two machines but if it works we'll order the full copy. Any thoughts on it?

Thanks.

 

[thworple]

The main problem you'll run into is the fact that it is impossible to run the same licensed copy on 2 machines on the same network at the same time. The second machine won't let the application start, and will give you a window stating the reasons why.

Just run the Powermac G4 off the network for your test, and then buy a new license if it runs to your liking.

 

[ewoh24]

I didnt realize you could do that. So you just network to the G5 and run the app from there? Will that affect the speed of the export at all?

 

[thworple]

Not quite what I meant. Install it on the G4, but don't run both machines at the same time on the same network.