Nuendo 5.5 Trial version - available as download

[TimoWildenhain]

Dear Forum members,

For the first time ever, Nuendo 5.5 is available as a downloadable Trial version, running 400 working hours – enough time to learn more about Nuendo 5.5 by working with even larger and more time-consuming projects.

Please follow the instructions to download and install the trial version: Nuendo 5.5 Trial version

Thanks,
Timo

[Kid Dropper Sound]

I just want to make sure I understand this correctly.

Trial version is for people that have not yet upgraded to v5

regular version is for v5 license holders.

Is this correct?

Thanks Timo

[TimoWildenhain]

I just want to make sure I understand this correctly.

Trial version is for people that have not yet upgraded to v5

regular version is for v5 license holders.

Is this correct?

Thanks Timo

Yes, correct!

[Lydiot]

How does one go about trying this out? Download, install and select "trial" somewhere?

Also, are there any limits one should be aware of other than not running for more than 400 hours?

[TimoWildenhain]

How does one go about trying this out? Download, install and select "trial" somewhere?

Also, are there any limits one should be aware of other than not running for more than 400 hours?

Hi,

please go to the trial website and follow the instructions: Nuendo 5.5 Trial version.
The only limitation is that the trial does not include the NEK. All other features can be used without limitation for 400 hours.

Thanks,
Timo

[Lydiot]

How does one go about trying this out? Download, install and select "trial" somewhere?

Also, are there any limits one should be aware of other than not running for more than 400 hours?

Hi,

please go to the trial website and follow the instructions: Nuendo 5.5 Trial version.
The only limitation is that the trial does not include the NEK. All other features can be used without limitation for 400 hours.

Thanks,
Timo

Thanks Timo!

And is run-time or "calendar time"? In other words, is it roughly 16 days, or 400 hours of the app being up and running?

[Kid Dropper Sound]

How does one go about trying this out? Download, install and select "trial" somewhere?

Also, are there any limits one should be aware of other than not running for more than 400 hours?

Hi,

please go to the trial website and follow the instructions: Nuendo 5.5 Trial version.
The only limitation is that the trial does not include the NEK. All other features can be used without limitation for 400 hours.

Thanks,
Timo

Thanks Timo!

And is run-time or "calendar time"? In other words, is it roughly 16 days, or 400 hours of the app being up and running?

I also want to know about the hours.

I know some serious protools HD guys that are curious, If they were to buy a steinberg usb key.. would they be eligible for the trial?

Not sure if anyone has noticed, but the majority of the top 2 pages of most popular feature requests on the Ideascale user feedback site for protools are standard issue in Nuendo. This alone is perking up some ears, it would be great if they could demo and see for themselves.

[Fredo]

And is run-time or "calendar time"? In other words, is it roughly 16 days, or 400 hours of the app being up and running?

AFAIK its a combination of both x-amunt of hours running the application within x-days. So if you run the application day and night, it will expire before the "days" are over and when you never use it, it will expire as soon as the "days" are over.

If they were to buy a steinberg usb key.. would they be eligible for the trial?

No, when PT is detected on the same computer, the dongle will selfdestruct within minutes.

Yeah, of course ... that's the whole idea of a trial version, no!?

Fredo

[Lydiot]

And is run-time or "calendar time"? In other words, is it roughly 16 days, or 400 hours of the app being up and running?

AFAIK its a combination of both x-amunt of hours running the application within x-days. So if you run the application day and night, it will expire before the "days" are over and when you never use it, it will expire as soon as the "days" are over.

Could you ask and see more specifically how it works? Because the two above are actually the same thing!

If they were to buy a steinberg usb key.. would they be eligible for the trial?

No, when PT is detected on the same computer, the dongle will selfdestruct within minutes.

That's the spirit!

[Fredo]

Could you ask and see more specifically how it works? Because the two above are actually the same thing!

Euh ... can't explain it more clear.

If you work with the application day and night, then it will expire when you reched the limited amount of hours.
If,you don't work with the application, it will expire as soon as the max "days" are over.

Fredo

[SBN]

Can I remove licenses that had expired?

Edit:
I found this helpful explanation in help: "To remove a license that you do not need and don’t want to remain on your eLicenser anymore, please click the respective license’s “Remove License” button (in the “Licenses” list)."

But I cant find any 'Remove License' button =\
any other option may be hiding there?

[Fredo]

There's a trashcan next to the license.

Fredo

[Domilik]

I also would like to know, what's this 400hours is about. It's a huge difference, if it's runtime or just three weeks in calendar.

If it is runtime I would recommend this trial to somebody for trying it on a complete upcoming project. If not, I cannot recommend it, cause switching during a project would be quite uncomfortable.

So, can anybody from steinberg please give a detailed comment on this?

Regards,
Domilik

[Fredo]

I also would like to know, what's this 400hours is about.

I just explained it above.

Fredo

[SBN]

There's a trashcan next to the license.

Fredo

thanks (no emoticons for Fredo=P)

[Fredo]

(no emoticons for Fredo=P)

[Domilik]

I just explained it above.

Fredo, I asked for a "detailed comment", and I can't find it in your posts. Or do you mean this?

AFAIK its a combination of both x-amunt of hours running the application within x-days

Then I'd like to know how many days are considered by the trial licence?

I cannot believe that this would be 16,6 days (like mentioned earlier above), because then this splitting in days or hours would'nt make any sense, since you can not use it more than 400 hours in 16 days. So it would have been enough to limit it for 16 days, and forget about the hours. So if your explaination is correct, there must be a much higher rate in days. And this is the info I would like to get, before recommending the trial.

[Fredo]

OK, someone set me on the wrong foot with mentioning "days".

When you have entered the activation code, have a look in the ECC.
If this works like all other Steinberg temp licenses, then you should see following:

Expiration date: xxxx-xx-xx
Remaining starts: xxx/xxx
Remaining time: xxxh/xxxh

This means that the demo license will expire at the expiration date, no matter if it has been used or not.
You can start up the program xxx times. Usually this can be reset (validate License usage period) as long as the expiration date and remaining time is not reached yet.
Remaing time is the number of hours you can have the application open. If you leave the trial version open 27/7, then it will expire very quick. If you use it only a few minutes per day, you can use it until the expiration date is reached.


HTH
Fredo

[Lydiot]

OK, someone set me on the wrong foot with mentioning "days".

When you have entered the activation code, have a look in the ECC.
If this works like all other Steinberg temp licenses, then you should see following:

Expiration date: xxxx-xx-xx
Remaining starts: xxx/xxx
Remaining time: xxxh/xxxh

This means that the demo license will expire at the expiration date, no matter if it has been used or not.
You can start up the program xxx times. Usually this can be reset (validate License usage period) as long as the expiration date and remaining time is not reached yet.
Remaing time is the number of hours you can have the application open. If you leave the trial version open 27/7, then it will expire very quick. If you use it only a few minutes per day, you can use it until the expiration date is reached.


HTH
Fredo

Thanks for the clarification. When you answered first it was unclear because running the app 24/7 = calendar days, since they're made up of 24 hours, i.e. the two were the same.

Now, with the above clarified, could you tell us what the number of starts are and how the expiration date is calculated?

I'm only asking because I actually have a large project coming up that I may want to try N5 on, and if I need to stop in the middle of the project I don't want to get caught with it "half done"...

[SBN]

400 hrs stands for ~30 days according to my RND trial..

HTH

[TimoWildenhain]

Hello,

the trial version runs 400 working hours, which means there is no fixed date when it will stop working
once you've activated the license.

Thanks,
Timo

[Domilik]

Now I'm confused. This is totally different to Fredos statement.

Just to be clear finally:
I can use the trial version for full 400 hours of working, even though this is reaching until next year? And the trial has no limitations?

This would be amazing and a big marketing goal for new users!

[Fredo]

Now I'm confused. This is totally different to Fredos statement.

I said: If this works like all other Steinberg temp licenses, then you should see following ...

Apparently not. So what Timo said is the only correct explenation.

[Bifop]

I'm on the Nuendo 5.5 trial and I can confirm what TImo said. It works on a hour timing base.
I swap my dongle between two machines and I can see the exact total usage time being substracted to my remaing one.

Great move Steinberg, and brilliant update BTW (Nuendo 5.5 from 3.2 is a total mind blowing experience !!!).
Way to go !

[Lydiot]

I just got the v5 update (with NEK) and only have v5 trial installed (not NEK).

What's the best way to go about this now? I tried to install the NEK that came with on the CD (v5) and it won't install because it doesn't see Nuendo v5. Should I just download this latest version of NEK and run that? Or will I miss out on some content by doing that?

Also, since I installed a trial license, do I have to get a different version for the "real" license or do I just update my dongle?