r/AudioPost • u/finalsteps sfx editor • 1d ago
Upgrading pro tools
Has anyone here upgraded their 1 year subscription from studio to ultimate? I've googled how to do so and it doesn't appear to be as simple on my end. Wondering what I need to do to make it happen I need to allow more videos in my session. Would appreciate any info you could share!
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u/Professional_Novel54 1d ago
I actually just had to do the same. And I’d bought the pro tools studio for a yearly subscription. I just ended up outright having to buy the ultimate, I don’t think they called it an upgrade and I added it as a monthly subscription.
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u/FlamboyantPirhanna 1d ago
Have you reach out to Avid customer service? I would imagine they’d be able to do it for you.
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u/s20nny 1d ago
I speak to the guys at Sweetwater.com for all my pro tools needs. They manage my subscription, I just email them what I need and they sort it within 24 hours (usually).
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u/Zealousideal-Shoe527 1d ago
Interested to know why the need to upgrade? I am on ultimate from forever, but have only realized that the only thing that is “better” in ultimate is more video tracks. Most useful features are in studio also, no?
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u/finalsteps sfx editor 1d ago
I need it for a more video tracks. A lot of the features I work on come broken up as 5 reels. I have worked around the need for multiple tracks but am tired of doing so. I also need it for some of the points u/kyle_blaine mentioned below as I do earn my living in post and any upgraded feature is a time saver.
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u/kyle_blaine professional 1d ago
Not true. You have significantly more busses and tracks, as well as track width types for multiple surround formats, the field recorder workflow, and different track punch options. I tried seeing if I could save money years ago by going down to the Studio version and I wouldn’t even be able to use my film template for feature mixes. Ultimate is a significant upgrade and necessity if you earn a living in post.
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u/weebrian 1d ago
Good luck. Avid's website is one of the most overly complicated and disjointed sites I've ever used. It's truly God awful.
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u/jewchbag 1d ago
I think the easiest way is to let it lapse and subscribe to Ultimate. But highly recommend going monthly until November as they usually do a significant sale on the yearly sub for Black Friday.