
I expect, that BMD will come up with a solution for that.? Thats what my dealer told me,too.thats why I bought a dongle earlier. this is quite confusing, because blackmagic posted earlier, that the dongles can be changed to licence keys when Resolve 14 is released. Activation license keys will only ship starting from today's release but be sure to specify the activation license key during the transition if that's what you need. If you have not received it yet tell your reseller you would like the activation license key. Peter Chamberlain wrote:If you have the dongle already that will be your license key. Then run Studio with the dongle at home when an external monitor is connected anyway and need to apply noise reduction and reduce barrel distortion before a final render.

I run the free version when I don't want a Dongle hanging off my laptop on the plane/in a coffee shop. Resolve 14 and Resolve 14 Studio can be installed fine simultaneously. At the very, very least, a Studio owner should be able to use the Resolve software at the same level of functionality as the free version even if they don't have the dongle connected. I'd even be fine with this de-authorizing my dongle. There really should be a solution where dongle owners can receive an activation code if they choose.


There have been a few occasions where I have forgotten my dongle and therefore had to uninstall Resolve Studio, install the free version just to be able to do some work, and then re-install Studio once I had access to the dongle. Now that the software is no longer just considered a grading tool but is also firmly in the "editing" category, many people like my self are using it primarily on laptops. Dongles are fine for people who use Resolve on a stationary workstation. Andrew Welch wrote:This is a serious issue for me.
