Cinegy Software Licensing Overview

Cinegy products support two licensing modes:

Both licensing modes can be used on a single machine simultaneously. Differences between two licensing modes are highlighted in the table below:

The following features are supported by both licensing modes:

Cinegy software licenses are provided in a form of unique serial numbers that have to be activated on the target machine.

To activate software license on the target machine, use Cinegy License Manager.

Once Cinegy License Manager is installed, run the application and the following window will be shown:

The list will show all software licenses installed on the current machine, if any. Press the "Add license" button to activate a software license on the current machine. The following dialog box appears:

Copy and paste the serial number into the corresponding field. The serial number validity will be checked against the Cinegy online licensing system. Once checked, a green tick will appear indicating a successful checkout and the bottom section will be populated with the license details as shown here:

In order to proceed, click on "I Understand – Install License" and wait whilst the license file is downloaded to the machine. The message below will notify that the license has been added successfully:

Once the license has been installed, you can go back to the main page of the application to see all active licenses added to your machine:

If you have any additional licenses to add, click on the "Add license" button again and repeat the process. Do this for each license you need to add to the machine.

Once all required licenses have been installed, you can click on the "Details" button to get some additional information such as an expiry date, the date when the license was last renewed and whether a machine ID change is possible.

Once you have finished, Cinegy License Manager can be closed.

Once activated on the target machine, the software license will remain valid up to 45 days. After this period, the software license becomes void unless re-activated. In case the target machine has a permanent access to the Internet, the re-activation process is done automatically by the Cinegy License Service running on the same machine.

Alternatively, the license can be re-activated manually via Cinegy License Manager. To do so, enable Internet access for the machine and start the application. Select the required license from the list and press the “Details” button. The “License Details” dialog will be shown:

The last license re-generation date will be shown in the “Last Renewed” field. Press the “Save & Regenerate” button to update the license and extend the license validity period.

The software license can be removed from the current machine via Cinegy License Manager. To do so, start the application and select the required license from the list. Press the “Details” button. The “License Details” dialog will be shown:

Press the “Delete” button to remove the license from the current machine.

The Cinegy software license can be activated on another host when the license assignment period is lapsed. This period is typically 90 days from the first license activation on the initial host.

To activate the software license on the new host, start Cinegy License Manager application and press the "Add license" button. The following dialog box appears:

Copy and paste the serial number into the corresponding field. The serial number validity will be checked against the Cinegy online licensing system. In case the license has been previously installed onto another machine, License Manager will specify the unique ID of the machine and when it is possible for it to be moved. This can be indicated as shown below:

To activate the license on a new host, press the “I Understand – Install License” button. The license will be re-assigned to the new host and a new license assignment period will be started.