Confused by licensing - Can't activate Apple Silicon Beta

[DaveBurbank]

Hello:

I'm a long time Photo Mechanic user. I wish to try the beta which supports Apple Silicon. For some reason, I simply cannot active the beta. All attempts result in a message that I'm using an old activation key. I have activation keys for PM6 and PM6 Plus. I've also tried deactivating my non-beta version but I continue to get the error. How can I try the Apple Silicon beta using my purchased PM 6 key?

Thank you.

[vale]

You cannot. They force you to upgrade to new subscription model, or pay the more expensive one year license

[ahoward]

Please see my reply in the Beta 2 announcement thread for how to access the beta without signing up for a trial or making a purchase: https://forums.camerabits.com/index.php?topic=16261.msg79374#msg79374

[DaveBurbank]

Thank you for the replies. I didn't know about the new licensing restrictions.

Beta installed. HOLY COW!! PM is finally able to easily and quickly view 30-40k images in nested folders on my Apple M1 Max with 64GB RAM. PM has been such a disappointment to me since getting the M1 Max because it's been so sluggish when trying to view and sort thousands of big images.

I'm very excited to give this beta a thorough work over to see how the new Apple Silicon code will benefit my workflow. I'll let you know if I run into any obstacles.

[elianoimperato]

Thank you for the replies. I didn't know about the new licensing restrictions.

Beta installed. HOLY COW!! PM is finally able to easily and quickly view 30-40k images in nested folders on my Apple M1 Max with 64GB RAM. PM has been such a disappointment to me since getting the M1 Max because it's been so sluggish when trying to view and sort thousands of big images.

I'm very excited to give this beta a thorough work over to see how the new Apple Silicon code will benefit my workflow. I'll let you know if I run into any obstacles.

Unfortunately it has become very expensive...