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Hi all
Can't believe i missed this, anyone got a spare pro licence they want to sell.
Regards Jim

This isn't a pro license but it's still a good deal. Many people purchased extra copies, my advice would be to haunt the setup tab forums to see if someone will sell you one of their spares.

http://setuptab.com/index.php?topic=4072.0"

Say, I was wondering, if there is any reason why I should not install the license
to my hard drive, on each computer.
I have a laptop, and a desktop. Since both would have a license on their hard drive,
there should not be a problem transferring scene files would there?
I could use a USB thumb drive, but if I don't have to, I'd choose not to.

Thanks!

Froo

The license key is attached to the hardware that you use when you create the license.

If you use your hard drive and the disk dies you will need to spend time with the messiah folks arranging a new key. I don't think they would be unreasonable but it is a necessary step.

There may be a way to install the license key on a usb and transfer that file to a hard drive. You would have to search for a method and it might actually violate the license agreement so do so aware of the risk.

I used a new usb for my key so I can use the messiah on multiple machines.

USB is the way to go, unless for some reason you have an extreme aversion to them. If you install your key to a HD and it goes bang, then PMG are under no obligation to give you a new one, and even then may want proof (i.e. you send them the dud drive). I believe that the drive-license was originally developed to allow users to use USB's as dongles, instead of having one physically shipped from PMG.

The advantages of the USB dongle far out way the disadvantages imo.

I see. Thanks Ben.
Yes, I recall this conversation now; I could not find the info earlier.
Ok.

Hi LeonRegis,

It's been a long time since the Messiah sale, a lot of water under the bridge, and I was just wondering if you solved all your problems with the software I sent to you. I don't even recall if we exchanged emails back then. I had a lot going on at the time. I hope all's well and you are using Messiah and taking over the world.

All the best,
Leon

I`ve long uninstalled it. It was not worth the bucks and the hassle. Hats off to everybody who can bring Messiah to work.

There is no working pipeline (The only not fully broken import is *.lwo, the only not fully broken export is FBX), the software UI is a mess and cumbersome to use (when you need a big tutorial to even explain the basics like how to attach a texture then you know that you have a big UI problem) , and the PMG programmers doesn`t really know what they are doing. They wanted me to believe that a Obj file has never contained a *.mtl file. So i don`t really wonder anymore why the im- and export is this messed up .

I still wait for a last answer from the PMG support team. They promised to have a look at the pipeline problem. But they didn`t response anymore. I guess i shouldn`t have told them how Obj really works