Boris FX Licensing – Node Locked Licenses

Node-locked Licenses

This page addresses licensing Boris FX products, including Continuum, Sapphire, Mocha, Silhouette, and others.

With a node-locked license, the Boris FX software can be activated on one computer at any given time. The license is uncounted, permitting numerous instances of the software to run simultaneously on the specified computer. However, to use the node-locked license on a different computer, it is necessary to deactivate the license on the original computer.

After you purchase a node-locked license, you will be emailed an activation key.

Open the Boris FX License Tool

Continuum

Using the Installer

Run the installer and follow the prompts to activate.

Already Installed – From Within Host Application

Apply a Continuum filter and click on License at the top of the Effect Controls.

Already Installed – From Installed Folder

Windows: Search for Activate Continuum License and select from Adobe, AVX, or OFX options.
Mac: Search for Activate Continuum License and select from Adobe, AVX, or OFX options.

Mocha

Standalone: Start Mocha and choose Activate from the welcome screen or Activate Nodelocked License from the Help menu.
After Effects: Click License… in the bar of the effect title in the effect controls.

Premiere Pro: Click the small icon next to the effect title.

Avid Editing Systems: Click the License Control checkbox under the License and Registration section at the bottom of the effect controls.

OFX Hosts: Click the License Control checkbox under the License and Registration section at the bottom of the effect controls.

Optics

Start the Optics standalone or apply the Optics plugin.
Select Activate Nodelock License in the License window and click OK.

Sapphire

Using the Installer

Run the installer and follow the prompts to activate.

Already Installed

Windows: Search for Activate Sapphire and select from AE, AVX or OFX options.
Mac: Go to the /Applications/BorisFX/Sapphire AE, AVX, or OFX folder and select Activate License.

Silhouette

Standalone: Start Silhouette.
Plug-in: Apply the plug-in and click Silhouette Interface > Open.
Select Activate Nodelock License in the License window and click OK.

Activating Licenses

Make sure you are connected to the Internet.
Choose Activate your license now and press Next.

Paste the activation key into the Activation Key field and click Next.

If the activation is successful, details will appear on the next page.

Offline Activation

If your machine is not connected to the Internet or you are behind a firewall, use the Activate your license manually option.

If you need to activate your software offline, please contact us with your order number and we will send you the key file.

Note: Some Boris products are sold as units that are a subset of a larger plug-in package. Units require online activation as they don’t have offline activation capabilities.

Open the Boris FX License Tool.
Choose Activate your license manually using another computer’s web browser and press Next.

You will be provided with file fields to load a key file.

Download and save the key file you received from your license email from a computer with an Internet connection.
Transfer the key file to the offline machine you are going to activate via a flash/thumb drive or a shared network.
Select the location of the key file in the first field.
Pick a location for the request file (which will be created) in the second field.
Copy the request file (.req) to a machine with an Internet connection.
Upload it to http://activation.borisfx.com/offline-activation.php.
Save the activation file it returns (via download or email), and copy it to the offline machine.
Enter its location into the license tool and click Next.

Your license is now installed.