How do I register as a new user?
If you are a new user or want to register a new installation of CodedColor, follow the link directly from the registration nagscreen inside the CodedColor software. The dialog can be found under the "?" menuitem on the top right side of the main menu.
When you register, make sure your email address is correct. If you do not receive a mail containing the registration key, login to your account again and check or change your email address. A spam filter or a full mailbox may also have blocked your mail.
How do I register as an existing user?
If you have already registered a version of CodedColor, you can log into your account and edit your data or request upgrade registration keys. Follow the link directly from the registration nagscreen of the installed software.
If you forgot your username or password, find the former mail containing your registration key and follow the link at the bottom.
How do i unlock my CodedColor installation, that is where do I enter the registration key?
The whole registration process consists of 4 simple steps:
- CodedColor nagscreen (registration dialog): click on link
- Online registration system: follow 3-4 steps
- Registration key sent immediately by mail
- Enter key in nagscreen to unlock CodedColor
To unlock your CodedColor installation, copy & paste the registration key directly from the mail into the registration nagscreen. This dialog can also be found under the ? Help - Registration menu. The registration key is only valid in combination with the email address you registered with.
On how many PCs can I use the registration key?
A registration key is for your personal use only. You can enter the key on different computers, but only one person is allowed to start the software at a time. We have company licenses to cover multiple installations.
Where do I get the most current version of CodedColor?
To download the most current version of CodedColor, you can use the LiveUpdate dialog in the software, or click on the following link. Freeware licenses are only available for the most current version.
Download the most current version
How much is an upgrade?
Upgrades to new major releases are free, if your last purchase was less than 2 months ago. Just install the latest release, and request a new registration key as described above. If your purchase is older than 2 months, then you will see a special upgrade offer in your online registration account, which usually values around $15.-
Notes: After major releases we send out special upgrade coupons to registered users with valid email addresses. Make sure, that you SPAM filter allows mails from codedcolor.com. A major release means, that the first version digit increases, as in 3.6 to 4.1.
What happened to the old ProgramID - is it still needed?
As of version 3.6, you no longer need a ProgramID to register, only a valid email address.
Can I use my old registration key in the new version?
Old registration keys don't work in major release jumps, as from 3.6 to 4.1. You have to login to your account from within the software and request an upgrade registration key.
If I don't want to upgrade, can I stick with the older version?
As a payed user of Versions 3.x Pro or SE, you can download 3.6 and get an unlimited registration key for free, which is not bound anymore to your PC or installation, but to your email address.
Downlad the last Update 3.6
What's the difference between the SE and full (or pro) version?
SE versions are "Special Editions" for magazines. These versions are free for the readers. However, you have to register online with a coupon and a valid email address, so that we can send you upgrade offers when we launch new major releases.
After installation, CodedColor PhotoStudio SE runs in "full version trial mode" for 30 days. Even after this period, the reader can register one of the following license models using the magazine Coupon:
- the free SE version, or
- the discounted full version (discount around 30%)
The SE version is more than a cool image viewer. It contains many useful organizing and editing tools, and for many users, the number of features is more than enough. The following options, among others, are not part of the SE version, or may be running only in demo mode:
- Fast searching (keyword, title, annotation, filename, etc.)
- Batch conversion of image folders (change filetypes, compress, resize, add watermarks, enhance, etc)
- Batch renaming of files
- Webalbum export with tree browser and slideshow
- Compress albums to selfextracting archive
- eMail photos and albums with integrated resizing and archive compression
- SmartFix and a toolbar containing professional enhancement dialogs and brushes
- Video capture dialog
- Panorama stitch (as of version 5.0)
- DTP editor and PDF export (as of Version 5.0)
- First level support
- Full version upgrade offers (around $15.-) for new major releases
How do you handle old freeware or SE licenses in major new releases?
For an old freeware version you cannot prolong the registration key. You must always download and register the newest version of CodedColor. For SE versions, free licenses are availabe only as long as there has be no new major release. Registration for special editions is thus limited in time.
Also be reminded, that you are only entitled to a free SE registration key, if you register directly from within the installed software. Don't use the registration link on the CodedColor homepage.
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