Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:30 pm
Thanks for pointing that out. I was actually just finding out about that yesterday or so.
At first, I heard about Activation Keys, and thought 'I would prefer that, considering that if your dongle gets lost or broken, that's $500 down the drain'... But, after some confusion and uncertainty, I found a video where it was specifically pointed out that Activation keys are not compatible with previous versions (and maybe even Fusion, although I may be mistaken on that)... and although the Resolve and Fusion dongles are, and give access to the other app, the Fusion one is 'superior', in that it give access to more things than the Resolve one.... again, unless I'm remembering it wrong.
Bottom line... Get the Fusion dongle. But, ya, I do fear the damage/malfunction aspect... not so much the lossing it one.
I have to say, the more I read and look into things, the more it seems that many aspects of Blackmagic stuff seems... broken. That, on it's own is bad, but acceptable as long as they have a history of fixing broken things... and (as far as Fusion standalone is concerned).... I'm a bit nervous. I'm even wondering if Resolve itself is getting the attention/fixes it needs... I can't say that this company is doing a good job of giving a sense of care, customer communication, and a solid upgrade future. I'm not sure what the truth of the matter is (...and seemingly does no one else, due to the communication thing)... but that's the impression whatever their strategy here is giving. I love the software, but I'm definitely feeling uneasy about investing in it.