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Andrew Kurtz wrote:
> 
> hey folks,
> 
> In October I bought a copy of the Apple Media Tool in order to produce a
> series of short multimedia presentations/marketing pamphlets.  Well,
> because of Apple's liscensing scheme, we're unable to use it (it would
> cost us about 25K/year!!).  So I'm selling it -- og box, documentation,
> discs, etc. for $350.00 (new: 500.00).
> 
> I really love this little program -- it produces run-time versions of your
> productions in both mac and dos platforms; and since it uses a map/icon
> metaphor, it is very easy to use.  I highly reccomend it for both novice
> users wanting to get into multimedia production and for experienced users
> for their shorter, less elaborate projects.  However, you should be aware
> that Apple, in all their unwitting stupidity, wants 500 bucks every time
> you liscense the software for commercial use.  If you're a student or
> faculty or some other non-profit sort, you can use it for free.
> 
> If anyone is interested, drop me some mail.
> 
> andy


Andy,

This was true when AMT was launched three years ago, but at least 18 
months ago Apple droppped the licence. You can now distribute titles 
built with AMT completely free. You don't even need to put a "Made with 
Apple Media Tool" logo on, as you do with Director. Contact Apple for 
confirmation if you wish.

By the way, AMT 2.0 has just been launched: its a great deal easier to 
use, and much more powerful (e.g. QTVR without any coding...)

A small disclaimer: I wrote the user's guide for the AMT Programming 
Environment (in v2.0)

Dan

In article <310F42A7.6293@artmem.demon.co.uk>, Dan Crow
<D.N.Crow@artmem.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> Andrew Kurtz wrote:

<snip no longer correct AMT licensing info> 

> Andy,
> 
> This was true when AMT was launched three years ago, but at least 18 
> months ago Apple droppped the licence. 

Dan's right, we make AMT titles and don't have to pay licensing fees (and
we even don't have to pay licensing fees for QT either! Another good idea
from Apple!).

> A small disclaimer: I wrote the user's guide for the AMT Programming 
> Environment (in v2.0)

Well I didn't, and Dan is still right! 
 
> Dan

Chas
DFI

In article <cgervais-3101960906140001@ppp01-29.net.uoguelph.ca>,
cgervais@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Charles Gervais) wrote:

> In article <310F42A7.6293@artmem.demon.co.uk>, Dan Crow
> <D.N.Crow@artmem.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > Andrew Kurtz wrote:
> 
> <snip no longer correct AMT licensing info> 
> 
> > Andy,
> > 
> > This was true when AMT was launched three years ago, but at least 18 
> > months ago Apple droppped the licence. 
> 
> Dan's right, we make AMT titles and don't have to pay licensing fees (and
> we even don't have to pay licensing fees for QT either! Another good idea
> from Apple!).
> 
> > A small disclaimer: I wrote the user's guide for the AMT Programming 
> > Environment (in v2.0)
> 
> Well I didn't, and Dan is still right! 
>  
> > Dan
> 
> Chas
> DFI

Well, someone should inform Apple Customer Service.  Before posting my
4-sale notice, I spoke with Apple for about 90 minutes, trying to figure
out how we might reduce the cost of title-licensing.  We couldn't, hence
my kind of inflamatory posting (i'm usually not like that!).  Thanks,
guys, for the info.

Andy

In article <ak35-0302960744470001@ak35.en.net>, ak35@en.com (Andrew Kurtz)
wrote:

> In article <cgervais-3101960906140001@ppp01-29.net.uoguelph.ca>,
> cgervais@snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca (Charles Gervais) wrote:
> 
> > In article <310F42A7.6293@artmem.demon.co.uk>, Dan Crow
> > <D.N.Crow@artmem.demon.co.uk> wrote:

<stuff about AMT licensing info>

> Well, someone should inform Apple Customer Service.  Before posting my
> 4-sale notice, I spoke with Apple for about 90 minutes, trying to figure
> out how we might reduce the cost of title-licensing.  We couldn't, hence
> my kind of inflamatory posting (i'm usually not like that!).  Thanks,
> guys, for the info.
> 
> Andy

How ignorant of them. I guess Apple's right hand is having a hard time
telling what the left hand is doing. AMT licensing fees have been history
for about10 months (since April, I think).

We've had no end of trouble with some branches of Apple (but certainly not
DTS!), particularly APDA. It has been often very difficult to get a
definitive answer from them (we had a hard time confirming when our new
copy of AMK 2.0 was going to ship. Hopefully we're going to get it today).

For licensing information, Apple Licensing is the branch you want to
contact (of course ;-). If you have an APDA catalogue, the number is in
there (I can't find my catalogue right now, or I'd give you the number.
Sorry). Or, surf on over to Apple's web site and see if you can find the
number there http://www.apple.com/

Cheers!

Chas
DFI