I get a message saying Digital Performer is not authorized to run, the trial has expired, or file was created in a later version (Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard)
This behavior is a result of the authorization file having incorrect file permissions when Digital Performer was installed.
To correct this, the authorization file must be deleted, the permissions repaired, and Digital Performer re-authorized. This page contains instructions specific to Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard; for instructions on this process under Mac OS X v10.2, v10.3, or v10.4, please see this technote.
- Quit all running applications. Make sure you are logged in as an administrator user, then proceed.
- Go to the Finder and choose Find from the File menu (or press Command-F).
- Search in "This Mac" for "File Name." Using the drop-down menus, set the first search line to "Name," "Contains," and type "auth" in the text box.
- Hit the Plus (+) button at the end of the line. This will add a second line of criteria to the search.
For this criteria, click the "Kind" menu and select "Other..."; in the list of attributes, locate and select "File Invisible" and press OK. Then choose "Invisible Items."
The search window should look like this:
- The search will automatically begin as you enter criteria.
- Look in the search results for a file named, "Auth-DigitalPerformer 5.0".
- If a file by this name is found, drag this file into the Trash. Make sure that you have at least one other file or folder in the Trash; if you don't, create a new, empty folder on your desktop and drag it to the Trash. Now empty the Trash.
- Next, repair your disk permissions.
- After that finishes, launch DP 5 with the installer CD in the drive. Enter your name and keycode, and it should authorize properly.