Actually, SoMeOnE did an excellent ground breaking job in creating what I feel to be the first dongle emulator. It worked very well with EIAS 2.7 and proved once again that copy protection is not uncrackable. Unfortunately, people decided to leak it and now he refuses to continue the saga. I've even seen indications of EI's knowledge of its existence in the new copy protection code. Due to this concern, I've been convinced to serialize each copy individually so that, if leaked out, it will pinpoint who's at fault. People need to realize that crackers have better things to do with their lives than spend two full months cracking something because of a new copy protection scheme prompted by a company's knowledge of an existing crack. THIS COPY BELONGS SOLELY TO YOU - UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES IS THIS EVER TO BE RELEASED TO ANYONE ELSE!!! O.K., enough negative talk. Excuse me while I step down from my soapbox;)
GENERAL INFORMATION
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This extension will emulate the dongle (hardware key) shipped with Electric Image. It has been tested with all versions of both film and broadcast from (and including) 2.5 through 2.8R. All one needs to do is drop it onto their System Folder and reboot.
You have one of two versions:
A. EI apps only (lean and mean)
B. EI apps + Modeler Beta5 (bloated version for support of a buggy beta)
Due to the large lookup table used in the modeler, emulator B's size is somewhat larger than A's. Other than that, their functionality is identical.
AUTHORIZATION CODES
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With each version of EI, you'll need to register it with the proper codes when prompted.
The codes are derived from a combination of the version and the dongle's internal serial number. They also allow EI to control the life of the application for demo purposes. Write down or print out the following codes:
Serial Number : BW00002
Expiration Date : (Never)
Version Number : 2.5
Version Code : JQIX-JVGU
Expiration Date Code : JPDP-OOBU-MAMK-OLUJ
Version Number : 2.7 (2.7, 2.7.2, 2.7.5)
Version Code : CROK-EYFX
Expiration Date Code : JPJP-OODQ-TEPJ-UOSH
Version Number : 2.85 (Modeler beta 5)
Version Code : AVAZ-KSGM
Expiration Date Code : JPDP-OOFU-MIRN-WJPJ
Version Number : 2.88 (EI 2.8P-R)
Version Code : ANPU-JWIQ
Expiration Date Code : JPMP-OOOS-XFWE-XNMG
TECHNICAL BLURB
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Registration information is stored in the main application, the projector, and in the older versions; the camera. Using ResEdit, you can strip it out by removing the following resource types from each: 'CExp', 'CInf', CUpd', 'CVer', and 'stmp'.
PLUGINS
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There are many plugins available for EI to provide added functionality. Since most of their serial numbers are derived from the dongle's internal number, I derived the following set for usage with this emulator:
CableCraft :ABOSRIQ
Big Dipper 2.5 :TGBFJRK
Da Vinci's Chisel 1.5 :ZHJGVYX
Dante 2.0 :GSCIQAQ
Liquefy 1.5 :ACLWSWZ
Pathfinder 1.5 :NIHNNRW
Zeus 2.5 :YNTONKI
Note: the versions I've seen of all but CableCraft, did not work with version 2.8 of EI (with or without the dongle;). But they ran fine with version 2.7.5. The nice thing about it is that they didn't use EI's version number in the serial number routine so these numbers should work with future releases.
CLOSING REMARKS
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Other than SoMeOnE, who started the legend, I'd also like to acknowledge (and thank!) the person who spent many days putting it through a grueling test, so that my final release would be something I felt confident about. His comments prompted me to add stealth features to provide more flexibility with other existing dongles. I would also like to thank Coyote. The usage of two of his utilities came in handy during my quest and dissemination. A big THANK YOU goes out to everyone else for their patience during the entire process; from start to finish to testing to release!
Consider this my Christmas present 10 months early (maybe version 2.8 "Z" will be out by then;)
