Is this a bootleg of Final Draft 7 or something?

[Strikerx]

I just recently bought Final Draft 7 on ebay, and received it yesterday. The description was "Sealed, New." So of course, that is exactly how it looked, new and unopened.

However, when I took a look at the bottom of the cd (where the information is copied/written into) the surface had a greenish tint to it, much like how those CD-R/CD+R writable CD's look and I could see the "outline" of the contents copied into the CD. I thought that a legitimate CD should have a silver surface where you couldn't see the outline of the copied contents, no? Aside from that, everything else looks "legitimate."

I did notice (in very small print) that the cd had "CD-R" on the middle plastic portion of the cd, near the center hole. Is this a legitimate cd? or was I fooled? If anyone has this version or Final Draft, can you please double check?

I have not tried installing the software yet.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!

 

[MarkG]

Dunno, but it sounds dodgy; mine came in a cardboard box, I think with a basic manual and some other odds and ends (it's in the UK right now, so I can't check).

Is there a CD key with it?

 

[Strikerx]

Hi Mark, thanks for your reply.

Well, mine came in a box as well. As mentoned, everything looks to be authentic. It came "sealed", with manual, ads, and activation/registration stickers, etc. But its just that the bottom of the disc looks like a CD-R(well, actually, it does say CD-R in center "donut hole" plastic portion of the cd).

Maybe that's the type of discs that the company uses? Can you check yours if possible?

Thanks!

 

[MarkG]

Unfortunately my disk is on the other side of the Atlantic! I just brought the installer file on a USB drive and the CD key when I moved to Canada.

I guess you could see whether you can register it on the Final Draft site; if so, it's presumably OK. If not, you can report the seller to them .