Start Lightworks
The startup wizard will appear.
Select ‘I’d like to make a new account’ Click Next
Type in all the details required. Please make sure to read the tooltips for each field available
Click ‘Create’
The application will connect to our activation server create the account and return a Free license automatically (Internet connection required)
An account can be registered on our website
Access our website here: https://app.lwks.com/sign-up
Start Lightworks
The startup wizard will appear
Select ‘I already have an account’ Click Next
Type your Lightworks Username/Email and account password into the relevant fields and then click Sign In.
If you experience an issue with “Invalid credentials” please click the ‘eye’ icon next to the Password field to reveal the text characters. Further help can be obtained by clicking the ‘Help!’ link.
The application will connect to our activation server and return a Free license automatically (Internet connection required)
If you have purchased a Lightworks Create, Pro or AVID DNxHD license these will appear ready for activation.
Each available license will have an ‘Activate’ button, clicking this will activate the license on the system. Click Next
Choose the language you wish to use throughout the application (default is English) Click Next
Choose the keyboard layout that is most familiar to you. If you are not familiar with other editing applications, please select ‘Lightworks (Default)’ and click Next
Choose the project layout that best suits how you wish to work. We strongly recommend new users to Lightworks start with the ‘Fixed layout’ Click Next
Before clicking Start, we strongly recommend pressing the Play icon to watch the ‘Quick Start Guide’ video to help bring you up to speed with the basics of Lightworks
The Lightworks application opens in the Project Browser view.
The first time you start Lightworks, the Project Browser displays a grid of blank tiles
Existing Lightworks projects display as tiles with a title in the tile header and a thumbnail of a media item from the project
Click the dropdown arrow next to the avatar image (top right-hand corner, next to System Settings)
Click ‘Sign out’
The license file will be deleted, and any saved credentials cleared taking you back to the startup wizard
Once the system is active with a Free license it is possible to activate a purchased license (Create, Pro or AVID DNxHD).
Click the dropdown arrow next to the avatar image (top right-hand corner, next to System Settings)
Click ‘Activate license(s)’
On the panel that opens click ‘Authenticate.’ The panel will be auto-filled with the saved credentials
All licenses available under your account will then appear, including showing what license is active on the system and what license is available for activation
Click the ‘Activate’ button for each license you wish to activate on the system
Once all licenses have been activated, the panel can be closed