jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Lots of news about LR from Laura shoe. Yes, there will be a Lightroom 7, but it is by subscription only. LR 6 will continue to be available for purchase. There is a new version of LR CC, which will be easier to use.

https://madmimi.com/p/938bfa?fe=1&pact=1642671-142141011-8374489371-46db00e9d5ca9f1e111663268f110aa0756685da

Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara

I am concerned for a number of reasons :Two products - classic is the desktop tool, CC the cloud. I only use LR not PS so I will not pay $10/month for both and they don't have an option for just LR. $120/yr for a product that should cost around $100 for a perpetual license is absurd. I think its a great deal for those that use PS (which used to cost $500+) so it would take about 5 years of SaaS costs to equal what it used to cost for LR and PS perpetual licenses. Since they both had upgrade cycles in the 2 to 4 year range it really is a pretty good deal. But not for just a LR user.

The CC option has hidden costs of cloud storage. Yes I know they give you a TB with it but I certainly won't keep my entire library in their cloud because it is larger than 1 TB plus concerns about backup. A hidden cost is the caps on the ISPs like Cox at 1 TB per month with $10/50MB charges above that. Adobe is trying to make a lot of $ off cloud storage.

I own LR 6 , will continue to use it but will move to On1 or something else as soon as they are stable. I want a product that does DAM and PP. Right now On1, MacPhun, Affinity are offering options (Mac user) but they have their own issues especially around stability and cost.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.

We all knew that one day Lightroom stand alone would cease to be supported.

Just did a force check for new updates for CC... WhooHoo! LOVE getting new stuff!

Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara

Just to be clear there is NO LR 7 that naming is dead after LR 6. No new perpetual license. Only CC (for Cloud) and Classic (for computer).

Matt K has a pretty good explanation on his site. His recommendations are:
1. if you are on CC now upgrade to Classic as it will give you all the new features added there. He even has a video on those changes. You have purchased a SaaS license for just that reason - it gives you upgrades seamlessly. Classic is for the photographer who puts all their images in files/folders on a computer. Nothing has changed other than the name.
2. if you are a cloud based photographer who uses and wants infrastructure in the cloud (shoots mainly with a connected device like phone or camera with wifi) and wants all the features of CC but in a portable app. It doesn't make a difference if you use a phone, tablet , laptop or desktop as all the features are the same as CC just in the cloud.
3. if you are on a perpetual license of LR like 6,5 etc. They still work and will have some small upgrades like support for the new Nikon but unlikely they will be supported for long. But they still work and if that is how you use LR no changes needed. If you want the new features you have to either use classic or CC and pay subscription pricing. I'm in this boat and pissed because I don't use PS and won't pay for it which is what I am doing if I use CC or Classic. As I said I will move totally to some other product once one of them is stable.

Dngallagher Loc: Wilmington De.