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Jun 20, 2018 07:08:14   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 

That's what I thought when it was first offered by Adobe. If one has the subscription, it includes options for both Adobe CC and the Cloud.
Mark

mwsilvers wrote:
There are two flavors of Lightroom and one of them is well...light. You want Lightroom CC Classic which works just like Lightroom 6 did. The other is intended for cloud access with limited adjustment functionality and is aimed more for use on mobile devices. You have access to both with your subscription.

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Jun 20, 2018 07:41:49   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
DanielB wrote:
Is that the difference? Classic let’s you work and create your own local libraries without using their cloud services?

Yes

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Jun 20, 2018 08:02:04   #
burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)


Gaaaaa! Another victim of the Software Name Charade! You did EXACTLY what Adobe wanted. You loaded Lightroom CC 2018 instead of Lightroom CLASSIC CC 2018!

See, Adobe wants you to use their Cloud servers. They charge dearly for that. So, they changed the name of the former Lightroom Mobile to Lightroom CC 2018, wrote versions for computers, and re-named the Lightroom CC 2015 to Lightroom CLASSIC CC 2018.

Now, if you use a desktop, and a laptop, and a smartphone with camera, and a tablet, OR if you’re a Millennial, that might make sense. But if you’re a pro or advanced enthusiast who just wants the next version of what you had, as LR6 or LrCC, then you need CLASSIC.

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Jun 20, 2018 08:11:42   #
jackpinoh Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)

You need to understand the differences (both advantages and disadvantages) between Lightroom CC and Lightroom CC Classic. A subscription to Adobe Photography entitles you to use either or both versions as well as Photoshop CC.

You should do some research. There are a lot of YouTube videos and text reviews that explain the differences.

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Jun 20, 2018 08:13:12   #
Cdouthitt Loc: Traverse City, MI
 
DanielB wrote:
Is that the difference? Classic let’s you work and create your own local libraries without using their cloud services?


Yup...the biggest difference.

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Jun 20, 2018 08:21:25   #
anotherview Loc: California
 
Can you call up Adobe Bridge? If so, then this program will identify all your digitized images for moving and copying.

If you have subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud, then you have access to Adobe Bridge, too. With this program, you can organize all your image files.
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)

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Jun 20, 2018 08:46:41   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 
Since my LR now closes indiscriminately by itself, I’m ready to chuck the thing and move to ON1 18, which I also have and am currently using as a plug-in to LR. Also, ON1’s cataloging system makes more sense to me.

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Jun 20, 2018 09:07:57   #
jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)


You subscribed to the wrong version of LR. You want to get the photographers version of Photoshop CC that includes Photoshop CC, Lightroom Classic CC and a few others. You don't want to use what is known as Lightroom CC. It is a cloud based program that puts ALL your images in the cloud. It's for those that want access to ALL their images from ALL of their devices All the time. Lightroom Classic CC is what you want and works from your PC only and catalogs images on any drive.

So in other words, there are two subscriptions for $9.99/month. The one I talked about and the one you got.

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Jun 20, 2018 09:51:00   #
twillsol Loc: St. Louis, MO
 
TheDman wrote:
Did you try File - Open?

But seriously, it sounds like you installed Lightroom CC and not Lightroom Classic CC.



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Jun 20, 2018 10:24:07   #
bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)


Your Adobe subscription includes BOTH LRCC and LR Classic CC. If you don't like LRCC, just load Classic and you will have everything available to you without the cloud. I use LR Classic CC and PS in combination with each other, but occasionally I do use CC for special things, but I save the output to my hard drives.

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Jun 20, 2018 10:28:44   #
bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA
 
jeep_daddy wrote:
You subscribed to the wrong version of LR. You want to get the photographers version of Photoshop CC that includes Photoshop CC, Lightroom Classic CC and a few others. You don't want to use what is known as Lightroom CC. It is a cloud based program that puts ALL your images in the cloud. It's for those that want access to ALL their images from ALL of their devices All the time. Lightroom Classic CC is what you want and works from your PC only and catalogs images on any drive.

So in other words, there are two subscriptions for $9.99/month. The one I talked about and the one you got.
You subscribed to the wrong version of LR. You wa... (show quote)


YOUR POST IS NOT INCORRECT!!!!!

The $9.99/month subscription includes BOTH Lightroom CC and Lightroom Classic CC along with Photoshop CC and Bridge CC. If you do not have Classic on your computer, all you have to do is download it. It doesn't cost you any more.

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Jun 20, 2018 10:31:47   #
chasgroh Loc: Buena Park, CA
 
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Lightroom CC is still basically a beta app, and for the life of me, I cannot understand why anybody wastes time with it.. Lightroom Classic CC is the real applications.


I'm "wasting" some time with it...finally got it running. Not a primary, for sure, but I use my phone camera quite a bit so it's handy. Most of my phone pix are not of the variety I want to make art from, so having the capability to clean 'em up for, like, Instagram (which my artsy community uses extensively) is really pretty stellar. YMMV.

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Jun 20, 2018 10:43:11   #
xt2 Loc: British Columbia, Canada
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)


Made the switch long ago. Check out the free for a month opportunities of great options on-line and decide which is best for you. It’s easy, cheap and a bit of fun..Good luck!!!

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Jun 20, 2018 12:47:06   #
drklrd Loc: Cincinnati Ohio
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)


And everyone told me how great the cloud is and will be. I just do not want any of my files that open to the public in general. I do not use it on my phone. Only time is when Adobe sends an up date and then you are forced into using it by microsoft and adobe for all programs. Programs a re now called apps and they are usually a part of the program and the app opens up the cloud to run as far as I know. I TOO WANT REAL PROGRAMS AGAIN. sorry but I had to yell that one. The cloud is here and will stay as long as microsoft and all others makes money from it. just wait until the cloud has a major virus and all computers crash around the world. just wishing ya know.

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Jun 20, 2018 13:21:03   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
DanielB wrote:
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems I can't work off my old libraries that reside on an external hard drive. You have to use Adobe cloud to work your photo's. I tried everything I could think of to pull my my libraries without using cloud storage but couldn't make it happen so I canceled the very next day. Basic plan only gives you 20GB storage and that's laughable. I couldn't get even a fraction of my images on this thing. Heck - I can't even fit in one small portrait job on that much space. The next plan up is 1/3 of what I'd payed for the stand alone versions so after 3 years I'm spending far more than than I payed for the software with less functionality than the original. Does anyone have my same issues with this subscription based plan because after 8 years of using Adobe products I'm getting ready to dump them.
...or so it seems. After upgrading to CC it seems ... (show quote)

I have CC and I can use my old libraries like always, there is no change! It may be an issue with your computer and I bet it has nothing to do with Adobe hamstringing anybody!

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