russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

I have been in the Cloud with Adobe since May 2011 when I subscribed to Photoshop CS5. In May 2012 I upgraded to Photoshop CS6, still staying in the Cloud with a subscription.

Once a week I have always had Photoshop check for updates and upgrades.

Interestingly, Photoshop CC never showed up as an upgrade or an update.

Yesterday, I found out why. Although Adobe considered me to be in the Cloud with my subscriptions, I was not a member of the Creative Cloud. Even more interestingly, Adobe never contacted me in any form to ask me if I wanted to join the Creative Cloud and upgrade from Photoshop CS6 to Photoshop CC, which apparently is the latest version of Photoshop now. That means Adobe will have problems when they get to version CC......lol.

Yesterday I went searching for a way to join the Creative Cloud with my subscription. It could not be done. I had to join the Creative Cloud as a new member, but since I had a serial number for Photoshop CS6, I got Photoshop CC for $19.99 a month, which is exactly what my previous subscription for CS6 was. So no problem.

The online chat person, Dexter, was extremely helpful.

Photoshop CC download is using Adobe Camera Raw 8.0, so I upgraded that to 8.1. World of difference between ACR 8.0 and 8.1!

My Photoshop CS6 still works and probably will until the next time it tries to verify itself, which it does once every 30 days, usually on the 13th of the month, so July 13 or so.

After getting Photoshop CC set up and working in it, I thought that CC was quite a bit faster in doing the many common tasks that I do with my photos, such as saving image size at 1000 pixels long side, opening RAW files from ACR into Photoshop, etc.

Since CS6 is still working, I took the same RAW file and took it through the same process in CC and CS6. Both programs on my computer are 64-bit, but CC was almost twice as fast as CS6!

I, a lowly individual photography hobbyist, am thrilled to be a part of Adobe's Creative Cloud now with Photoshop CC!

jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ

Just one person that likes it out of all of UHH?

anotherview Loc: California

Thanks for this appraisal of Adobe Photoshop CC. As a long time user of the full Photoshop, I too qualified for the lower monthly rental fee. I like the feature of ongoing updates instead of awaiting a new version release of CS.

As of yesterday, however, Adobe has not offered the update including the Camera Shake Reduction filter. I used this new filter in the Beta version to improve a blurred photo, and it produced an acceptable result. I suppose this filter will only become more effective over time as Adobe perfects it.

Peaks & Ledge on Slope, Zion NP

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Isn't that $19.99 what anyone would pay to get the use of just one program in CC?

jdubu Loc: San Jose, CA

My understanding from a recent Adobe meetup is with a current license of CS6, PS CC is $9.99/month for the first year. You have to ask for that discount though, because evidently they are not promoting it.

Noela

Sadly, I'll be opting out of CS after many years of use. Use it sporadically, some times not for months due to my schedule. In the event Adobe rethinks (which I won't hold my breath on) this marketing move I would probably go back, unless I find something that replaces what I need it for in the interim.

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Your clear relating of your experiences has been very helpful. Thanks.

profpb Loc: Venice, Florida

For my current $19.99 I get LR5, CS6, ACR8.1 and any other Adobe program I want all with the latest updates. I would be sad to go back to using my outdated software when it goes to $50/mo next May. I'll be hooked by then and Adobe knows it.

So I'll probably have to increase my photography budget to $600(minus the $240 currently spent with Adobe plus what I would have spent on TOPAZ or other software). This will affect Nikon and B&H more than me. I'll be saving a ton.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

As always, the more you spent originally, the more you can save later.

grusum

Nope, at least two!

I upgraded to PS CC about a week ago and after playing with it and watching a few YouTubes; I am definitely a fan.

There are a few tweaks to the memory setting and the startup scripts you can make and PS CC will literally fly compared to CS6, Elements, Aftershot or PaintShop Pro.

If you like to tweak your photos extensively and you're a control freak you will love PS CC.

It can be configured extensively and works well.

I am a fan.

grusum

It is in my PS CC under Filter, Sharpen. First item Shake Reduction.

Find it?

The tools works quite well on photos blurred by camera shake -- will not work for photos blurred by wind blown flowers.

grusum

It is in my PS CC under Filter, Sharpen. First item Shake Reduction.

Find it?

The tools works quite well on photos blurred by camera shake -- will not work for photos blurred by photos subject moving.

russelray Loc: La Mesa CA

It also seems to work well on pictures that were taken with lower-grade lenses and are not quite tack sharp. My older pictures with those older lower-grade lenses are seeing a heap of improvement with the Shake Reduction filter.

grusum

If you increase the size of the cache a bit, have a recent powerful video card and disable all four of the start up scripts in preferences (if you don't need them - I didn't); you will see another boast in performance. My PS CC literally flies and for a retired geek control freak that is pure joy.

buckwheat Loc: Clarkdale, AZ and Belen NM

I signed up for it yesterday, and wish I could have had it last year. I had to process 43 kids portraits for my church, and since not all of them sat still, I became a fan of Camera Shake Reduction on the first one. Probably had the hang of it within three minutes, I will spend the rest of my life learning it. I processed the photos in Raw, sent them to PS to size and crop (and reduce camera shake) and was done in about 90 minutes. It is truly amazing. No, they don't really volunteer the $9.95 subscription, but I am certainly on the bandwagon!