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Move up to cc?
Aug 9, 2015 08:21:37 #
I have used Photoshop and Lightroom for many years now and always upgrading when new versions come out. I now have CS5 and LR5. Is there an advantage of moving up to CC and paying monthly? Is there a big difference between 5 & 6? I also have NIK, OnOne and Topaz plug-ins. Do they work with CC? Lots of questions, I know, but your answers might help me make a decision. I am not a professional, just a seasoned amateaur.
Aug 9, 2015 08:28:03 #
dusty3d wrote:
I have used Photoshop and Lightroom for many years now and always upgrading when new versions come out. I now have CS5 and LR5. Is there an advantage of moving up to CC and paying monthly? Is there a big difference between 5 & 6? I also have NIK, OnOne and Topaz plug-ins. Do they work with CC? Lots of questions, I know, but your answers might help me make a decision. I am not a professional, just a seasoned amateaur.
The plugins should be no problem at all. I have Topaz myself and CC.
Advantage of 6 cc over 5? Camera raw version as well as dehaze for starters.
CC subscription also gives you current and complete Photoshop as well as current Lightroom - both upgraded as long as you maintain your subscription.
Aug 9, 2015 08:50:10 #
Add panorama and HDR to the list. Also, at $10/month it is always the latest and greatest. ;)
Aug 9, 2015 09:12:41 #
dusty3d wrote:
I have used Photoshop and Lightroom for many years now and always upgrading when new versions come out. I now have CS5 and LR5. Is there an advantage of moving up to CC and paying monthly? Is there a big difference between 5 & 6? I also have NIK, OnOne and Topaz plug-ins. Do they work with CC? Lots of questions, I know, but your answers might help me make a decision. I am not a professional, just a seasoned amateaur.
The change has been well worth the $10 a month to me. I don't ever miss it, it's cheaper than a spur of the moment trip through the Wendy's drive-through. I am not a pro either. I hated having to fork out the big $ for full upgrades, but I also hated trying to wring more out of the old software than it wanted to give. New plugins were having troubles with the old versions. I tried just updating LR and working with CS5 longer but I was having to jump through extra hoops with DNG and "Render With" to get the latest advantages of camera raw, and I wanted some of the new features in PS.
All the plugins work fine (NIK, Topaz, On One and MacPhun here) but did require a reinstall when I went to CC. I am no Adobe fan but they are still the most full featured pixel editor I can get.
Aug 9, 2015 12:17:38 #
I have CS6 which I use for audio and video editing (Audition and Premiere Pro) and post processing stills with PS. When I upgraded to Win 10 I tried the free trial of CC for about a week and wasn't impressed enough to make the change. I tried out the LUTS with video inside speedgrade, and the looks in Photoshop and creating LUTS in PS to send to speedgrade, and came to the conclusion that all I really need is CS6 Audition, Premiere Pro and PS.
When I went to uninstall CC, though, I couldn't completely uninstall it. I finally rolled back my OS to Win 8.1 to get rid of it.
Bob
When I went to uninstall CC, though, I couldn't completely uninstall it. I finally rolled back my OS to Win 8.1 to get rid of it.
Bob
Aug 9, 2015 12:45:13 #
dusty3d wrote:
I have used Photoshop and Lightroom for many years now and always upgrading when new versions come out. I now have CS5 and LR5. Is there an advantage of moving up to CC and paying monthly? Is there a big difference between 5 & 6? I also have NIK, OnOne and Topaz plug-ins. Do they work with CC? Lots of questions, I know, but your answers might help me make a decision. I am not a professional, just a seasoned amateaur.
Well if you really upgraded when newer versions came out you would not be on LR5, or CS5. However you answered your own question. If you upgrade when newer versions come out go to the subscription model, as it is cheeper than constant upgrades. You may have to re-install the plugins, but they work in newer versions.
Aug 10, 2015 09:07:03 #
After dropping probably close to a grand over the years buying Photoshop and upgrading a few times the thanks or reward I get from them is never mind you need to start paying us monthly now. Personally I think their current business model sucks. Since I don't like or use their RAW converter I'm hoping to limp along with CS6, also have CS3 on disc, for a few more years until a competitor comes out with something, several are already close. Adobe is nearing the end of their rope thinking they are going to milk loyal customers through eternity. Just my 2 cents.
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Aug 10, 2015 09:23:34 #
Roger Lee wrote:
After dropping probably close to a grand over the ... (show quote)
I find this opinion rather unenlightened and uninformed. Since Adobe has came up with a model that brings PS to millions of users who could not justify the cost before. Added a LR subscription all for $10a month. Since doing so they have gained subscribers. When I look at the costs up purchasing PS and upgrading every other version like I did, this model is less $$$$. I should also mention that even when you purchased PS in the old way, you never owned it. If you've ever read the license agreement, you were leasing it all along. You could not re-sell it under the agreement and most of the terms of use are the same as with the subscription model.
Just as you don't own your operating system, or your Office version or any software you think you purchased. You are generally granted a license to use them.
Aug 10, 2015 09:36:01 #
Aug 10, 2015 09:43:06 #
Roger Lee wrote:
I disagree and find your "barstool" talk insulting.
You're free to disagree.. To which part do you disagree?
Aug 10, 2015 09:57:04 #
I don't like being milked monthly for something I've already paid for.
To not offer updates and change the rules on usage is troubling.
Effectively they are wanting me to repurchase what I've already paid for during the next nine years or less.
It is every consumer's right to speak with their wallet.
To not offer updates and change the rules on usage is troubling.
Effectively they are wanting me to repurchase what I've already paid for during the next nine years or less.
It is every consumer's right to speak with their wallet.
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Aug 10, 2015 10:06:33 #
Roger Lee wrote:
I don't like being milked monthly for something I've already paid for.
To not offer updates and change the rules on usage is troubling.
Effectively they are wanting me to repurchase what I've already paid for during the next nine years or less.
It is every consumer's right to speak with their wallet.
To not offer updates and change the rules on usage is troubling.
Effectively they are wanting me to repurchase what I've already paid for during the next nine years or less.
It is every consumer's right to speak with their wallet.
They do offer updates, and for $10 a month you get them quite often.
Are you still driving a Model T? Still using Betamax? Still watching B&W television? The world changes, but, yes, you are free to stay stuck in the past by not spending your money.
Aug 10, 2015 10:13:21 #
More "barstool" dribble...
I know more than a few working pros that are stuck on Photoshop 7 and this version still does everything they need from it. CS6 and CS3 will get me by for several years thank you. And yes owning a Model T would be very cool.
I know more than a few working pros that are stuck on Photoshop 7 and this version still does everything they need from it. CS6 and CS3 will get me by for several years thank you. And yes owning a Model T would be very cool.
Aug 10, 2015 10:15:35 #
Roger Lee wrote:
More "barstool" dribble...
Sometimes one has to use dribble to talk to the dribblers. In this case, though, you don't even seem to understand dribbles.............LOL
If you had ever bothered to read the license for the software you "bought," you might realize that you didn't buy the software. You bought a license to use the software. Nowhere in the software license does it say that the company which created the software and has licensed you to use it is required to update the software for you in perpetuity.
The fact that your reading comprehension seems to suffer when it comes to legal jargon is not our concern here. All we can do is tell you to educate yourself, and if you don't want to do that, we can't help you there either.
Aug 10, 2015 10:19:52 #
I am also still using CS6 instead of CC and will continue to do so for as long as I can. I would be more than ok with the 10 dollar a month and can not disagree with the value at that price. But I also don't want to get locked into a subscription model --- where they can raise the price on me whenever they wish!! Especially if what I have today is working fine and is bought and paid for.
I guess I'm old fashioned and getting grumpy in my age, haven't moved onto Windows 10 yet either. Was happy to stay on 7 and lucky to have missed 8.
I guess I'm old fashioned and getting grumpy in my age, haven't moved onto Windows 10 yet either. Was happy to stay on 7 and lucky to have missed 8.
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