Adobe Merry-Go-Round
Mar 14, 2018 15:04:16 #
SuperFly48
Loc: NE ILLINOIS
Contacted Adobe via chat to get an upgrade to my older version of Lightroom (Version 5.7.1) because I shoot RAW with a D850 now. Determined I need version 6.13 minimum. After nearly three hours on my day off and being bounced around from one person to another, at least six, none of whom had names I could pronounce, it ended with "that version has been discontinued". Sales kept pushing me towards the Cloud. NOT! There has to be another way? The only thing a cloud is good for is blocking the sun from shining! Grrrrrrrrrrr...................
Mar 14, 2018 15:06:41 #
Mar 14, 2018 15:08:14 #
DNG might work. Just don't delete your original NEF files.
--Bob
--Bob
FlyGuy47 wrote:
Contacted Adobe via chat to get an upgrade to my o... (show quote)
Mar 14, 2018 15:32:16 #
Buy it here without sales tax:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1132136-REG/adobe_65237578_photoshop_lightroom_6_download.html
If you want to buy it direct from Adobe (I think at a discounted upgrade price) follow these instructions:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/download-install-single-app-Lightroom-6.html
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1132136-REG/adobe_65237578_photoshop_lightroom_6_download.html
If you want to buy it direct from Adobe (I think at a discounted upgrade price) follow these instructions:
https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/help/download-install-single-app-Lightroom-6.html
Mar 14, 2018 18:23:35 #
last perpetual update of Lightroom
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2017/12/6-14-now-available-last-perpetual-update-of-lightroom.html
http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2017/12/6-14-now-available-last-perpetual-update-of-lightroom.html
Mar 15, 2018 06:34:33 #
rmalarz wrote:
DNG might work. Just don't delete your original NEF files.
--Bob
--Bob
What is lost in an Adobe DNG conversion from my original D850 NEF file?
Mar 15, 2018 07:15:14 #
Mar 15, 2018 07:24:40 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Yup ,I got affinity for $39.99 on sale just before Xmas , regular $50-. Try Best Buy , they might have it (6) on the shelf in store. You get the actually disk & then do the update online to 6.13 Wich has the D850 upgrade.
Good luck & have fun.
Good luck & have fun.
Mar 15, 2018 07:35:57 #
FlyGuy47 wrote:
Contacted Adobe via chat to get an upgrade to my o... (show quote)
The Cloud will not kill you. . .
Three years and I am neither bankrupt nor dead - along with the 15,000,000 other users that get value out of the packages they provide. if you can afford a D850, why not splurge $10/mo to get software that will bring out the best the camera can provide?
I use On1 Raw, DXO, Capture One and other apps to fill in the gaps - not that there are any other "real" gaps, but sometimes I can do things a little faster with the other applications. None can replace the functionality of Lr and Ps together.
Mar 15, 2018 08:07:33 #
In my opinion, Adobe should have use the name "Cloud" for their subscription model. The only aspect of "Cloud" in the products is that periodically the products "phone home" to verify your subscription is paid.
Having the "Cloud" version since the beginning, I love knowing that my software is kept up-to-date. New features and bug fixes just show up.
When I purchased my D850 -- I knew that my Adobe products were ready for it.
Do not fear the "Cloud" In the long run, because I purchased all the Adobe upgrades as they came out, I have not spent more money with Adobe, and I am automatically kept on the current version.
Having the "Cloud" version since the beginning, I love knowing that my software is kept up-to-date. New features and bug fixes just show up.
When I purchased my D850 -- I knew that my Adobe products were ready for it.
Do not fear the "Cloud" In the long run, because I purchased all the Adobe upgrades as they came out, I have not spent more money with Adobe, and I am automatically kept on the current version.
Mar 15, 2018 08:11:19 #
I’m in the same situation, and I’m moving to the new ON1 18.1. You can get a free thirty-day trial to see if you like it. I purchased it through an introductory offer for $69.00, and I’m amazed at some of the things it will do.
It will work as a stand-alone, or you can use it as a plug-in in your LR.
It will work as a stand-alone, or you can use it as a plug-in in your LR.
Mar 15, 2018 08:20:50 #
FlyGuy47 wrote:
Contacted Adobe via chat to get an upgrade to my o... (show quote)
Just how many releases and for how long do you expect any software house to continue service? Absolutely nothing wrong with the cloud version. It does NOT mean you need to in the cloud or connected to do any work. You can do your editing on your laptop in a power failure using your battery if you want.
Mar 15, 2018 08:47:13 #
kenneil wrote:
What is lost in an Adobe DNG conversion from my original D850 NEF file?
Nothing.
Mar 15, 2018 08:55:42 #
Gene51 wrote:
The Cloud will not kill you. . . br br Three year... (show quote)
Agreed. Not sure why everyone freaks out over $10/mo. When I purchased stand alones, it cost me more annually than CC does.
Mar 15, 2018 09:32:40 #
FlyGuy47 wrote:
Contacted Adobe via chat to get an upgrade to my o... (show quote)
You could have looked it up yourself in less than a minute....
This one for the latest available version of ACR for your program (as well as the one it ships with, and the latest compatible version of ACR)
http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/camera-raw-compatible-applications.html
and this one for the version that first included your camera (or the minimum version you need for your camera)
http://helpx.adobe.com/creative-suite/kb/camera-raw-plug-supported-cameras.html
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