elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

As a long time experienced user of CS5, I'm curious to hear about the experiences of Photoshop CreativeCloud, at $9.95 per month. Am I missing something if I stay with CS5 and not join CC?

Bob Boner

The problem I see is that as new cameras come available, CS6 may not handle the raw images, so you would have to convert to the Adobe raw before using CS6. Since you have CS5 you can probably still get CC and LR for 9.95. Since CS6 is the last photoshop you can own,it is a tough decision. I am using CC (and own cs6 and Lr5) and trying to decide whether to continue with CC. It already has some features not available in cs6. At 9.95 it is not much more expensive that upgrading CS and LR. I do not use cloud storage, because I don't trust it.

Searcher Loc: Kent, England

You are missing the hassle of ensuring your credit card is good for $10 or so on the day they take payment

You are missing the hassle of wondering how much the subscription will go up after the first year

You are missing the hassle of ensuring you are connected to the Internet when Adobe deems it is time to check your computer (this happens once per month not at payday time)

You are missing the updates which come at infrequent intervals (I don't know if CS5 is still supported by Adobe)

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

I don't know what you are missing, however, I really like PSCC and the Adobe Creative Cloud.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Other than the fact that every 5 years you start paying for a new copy of Adobe all over again?

The plug in market will add whatever new features Adobe rolls out on their unsecure cloud for "legacy" versions. Besides, which one of us uses 100% of Photoshop's myriad tools and features?

mldavis2

You can find the new "features" on the Adobe website - I'm sure they will be more than happy to "sell" you on them. Only you can determine if you simply "must" have them. Consider looking around at other programs for the features you think you must add.

There is no advantage to updates in CC. With all software, updates are released when they are ready for current versions. It's not a new "feature" with CC or Adobe. There are also other ways to handle new camera RAW files than with Adobe products - try the CD that comes with your camera or any free program like Picasa.

And the price is not simply $9.95, it's $9.95 or more every month forever, taken from your checking account (by a company that compromised all their customer personal financial data to hackers) once you step into the loop if you expect to continue to use the software. For working pros and well-heeled amateurs, perhaps the cost is not a big deal. It is $120 a year - until it goes up. I'd like CC too, I'm sure, but I'm voting against rental software by not going there. If and when I feel the need to move on, it will not be with Adobe products.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Gee, I didn't know I was missing so much. And let's not forget the sales tax that many of us would have to add to that $10.00.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Paintshop Pro seems like a good alternative. An important consideration is how much is available online for learning a new program.

Nikonhermit Loc: In This Place

You will miss supporting the Corporatocracy.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

Corporatocray, I like that word!

One thing I've learned over these years of using Photo Shop, even before the Creative Suite days, is the fact that there are so many tools, some even seem to be hidden. And how many of us have learned how to use all of these tools and then enjoy the pleasures of their power? Then add the power of combining those tools?

I'm in total agreement that ""renting"" software is a very high cost over time. And like our cable bills, it will only keep going up. And rent why??

I've chosen a different path. Since CS6 and CS5 are considered as "old technology" now, I've decided to purchase many versions of these ""old books"", many with included DVD files. They are so inexpensive via Amazon "used" books or even eBay. I've now collected twelve of these, most costing $5 or less. At a comfortable pace over the next three months, I'm going to go through these to actually learn about the tools I've never used before. When I'm finished, I can't imagine many "new tools" offered via CC that will do what all the regular tools can't already do. And before anyone says "Yes, there will be new tools", but consider, is it worth $120/year, for the next many years?

According to an Adobe promo, they've signed on more than 1.5 million subscribers. Now let me say, for the record, that I love Adobe products. But with their making $15 million dollars per month, they will do just fine if this person examines ways to better utilize what I already have.

Thats this person's humble opinion.

Ted d Loc: Green Valley, AZ.

I have CS6, But like you I have moved on rather the pay for CC The software that I now have replaced Adobe with is OnOne. Faster, eiser to use and more features, Oh yeah cheaper. You can take a look at it at oneonesoftware.com
Ted

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

...with free upgrades between major releases.

Ziza Loc: USA

As far as I know, Adobe continues to update Camera Raw in PS CS6 to include support for new cameras. This shouldn't be a concern. But Adobe won't update Camera Raw in PS CS6 to include new features. They will do this only for PS CC.

Ziza Loc: USA

One of the reasons given by the advocates of Photoshop Creative Cloud (PS CC) is the frequent updates. You don't have to wait one year to 18 months to get updates as it was the case with Photoshop Creative Suite (PS CS). Has any one bothered to check the range of these updates? I have. With a few exceptions, they mostly consist of "fixes".

http://blogs.adobe.com/crawlspace/2014/02/photoshop-cc-14-1-1-update-now-available.html

The worthwhile updates are Perspective Warp, 3D printing capability, and the ability to unlock the Background layer by just clicking once (not twice) on the padlock icon.

topcat Loc: Alameda, CA

I have CS5 and I don't plan on moving up. I have Lightroom, that is good for about 75% of my editing, and I and easily open it in Photoshop and then bring it back yo Lightroom when I am finished. Lightroom is more intuitive for photographers than Photoshop, and has some great organizational tools.