How much internet do I need to use Photoshop (Page 2): If you are using the subscription version of Lightroom / Photoshop, you only need the bandwidth when you download the program...

AndyH Loc: Massachusetts and New Hampshire

Innershield1 wrote:

That's an option I didn't consider. I have the monthly plan on my home Mac which I can access from anywhere with internet service. I was curious just how much GBs do I need to accomplish that.

If you are using the subscription version of Lightroom / Photoshop, you only need the bandwidth when you download the program itself, and any updates. All processing is done locally. The full Classic CC Lightroom suite is about 2 gigs, Photoshop an additional 2.2 gigs. Every time you download an update, it should be a little less than these amounts. On average, an update is released each month for Lightroom, less frequently for PS, but you don't need to download each one if you don't want to.

Processing photos uses no bandwidth at all, just your computer's memory and storage space.

Andy

aellman Loc: Boston MA

Innershield1 wrote:

I am in a area where internet is very expensive. I have Photoshop and would like to know how many GBs do I need to do PP. No video, stills only. Rodeo, landscape, social photos. Have D810 and others, like to shoot RAW if it doesn't affect amount of GBs. Thanks

Agree with others. Once you have the application, the Internet is not involved in your
post processing. It only applies when you want to upload or download your files to
another Web location (like cloud backup). If you don't know what cloud backup is, Google it. >Alan

mborn Loc: Massachusetts

Innershield1 wrote:

Because I have access to PS on a monthly basis, are you saying I can download the program w/o further cost??

No, just pay the monthly cost of $10

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Innershield1 wrote:

I am in a area where internet is very expensive. I have Photoshop and would like to know how many GBs do I need to do PP. No video, stills only. Rodeo, landscape, social photos. Have D810 and others, like to shoot RAW if it doesn't affect amount of GBs. Thanks

To add onto TriX's excellent response, is your question about bandwidth or storage requirements? Which version of software are you using?

Gigabyte (GB) is a term used for storage, gigabit (Gb) is a term often used for bandwidth and/or throughput. You may have a modem or router which offers 1 gigabit/sec speed (125 megabytes per second) when using a wired connection between the computer and the router, but your internet service may only provide a 50 megabit/sec (6.25 megabyte/sec) - or less - connection.

What do you have now?

chrisg-optical Loc: New York, NY

Innershield1 wrote:

I am in a area where internet is very expensive. I have Photoshop and would like to know how many GBs do I need to do PP. No video, stills only. Rodeo, landscape, social photos. Have D810 and others, like to shoot RAW if it doesn't affect amount of GBs. Thanks

You only need the internet once a month to verify the license (CC version) or when you need cloud storage/online clipart....otherwise for local storage no internet is needed ... the s/w is installed locally not in the cloud.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

Innershield1 wrote:

I am in a area where internet is very expensive. I have Photoshop and would like to know how many GBs do I need to do PP. No video, stills only. Rodeo, landscape, social photos. Have D810 and others, like to shoot RAW if it doesn't affect amount of GBs. Thanks

It depends.. once the programs are downloaded, all Adobe needs is to verify your login. Actually, according to Adobe, if you successfully login once, the login is (theoretically) good for 30 days. The idea is that you can login with a laptop or whatever and then process in the boonies. Now, this does not include sending photos up to the cloud. I almost never use the "cloud" part of Lightroom, except to put processed photos where a customer might preview them. As for processing in the field, you can do anything on the Adobe Cloud Apps that you can do at home, as long as you have logged in that once in 30 days. This is according to Adobe... in practicality, I haven't tried to see how long. I generally have I-net access at cabins, hotels, and motels when I travel so it is irrelevant to me.

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

You also may want to look at Paint.net, another free program, and, other than the internet download, there is no need for the internet in using it.

Dik

anotherview Loc: California

Yep.

But a connection to the Internet becomes necessary when Adobe releases improvements and upgrades to its software.

jerryc41 wrote:

Don't you just download the program once and then process on you own at-home computer? If so, the Internet is irrelevant once you have the program.

Dikdik Loc: Winnipeg, Canada

anotherview wrote:

Yep.

But a connection to the Internet becomes necessary when Adobe releases improvements and upgrades to its software.

Same with Paint.net

Dik

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

With the monthly service, you download LR Classic and turn off the cloud syncing in LR CC. Then your only need for the internet is for updates.

dcampbell52 Loc: Clearwater Fl

mizzee wrote:

With the monthly service, you download LR Classic and turn off the cloud syncing in LR CC. Then your only need for the internet is for updates.

Also, if you are using a laptop, you may be able to do your updates, etc. at a drive-in or other store that that provides free wi-fi..

sippyjug104 Loc: Missouri

If you use Affinity Photo which costs $50 which you will OWN and not SUBSCRIBE to, you won't need to concern yourself about having internet access whatsoever. I've used PhotoShop for well over 20+ years at work and I find Affinity Photo to be every bit as feature rich in all aspects. Visit some of the Affinity Photo tutorials and reviews on YouTube to see for yourself.

pappleg

Agree that internet speed affects only your downloads for program upgrades in the subscription model. The fact that you are using a 36mp D810 and especially if you shoot Raw will give you files in the 30-50mb range as previously noted. I just upgraded from a 21" iMac
with 8gb of ram to a new 27" iMac with 40gb of ram. Since I use a 45mp camera my old setup was amazingly slow-doing a three Raw image HDR took about 45 minutes. I have not yet done an HDR on my new mac but loading images is now blazingly fast. Consensus for working at reasonable speeds is a machine with at least 32gb of ram to properly drive LR/PS. Pat

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rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Basically, the power you need resides in the computer. In the case of Photoshop, the only internet connection one needs is simply to verify that the "dues" have been paid. However, one does need the connection to download the program and its updates. After that, it could run independent of the internet, except for license checking.
--Bob

Innershield1 wrote:

I am in an area where internet is very expensive. I have Photoshop and would like to know how many GBs do I need to do PP. No video, stills only. Rodeo, landscape, social photos. Have D810 and others, like to shoot RAW if it doesn't affect amount of GBs. Thanks

aellman Loc: Boston MA

aellman wrote:

Agree with others. Once you have the application, the Internet is not involved in your
post processing. It only applies when you want to upload or download your files to
another Web location (like cloud backup). If you don't know what cloud backup is, Google it. >Alan

A lot like asking, "How much do I need to spend on a car?" The answer: somewhere between $14,000 and well over $200,000.