Adobe creative cloud photography review update#

Adobe creative cloud photography review update#

However, those who regularly update Photoshop to the latest version will find that they save money with the subscription-based model. Objections also revolve around being tied to a monthly fee and, in some cases, an annual commitment. Remove choice from pretty much any equation and people are going to get upset.

Adobe’s decision to eliminate the option of purchasing a perpetual-license product has raised the hackles of many photographers, which isn’t surprising. (Lightroom 5 continues as a perpetual-license program as well as by CC subscription.)Īt this point, photographers have three choices: sign up for the Creative Cloud, stick with their current version of Photoshop CS or upgrade to Photoshop CS6. However, ACR 8 updates such as the new Upright tool, Radial Gradient tool and other features originally implemented in Lightroom 5, will be available only to Photoshop Creative Cloud (CC) subscribers. For example, Adobe Camera Raw 8’s latest camera support is available for CS6. However, CS6 will not be eligible for feature updates.

Photoshop CS6, and other current CS components, will continue to be available as perpetual-license products and Adobe will continue to support them “indefinitely” or until they are no longer compatible with the latest operating systems. In April-around the time one would expect a new version of Creative Suite to be announced-Adobe revealed that it was switching to subscription-based services for all Creative Suite products. When Creative Cloud officially launched last year there seemed to be little reaction from photographers.