There are no forced upgrades with CC subscriptions – you are free to use whatever version you like, including back to CS6 from 2012 if you want. Not really sure what you are talking about Alex. Not this lease/partially functional garbage you have now.
Give me a solid piece of software I can buy flat out.
I’ve been a loyal customer since before there was a creative suite, but your greed, lack of stability and forced upgrades (yes, not allowing backwards compatibility is a forced upgrade in the real world) are pushing professionals to look for alternatives. In my own edit suite, I’m still running CS6, though lack of support for newer codecs is prompting me to look elsewhere.Īs the director and post production supervisor of Outdoor’s MPH block coming in 2017, I’m looking to move our entire post production away from Adobe entirely (the interoperability nightmares between CS6 and CC is inexcusable), and we’re exploring other options.Ĭan you imagine using CC four years from now to open a timeline you’ve created today (…”and back on Pinks: All Out 2020 is the 2016 winner of….”)? That’s going to be a nightmare. CC is little more than a cruel joke designed to make professionals miss deadlines. I primarily work with FOX Sports, NBC/Universal, Outdoor Channel and Discovery. ReplyĮvery single major network or production company I work with reverted to CC 2014 as the last “stable” version of CC. Do a deal with all the other subscription wannabes and offer a package for 10 bucks a month where i can use a single package of any software I want one at a time for video, music and graphics editing. There is no sensible option for people like me who get into photography and video a couple of times a year. I am trying to reinstall CS6 now which Adobe are making as difficult as possible and will be moving to a much cheaper fixed price competitor when it becomes available on Windows in the Fall. Stop telling me cloud is worth thousands of dollars when i use premier and Photoshop a couple of times a year.
All that’s happening is you are making CS6 obsolete when it was perfectly adequate for most users by refusing to support new platforms like windows 10 and hires screens properly. Isn’t it true that Adobe software is insanely expensive with no new features being delivered – just UI updates and this is just a method to try and lock people in. The monthly payments are also more affordable in the new model than in the old model – where the software used to cost many hundreds or often thousands of dollars upfront, and never evolved.įor a more detailed analysis of these points, see:Īdobe Creative Cloud (CC) vs.
So at this point we’ve stopped recommending it as a good or viable option going forward.īy contrast, with CC all ongoing upgrades, compatibility updates and product additions are always included – so becoming obsolete will never happen. With the CS6 software EOL and end of support, there are no updates, no bug fixes, and no guarantees it will run on future operating systems. The reason is because it’s nearly 4 years old now (from spring 2012) and increasingly unsupported they stopped releasing updates for it last summer as the newer CC rapidly grew and took over. Adobe ceased selling CS6 standalone on their website last year.
So while you think you might “own something” with the old CS licensing model, nothing is “forever” in technology without active, ongoing support… Hardware and software evolve quickly, then old programs aren’t supported and eventually stop working properly on newer computers or operating systems (especially Mac OS Apple is notorious for breaking backwards compatibility) – so for most people, static software has a practical usable lifetime.ĬS6 is already reaching that point now. What people often forget is that software and technology don’t stand still. Photography Plan with Photoshop + Lightroom. If you want less than the entire collection of creative tools, then there’s always the CC Single-App option(s) instead, including the very popular $10/mo. Meanwhile, CC gives you more still than the Master Collection ever did. And of course, upgrades always cost extra with the old model. Hello Marcus, in terms of expensive pricing, you may be forgetting that CS6 had a very large upfront cost just to get in the door… Photoshop CS6 Extended used to sell for $999 by itself, and the most comparable suite to what you get now in Creative Cloud was CS6 Master Collection – which cost $2,599 at the time.