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I didn't realise that the catalogs etc were not kept locally on HHD
Like Roy says the catalogues and files are kept locallyI didn't realise that the catalogs etc were not kept locally on HHD
Well you would have no problem opening your image files, its just the catalogue that would be unavailable but if you were moving to another program you would probably have to re-edit anyway and all the IPTC stuff should transfer.That's right, everything is local, is your ability to open them that's compromised.
More in vain attempts at making photographers take up the subscription method to prove it isn't the abject failure it actually is.
They'll stick with it though, I think.
"For a limited time..." until the next limited time offer at lesser rates.
I'd say the catalogue is pretty important, one big sell reason for LR is the catalogue organisation... And you would go back to the original raw files, not anything you edited.Well you would have no problem opening your image files, its just the catalogue that would be unavailable but if you were moving to another program you would probably have to re-edit anyway and all the IPTC stuff should transfer.
Steve
Yeah, me too.As an amateur photographer, I couldn't justify spending £600 or so for a Photoshop CS license before this deal. I had to look for alternatives, PS elements, look for older software on eBay. Now for £8.78/month for ever up-todate version Lightroom and Photoshop it is a damn good deal.
I don't understand what are people complaining about.
Wouldn't you just import the RAW file and associated XMP sidecar files?Well you would have no problem opening your image files, its just the catalogue that would be unavailable but if you were moving to another program you would probably have to re-edit anyway and all the IPTC stuff should transfer.
Steve
There is better software than lightroom for DAM I use lightroom for it's editing abilities, that and the fact it comes bundled with PS with creative cloudI'd say the catalogue is pretty important, one big sell reason for LR is the catalogue organisation...
Which is why I said you would need to re-editAnd you would go back to the original raw files, not anything you edited.
Wouldn't you just import the RAW file and associated XMP sidecar files?
Take a look.Can you open XMP files in non adobe programs?
I'm not sure why are you asking me. I was just pointing out that XMP is not an Adobe-specific thing - in fact it's an ISO standard. The catalogue is a Lightroom-specific thing, although you can write all the metadata into the XMP files.You may be able to read it but will you get the same rendering? And you won't have the full catalog either as it was.
So buy a version that is like that. Adobe is under no compunction to give you software the way you want it; either their subscription business model will fail, or it will be a success.The point is now you buy the software and you can use it as is forever (or until it's not compatible with any OS). With a subscription model that software stops working the day you stop paying, you can't skip a version to reduce your overall cost either like many people do.
I think it's a stonking, stonking deal.
I'm not sure why are you asking me. I was just pointing out that XMP is not an Adobe-specific thing - in fact it's an ISO standard. The catalogue is a Lightroom-specific thing, although you can write all the metadata into the XMP files.
So buy a version that is like that. Adobe is under no compunction to give you software the way you want it; either their subscription business model will fail, or it will be a success.
So far, the latter appears to be the case.
Personally, given that it will be nearly 90 months (7.5 years!) before I've spent the £760-odd that Photoshop CS6 and LR5 would cost, and that I will receive all upgrade versions in the meantime, I think it's a stonking, stonking deal.
This would all seem to be fairly obvious.But that goes on the assumption that the price stays the same. There is nothing to prevent them from finishing their current (promotional) pricing and doubling it. All you psd files are no longer accessible.
Also, you're looking at full out price of Adobe, many will have spent a large amount years ago, and only pay the hundred or so upgrade to the next revision, so it depends if you had already made a sizeable investment.
So in short, its a great deal for those who are just starting to use photoshop, not so much for those who have already invested in it. It is also the sense that you are only 'leasing' access to your own creations in their layered format.
There is nothing to prevent them from finishing their current (promotional) pricing and doubling it. All you psd files are no longer accessible.
Me too, for the first time as a photographer I can afford to use PS and at less than £9 a month to boot . Just wish they offered an even cheaper option without LR+1, so pleased with CC.
Does anyone know if you can switch from PC to Mac halfway through?
For example I would have to buy this deal before the 29th and use it on my PC for a few months but I will be getting a MacBook Pro in the not too distant future and would want to switch it to that.
If there is a single thing I am not happy about this deal it would be the fact that we have to pay more than others.
In US they charge $9.99 for the same thing. That is £6.06. OK, there is VAT. It's been a time since I last checked but I don't think there is a 44% VAT rate in the UK.
If there is a single thing I am not happy about this deal it would be the fact that we have to pay more than others.
In US they charge $9.99 for the same thing. That is £6.06. OK, there is VAT. It's been a time since I last checked but I don't think there is a 44% VAT rate in the UK.
Exchange rates fluctuate. Would you want you monthly fee to change every month?
Does anyone know if you can switch from PC to Mac halfway through?
For example I would have to buy this deal before the 29th and use it on my PC for a few months but I will be getting a MacBook Pro in the not too distant future and would want to switch it to that.
Yes. If that would be possible I would love to pay $9.99 and eat any GBP/USD fluctuations rather than be always paying 44% more. The exchange rate doesn't fluctuate that much.
I think for digitally distributed software these regional cost differences apart from different tax/VAT can not be justified.
Many thanks!Taken from Adobe site
" You may install software on up to two computers. These two computers can be Windows, Mac OS, or one each.
If you install on a third computer, it will request you to de-activate on the other two computers. You can then reactivate one of the previous two computers, and use Creative Cloud apps on it."