{POST UPDATE 17 June 2013}
If you are patiently waiting for CC’s arrival like myself, Adobe Customer Service informed me that it will be out at “the end of the day”. I was assured that I would receive notification via email.
In the meantime, why not head over to the free tutorials page?
I am patiently waiting for Photoshop CC. I hate when they put a new product out, I feel like a kid waiting for Santa to come. The waters seem to have calmed a bit since the announcement of Photoshop moving to the Creative Cloud only. Many thought Adobe would change their mind, however, it appears to be pretty well set in stone.
I am looking forward to many new features in Photoshop CC. Adobe Camera Raw 8, Camera Raw as a filter, man it is going to be good!
I know many may be hesitant to jump on the Adobe CC band wagon, but they do offer a one year subscription at $9.99 for anyone who owns Photoshop CS6. I signed up for it at $19.99 accidentally and found out about the $9.99 rate later. I opened a customer service ticket with Adobe and they promptly changed it to $9.99 and refunded the 10 bucks in a matter of 24 hours! Extremely impressive!
So, are you excited for the release? Has the ocean of anger toward Adobe transitioned to a calm sea? I am curious about your thoughts!
Oh and tomorrow’s tutorial will go over how I made the CC button with the granite texture and all!
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I wasn’t upset other than I first thought I needed to get the total suite. Once I found out Photoshop CC was $10 I signed up. I use Lightroom for my Camera Raw processing and Lr 5 is a great workflow improvement. I believe that ultimately Lr will replace Photoshop for photographers as they keep adding the things that photographers use.
Yeah, I thought the same thing $49.99 would be entirely too much, however, $19.99 is reasonable. At $9.99 per month with proof of CS 6 ownership it is worth it to check it out. I spend $10 per month on much worse things!
Nope, will not go with it.
Is it the pay per use? I justify the cost because I use it every day. It is much cheaper entertainment than going to the movies!
No, not going to buy it. I did pony up for Lightroom 5, so I have the new camera raw engine, but CS6 meets my needs. The prospect of a year 2 price hike and the lack of a perpetual license leaves me cold. Frankly, I’ve been wrestling with the whole “I need the latest and greatest” mentality when it comes to editing software, and (with the exception of Lightroom) this gives me an opportunity to take a breather from the PS rat-race with very little downside. At least until Adobe makes the cloud more compelling or a new suiter comes along.
Photoshop is my life… I have to have it intravenously… Adobe knows it is my life support, those buggers!
Just curious, do you buy or lease your car?
I know where you are going with this one 🙂 I bought them!
Basically ditto what Nick has already said. I too bought Lightroom 5, that was worth the $67.15 upgrade via the NAPP members website discount.
CS6 works fine for me. I have it installed on a brand new, custom built, Windows 7, 64-bit, 16 GB, Intel i7 processor machine (I only mention those specs in that my current configuration is going to last a long time before I need to change anything). I have no interest in being constantly bombarded with new upgrades that require riding yet another learning curve, and less than no interest in giving up licenses I paid for, and kept current, starting back before the Creative Suite even existed.
Once you go to the Cloud you are at the mercy of any changes Adobe wants to make in the future. Given that I bought CS6 as an upgrade from 5.5 to keep from having to pay full freight when CS7 was released – and we now see how that worked out, I do not trust Adobe to keep their word in the future.
So, for now, since I do volunteer graphic design for a local wildlife refuge, Illustrator and InDesign, along with Photoshop in CS6 and Lightroom are all the tools I need. I have plenty of time to wait and see how things shake down with Adobe, and any competitors who might take advantage of the situation.
It will be interesting!
Yeah, I see where you are coming from, but to unlock Photoshops serious potential for only $20 a month is chump change in my opinion. The most powerful editing software in the world is only going to get more powerful, it does with every release. I am curious to see how long the masses hold out. It seems everyone I talk to is not on board. I have read several articles on this and it seems Adobe is not apt to chnage its mind. You are correct, it will be interesting!
This makes it real easy for me to get off the perpetual upgrade bandwagon. I’m with Francie, Nick, and Bruce on this and will not be launching up to the CC. Lightroom works beautifully for me with my Perfect HDR workflow. I understand that many photographers rely on Photoshop and I’m sure that Adobe will be getting their business. CS6 does everything I need on the rare occasion I even use it. I also travel a lot and many times am without internet. With CC how would I be able to work? I guess that’s a first world problem.
From what I understand, Adobe just “checks-in” every once in a while. I imageine there is a monthly check in when you open the program. I wish I could jump on with Lightroom, it is just a pain to get everything started when you already have your pics cataloged and it just is not as powerful as PS. I do a lot of very specific edits in my workflow that Lightroom is not able to do and I do it to every HDR photo worth spending the time on. I could see Lightroom for the grunt work, but not for the “extra mile”.
For some, like you and your beautiful work, I understand that Photoshop is essential. It’s what you know and have spent eons of time learning to be able to use with a Master’s touch. I also think there are legions of photographers who want to make great HDR images who don’t have the capacity to buy expensive software or have the time to learn how to use it. I’m all about making great HDR without a lot of fuss or expense.
I learned HDR by reading Trey’s free tutorial and this is the way most HDR photographers are still teaching it these days; using Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. The truth is that It takes months or years to learn this workflow and be competent at it. I know you know this because you’ve done it that way too.
But the real reason for using Photoshop at all was because we needed a way to clean up the crap that Photomatix Pro (or any of the other HDR programs) left behind. When LIghtroom 4 came out last year the need for Photoshop for that purpose simply went away. Now, tone mapping can be done right in Lightroom and those halos and other undesirable by-products aren’t an issue any longer. That’s why I don’t need Photoshop for my everyday HDR images and won’t be migrating to Creative Cloud. For less than $150 total cost of software I can make stunning HDR’s and do it very quickly with almost zero learning curve. CS6 will serve my occasional Photoshop needs very nicely.
That does bring up a great point! It is difficult to get that workflow down and nailed to a repeatable, efficient science. Keyword there is efficient! You can make great HDR images without that workflow, I guess it comes down to personal preference. I, of course, am on the Photoshop band wagon, but I can understand why someone would not be on-board with the CC upgrade. Really, your point hits more home than I really thought before.
I take for granted that it took nearly 15 years to become as proficient as I have become with Photoshop. However, I also know that I know nothing about Photoshop. That keeps me humble and aspiring to learn. I do enjoy that everytime I hop into Photoshop I learn something new. I think it is that excitement that keeps me hungering for more. I am sure the same goes for those who use Lightroom.
Thanks for your eye opening stance 😛 I guess I should rephrase my original statement, anyone who uses Photoshop on a daily basis should consider upgrading! Take care, Captain.
I actually can see it from a number of perspectives. However, in my case I need Illustrator and InDesign in addition to Photoshop and Lightroom. At the moment with my CS6 license I could go to the CC for $29.99 per month, or $359.88 per year. If after this first year I am required to pay what new licensees pay, $49.99 per month I am investing $599.88 PER YEAR, and if I miss a payment I have nothing to show for all the money already spent, not only on the CC, but on all of the previous full licenses and upgrades.
Now we are talking real money!
Fortunately I can wait quite a while to see how all this plays out. Since apparently Adobe has no ethical issue with changing their pricing and access policies without giving long-term loyal customers a heads up ahead of time, I have no confidence in their ability in the future to keep any current promises they are making.
June 17th and my Adobe updater has no new ‘things’ for me to download. Are we sure it is for today, June 17th?
I am looking into it now.
I just chatted with Adobe Customer Service, it looks like it will release “at the end of the day”. When asked about a specific time they said “I am sorry we don’t have a time frame”.
Yes, from what I am able to gather, CC will be released at 8:00 pm Eastern time, U.S. I to was disappointed not to be able to Upgrade to CC when I woke this morning. I am like a kid on Christmas, just waiting to open the gifts. Though the Customer Service will give no exact time. I actually killed Cable at $150.00 a month, and got CC at $50.00 a month. for me it is all good. I am excited about a lot of the upgrades in many of the programs. I am now obligated for 12 months, as I use PS, Fl, Air, Muse, Dw etc… for me is worth it……and still $100.00 a month I still saving. Though I miss My cable, I did not actually watch it all that often. Most of what I miss, I can watch via internet…..Good times to all… 🙂
Nice! I like that mindset, kill the bills that are not as necessary. I think we all have a lot of unnecessary spending, from the cable bill to the trips to the god-awful Starbucks. I think you have the right idea there. Thanks for your additions, looks like I have to wait until 8… erg!
Ok, lace up your boots, tighten your belt, Adobe Application Manager is updating all. 🙂
I’m Jealous! I can’t seem to get mine to update…
Now I am reading 11P.M. Shoot, Just going to call in sick marrow… LOL…
No, False Alarm, shoot. whats up with this….. Sorry people…..
Aw man! You are killing me! I was pulling my hair out!
Blake, If I had any hair, it would be pulled out by now. I would say be patient, but to the 23rd hour, that sucks Adobe…..
I couldn’t agree more! So much for June 17th!
Well, nothing yet, let me know if you know whats up. I am Disappointed…
ok, hey Just tried App Mngr again, its good to go…..
CC is here….
It most certainly is 🙂 Thanks for keeping me informed! My review will be up tomorrow 🙂
C(aptive) C(lient) is here.
Who cares…nobody.
Hope this “cloud” bursts and rains on Adobe’s
parade.
My prediction…Adobe will back off this ridiculous
stance when they see revenues fall and offer some
type of permanent license after a certain number
of payments accrue.
I teach Photoshop, Dreamweaver, InDesign in a high school. I have articulated with a few colleges so that I teach what they teach in their beginning classes.
We can no longer afford the new CC version. It costs way more than our maintenance agreement. I will be teaching CS6 till it is obsolete I suppose. That is too bad, we were cutting edge for a high school. Not any more….and I was just about ready to add Premier for video…sigh
I am sorry to hear that. That is very unfortunate. They do offer a student and educator discount at $19.99 for the entire suite. However, that would require all teachers to obtain the license which could get expensive rather quickly.
Yes, we have 50 teachers, 3 that use Photoshop and 47 that will never use Adobe in their lifetimes. So the math works out $20 * 12 months * 50 teachers = $12,000!….PER YEAR! YIKES!!!!
There is no easy on ramp to the software. Casual users, beginners, interested kids, there is no place anymore for them to start out. It makes no sense for me to teach outdated software to youngsters that may not hit the job market for another 4 years or so.
It also makes little sense to have CC updates on the fly for learners. When Photoshop completely changed the 3D interface from CS5.5 to CS6, I had to completely rewrite all of my instructions for the kids to follow. Over the years I have purchased every version of “Classroom in a Book” since CS1. How will the book writers market their instructions without some version number for reference?
I suppose it is just wait and see, Too bad somebody at Adobe didn’t consider all this up front.