Digital BW, The Print

Eddie,
I mean this constructively.. even if they did do what you suggest ..stick it to us after 12 months.. I think it's in how we chose to view that in a way.. I do not plan to abandon everything I do now nor the tools I use.. I look at it like it's a test bed for the cloud for a lousy 120 bucks .. so it's my cost to check it out plus I get the latest and greatest tools to boot... at the end of 12 months I will be much better positioned to evaluate the value and function they offer. 

So I'm going to be able to try this whole new thing out for much less then I traditionally spend to keep up in PS & LR.. I figure their bending for us ...most of the whiners I think are totally stuck in the process of it all and just don't trust them and are infact quite mad at them.. I'm not.. I've worked with them for years an they haven't really screwed me yet.. I geared myself to be self sufficient without the cloud.. now I'm moving over.. their bending so I'm going to also.. after one year I may decide on my own that I don't want to continue with CC.. or they may move it to 19.95 again. I'm just not going to worry about it and just give it a go. I honestly regardless of how it all shakes out at the end of a year it still an opportunity..

jimbo
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Edward Wiseman 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 11:04 AM
  Subject: RE: [Digital BW] RE: Photoshop Create Cloud program for photographers


    

  Paul..



  You can have up to 2 computers MAX..Doesn’t need to be the SAME OS..ie..You can have this on your desktop on windows, and on your MAC as well.. computers MAX..



  What troubles me, is that all the ADOBE hoopla says the price will never go up if you sign up by 12/31….IF you read the fine print of their agreement, they may unilaterally increase the price after the first year as long as they notify you in advance., giving you a chance to cancel if you would like to  ...I read the terms 3 times, and that’s the essence of it..I don’t think any one of us would be happy at all if they went ahead and did just that..ADOBE is sort of speaking out of “both sides” of it’s mouth on this issue of the “$9.99”  being a “forever cost” for the consumer..I was ready to jump on this deal, until I read the “fine print”….I’m still thinking about it..



  Eddie Wiseman

  From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Tina Manley
  Sent: Friday, September 06, 2013 11:56 AM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] RE: Photoshop Create Cloud program for photographers



    

  Paul,  



  There are quite a few new features available only in the CC version of PS:  http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/features.html



  Tina



  On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Paul <roark.paul@...> wrote:

      

    I assume my Tiff files will always be readable by other programs. If there is some evidence Adobe is trying to lock us in there, I must have missed that. I would think the market would reject that immediately.

    Price is one issue for me, but when I think of how important Photoshop is for what I do, having the best tools in my toolbox is probably worth it. I still am running CS5, but when I look at my pattern, I usually upgrade with every iteration eventually.

    One issue I have not heard anything on is whether the CC version of PS gets some tools that are unique. One in particular that I'm interested in is smart re-sizing. I've used Genuine Fractals (now Perfect Resize) for some time. I still believe it's the best. CC is supposed to have Adobe's version of smart re-sizing. I'm not sure if CS6 has it. This could be important to me. Whenever the geometry of a file is affected; sharpness is decreased. Whether the image was increased in size in a smart fashion first affects the final sharpness. (See comparison at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Perfect-Resize-comparison.jpg )

    I do agree with jimbo that the digital tools have become a critical part of what we do, and I do want the best. If CC is it, then the cost is rather reasonable, assuming there are no hidden traps.

    Other issues that I'm curious about are whether the cloud version is more efficient in terms of space taken on the drive. Is there a way to avoid every camera raw converter lens setting being downloaded? That is, is it sensitive to what we actually use as opposed to dumping everything into our computers -- including our laptops?

    With respect to laptops, how many platforms does the $10/month cover? Is that a per computer price? 

    Thanks,

    Paul
    www.PaulRoark.com 







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