Sorry my post specifically refers to Lightroom..
not PS .. I guess I didn't do a proper post.. LR has a unique path.. LR 5.2 will
overwrite an existing install of 5.0.. You can get 5.0 back but it will
require a reinstall of 5.0..
jimbo
----- Original Message -----From: Shoshanna MoserSent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 4:28 PMSubject: Re: [Digital BW] Photoshop Create Cloud program for photographers
On 11/26/2013 12:48 PM, jimbo wrote:
. If you download the CC version it will install right over your present version 5.0.. you can't stop that .. but you could reinstall version 5.0 if you want to stay there but their really is no point in that.. The CC version does check your licensing path and it can tell if your a licensed user so when it upgrades you will still retain your present license.. your just facilitating your upgrade thru the cloud that all. So if you quit the cloud you can keep going and you won't have any issues with LR as long as your licensed. ok?
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That's entirely incorrect. Photoshop CC does not overwrite previous versions of Photoshop. I've been using Photoshop since 1992, and at various times have had as many as four different versions resident and active on the same computer. To the best of my recollection it has NEVER overwritten a previous version and, at the moment, I have both CS6 (Expanded) and CC on my current system.
For the moment, Adobe is the only game in town for professionals who work with publications, advertising agencies, PR firms, etc., and who thus not only require CMYK and other capabilities not offered by the hobbyist alternatives, but who have to remain current in their software. I cannot, however, imagine why anyone whose work doesn't require him or her to be fully current, and who doesn't absolutely require those abilities only offered by Photoshop, would buy into this scam.
I subscribed to CC because I had no choice. I did not want CC, I resent the entire idea of it, and I am convinced that Adobe is engaging in a customer ripoff for which they will never be forgiven and which will eventually lead to the company's downfall, as they've left the door wide open for a true competitor and given their customers no reason whatsoever to remain loyal.
I would strongly discourage anyone who doesn't absolutely need it-- and that's the overwhelming majority of photographers-- from subscribing to the "Cloud". Photoshop is overkill for all but a relative few, and it was intended to be. It was designed as a professional's work horse, not a hobbyist's toy, and the things that make it virtually indispensable to those few are almost entirely unknown-- and certainly unused-- by the many.
As for storing my work on "Cloud"... you've got to be kidding. First, 20Gb wouldn't get me anywhere at all, and second, I wouldn't trust Adobe as far as I'd trust Barack Obama. (If anyone finds that offensive, you're just going to have to live with it.)
I back up everything on three external hard drives, and for the last six or seven years have been doing off-site backup using Carbonite, which which I've been very happy. (There are two or three other services similar to Carbonite, and they probably all perform equally well. Carbonite, however, saved me from a nightmare scenario three years ago when I was crashing several deadlines, had been working 'round the clock and had not had the time to back up my work for a few days, and a client spilled a 20 oz. chai latte all over my open laptop, thoroughly destroying it. Carbonite-- which runs constantly in the background-- saved not only the day, but also my 30+ year reputation for never missing a deadline.)
Don't reward Adobe for its inexcusable behavior.
Shoshanna
Gold Beach - South Coast of Oregon
http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna
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