3 Replies Latest reply: Mar 18, 2013 1:25 PM by Aegis Kleais RSS

    Pricing and Function Questions

    Aegis Kleais Community Member
    Aegis Kleais Mar 15, 2013 3:48 PM

      Right now I have Creative Suite CS5 Video Premium.  I am interested in upgrading every 2 versions (so am looking at mid 2014 for a upgrade to CS7)  Usually, at most, these upgrades run me around $800USD, and then I'm good til CS9.  I see that Adobe is pushing this Creative Cloud, but I had 2 primary questions.

       

      1. This isn't Cloud Computing, is it?

      I understand ACC offers many web-related services, but programs as powerful as Photoshop, Illustrator and the like can't be remote-hosted applications that I connect over to via the internet, right?  Am I right in thinking that the ACC still requires the bulk of files to be installed, but then is in tandem to providing additional online services and benefits.

       

      2. Will the pricing structure be flexible?

      I would think that an "ala carte" would be PERFECT for ACC, since I can pick and choose just what I need.  But with the recently announced 2 year production cycle, that means that to upgrade every 2 versions (48 months), I would have to be paying $2,250 vs a one time $799 upgrade like before.  That's a near 300% increase in pricing.  I love Adobe products, but this obviously has me concerned if I'm not seeing eye to eye with what ACC is offering.

       

      Also, Adobe isn't planning on stopping individual product purchase are they?  In other words, they aren't nixing a CS7 version for the sake of pushing people to Cloud services, are they?

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        • 1. Re: Pricing and Function Questions
          Aegis Kleais Community Member
          Aegis Kleais Mar 15, 2013 4:08 PM (in response to Aegis Kleais)

          I looked it over, and the following programs are really the only ones I'm interested in:

           

          Photoshop (Extended if available)

          Illustrator

          Dreamweaver (really wish they'd integrate CF Builder function into this)

          Acrobat Pro

           

          I was looking at their Edge tools, and some seemed cool: Animate, Reflow, Inspect, Typekit/WebFonts.  But that's pretty much it.

           

          I saw that they offered per-product subscription pricing, but at $15/mo/app, even that would easily go over $50/mo.  Don't get me wrong, if I wanted Master Suite, $50/mo is a freaking steal, but it just seems geared more towards school/studio pricing than individuals.

          • 2. Re: Pricing and Function Questions
            Tyler White Community Member
            Tyler White Mar 18, 2013 12:37 PM (in response to Aegis Kleais)

            I imagine Adobe will offer more pricing structures as the Creative Cloud system develops. It is still very much in the early stages, from what I can tell.

             

            To one of your earlier questions - no, it is not cloud computing. The Adobe software is installed on your local machine. The cloud part comes in with cloud storage options and access to some online software (such as Typekit).

             

            Hope this helps!

            • 3. Re: Pricing and Function Questions
              Aegis Kleais Community Member
              Aegis Kleais Mar 18, 2013 1:25 PM (in response to Tyler White)

              Here's to hoping so.  I can understand that early on, Adobe's data received by the community can be used as a metric to adjust features and ensure the success of the ACC.  I'm on CS5 Video Production right now, and I'd like to upgrade to a Web/Design Premium CS7 (mid 2014), since I am slating to have a new PC in January of 2014.

               

              I just hope some kind of "Save as you go" system can be put in place.  I can see myself spending $20-$25/month to have the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Acrobat as well as some select ACC-apps and services.  That way, I don't have to do this "every other version upgrade" and can stay on the latest when 7.5, 8, etc. roll out.