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1. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
Sounds to me like you had a Creative Cloud trial before you purchased CS6. Does that sound right?
If your computer meets the min requirements, you can download and install CC alongside CS6. You just can't open both apps at the same time.
CC Tech Specs
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/tech-specs.html
Nancy O.
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2. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
Nancy, I never tried CC because of the cost - certainly never installed a trial. The program just appeared on my desktop without asking me.
Howard
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3. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
Nancy, I never tried CC because of the cost - certainly never installed a trial. The program just appeared on my desktop without asking me.
Howard
Howard,
software just doesn't appear on your system unless you downloaded & installed it. You may not have tried CC. But you may have tried DW CS6 before you purchased it. And that download came from the Cloud.
Nancy O.
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4. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
Sorry to disagree. I have owned CS6 on disk since it first came out at a time when CC was just being mentioned, but was not available as far as I am aware. I never downloaded CS6, but installed it from my disk.
I switched my laptop on last week and the CC icon was on my screen. I can only assume that the Adobe updater had installed it and that its part of Adobe's new marketing strategy.
Howard
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5. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
I have an inate distrust of the cloud, as I like to have some control of what happens in my life. I would not dream of storing my stuff on the cloud, as it could just disappear in a cloud of dust, like happened to Microsoft customers with one of their cloud based items a year or so back - though to be fair, they did at least warn before shutting it down.
Howard
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6. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
whatalotofrubbish wrote:
I would not dream of storing my stuff on the cloud, as it could just disappear in a cloud of dust,
Although the Creative Cloud does allow you to store 20GB of files in the cloud, there is no obligation to do so. In fact, I have only a handful of files stored there.
Basically, the Creative Cloud is just a marketing name for the distribution system used by Adobe. All programs are downloaded to your computer, and reside physically on your hard disk. The same is true of all files. You create them and store them on your computer (or upload them to wherever you want).
I suspect that the Creative Cloud app was installed as an update to the Adobe Application Manager, which was used with earlier versions of Dreamweaver. If you have any questions about the Creative Cloud, there's a dedicated forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/creative_cloud.
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7. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
David, I get your point - but the name gives the impression that its all on this so called cloud.
It still disappears in a cloud of dust if you don't pay your monthly subscription and leaves you with a drive full of dead software - or am I wrong on that also?
Howard
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8. Re: Creative Cloud program - questions
Yes, the software stops working if you cancel your subscription, but any files that you have created with the software can still be used. For example, web pages and style sheets created by Dreamweaver are unaffected, as are JPEGs and GIFs created in Fireworks or Photoshop. However, you wouldn't be able to open PSD files or FLAs, although they could be sent to someone who still has an active subscription.
I know that not everybody likes the subscription model. Currently, Adobe gives you the choice: get a perpetual licence with CS6, or opt into the subscription model with Creative Cloud. As things stand, CS6 will get progressively out of date. So, if you want to keep up to date, you'll eventually have to switch to the Creative Cloud. On the other hand, Adobe might decide the subscription model was the wrong approach, and it could switch back to perpetual licences. However, judging from what I hear, that's highly unlikely in the foreseeable future.