This is the big drawback of a subscription model. If for any reason you stop paying the applications stop functioning.

But for day-to-day usage no connection is required. Once per month the application needs to connect and verify the licence. Second important observation is that to use one of the applications no Internet connection is needed. This is an important distinction, as Adobe also has Photoshop Express online which is a completely different tool (and free). While Adobe offers some cloud storage with its offering, the software runs on the computer. Current versions (CS6) will still be available in the perpetual licensing model, but all future versions are Creative Cloud only.Īdobe Lightroom 5 will be available in Creative Cloud but also as stand-alone.Īdobe Creative Cloud is not cloud computing. Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, After Effects and Premiere are all moved to this new pricing model. Adobe Creative Cloud is the new licensing model for Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere and Dreamweaver what is Creative Cloud and how will it affect usĬreative Cloud is the name Adobe gave to its subscription model of the popular software tools. I have to say I am pretty surprised and disappointed with this move, as I really dislike subscription models. Starting in June Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, After Effects and so on (the Adobe CS ecosystem) on a monthly fee. Photoshop CS6 (the latest Creative Suit version) will be the last to be purchased with a perpetual licence. In a very controversial move from Adobe, the future of the Creative Suite will be tied to a subscription model.

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