Creative cloud Vs Production Premium

[Michael Johnston]

I just got the Cloud and its the greatest thing Adobe has ever created. I think it’s brilliant. When considering the cloud versus Production Premium, just keep in mind that everytime Adobe releases a new version of one of its products, you get the upgraded version immediatelly via the cloud where as I’d you buy Production Premium, you’ll have to buy any upgrade. Buying is $1500 plus $300 per upgrade. Cloud is $600/year with free upgrades and you know new versions are released about every two years so that means $1800 buying versus $1200 for the cloud over two years.

[Michael Johnston]

…and some may say “that means Adobe is losing money”. Not true. By offering everything online as a download, Adobe eliminates the production, shipping, and markup costs of selling their software through a third party. Adobe’s take is the same only now they’re providing their product cheaper and really starting to takeover the share of the market previously held by FCP after Apple decided to basically abandon to popular FCP software. Apple has stopped supporting FCP7 and FCPX is very inferior to 7 so now professionals are turning to Adobe because its much more reliable and cheaper than AVID.

[Axel Arzola]

I think the biggest selling point for anyone is the suite integration. The fact that I can right clic on a clip, send it to AE comp and have the change updating in my Pr timeline is the easiest FX workflow I have seen.
Deciding wich NLE is better is another long conversation, and at the end of the day not everybody will agree but that’s life.

Thanks for your feedback Mr. Johnston.

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[Angelo Lorenzo]

It depends on if you value software as a product or a service. If you need to keep updated constantly then Creative Cloud is cheaper in the long run but it’s like renting. You’ve built no equity and you don’t walk away with a product when you’re done.

If you’re a working professional, there may be some tax benefits. Creative Cloud is a professional subscription and it doesn’t depreciate like the flat purchase of a tool (the software).

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[Morten]

Just remember; buying software is actually not owing it – only licensing it for use. So there is not so much difference…

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[Tom Daigon]

The cloud is my view is just another scam like leasing. 😀

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[Paul Neumann]

Go with Creative Cloud. I had it and loved it. Loved having access to all things Adobe. Then my company said it was policy that they had to buy/own all software. So they bought me another Master Suite license. So more money but less programs. That’s life in corporate America.

[Joseph W. bourke]

I don’t see it as a scam like Tom does, but I also like the security of spinning around in my chair, grabbing the discs, and re-installing if need be (which luckily I’ve never needed to do). My guess is that even if your connection to the cloud goes down, you’ll still be running with the Adobe subscription, but I like the security of having discs nearby. Just my take on it…

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
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[Chris Tompkins]

If you don’t NEED to have the latest version at all times, buying is cheaper. Upgrade every other CS version, for example.

Chris Tompkins
Video Atlanta LLC

[Joseph W. bourke]

I’m with you, Chris. And another thing to watch for is the occasional special offers Adobe throws out there. I purchased the upgrade of the CS5.5 Master Collection because Adobe put forth the offer of a FREE upgrade to CS6, which I got. You can’t beat a free upgrade to the Master Collection.

Joe Bourke
Owner/Creative Director
Bourke Media
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