Dennis Radeke
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Under “On How Many computers can I install the software?” in the FAQ
“You can install the desktop applications available in Creative Cloud on your primary computer and one backup computer, as long as they are not running at the same time. You will have access to both the Mac OS and Windows versions, so if you have a Mac at home and a PC at work, for instance, you can install your applications on both. See the product license agreements page for more information.”
Let me know if you have other questions.
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[Oliver Peters] “you have picked Lightroom over Aperture. Why?”
‘cuz it’s way better…
Feeling cheeky,
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“Adobe software must be purchased with either a Mac or Windows license and switching platforms requires cross-grading the license. Unlike Avid, you cannot simply go from a PC workstation at a facility to a MacBook Pro at home with a simple de-activation/re-activation process.”
Oliver is somewhat incorrect on this as the Creative Cloud option provides for both Mac and PC as part of your subscription.
Check out the FAQ under “purchasing and getting started”: Creative Cloud FAQ
Dennis – Adobe
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Chris, please ping me via email or private note on this forum or via Twitter (@TheGenesisProj) or via my blog with a comment. The Genesis Project
I’d like to understand your specific issue better and if I can help you out.
Dennis – Adobe
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “However: continuing to blankly say that shrink wrap software is more expensive than the cloud does not at all answer the specific issue of chris’s costs exploding by 300% as a result of Adobe’s decisions with regard to educational pricing.”
Well, I have responded to Chris to address his specific situation and will endeavor to get a better understanding in order to resolve it if I can. If I said I know everything about Adobe (especially pricing), I would be a big fat liar.
THAT SAID, my links and words hold their own. It is right there on the web page links I gave and no one is arguing that the Adobe website is lying about pricing…
Dennis – Adobe guy
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[Craig Seeman] “the race may be between Adobe Premiere Pro and Editshare Lightworks”
Really?
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I assume you mean this part: Nuking
“Bernard, does your school use CLP licensing, and maintenance contracts? If so, what is your plan going forward, given Adobe’s killing of maintenance licensing and large price increase?”
If this is indeed what you’re referring to, I can only reiterate what I’ve said: the price is less – comparison between shrink and subscription here: Educational buying guide and maintenance is built into the price: Long FAQ but product updates/upgrades here
Hope this helps. Let me know what other questions people may have.
Dennis
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[Aindreas Gallagher] “turns up with a random dump truck of apps across web, print, image editing, Flash, and some weird web odds and ends and demands that he now start paying for all that stuff on a suscription basis”
Well, I always give you points for being colorful. And I appreciate your input and points of view. Thanks.
In this case, it’s a simple math thing. Education has been and is the cheapest way to purchase Adobe software today and historically. In fact, I have many times had individuals say they would purchase an Adobe suite through their kid’s college computer store because they knew it to be the cheapest way out there.
@ $360 for a year ($20 x 12), that’s still LESS expensive than purchasing a single suite to say nothing of all the apps and services you actually get. If you choose not to consider all of the other stuff like cloud storage, services, built in upgrades, new apps, tablet apps, etc. thats fine. The math still adds up for a single suite…
I would totally agree with you if Adobe was getting greedy and trying to charge more, but from everything I’ve seen, it’s simply not the case.
Like I said (and will likely say throughout 2013!), some people will not agree or get it. I can respect that. The fact is that today, CS6 is cheaper by purchasing as Creative Cloud on a subscription than as a box copy. That is true for EDU and for commercial.
With respect,
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[Chris Jacek] “does your school use CLP licensing, and maintenance contracts? If so, what is your plan going forward, given Adobe’s killing of maintenance licensing and large price increase?”
Chris, I don’t think you have all of the facts here. For example, maintenance is built into the new model pricing structure. One thing Adobe has always done is give very good value to our customers. You might not like the model and that’s okay, but I’d encourage you to get all of the facts.
Creative Cloud for Students and Teachers
Dennis – adobe guy
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Simply put, you should teach all three major apps or at least the ones that you feel are going to best prepare your students for a career in editing and content creation. One thing you should teach – change is inevitable! No doubt this thread has advocates from any number of NLE’s and if you review the last 10 years, you’ll see a number of tectonic shifts in the editing landscape. I believe one is still going on now.
So, teach about preparedness, teach the fundamentals of editing (story-telling and the mechanics of telling a good story through editing) and I think the rest will start to work itself out.
As the Adobe guy, I think Premiere Pro is a no-brainer and it should be included in the curriculum, no doubt. However, if you feel the market is different and that another NLE the way to go, by all means, lead with that.
Dennis – Adobe guy.