HubertChen

* Adobe has alienated the Enthusiasts
* It is clear that Adobe considers loosing the Enthusiasts as acceptable loss

Has anybody at Adobe ever thought about that a Professional ( which they still...

Feeling of betrayal is missing in the poll!

Many comments clearly show the feeling of betrayal. People have lived with Adobe products for 20 years. They have spend a lot of money on it,...

It is all points of the Poll that are not acceptable to me, not only a single one:

1) Having to repeatedly pay to retain access

2) Adobe's pricing is too high

3) The need to occasionally connect...

LR is much more than a RAW converter. Beside image wide non destructive edits you can do some of Photoshop stuff, such as adding gradients, remove brush, bun and heal, remove dust specks, etc. Plus...

LR is much more than a RAW converter. Beside image wide non destructive edits you can do some of Photoshop stuff, such as adding gradients, remove brush, bun and heal, remove dust specks, etc. Plus...

Now thinking about it, it already starts. I needed to look up perpetual license. Never heard of it before even buying SW license since 30 years now :-)

Since Lightroom is in question too, add Lightroom and Phase One Capture Pro to the Mix.

I guess I am not the only one who does not enjoy to battle with two Software Packages to get one job done....

Lovely!

Lovely! The first comment in two days on this grimly subject that made me smile. Thanks so much!

Feedback on DPR:
50 Comments for an average post
200 Comments on a really Hot Camera
2000 Comments, all negative in 2 days on Adobes new license policy

I think it is save to say the Photography...

Feedback on DPR:
50 Comments for an average post
200 Comments on a really Hot Camera
2000 Comments, all negative in 2 days on Adobes new license policy

I think it is save to say the Photography...

Apple Final Cut Pro has no rendering support from 3D graphics card. We just have made evaluation of Adobe Premiere with a GTX 660 and it rocks. Whatever adjustments you do including white balance...

Adobe seems not to care about Enthusiast Photographers any more

I looked a bit more in detail to the creative cloud offering. I was running a Creative Agency with 4 seats a while back. So for a...

@ Skilliard
Thanks for your answer. I might have to do that. But it is becoming very painful:
a) significant cost increase over update every other release
b) I need to fear that key validation can...

Photoshop @ 20 USD / month = 720 USD / 3 Years. That is the budget for updating a DSLR body or adding a major lens to the tool box of an enthusiast photographer. In short, for many enthusiast...

A true story: Decades ago the leading E-CAD vendor introduced a hardware dongle as copy protection. It plugged into the printer port and thus you could not print anymore. Real bummer on a CAD...

I am already older. I went through several very tough economic down turns. Since then I am extremely cautious to add a monthly expense to my portfolio. Last month it was a done decision to add...

There is a lot of merit to it. However, you must admit Microsoft made a great comeback with Windows 7 and Windows 8. They truly impressed me. Apple impresses for going strong since 10 years and not...

There is a lot of merit to it. However, you must admit Microsoft made a great comeback with Windows 7 and Windows 8. They truly impressed me. Apple impresses for going strong since 10 years and not...

@ agentful
I fully agree. I have exactly the same problem. But how to solve my problem getting information in English about License Cost and License Terms for China ?