Photoshop CS6

[Seal51]

Hi Everyone!

Been a few years since I posted here...but I want to upgrade my photoshop version to CS6 but I am a bit confused with all the options. I want to buy software to install to my pc but keep getting this cloud version.....can you not buy a disc anymore and install on pc? Help!!!

 

[Mark S Abeln]

Hi Everyone!

Been a few years since I posted here...but I want to upgrade my photoshop version to CS6 but I am a bit confused with all the options. I want to buy software to install to my pc but keep getting this cloud version.....can you not buy a disc anymore and install on pc? Help!!!

Adobe only sells Photoshop CC, the current cloud version.

Although I do see they are selling CS6 on a disk for merely $1,569.95 !!

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-Old-Version/dp/B007R0RKV8

 

[Tom_N]

Adobe only sells Photoshop CC, the current cloud version.

Although I do see they are selling CS6 on a disk for merely $1,569.95 !!

That's not Amazon – that's some retailer who still has a few copies left from when Adobe was selling individual copies.

Amazon Marketplace can be a good place for things that have gone out of print – if they are not in high demand. If the out-of-print items are in demand, beware – the Marketplace may be crawling with scalpers!

 

[kelpdiver]

Hi Everyone!

Been a few years since I posted here...but I want to upgrade my photoshop version to CS6 but I am a bit confused with all the options. I want to buy software to install to my pc but keep getting this cloud version.....can you not buy a disc anymore and install on pc? Help!!!

Adobe only sells Photoshop CC, the current cloud version.

Although I do see they are selling CS6 on a disk for merely $1,569.95 !!

http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Photoshop-CS6-Old-Version/dp/B007R0RKV8

Some CS6 suites are also still out there for that price or lower. Which isn't out of place for what it sold for at the time. I saw the Web Premium as low at $999. At quick glance, it doesn't appear that the upgrade editions are available anymore.

Seal - given these prices, it's probably hard to find a better option than to pay Adobe $120/year for the Photoshop CC + Lightroom subscription. If you can somehow find a valid upgrade license for CS6 PS for < 300, then go for it, but otherwise I think you roll the dice on them continuing to offer this deal. I'd like to hope they will eventually offer a perm purchase option again due to diminished sales.

 

[keith]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

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If you really want.

Keith

 

[BG454]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

Quite correct!

CS6 is NOT discontinued, but because Adobe want to sign you up for the CC, they make the stand-alone version difficult to find on their website. From Adobe the retail price of CS6 is $699.

I refuse to subscribe to the cloud, so I bought the stand-alone version a few months ago, although I purchased through an on-line discount store.

 

[Bearmann]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

Keith

Yes, it looks like you can upgrade from CS5 for $200. If you have an older version, though, You'll have to buy the complete version for $700.

 

[mclewis]

Hi Everyone!

Been a few years since I posted here...but I want to upgrade my photoshop version to CS6 but I am a bit confused with all the options. I want to buy software to install to my pc but keep getting this cloud version.....can you not buy a disc anymore and install on pc? Help!!!

 

[Mark S Abeln]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

 

[John W Hall]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

Keith

I expect that something, by design or inadvertently, will occur in the future to disable it (but you can hope).

"Eternity lasts a very long time, particularly towards the end" (Woody Allen)

 

[hotdog321]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

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http://therefractedlight.blogspot.com

I agree--I am worried about raw support on my standalone CS6 and REALLY do not want to fart around with DNG or TIFF. But Adobe has been good, so far, to supplying raw updates for cameras and lenses. They just put out another update last week. They actually get lens correction updates out weeks before Canon, as evidenced with the 16-35 f/4L IS.

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photojournalist
http://craighartley.zenfolio.com/

 

[ericN2]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

If there is any problem with opening RAW files there is in fact a quite good, fairy cheap and very usable solution .. install on your computer AS WELL AS a Photoshop program, a copy of the tryuly excellent little edit program ZONER PHOTO ...

The best photo and video software | Zoner Studio

One program for editing your photos and videos 🏆 Software for editing, retouching, and storing all your photos and videos 👨‍💻 English-speaking support

www.zoner.com

I've had Zoner in use now for many years and have found the program itself can be a really excellent one for any kind of file.. certainly it always seems very update with its support for RAWS as seen by the list of cameras that the present ver.17 Zoner supports...

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www.zoner.com

I've used Photoshop now for maybe over 10 years and presently have CS6 but I still enjoy having Zoner on... it IS good in itself for a good easy edit of most any file encountered.. but as an alternative or 'support' for Photoshop it's FAR better than you'll ever find from such as using Adobe DNG... and not only can you get a full version Trial of Zoner if you want to satisfy yourself... it's an excellent way of putting it to the test with what maybe anyone has in the way of 'awkward' RAWs ! .. I bet there are few it will not cope with AND will do a quite good job as a starter by any standards... and if bought... the cost by present or comparative standards, is very modest indeed.

 

[Bearmann]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

 

[Tom_N]

The CC version is installed on your computer just like other software. You download it and install it. The cloud bit refers to Adobe periodically checking the licence over the internet and some cloud storgae options that you can quite easily ignore if you wish to.

The cloud version may be installed locally, but it is a rental version that expires if you ever stop paying rental fees.

 

[BG454]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

The latest edition of Camera Raw for CS6 is v8.8, which supports EOS 750 & 760, the Nikon D5500 and several other cameras I'm not familiar with, so there is no lack of support for newer cameras.
For full details check the Adobe Camera Raw download page.


If you say "raw support for newer cameras will not be available" then I don't know where you get that information, and so far, there is no evidence of that situation.
I believe the extra step to convert to DNG is unnecessary and I avoid using DNG, preferring to keep all my raw files exactly as they came out of the camera.

Personally I always use Lightroom for my raw processing, only turning occasionally to CS6 when I need a particular effect. Usually LR does everything I need.
As yet, there does not appear to be any further update to LR 5.7 to support these newer cameras so either Adobe are working on an LR 5.8, or the support for newer cameras will provided in the, as yet unannounced, Lightroom 6.

 

[Tom_N]

http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjou...pport-for-photoshop-cc-and-photoshop-cs6.html

Basically it says that Adobe CS6 customers will get camera raw updates – for now – but that any new feature in Adobe Camera Raw other than camera raw updates will be disabled.

 

[fishy wishy]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

--
http://therefractedlight.blogspot.com

I agree--I am worried about raw support on my standalone CS6 and REALLY do not want to fart around with DNG or TIFF. But Adobe has been good, so far, to supplying raw updates for cameras and lenses. They just put out another update last week. They actually get lens correction updates out weeks before Canon, as evidenced with the 16-35 f/4L IS.

It's a drag converting to DNG, but then again the money you are saving by staying with CS6 can go toward another little drive for all the DNG

Would be neat if a viewer could convert a raw file via a temp tiff file to open in CS6 seamlessly as if it knew how to read the raw. e.g. right click>Send To Editor As TIFF ... Then the temp files would be flushed every now and again.

 

[ericN2]

Adobe still sell perpetual licenses for CS6

http://www.adobe.com/products/catal...software_sl_creativesuite6.html?promoid=KFPRM

If you really want.

The main problem is that raw support for newer cameras will not be available. One workaround is from Adobe itself: you can convert your raw files to DNG, which should then be openable. Or, you can use some other raw conversion package — paid or free — to convert your images to a temporary TIFF file that you then can edit in CS6.

--
http://therefractedlight.blogspot.com

I agree--I am worried about raw support on my standalone CS6 and REALLY do not want to fart around with DNG or TIFF. But Adobe has been good, so far, to supplying raw updates for cameras and lenses. They just put out another update last week. They actually get lens correction updates out weeks before Canon, as evidenced with the 16-35 f/4L IS.

It's a drag converting to DNG, but then again the money you are saving by staying with CS6 can go toward another little drive for all the DNG

Would be neat if a viewer could convert a raw file via a temp tiff file to open in CS6 seamlessly as if it knew how to read the raw. e.g. right click>Send To Editor As TIFF ... Then the temp files would be flushed every now and again.

A neat little program that maybe is of use to anyone with RAW files that cannot be opened because you have no program on your computer that otherwise will recognise them.
This program puts an extra item in the pop-out list in WinExplorer if you put your cursor on any RAW file and RIGHT-click... The item "Instant JPG from RAW" is given and a click on that gives the below screen ..


One or two little choices as you'll see above but I did it on one Fuji RAW and in literally less than one-second it gave and saved a JPG from that RAW. Maybe not as good..but clearly it's better than NOTHING otherwise - if you have no way of showing/using your RAWs anyway...



http://instant-jpeg-from-raw.software.informer.com/

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/eric
Staffordshire, UK

 

[Mark S Abeln]

I was unaware that CS6 was still being sold.

 

[BG454]

I was unaware that CS6 was still being sold.

I believe Adobe have said the "perpetual" CS6 version will be available for purchase "indefinitely."

Because they prefer people to sign up to CC, Adobe make the availability of CS6 hard to find on their web site, but if you go to the Adobe site and search for "Photoshop CS6" you will be presented with this page.