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I just restored my Mojave Time Machine backup on an older MacBook Pro with Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Illustrator CS6. More than enough for what I do.
No thanks. Procreate and Affinity for me.
Adobe offers some amazing tools and is the best at what they do. But subs came and I left.
Adobe offers some amazing tools and is the best at what they do. But subs came and I left.
Your Mac will implode and a sinkhole will show up with hands coming out, dragging you to hell! /s
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Despite not being familar with PDF Expert, I'd say next to nothing! You'd think Adobe would have the best control over their file format, but after nearly 30yrs (and ubiquity thanks to ISO) it's ridiculous to pay for basic functions Acrobat steers you to sub for.
I dislike Adobe with a raging passion...whenever I need help from them. They have been useless with customer support. Good apps and powerful tools of course, and more often than not, they work well. But just a lot of dysfunction as a company. I use it professionally, and pay for it because of that, and in the grand scheme, that's ok. They should just provide some customer service. I can totally see how so many people want to use another tool if they aren't using it for work. It's expensive for occasional use.
I am no adobe defender, but what would you ever need from them? If I ever had a question, youtube answered it.
disgusting right? even autodesk which is super predatory on pricing gives students free accounts.
For Windows there is also: https://www.tracker-software.com/product/pdf-xchange-editor
as alternative to that Acrobat crap.
I'm not implying that at all.
Piracy can occur at all levels, professionals or hobbyists.
It may be still expensive for some, but for others, it's just the cost of doing business. It's all relative. If you're pulling in $200K annually, $600/year is a drop in the bucket.
I was just about to suggest exactly this. Their version 2 of the Designer/Photo/Publisher suite is just out, and buying it is one of the true no-brainers of software.
Since Adobe and Pantone are is a pissing match about colors at the moment I'm not sure why any amount would be considered a deal on Adobe products.
One need to define pro... but I work with Affinity suite, and do not miss a single feature of Adobe.Or, get this.
Creative Software For Professionals | We Are Affinity
Subscription-free photo editing, page layout, graphic design and illustration apps for professionals. Try for free or buy for one low payment.affinity.serif.com
Of course it is not as robust as Adobe products and I'm sure that pros laugh at it. But it has been more than enough for my needs and it is non-subscription based.
All of their apps on all platforms for less than $100.
I thought it was only one tier but the computer I'm posting from is win11 so I had to edit my post initially for the two tiers.
DO THIS! I mean, I'm personally biased against Adobe so me advocating not paying them money for any reason at all is pretty on-brand, but genuinely I love the Affinity suite and this price is absolutely stellar.
I am not an Adobe defender, but I do like their products a lot, and as I have been working within their ecosystem for years, will look to stay. Luckily enough my wife is a student, and as such we have been on the student discount model for years.
Every year they want to move the account of the student discount model, I chat with them. I explain that we have been loyal customers for years, and that my wife is still a PhD. student. Thus far they always have ended up letting us continue on the $15.99/month deal. IMO that is OK.
Every year they want to move the account of the student discount model, I chat with them. I explain that we have been loyal customers for years, and that my wife is still a PhD. student. Thus far they always have ended up letting us continue on the $15.99/month deal. IMO that is OK.
Be very carful with Adobe products. Very careful. It’s not like other subscription services. Read the fine print. If you cancel early you will have to pay an early cancellation fee. They are more like your phone company - except they have no legit reason to this - they are not providing you with any hardware in exchange.
Another issue with Adobe is that they are bloatware, and install all kind of installers.
Otherwise - some of their tools are admittedly best in class - but do look if you can find replacements.
The new Darkroom for instance is a good Lightroom replacement and integrates with Apple Photos.
Another issue with Adobe is that they are bloatware, and install all kind of installers.
Otherwise - some of their tools are admittedly best in class - but do look if you can find replacements.
The new Darkroom for instance is a good Lightroom replacement and integrates with Apple Photos.
Probably not much at this stage.
They need to get entrenched at the grass roots level…which means getting students in colleges and universities to start using them. At the same time, go after ad agencies and design studios.
It’s a long road ahead to challenge Adobe. But it’s doable. Look at Figma. They become the de facto standard for UX prototyping that Adobe’s response was to buy them out.
I have paid since the beginning for the whole lot. I get value from it as somebody who uses their tools for work but I can’t move as I need to open old files in InDesign. That is the worst possible walled garden, I need to keep paying until I retire. That irritates the hell out of me. I’ve been exporting IDML out of jobs so one day I can swap to Publisher or similar!