Lightroom Classic CC or Creative Cloud

[MVPernula]

Waddup!

 

I'm looking into getting Adobe Lightroom, and I'm not sure which one to get.

Should I go for creative cloud "photography" that includes photoshop or just get Lighroom Classic CC and call it a day.

 

It feels alright to me to pay per month since the price isn't too steep, but I'll pay less for Classic CC if I choose to keep it over 15 months (which I probably will).

There are a bunch of videos explaining the differences but I feel torn.

 

What would the benefits be of either?

I've heard there's been issues with 4K UI scaling, is that still a thing?

Might have heard something of "no longer getting updates" on the Classic CC or have I mixed that up with something else?

 

Thanks guys!

[ZeouLs]

If I'm hondest I didnt upgrade after CS6. My Adobe Master Collection... I dont event want to know what I would have to pay on a monthly basis. CS6 works perfectly fine and I never had groundbreaking issues.

[MVPernula]

3 minutes ago, ZeouLs said:

If I'm hondest I didnt upgrade after CS6. My Adobe Master Collection... I dont event want to know what I would have to pay on a monthly basis. CS6 works perfectly fine and I never had groundbreaking issues.

Yeah it seems that's a no-go now anyways. CS6 is old already, and unsupported. 

Adobe stopped selling it and are pointing at the creative cloud so I think that's out the door I'm afriad.

[ZeouLs]

2 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Yeah it seems that's a no-go now anyways. CS6 is old already, and unsupported. 

Adobe stopped selling it and are pointing at the creative cloud so I think that's out the door I'm afriad.

Sadly yeah, more and more software companies turn to subscribtion based paying models

[kirashi]

On 7/30/2018 at 1:09 AM, MVPernula said:

Waddup! I'm looking into getting Adobe Lightroom, and I'm not sure which one to get.

Should I go for creative cloud "photography" that includes photoshop or just get Lighroom Classic CC and call it a day.

 

It feels alright to me to pay per month since the price isn't too steep, but I'll pay less for Classic CC if I choose to keep it over 15 months (which I probably will).

There are a bunch of videos explaining the differences but I feel torn.

 

What would the benefits be of either?

I've heard there's been issues with 4K UI scaling, is that still a thing?

Might have heard something of "no longer getting updates" on the Classic CC or have I mixed that up with something else?

Thanks guys!

If you plan to edit photos on the go from iPad or iPhone, then Lightroom CC (cloud) makes sense. However, if you're like me and do most editing on your home computer (and want a real desktop app that actually functions properly) then go with Lightroom Classic. Adobe does provide trials of both software so you can test them out for your workflow, but honestly I don't understand how one can edit things on an iPad because my mind cannot wrap around the lack of a structured file system. (Not just on iOS, but even Android is starting to irk me this way too.)

 

Adobe is still updating Classic AFAIK, but I fear they will eventually phase it out completely, or move it to their less-featured consumer line along with Photoshop & Premiere Elements. And yes, 4K UI scaling is still absolute shit, but that's more of a design failure of current operating systems than it is just app developers. As much as I'm a Windows and Android person, I do have to hand it to Apple's MacOS for being the only current OS that makes OK use of 4K DPI scaling among most of the Apple-developed applications.

[MVPernula]

On 2018-08-02 at 12:24 AM, kirashi said:

If you plan to edit photos on the go from iPad or iPhone, then Lightroom CC (cloud) makes sense. However, if you're like me and do most editing on your home computer (and want a real desktop app that actually functions properly) then go with Lightroom Classic. Adobe does provide trials of both software so you can test them out for your workflow, but honestly I don't understand how one can edit things on an iPad because my mind cannot wrap around the lack of a structured file system. (Not just on iOS, but even Android is starting to irk me this way too.)

 

Adobe is still updating Classic AFAIK, but I fear they will eventually phase it out completely, or move it to their less-featured consumer line along with Photoshop & Premiere Elements. And yes, 4K UI scaling is still absolute shit, but that's more of a design failure of current operating systems than it is just app developers. As much as I'm a Windows and Android person, I do have to hand it to Apple's MacOS for being the only current OS that makes OK use of 4K DPI scaling among most of the Apple-developed applications.

Thank you man!

Does 4K UI scaling suck over both versions or just Classic CC?

What's making me kind of lean towards the cloud version is the inclusion of Photoshop in the "Creative Cloud Photography" deal.

I've used both softwares, and would like to have both.

 

And I agree with you, Mac OS seems do have done a better job with the Adobe(*?)-developed applications.

Editing over phone and tabled would to me just be a bonus, not sure if I'd use it. Could possibly be a way to up ones instagram game though

[kirashi]

13 minutes ago, MVPernula said:

Thank you man!

Does 4K UI scaling suck over both versions or just Classic CC?

What's making me kind of lean towards the cloud version is the inclusion of Photoshop in the "Creative Cloud Photography" deal.

I've used both softwares, and would like to have both.

 

And I agree with you, Mac OS seems do have done a better job with the Adobe(*?)-developed applications.

Editing over phone and tabled would to me just be a bonus, not sure if I'd use it. Could possibly be a way to up ones instagram game though

You're welcome.  4K UI scaling just sucks in general across most programs and OSes - it's not just limited to Adobe applications. For instance, loading a website that looks great on a 1080p display doesn't scale properly to 4K unless you manually adjust your DPI or zoom in to 150% in your browser. I realize this is an issue with the website's design, but it's the same thing as programs / applications not being developed to scale properly. We're just not there yet.

 

Totally makes sense to look at the CC Photography plans. Depending on whether you need 1TB or 20GB of storage, one of the 2 plans will probably do the trick if you want Photoshop AND Lightroom. Being honest, I barely open Photoshop when working with my own amateur photography work, but that's because I don't shoot people and hence don't often need to do touchups, so I can stick to Lightroom for almost everything.

 

[MVPernula]

20 minutes ago, kirashi said:

You're welcome.  4K UI scaling just sucks in general across most programs and OSes - it's not just limited to Adobe applications. For instance, loading a website that looks great on a 1080p display doesn't scale properly to 4K unless you manually adjust your DPI or zoom in to 150% in your browser. I realize this is an issue with the website's design, but it's the same thing as programs / applications not being developed to scale properly. We're just not there yet.

 

Totally makes sense to look at the CC Photography plans. Depending on whether you need 1TB or 20GB of storage, one of the 2 plans will probably do the trick if you want Photoshop AND Lightroom. Being honest, I barely open Photoshop when working with my own amateur photography work, but that's because I don't shoot people and hence don't often need to do touchups, so I can stick to Lightroom for almost everything.

Yeah, I honestly feel like people have gotten too familiar with 1080p. It's been so heavily standardized that people aren't going for the upgrades *or even adapting for it*. I don't remember the turn from 720p to 1080 being this bad. But I guess there are more factors playing in here.

 

I tend to use photoshop quite a bit, but it's for more than just photography anyways so I have that going for me.

But lightroom all the way for photography, even if you do portraits.