Adobe CS6 End of the Line

I suspect that Adobe would keep its ACR package format for some time, since CC currently uses the same files to upgrade ACR as CS6 and CS5. This means that you might still be able to manually load new versions of ACR, provided that Adobe doesn't find a way prevent the files from being decompressed. Given Adobe's terrible track record on security, I don't see that happening any time soon.
 
You can keep downloading the up to date Adobe DNG converter for your new and unsupported digital cameras. Batch convert all your files to DNG, and you can use your old PS for ever. I use CS3 this way with no problem.
 
Sorry, no work arounds for me. I would simply rather give my money to someone else. (At home, anyway. At work my employers foot the bill. All Adobe, all the way, the right way. Up-to-date and fully patched OS and Apps.)
 
The implicit rules-of-the-game have been changed unilaterally by Adobe. Thats fine, its their product. If they want to add another step in the work-flow of their non-CC customers, fine. But I do think that Adobe's strategy will prompt people to think about whether or not there are better alternatives. Thats the customers prerogative. - martin
 
Based on what ByThom states " the next release of Adobe Camera Raw (9.1.1) will be the last that works with Creative Suite 6, i.e. Photoshop CS6. New camera and new software support (think Dehaze) will no longer be produced for the CS6 version of ACR after that."
So it appears that you won't be able to keep downloading ACR unless you have a CC subscription.
 
cbphoto said:
I'm hoping Affinity Photo takes over. They just launched and it's very, very good so far. Mac only.
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There have been some issues with Affinity reported on the RFF if one has less than 16 GB of ram, but personally is does everything I need to do.

I am not a graphic designer I don't really need Adobe.
 
Rawtherapee is (IMO) a far better Raw converter, and there's plenty of other software that will do the rest of the stuff that PS does.

So long, Adobe...
 
am not trusting even DNG as format anymore. buy new lens year or two from now, would be nice to have lens profile that works in old Photoshop/Lightroom. does it?

am not going to pay Adobe tax, so alternatives are on search.
 
Shac said:
Based on what ByThom states " the next release of Adobe Camera Raw (9.1.1) will be the last that works with Creative Suite 6, i.e. Photoshop CS6. New camera and new software support (think Dehaze) will no longer be produced for the CS6 version of ACR after that."
So it appears that you won't be able to keep downloading ACR unless you have a CC subscription.
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Oh come on. Adobe hasn't officially produced ACR update "packages" specifically for a version of Photoshop in a while. That hasn't stopped people from side-loading ACR using the manual decompress/renaming trick.

When you price your software into the stratosphere and then (barely two years later) switch to a subscription model where people who leave don't even have access to their own files, you should expect people to use any trick in the book against you...
 
Shac said:
YYV-146 - take it up with Thom Hogan - that was a quote from his site posted by the OP of this thread
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My apologies. At times I'm careless and use English phrases as would their literal translations of other languages - it's a non-native speaker thing. I didn't mean to sound disparaging or anything - just doubting that this is actually the end of CS6.

I would take any statement that comes from Adobe with a big grain of salt, though. They previously stated that CC uses a completely different authentication method. Turns out that the licensing file is the exact same document from CS6, and they simply made AAM a mandatory installation requirement. Why make actual updates and write actual code when bluffing gets you the same new customers?
 
Victor - No problem - I must admit I thought the response was a bit strange.
Anyway I hope you are right and we can take their statement with a grain of salt. Perhaps if thee is enough push-back on the internet, they might reconsider.
I pushed, I'd be willing to pay a few modest $$ to keep being able to update ACR.
Cheers
David
 
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