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CS6 release date

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August 28, 2010
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Anyone know the CS6 release date? I have to upgrade Dreamweaver and I'm hoping Adobe augments its "timeline" animation utility.

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FBurg

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I received an offer from Adobe to upgrade Photoshop Elements to Elements C5S at a reduced rate. The offer expires April 4, so I suspect that CS6 would be coming out some time after that date.

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Marshall70

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I stopped buying the full boxed version of the Premium Design suite, and purchased the subscription edition instead.

It's been great, I pay a monthly fee and receive free upgrades whenever Adobe releases a new version.

So I'm looking forward to CS6.

John Waller

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I stopped buying the full boxed version of the Premium Design suite, and purchased the subscription edition instead.
It's been great, I pay a monthly fee

Out of interest: What happens to the software when you stop paying the monthly fee?

Does it stop working?

Just curious.

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Jerry Hattrick

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I am fortunate that I can purchase CS5 at a discounted price for being a student, but I am a broke (and jobless) student. I got burnt on the CS4 update a week after buying CS3. I really don't want to make that mistake again, and I have considered waiting until CS6 is officially released.

It's March 2011 now, and although six or seven months isn't too far away, I may not be able to afford school by then; the state is threatening to increase tuition by 75% to make up for budget shortfalls, which would mean that I would have to pay an arm and leg to get the program just so I can learn how to use it.

Do I buy the egg, even though it is starting to become rotten, or do I hold out for the chicken, not knowing when the new batch of eggs will be laid, or if I will even be able to afford the eggs by then? It seems to me that given the situation, a bird in the hand is better than 2 in the bush.

Any thoughts, or other options you guys might know about?

Nancy OShea

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From where I sit, DW CS5 isn't all that different from CS4 except for the PHP code and 'integrated CMS support'. If the bulk of your work is in PHP, WordPress, Joomla! or Drupal then yes, upgrading now might be a good decision for you.

Otherwise, wait until you can afford another purchase (with student discount or otherwise).

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John Waller

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Same here, Nancy.

I actually upgraded my Design Suite CS4 Premium to CS5 for the Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator enhancements rather than Dreamweaver CS5 (which I still view as a modest upgrade).

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cyberbaffledAuthor

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I've also replied to your question about what I want to achieve. The problem with Flash of course is that it's not supported in Apple products.

John Waller

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CS5 shipped in April 2010.

Going by Adobe's usual 12-18 month upgrade cycle, I would not expect to see CS6 until at least Sep-Oct 2011.

By Timelines, are you referring to the Timeline feature in DW which was dropped in CS4. That won't return.

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grembert1

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>...Going by Adobe's usual 12-18 month upgrade cycle, I would not expect to see CS6 until at least Sep-Oct 2011.

[Gill] I saw an interview of the Adobe CFO on one of the business channels and that question was asked and he said mid next year. The video was cut in late 2010.

David_Powers

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grembert1 wrote:
I saw an interview of the Adobe CFO on one of the business channels and that question was asked and he said mid next year. The video was cut in late 2010.

Always take predictions of software release dates from any source with a very large grain of salt. Until you see an official announcement that something will be released on a specific date (usually about one month in advance), it remains vapourware.

Adobe's past release cycle has fluctated between 18 and 24 months, but that's not a solid indication of what might happen in future. My advice regarding upgrades has always been to test the new version as soon as it's released. If it does what you want, buy it as soon as possible in order to get the maximum benefit from the new features. If the new features aren't of interest, wait until the next version, which will be along sooner or later. But it doesn't take a genius to work out that the longer you leave it after a new version has been released, the less value you'll get out of your purchase if the following version has the killer features that you absolutely must have.

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