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what is the difference between adobe cs and cc

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what is the difference between adobe cs and cc

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Correct answer Nancy OShea

It's 2020 now.  As an update,  Creative Suite 4 and earlier are officially dead now.  And Creative Suite 5 - 6 are on life support.  Adobe Customer Care agents are not allowed to help Creative Suite users except with an activation count reset.

 

Product support is available to current software users only and subscribers with a paid Creative Cloud plan.  

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

 

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Nancy OShea
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January 10, 2020

It's 2020 now.  As an update,  Creative Suite 4 and earlier are officially dead now.  And Creative Suite 5 - 6 are on life support.  Adobe Customer Care agents are not allowed to help Creative Suite users except with an activation count reset.

 

Product support is available to current software users only and subscribers with a paid Creative Cloud plan.  

https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/plans.html

 

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    pjbachler
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    January 10, 2020
     

    I am getting charged monhtly for "Adobe Stock" (AUD$40)  and "Adobe Creative Cloud" (AUD$77).

     

    Do I need both or can I cancel one?

     
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    pjbachler
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    January 10, 2020
     

    To be more clear, there are 2 plans associated with the account:

     

    • Document Cloud Free Membership (AUD$40/month)
    • Creative Cloud Free Membership (All apps including Acrobat Pro AUD$77/month)

     

    I am trying to work out if they overlap and if we can ditch Document Cloud.

     
    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity Expert
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    November 1, 2017

    Under the old Creative Suite software model, you purchased a license at considerable cost (hundreds or even thousands of dollars)I and then a few years later you purchased an upgrade  and then another upgrade and another...   Legacy Creative Suite products are out of date now and not certified to run on the latest Win10 or Mac Sierra OSs.

    Under the current Creative Cloud model, you pay a modest subscription fee -- either monthly or yearly and receive FREE upgrades for as long as you remain a subscriber.   The main advantages are:

    1) CC software is not platform specific -- you can download & install on Win, Mac or both.  

    2) You have ongoing access to the latest software which is compatible with the very latest operating systems.  

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
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    erickboileau
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    February 10, 2018

    is there a real difference in the quality of the rendering? for skin tones for example? capture 1 has a specific tool for skin tone

    I see 0 interrest to buy a CC over CS6 just for cloud  sync , Hasselblad X1D files are 110mb px , cloud transfer is not realistic

    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    February 10, 2018

    Difference compared what against what? What programs do you want to be compared?

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    Abambo
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    AbamboCommunity Expert
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    October 31, 2017

    A pragmatic resume: CS is old technology using perpetual licenses, CC is current technology using a subscription model and offering some cloud space.

    CS6 is the latest version of the historical Adobe products (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, Indesign, Dreamweaver, After Effects,...). You can still use your CS versions of the software you aquired, but there will be no more updates. If your OS does no more support the binaries, you can’t get working solutions. CC took over and is only available on a subscription basis. The subscription model assures that you have always access to the latest versions. A CC subscription gives you access to the last CS6 version of the software. This is important, if you depend on some defunct software, like Fireworks or Encore. But this is without support and as long as your computer supports this.

    ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
    josephlavine
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    josephlavineCommunity Expert
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    October 31, 2017

    Here's a pretty good link on the subject.

    What’s the Difference Between New Adobe CC 2017 vs. CS6, 5, 4, 3? | ProDesignTools

    Chuck Uebele
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    Chuck UebeleCommunity Expert
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    October 31, 2017

    CS stands for Creative Suite. It was rhe non subscription version's of Adobe apps that were often bundled together for a price break. Now Adobe offers CC apps, or Creative Cloud apps. They are subscription based.

      Derek Cross
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      Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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      October 31, 2017

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