Anyway, if you want to try some alternatives you can give a look to: Gimp ( Lightroom ( Aperture ( Corel PaintShop Pro ( Capture One ( Photoshop Elements ( If I had to chose one of these, I'd go for Gimp, since it has features similar to Photoshop and it is free. Photoshop is not the only image editor, but it is the best, so for me moving to another software is not an option.
Photoshop 2013 version upgrade#
Paying the price of an upgrade every year means that now the already expensive Photoshop has became 3-4 times more expensive - and you must always pay for the upgrade as long as you want to use PS, even though you may not be interested in the new 'features' of the latest version.
Most of Photoshop users did not upgrade to a newer version every year: personally, I have updated my version of PS every 3-4 years, because many times the newer version did not offer big improvements. Even though it does not seem a lof of money, it means 240$/year in the US or 295 €/year in Europe, that is about the same price of upgrading your version of Photoshop to the next version with the previous license plan.īut there is a big difference. The price depends by the country - currently (may 2013) in United States it costs 20$ per month, while in most European countries it costs 24.60 €, that is about 32$ (Photoshop has always been about 40% more expensive in Europe). The problem of Adobe's subscription plan is that it is much, much more expensive than the previous license-based offerings (that were already expensive). I believe that 20 years from now the 99% of software will be cloud and/or subscription based. So, what is the difference? In the past you could buy the usage license of a version of Photoshop and use it forever without upgrading and without any other cost, now you will always have the latest version of Photoshop (even if you don't need it), but you have to pay for it every month.Ĭloud software, or subscription software (as PS CC), is not a bad thing. Photoshop CC, unlike real cloud software, needs to be downloaded and installed on your computer, and except for the initial download, you don't need Internet to use it. The main disadvantage of cloud SW is that it does not work well with large files, unless you have some enormously fast connection. Cloud software has several advantages: it runs well even on computers that have little processing power, it is almost immune to virus, you can use it from every computer.
Photoshop 2013 version install#
Cloud means that you don't have to install the software on your computer (and you can not download it), instead you use it on Internet through your browser a very good example of cloud software is Google Drive, that offers a 100% online office suite. This name has generated a lot of confusion, because actually Photoshop CC is not a cloud software. Adobe has called the next version of Photoshop 'Photoshop CC', where CC means Creative Cloud.