Adobe changing payment options for $10/month photography plan

[mollyc]

The problem is not the cost. The problem is that if you build a big layered file you can only ever fully access that file by maintaining the Adobe subscription forever.

That is just wrong, hidden in Adobe's cutesy "only $10 per month."

Affinity Photo will open psd files and retain layers.

 

[blw777]

A warning: Adobe's wording is very tricky. I was on "annual plan, paid in advance." But I looked at my credit card, and it was $9.99/mo. That is a monthly plan, really. OK, there was no convert button, so I cancelled the $9.99 plan - and then could not sign up for the $120/yr plan because "you already own this plan."

I ended up having to get customer service to fix it.

I also noticed that I was only shown the $120/yr plan when I went to another browser NOT logged into Adobe.

They make it pretty hard to navigate. The excuse is that they have a lot of products, but Amazon has even more and I don't ever get mad at their site.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

Affinity Photo will open psd files and retain layers.

Not fully correct. Yes Affinity's apps open psd files, but although most layers transfer fine, all psd layers, paths, etc. are not necessarily properly retained. Affinity provides a great suite of apps at very good value and does not hijack our work.

 

[cjsuk]

The problem is not the cost. Heck, if it was good tequila I could drink a month of Adobe in about 5 seconds. The problem is that if you build a big layered file you can only ever fully access that file [your work] by maintaining the Adobe subscription forever.

That is just wrong, hidden in Adobe's cutesy "only $10 per month."

That's a problem even with paid up front software. Imaging trying to build aircraft with a 30+ year support lifespan. Literally there is very little hardware they were designed on still operating or available to run the software which is certified. Airbus A380 project nearly went down the crapper because there were compatibility issues between CATIA v4 (1993) and CATIA v5 (1998-2013) packages. I mean I used to use Macromedia Fireworks back in the late 90s. Do you think any of my original stuff is readable? Nope.

I use Lightroom. I keep the library clean and export everything flattened. If I lose Lightroom, I'll merely be sad for a couple of days until I get over it.

 

[Allen_Wentz]

That's a problem even with paid up front software. Imaging trying to build aircraft with a 30+ year support lifespan. Literally there is very little hardware they were designed on still operating or available to run the software which is certified. Airbus A380 project nearly went down the crapper because there were compatibility issues between CATIA v4 (1993) and CATIA v5 (1998-2013) packages. I mean I used to use Macromedia Fireworks back in the late 90s. Do you think any of my original stuff is readable? Nope.

I use Lightroom. I keep the library clean and export everything flattened. If I lose Lightroom, I'll merely be sad for a couple of days until I get over it.

Files flattened to generic formats like JPEG or TIFF are obviously not an issue. Folks who do the work, save the flat file and then just use the flat file forever have no problem. The issue arises when we save layers [lots and lots of layers], many hidden, so that the same work can be repurposed when needed in the future. Common in print advertising.

Unlike your Airbus example, I absolutely expect to be able to continue to use a layered image file from a decade ago [after buying hardware/software upgrades as necessary]. And without paying Adobe every month whether or not I am actively working in Adobe apps.

 

[splifingate]

Thank you - I've taken your advice and changed over to annual. Which BTW involved cancelling the current subscription and opening a new one ...

During that process, it was pointed out to me that the annual subscription price (for single annual payments) will be going up anyway next year. But I suspect it will go up by less than the monthly payment plan.

So, I tried the same this morning.

Seems not possible:

Was there some special way that you re-applied the renew?

 

[cjsuk]

Files flattened to generic formats like JPEG or TIFF are obviously not an issue. Folks who do the work, save the flat file and then just use the flat file forever have no problem. The issue arises when we save layers [lots and lots of layers], many hidden, so that the same work can be repurposed when needed in the future. Common in print advertising.

Unlike your Airbus example, I absolutely expect to be able to continue to use a layered image file from a decade ago [after buying hardware/software upgrades as necessary]. And without paying Adobe every month whether or not I am actively working in Adobe apps.

I use 46 year old software when I’m working with (academic) print (TeX). There are ways. Some manuscripts I have still compile from the late 90s fine.

I would in your case, charge the customer the privilege. $30-50 a month on a commercial print project is a rounding error from experience unless it’s bottom of the line stuff.

 

[bradman83]

There are a few other notable changes to the Adobe subscriptions that I didn't see mentioned but are worth noting:

• The 20 GB Photography bundle is going to $14.99/month for existing users but will not be available to new subscribers after January 15. It is technically being discontinued which means existing subscribers may be on borrowed time.
• The 1 TB Lightroom-only plan is going up by a smaller amount to $11.99/month and now includes Lightroom Classic (also priced at $119/year if paid annually).
• The 1 TB Lightroom and Photoshop plan is unchanged at $19.99/month or $239/year.

 

[Boyd01]

There are a few other notable changes to the Adobe subscriptions that I didn't see mentioned but are worth noting:

• The 20 GB Photography bundle is going to $14.99/month for existing users but will not be available to new subscribers after January 15. It is technically being discontinued which means existing subscribers may be on borrowed time.

There was some discussion of this here...

 

[blw777]

So, I tried the same this morning.

Seems not possible:

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Was there some special way that you re-applied the renew?

I had this problem too. I had to contact Adobe Customer service to get it resolved.

 

[d3vilsadvocate]

I topped up my subscription for another year during black friday, for a cheap 50$ on Amazon. And I plan to do the same next year if possible.