Following criticism of its pricing for future versions of Creative Suite, Adobe responded on Monday with a statement sent to The Loop. “Our aggressive subscription price for Adobe Creative Cloud – $49 per month for every Adobe Creative Suite application, … Continued
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∞ Scott Kelby's open letter to Adobe
As president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) I represent more than 70,000 Photoshop users around the world. However as I’m writing this open letter to you today, I would say that most of our 70,000 members have no idea about the upgrade policy changes you just announced, or about how these changes will affect them.
When someone with Scott’s stature in the creative industry can’t get answers, you know Adobe has some problems.
∞ Rhapsody to acquire Napster
Music service Rhapsody on Monday announced plans to acquire Napster, most recently owned by Best Buy. Terms of the agreement were not announced, but Rhapsody indicated that Best Buy gets a minority stake in Rhapsody after the deal is done. … Continued
∞ Symbol usage in Illustrator CS5
Smashing Magazine: Illustrator makes it easy to use symbols multiple times within a document as well. With the Symbols tools, you can add and alter several symbols at once. And in CS5, you can now change the settings for a … Continued
∞ Adobe Creative Developer Tour 2011
The Adobe Creative Suite provides many opportunities for partners to provide not only software and solutions based on Adobe technology but also consulting, contract development and integration services. The key themes for the Creative Developer Event are: Extensibility – Efficiently … Continued
∞ Adobe's video tools boast 45% growth on the Mac, thanks to Final Cut X
Adobe will announce on Thursday that demand for its Production Premium CS5.5 video tools has exploded this year, and they have Apple to thank. Demand for Adobe’s video creation tools has grown 22 percent year-over-year, but the big news is … Continued
∞ Adobe looking for creative pros using Android tablets
Adobe’s John Nack: Using an Android tablet for creative work? Let’s talk. If you use an Android tablet and use it (or would like to use it) for creative imaging, photography, etc., please drop me a line. We can’t let … Continued
∞ Adobe outlines CS5 issues with OS X Lion
Adobe posted a page on its Web site today outlining any issues it found with Apple’s newly released OS X Lion. The page talks about everything from scrolling behavior to individual apps like Dreamweaver and Illustrator. Certainly a good resource … Continued
∞ Avid joins the Final Cut Pro beat down parade
It just keeps piling on for Apple and its Final Cut Pro team.
∞ Interview: Adobe discusses Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro
Adobe made a very smart move on Wednesday offering disgruntled Final Cut Pro users an easy way to switch to Premiere Pro for their video editing needs. I sat down with Premiere’s product manager to discuss the market and what’s … Continued
∞ Adobe welcomes Final Cut Pro users with open arms
Apple has been dealing with some complaints from Final Cut Pro X users who feel the new application is not up to the professional level they’ve come to expect from the app. Not surprisingly, Adobe is stepping up to welcome … Continued
∞ CS5 printing guide PDF available
The CS5 / CS5.5 Printing Guide (PDF) is an in-depth technical reference guide designed especially for printers and production artists to help them learn the best ways of handling and preparing CS5 and CS5.5 files for print. CS5/CS5.5 Printing Guide … Continued
∞ Adobe launches subscription-based pricing for Creative Suite
Adobe unveiled Creative Suite 5.5 today with lots of new features, but the company also launched new pricing plans.
Calling the new subscription-based pricing plans “affordable and flexible,” Adobe said the new pricing plans will be a good option for users that want to stay current on the new releases.
The new pricing plans will also be good for users that have specific needs for a new project and don’t want to purchase a full suite. Of course, there are many users that may want to try a full Adobe suite for the first time and this will give them that access.
∞ Adobe unveils Creative Suite 5.5, new CS release schedule
Adobe unveiled the latest major release of its Creative Suite product line, introducing many new features in the applications. The company also changed the release schedule for future major releases of the suite.
Calling Creative Suite 5.5 a “mid-cycle product release,” Adobe said it focused on three main areas: Proliferation of Devices; Design and Interactivity; and Monetization.
“Our customers are faced with the opportunity to reach more customers through mobile devices than the desktop,” Dave Burkett, Vice President and General Manager, Adobe Creative Suite Design and Web Segments, told The Loop. “That’s a real game changer.”
∞ iPhone, iPad popularity forces designers reconsider use of Flash
Web site designers may want to continue using Flash, but their clients ultimately have the final say in how a Web site looks and more of them are asking for iPhone and iPad ready sites.
∞ Why haven't more people joined Adobe's Flash fight? Because consumers don't care
Adobe has some of the best apps on the market today, but when it comes to getting Flash on a consumer device like the iPhone, the company’s cries for solidarity seem to be falling on deaf ears.
∞ Apple vs. Adobe: Using "Wisdom of Crowds" to track the battle
The ongoing battle between Apple and Adobe began to heat up earlier this year after it became clear that the iPad would not support Flash. The two companies brought the fight to the public in recent weeks, and I wanted … Continued
∞ Adobe brings an ad to a gunfight with Apple
We all saw Adobe’s new ad campaign launched yesterday with the tagline, “We Love Apple,” which not-so-subtly tries to get people on its side in the battle with Apple over Flash. MG Siegler wrote a great post yesterday that drew … Continued
∞ Adobe founders hit back at Jobs and Apple in Flash debate
Two weeks after Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted an open letter on the pitfalls of using Flash in the company’s mobile devices, Adobe founders Chuck Geschke and John Warnock responded with their own thoughts.
∞ Apple antitrust probe started after complaint by Adobe
The antitrust probe into Apple’s business practices in the U.S. started after Adobe complained to the government, according to reports published on Tuesday.
∞ Apple fires back at Adobe in Flash debate
Adobe on Tuesday said it would abandon efforts to allow developers to create iPhone apps in Flash CS5 because Apple essentially banned developers from using the technology. However, Apple fired back on Wednesday, making its position perfectly clear.
∞ New iPhone app comes with free CS5 training videos
NonLinearEducating.com released a free iPhone app called Adobe CS5 Sneak Peek on Wednesday that has 45 minutes of video training for Adobe’s recently released Creative Suite 5.
∞ Adobe unveils Creative Suite 5
Adobe on Monday announced Creative Suite 5 (CS5), the newest version of its creative applications. The new products include five suites and is made up of 15 software applications.
∞ Flash on iPad? Ball's in Apple's court, says Adobe CTO
Adobe’s chief technology officer, Kevin Lynch, has posted a defense of Flash technology to the company’s blog area. Lynch’s comments are aimed at criticism of Flash as a technology absent on the iPhone and iPad.
∞ Adobe releases Lightroom 3 public beta
Adobe on Thursday released a public beta of its professional photography workflow application, Lightroom 3.
∞ Adobe intros Photoshop.com mobile for iPhone app
There are a lot of ways to get Photoshop these days, including your iPhone.
∞ Adobe: Flash Professional CS5 to support making iPhone apps
Adobe announced on Monday at the Adobe MAX conference that Flash Professional CS5 will support creating rich, interactive applications for the iPhone and iPod Touch.
∞ Adobe posts Creative Suite 4 FAQ for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Adobe, one of Apple’s largest software developers, on Friday posted an FAQ to its Web site answering any questions user might have about its Creative Suite 4 (CS4) apps and Mac OS X Snow Leopard.
∞ Adobe dropping PowerPC support in future Creative Suite releases
Adobe said on Wednesday that it will drop support for Apple’s older PowerPC architecture in favor of the new Intel-based Macs in the next major version of Creative Suite.