Adobe is coming out with its new Creative Cloud which will replace the old Creative Suite. Adobe’s creative software for development and design is getting 15 full-version upgrades to its apps, a total rebranding with a new versioning system, and a future upgrade path overhaul for a yearly fee.
Creative Cloud will be fuller integration between desktop and cloud. You will be able to sync fonts, colors, and assets among all your devices. Scott Morris, Adobe’s director of product marketing says, “They’re lightweight, task-specific tools to get the job done. That’s the direction things are heading. This model lets us meet the new world way better than the old model ever would have.”
Some of the new features include:
- Photoshop® CC, Image editing and compositing
- Illustrator® CC, Vector graphics and illustration
- InDesign® CC, Page design, layout, and publishing
- Adobe® Muse™ CC, Website design without coding
- Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition
- Typekit®
- Kuler®
- After Effects® CC
- Acrobat® XI Pro
- Behance®
- Ideas
So what are designers saying about the new product? Morris said customers are volunteering to migrate in huge numbers. “They love the promise that you get everything new as soon as it’s available.”
Not all designers are as excited about the new product. Many are happy with the current model which already required a substantial financial investment.
One designer expressed concern that regenerating a movie or updating a standard print ad, Illustrator or PSD file requires moving dozens to hundreds of gigabytes across the network. When the source files are in the cloud instead of local, Adobe will need to address reading or writing some large data back and forth every time you click save.
Most others expressed a wait-and-see attitude with concerns reflecting distrust of the promises made by Adobe.
They won’t have long to wait. All new tools and services will be available in June, 2013. Adobe is offering a 40% savings incentive to Creative Suite customers who join Creative Cloud by July 31, 2013.
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