adobe archives (101 posts)
Troublemakers of the Day: Adobe and Instagram [updated], February 14, 2013
Just a couple of days after Adobe decided to drop their inflated Creative Cloud subscription prices in Australia after the Australian government decided to look into the matter more closely, Adobe is causing mischief in the digital markets. They amended...
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Adobe reduces Creative Cloud prices in Australia after Government takes interest, February 12, 2013
Companies have been able to use the excuse of too many miles away to charge higher prices for physical goods, but when you have digital monthly subscriptions delivered over the internet with similar price premiums, it raises eyebrows. Government eyebrows....
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(ERROR, ERROR, ERROR) Adobe offers CS2 online for free (NOT NOT NOT), January 7, 2013
It turns out this was confusion + misunderstanding. Adobe was only offering these downloads for valid CS2 owners because Adobe was taking down the activation servers. This apparently was not understood and it spread like wildfire that it was free...
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M&A News: Adobe buys Behance (not early April Fools), December 20, 2012
And now some M&A news! Adobe pulled out the checkbook and purchased Behance, a creatives showcase website and network. Behance has published a detailed blog-post including some pre-filled Q&A explaining where things are and where they are going. Details on...
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Adobe releases Lightroom 4.3 and ACR 7.3 with more new cameras supported, December 16, 2012
Prepare your computer systems for a new update! Adobe has released Lightroom version 4.3 and Adobe Camera RAW version 7.3, adding support for more of today's new hot digital cameras du jour. It also offers "Retina" support for iPhotographers. See...
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Adobe launches exclusive new features to the Creative Cloud only (User Revolution In Progress), December 11, 2012
Adobe is playing with fire as they continue to irritate traditional-Photoshop users, you know, the ones who paid thousands and thousands of dollars over the last couple of decades on Adobe products. They have launched a new wave of promising...
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Adobe News: stricter upgrade policy next year (also: Creative Cloud for Teams launched), December 11, 2012
The Adobe Creative Cloud has not been greeted as a liberator by photographers (just look at various photography forums and blogs), but Adobe is doubling down on the Creative Cloud with a new offering, the Creative Cloud for Teams. This...
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Adobe Photoshop Touch 1.4 launches on the Amazon Android-y App Store, November 16, 2012
While a number of photographers may have complaints about Adobe's pricing of their Photoshop and CS software suites, the complaints are much rarer on the pricing of their mobile flagship imaging product, Adobe Photoshop Touch. Granted, it is nowhere near...
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Adobe News: Lossy DNG in new spec (also: new LR, ACR, DNG C. versions x.2), October 7, 2012
And now time to round up some of the latest Adobe-related happenings, starting with a new specification for Adobe DNG, version 1.4, that among other things offers Lossy compression, bringing the per-image storage closer to JPEG size. Details on the...
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Surprise! Adobe announces Photoshop and Premiere Elements 11 (and reviewed), September 24, 2012
Just like clockwork, a year after announcing Elements 10 and two years after announcing Elements 9, Adobe is back with a new version. The curtain is pulled back for Photoshop and Premiere Elements version 11! Details at Photoshop blog and...
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Edu Deals: Lightroom 4 Student and Teacher for $33, September 20, 2012
If you qualify for Adobe's Student and Teacher Educational discounts (make sure that you do if you are not certain), you can get the Lightroom 4 Student and Teacher edition software box in the mail for $33 with free shipping...
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Newsbytes: new Fuji lens factory in Philippines, 80m EFs, etc, August 20, 2012
Another wave of newsy items have filled up the buffers, time to empty the newsy buffers: + Fuji planning to open a new factory processing and assembling lenses for digital cameras, mobile devices, CCTV cameras in the Philippines - via...
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Lightroom 4 is now included with the Creative Cloud, June 25, 2012
Judging by the fairly small number of new camera reviews, this may be a long night/day! We have software news now: Adobe has just announced on its Photoshop blog that Lightroom 4 is now included with the Creative Cloud (CC)...
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(ENDED) Daily Deal: Photoshop Elements 10 for $47 (bundle w/Premiere Elements for $80), May 18, 2012
This 1-day special ended but the price of Photoshop Elements 10 has only jumped from $47 to $53. The others jumped higher. (price as of May-19-2012 at 12:12pm ET)... Original post after the jump... The main Friday deal of the...
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Adobe's Creative Cloud subscriptions go live today, May 11, 2012
If you are a fan of the Cloud, Adobe's Creative Cloud subscriptions are going live today. Prices are $50 per month if you sign up for a 1-year contract. Month to month prices (without contract) are higher. Did they hire...
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