I still remember the procedure for installing them always included putting several "127.0.0.1" lines into hosts file. So i think, it only concerns users who want to do it legally.
You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
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#292Earlier quoted context omitted.
A lot of game studios release a final patch removing DRM. That would have been nice.
Even if Adobe were that generous, I'd argue the situation is different. All Adobe product releases are just evolutions of the same fundamental products, meaning making a previous version free diminishes the value of the newest version. For game developers, removing DRM can drive sales for the sequel since most games have a story and players want to see what happens next.
Knowing that they will stop working in a couple of years also devalues them. Seriously, a patch to remove DRM for those who are unable or unwilling to upgrade.
A company that can be trusted to deliver that patch will have a more valuable product because customers know they will not lose access to it.
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#293I found this week that Adobe Fireworks CS6 no longer activates with a Creative Cloud subscription. I’ve been a Creative Cloud customer since launch but now have to crack my copy of Adobe Fireworks CS6 to use it. Horrific thought for me since I hate using hacks to run software (who the hell really knows what is in there) but I can’t find another way to use it legally (no one has a copy for sale second hand). I’d switc…
I loved to develop websites in Fireworks and Dreamweaver. Man, those were good programs. This was during Macromedia times, though. I don't know how it changed with Adobe.
Obviously, nowadays web development is more complex than just throwing together some HTML, CSS and some PHP inserts. But the workflow these programs had was really thought out and pleasant.
Also, I highly suggest this video tutorial of building a modern website with truly modern techniques using Dreamweaver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R64vGpluA3s
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#294gimp + krita = photoshop
Inkscape = illustrator
There are free, opensource alternatives that are 95% the same as greedobe.
Use them.
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#295Earlier quoted context omitted.
What about a replacement for Adobe Acrobat Pro on (Windows)? That is the one app that keeps me having a Creative Cloud subscription. In a business setting I find it essential.
have you looked at foxitPDF ? this is a comparison table from Foxit's site against Acrobat Pro: https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-editor/adobe-acrobat-alter... (not associated with Foxit in any way shape or form nor a user)
Thanks, first time I'd heard of it. Looks a good match.
Re: You can no longer reinstall CS 2 or 3 even if you have the original disks
#296No one would still be using CS 2 or 3 if Adobe had reasonable prices on new products. I bought Adobe products since the mid 1990s, but I recently switched to Affinity Photo and Designer because Adobe priced me out. Elements wasn't powerful enough for me. I was surprised how good Affinity software is. It does everything I need and is a very reasonable price without a subscription. I may never buy another Adobe product…
$600 a year isn't particularly expensive (that's for Creative Cloud). Roughly $0.30 an hour vs whatever wage is being paid to click the buttons. It's not cheap , but it's not something businesses are going to balk at either. They are showing healthy growth in revenue: https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/ADBE/financials?p=ADBE So apparently lots of their users are not concerned about their change to the pricing model and…
$600 a year is cheap for professional full-time use. But if you use it professionally and full-time, then you're going to want the latest stable version anyway. The people using CS2 and 3 are not that target audience. They are the people for whom $600 is a lot of money and who will not give their money to Adobe ever again after this.
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#297Earlier quoted context omitted.
What about a replacement for Adobe Acrobat Pro on (Windows)? That is the one app that keeps me having a Creative Cloud subscription. In a business setting I find it essential.
What are your must-have features?
Great question :)
1. Impeccable Word to PDF conversion 2. Combining, rearranging pages and documents 3. Editing: add/edit/delete text, images from PDFs 4. Form creation (not something we use now, but plan to) 5. Protect PDFs (as much as you can)
That is the majority of what I can remember using in the last 12 months. I have occasionally used:
6. Compare files 7. Redact - though usually I edit the PDF and delete the text directly 8. OCR 9. Comment. But I HATE the PDF commenting experience, as does everyone in the team when we try and pass comments around.
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#298Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’ve noticed a few companies seemingly pricing things higher than you’d think was sensible (the one that struck me recently is Contentful, who’s pricing tiers quickly jump up to “far too expensive for a small company”)... my assumption is they’ve made a decision that they are better served going after the customers who can pay more and leaving the rest to the competitors. I guess maybe this is based on projections ab…
Affinity Designer is my best purchase this year. I don't need to use my graphics editor every single week or month, and it does not make any sense to pay Adobe on a subscription basis.
Affinity looks like the most promising replacement for Adobe applications like Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign.
The Affinity applications get a lot of things right, and do some things better than Adobe already. And obviously the pricing and permanent sale model are much more attractive than Adobe's subscription model.
They do also have some almost unbelievable limitations, where what you'd expect to be entry-level functionality simply doesn't exist, and they lack any sort of plug-in ecosystem and all the extensibility and customisation that brings.
But saying that, it's not as if Adobe's applications haven't had bizarre omissions over the years, and they've had much longer to fix them. Hopefully Serif can keep up the momentum and community good will it's built for the Affinity suite and in time they'll close the gaps.
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#299Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thats some pretty horrific shit considering I have dot com era machines lying around still running fine
I have a 1991 Macintosh with some expansion cards that I use for making music. It still works perfectly.
I should see if we can still start my dad's old 1984 Acorn Electron and then play the original Elite.
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#300I've been a firm believer that copyrights should expire when the item isn't commercially available anymore. And to keep people from abusing the obvious issues, it needs to be available at a reasonable cost relative to its price when originally released, or the copyright renewal needs to have an exponentially growing fee. I've also been considering what it means if copyright was to assure something for the public good…
It's only "intellectual property" until it's time to pay property taxes.