Adobe Creative Cloud gives users access to entire Adobe library for monthly fee

By Travis Poppleton

For the Deseret News

Published: Tuesday, May 15 2012 10:37 a.m. MDT

This undated screen shot shows three phases of a photo of a banana, from left the original, the masked version and the result, that was bent with a tool of the Adobe Photoshop CS5 software.

Peter Zschunke, Associated Press

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Summary

Adobe is throwing its hat into the "Cloud" service model by allowing users access to every title in its library for less than the price of a single Photoshop license.

Making a move some tech fans believe is long overdue, Adobe recently launched its subscription-based Adobe Creative Cloud.

Now, for less than the cost of a single Photoshop license (strung out over the course of a year), you can have access to every application in the company’s lineup. Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, Acrobat X, Premiere Pro and InDesign are just a few of the titles being offered for between $30 to $80 a month, depending on your current account status and level of commitment. In some cases, single licenses are also being offered for a monthly charge of $19.99.

Adobe experimented with the subscription idea last year with its CS 5.5 lineup, but the model was tier based and dictated that users select a suite of applications as opposed to having unlimited access to the company’s offerings.

Included with the new service are 20 gigabytes of online storage, the Adobe touch applications and the promise that you’ll always be up to date with the latest features and security patches.

“Creative Cloud will allow our product teams to unleash a constant stream of innovation, releasing new features, apps and services as they are developed,” said David Wadhwani, senior vice president of Digital Media Business at Adobe.

For more information on features, pricing and education availability, visit www.adobe.com.

You can contact Travis at tpoppleton@ymail.com

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