New Adobe CC Software Will Require Current OS

Sirius Glass said:

Or one could use GIMP and pay nothing.

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faberryman said:

Well, this is bad news. Adobe released the following statement:

"To take advantage of the latest operating system features and technologies, the next major release of Creative Cloud will not support Windows 8.1, Windows 10 v1511 and v1607, and Mac OS 10.11 (El Capitan)."

I do most of my editing on a Mac with the current operating system, but when I travel I use my IBM Windows laptop running 8.1, which will no longer be supported. Looks like I'll have to upgrade Windows. Not happy about needing to spend $200 or so to maintain compatibility. A new computer with Windows 10 included may be the better long term investment. Or move to a Mac laptop. I am obtuse enough to like the TrackPoint though.

An alternative may be to ditch Adobe CC and embrace Capture One. I liked what I saw with it at the Photrio Symposium. Only downside is that it doesn't support the Fuji GFX which I have been mulling over.

Digital can be a puzzle sometimes. Film is simple in comparison. I guess that is the attraction for some.

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jtk said:

Gimp is a time-waster.

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faberryman said:

I understand where you are coming from. I still use Word/Excel from Office 2003 because they do everything I need. I am not a power user. It is the same with image software. For some, LR5/PS5 is sufficient.

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jtk said:

You won't find many professionals worrying about Adobe prices ... Adobe tools are more important to their businesses than are their investments in one brand or another of cameras....

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wiltw said:

I still use Office 2003 suite simply because, in trying to use Office 2007, the user interface was changed so much it was very painful to try to use! A number of acquaintances had run into the same problem.

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