Upgrading CS4 Production Premium to CS6 Production Premium

I have CS4 Production Premium installed and own a license for an upgrade to CS5.5 PP.  I just purchased CS6 PP as an upgrade to CS5.5 PP.  Can I install CS6 PP without having to install CS5.5 PP?

Yes, the only thing you should need from CS5.5 is the serial number so that you can confirm you meet the upgrade elgibility requirement when you are activating CS6.

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    I need to get Adobe Dreamweaver for some web work. Rather than spend $399 for DW, I thought I would spend $599 for the upgrade from CS4 Production Premium to CS5 Web Premium... These suites hace a several programs in common but the thing is, I still need to use Encore and the Media Encoder that only exist in Production Premium. After I install the CS5 Web Premium, will I be able to still use (officially or un-officially) a few of my CS4 Production Premium applications on the same system?
    Thanks...

    Hi, this other forum thread should help answer your question:
        http://forums.adobe.com/message/2730787#2730787

  • Upgrading CS4 Design Premium to CS5.5 Design Standard

    Hi.
    I'm currently running the CS4 Design Premium software on my mac, but I want to upgrade to the latest software while I can still get the education price.
    This time, however, I think I will get CS5.5 Design Standard rather than Design Premium to save money as I don't use Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks as often as I do the other programs.
    So, my question is: If I upgrade Bridge, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign to CS5.5, and Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks stay as CS4 versions, will this cause problems, or will they still be fine to use together?
    Thanks.

    My understanding of educational pricing is that it works for the first purchase of a Creative Suite product. Adobe is very generous because it lets you keep the product after you leave school.
    However, there is no such thing as an educational upgrade price. If you want to upgrade your software, you pay the same price as everyone else. Upgrade pricing show shown on the Adobe website. (It's much too complicated for me to remember pricing for all the various upgrades.)

  • Upgrade CS4 design premium to CS5.5 standard, what happens with my web apps?

    Hi,
    I'm planning to upgrade my CS4 design premium to CS5.5 design standard, but I still like to use Dreamweaver from the CS4. Does anyone know if this is possible. I've chatted with an Adobe sales employe who said I can only upgrade to CS5.5 design premium in order to keep using dreamweaver but I read that other people are using different versions of CS simultanously on 1 computer. Any thoughts?
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    I respectfully disagree. The license includes a stipulation that you can continue to use the earlier version during a transition period. There is no set time limit there. I have CS3, CS4, CS5 and CS5.5 installed.
    Bob

  • Upgrading CS4 Design Premium to CS5

    Hi All,
    I recently purchased Adobe CS4 Design Premium with the free upgrade to CS5 Design Premium. I'm using a Mac Pro (2.66Ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon). CS4 is currently loaded, but I'm holding off loading my copy of the CS5 upgrade until I've read whether there are any known issues to consider (I also have some important work to finish before I start dabbling). Have any of you taken the plunge already?
    Is there anything I should be aware of with this system set-up?
    Should I uninstall CS4 before loading CS5?
    Should I first upgrade the Mac OS to 10.6.3?
    Will upgrading the OS to 10.6.3 affect CS4 if I leave it on the computer?
    Any suggestions from graphic design professionals would be most appreciated.
    Thanks,
    Tom

    Hi Tom,
    We have exactly the same spec, 2.8 8 cores and 30" LCD's.
    I also got the free upgrade. I've still got CS3 and CS4 loaded, so if you get a problem with something in CS5 you just open in CS4.
    All that happens is that documents will open in the latest version when double clicked. You have to right click and open in a lower version if you choose.
    Bear in mind though that things created in a later version cannot be opened in a higher version! esp Indesign, Illustrator, Flash etc.
    I'm using CS5 everyday, the normal stuff we use every day works fine, no problems and nothing will hinder your work. Obviously there is loads of stuff in the apps which we haven't even looked at or used yet because of time.
    Few kinks are:
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    If you are exporting a big pdf, it seems very very quick but this is because it has background processing now. If you try to close the document straight after saving the pdf, it will come up with a note saying 'process in action' or something. Good feature if you want to carry on working.
    Also, remember to change the preflight settings to include RGB images and colour as it's not on by default.
    Indesign also forgets page window sizes so if you had two documents open side by side, next time you open them it's forgotten this whereas CS3 used to remember. THis is a bug.
    Illustrator - Same as Indesign, you may want to turn off all the stuff you don't need in preferences, remember to turn on scale stroke widths etc because its off by default. In Illustrator you CAN turn off frame highlighting (shows a different team works on this!). And they STILL have not added a shortcut to place an item!
    Photoshop - All more or less the sae for day to day use. It is faster when running on a 64 bit Mac. Loads of new features, but the ones we are used to are still there, and where you expect them to be.
    Dreamweaver - This is the one with flaws. It forgets ftp login details and the new live site view has problems. If you open a file up it can hang for ages if you have used a direct link to the jquery site for the code, (you need to keep code locally, better practice anyway), and if you use live site, it has a big flaw with the related files. If you hover over them you'll see it thinks some are in the wrong folder. If you try to edit them it says it doesn't exist, but this is because its looking in the wrong ftp folder! You have to manually open it, which kind of makes related files redundant.
    Away from the live site feature general web updates and static sites etc is the same, the UI is now consistant with the other apps, its just the ftp details being loss each time on relaunch that is annoying.
    On all apps, by default they have a pointless application bar which uses space, I turned this off.
    There may be others which I havn't come across yet, but I use it daily, there isn't anything which should stop you installing as far as I'm concerned.
    Hope this helps
    Cheers

  • Quick question about upgrading CS4 Design Premium to CS5.

    So I was lucky enough to get a free upgrade from Adobe, but I was just wondering, when I install the upgrade will anything happen to my saved documents?  Like if I wanted to could I go back to them on CS5 and still work with them; layers and all?
    Thanks for the help;
    -Peter

    You don't have to but there's no good reason at all to uninstall it. InDesign especially is not very compatible with earlier versions. If you work with anyone on CS4 it would be very prudent to leave it installed.
    Bob

  • Australia - Upgrading CS4 Design Premium (Student Edition) to a commercial version.

    Hey guys I have been searching for an answer for this question for some time.
    I am still a student but friends and family have asked me to do some work for them and I want to do it legally as I know I am not allowed to use my Student Edition for commercial purposes.
    Basically I have come down to the conclusion that I am able to do so according to this page: http://www.adobe.com/ap/education/students/studentedition/faq.html
    It states:
    "Can I upgrade from a Student Edition?
    Yes, a Student Edition can be upgraded to a commercial version."
    This forum has been really helpful so far just would like to clear this up.
    Most importantly how would I go about upgrading to the commercial version and how much in $AU?
    if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated!
    Cheers
    Tally

    yea I already know that In Australia your not allowed to use it for commercial work. It says on the box and in the documentation.
    Have rang up two Adobe Gold partner software licensing companys, explained my situation and they seem to know what they are doing so just waiting for them to get back to me with the information and most importanly a quote on how much to upgrade.
    Said it was just for personal use and only I will be using the programs so he said he will try find out the cheapest option.
    Looking good...

  • CS4 Design Premium upgrade question

    I'm looking to upgrade my CS4 to 6. Right now I don't want to upgrade the entire software. Does Adobe offer an option to upgrade Dreamweaver within the CS4 Premium program? Meaning individually vs. all?

    Legacys7 wrote:
    Does Adobe offer an option to upgrade Dreamweaver within the CS4 Premium program? Meaning individually vs. all?
    Unfortunately not.
    Suites can only be upgraded to suites.
    Your options are:
    upgrade CS4 Design Premium to any CS6 Creative Suite (by 31 Dec 2012 or lose any future upgrade eligibility), or
    subscribe to the Creative Cloud (by 31 Aug 2012 for special introductory pricing)
    http://www.adobe.com/au/products/creativesuite/faq.html
    Am I eligible for upgrade pricing from an earlier Creative Suite edition to an individual CS component? 
    No. Adobe does not offer upgrade pricing for customers wishing to move from a suite edition to an individual CS component. For complete upgrade information for the product you are interested in, consult the upgrade eligibility chart on that product's buying guide page.
    Bear in mind:
    Adobe has introduced a one-version-back policy with CS6 so, as a CS4 user, you must upgrade to CS6 before 31 Dec 2012 in order to be eligible for upgrade pricing to CS7
    The clock is ticking. As a CS4 user, you have until 31 Dec 2012 to upgrade to CS6. After that you pay full price (or join the Cloud).

  • Cs4 Production Premium Bundle Upgrade to cs6

    I purhcased the cs4 Production Premium Bundle several years ago and I just heard recently that cs4 operators only had a short while to upgrade to cs6 before Adobe would make it impossible to upgrade.  I have tried to do the upgrade function on the Adobe website but when the pulldown menus appear they only go as far back as cs5.  How can I upgrade my entire bundle?

    Contact sales directly.
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  • When would be good time for me to upgrade from CS4 production premium to Master Collection 5.5/6?

    Hello Adobers.
    I have CS4 Production Premium but I need Indesign so was thinking of upgrading to Master collection. It seems like Master collection 6 will be out early next year? So I am confused about when would be the best time to upgrade from $$$ saving point of view?
    So should I upgrade from....
    a) - CS4 Production Premium > to Master collection 5.5 now and then  > to Master collection 6 later
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    b) CS4 Production Premium > to Master collection 6 directly
    or
    c) - CS4 Production Premium > to  Master collection 5.5 now and forget about version 6.
    I assume option c) would be cheapest. Which will be cheaper out of a) and b) ?
    Thank you for advice.

    Adobe has made no announcement about CS6. The best time to buy anything is when you need it.
    Here's a link to the MC upsell from CS4 PP: http://amzn.to/tvwPq5
    Bob

  • CS4 Web Premium - CS6 Production Premium

    I'm currently running CS4 Web Premium on the PC from which I'm writing. I'm currently considering buying CS6 Production Premium. Would it be possible to continue using CS4 Dreamweaver and CS4 Soundbooth on this machine, or not?

    Hello,
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    In my case it's Dreamweaver who is "spooking" in some very very previous versions on my pc.
    Hans-Günter

  • CS4 Design Premium Education Version upgrade to CS6 Design & Web Premium

    Can I upgrade my CS4 Design Premium Education version to CS6 Design & Web Premium - likely an Education version also?
    What is the cost?
    What is the best upgrade option (not including CC)?

    a) Edu versions can only be upgraded to commercial versions, but you missed the CS4 upgrade deadline which eneded December last year.
    b) If you are still eligible for edu pricing it's rirrelevant - you simply buy a completely new licenses at the discounted price.
    https://www.adobe.com/products/catalog/cs6._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_catalog_sl_education_sl _creativesuite6.edu.html
    Mylenium

  • How do I load my CS4 DESIGN PREMIUM ONTO NEW IMAC THAT DOES  NOT TAKE DISCS ANS THEN UPGRADE TO CS6

    Please help me, I am trying to load my existing CS4 design premium onto my new imac, the imac I realised after purchase does not have a CD drive so I dont know how to load it on. Also i THEN NEED to upgrade from CS4 to CS6 and I am not sure hpw to do this.

    You can install CS4 if you want to, but it is not necessary to do if you really only want to install the CS6 upgrade.  You only need the serial number from CS4 in order to confirm the upgrade elligibility when installing/activating CS6.
    To install CS4, you can download the trial version of the software thru the page linked below and then use your current serial number to activate it.
    Be sure to follow the steps outlined in the Note: Very Important Instructions section on the download pages at this site or else the download will not work properly.
    CS3 and CS4:
    http://prodesigntools.com/download-adobe-cs4-and-cs3-free-trials-here.html
    If you have not yet purchased CS6, then purchase it as a download.  If you have purchased it already in disc form, then you can download CS6 from the Adobe site or from the same site linked above (different link for it below - same need to follow instructions)
    CS6:
    Adobe: http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/cs6-product-downloads.html
    other: http://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cs6-direct-download-links.html

  • Adobe CS5  Production Premium vs. Adobe CS4 Production Premium

    Hello:
    I am currently a worker at a production studio and we are thinking about upgrading our system Adobe CS3 Production Premium to either Adobe CS4 Production Premium or Adobe CS5  Production Premium.  Our company was at NAB convention in Las Vegas this year and were convinced that Adobe CS5 Production Premium was the way to go.  However we come to find (after purchace) that Adobe CS5 Production Premium only runs on (and correct me if Im wrong) 64 bit.  Now stuck with a system we cant use on our vista 32 bit I was wondering what are the beneifits between the two and if CS5 is really that great is it worth while to upgrade my computer systems.  I am sure I am not the only one to have run into this problem.  Any input or advice would be great.
    Sincerely,
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    Look HERE for a summary of the new features in Premiere Pro. The major improvement here, in my opinion, is the ability to preview a multi-layer timeline with several effects in real time at full res without rendering.
    I can't tell you if it's worth it to you to upgrade or not. All I can say is that I'm really happy with it, so far.

  • Install CS4 web premium on a new computer without "old product/serial number" that I need to validate this copy?

    I am trying to install CS4 web premium on a new computer and have the serial number/date of purchase for this product, but at the start of installation it wants an old product previously installed and what that serial number is.  There's a chance it's on some old computer in a box, but I haven't seen / used a product besides CS4 in years (purchased in 2011) and don't know how I can put it on this new computer & get back to using it without knowing this mystery serial number? Thanks for your help & suggestions

    It appears you purchased an upgrade version of CS4 and if so you are required to prove that you qualify for using it.  This means you need to identify the old version and its serial number - no way around that.  You will need to find that mystery version information.  If you check your Adobe account online you might find it.

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