Will I retain my Lightroom catalogue when I switch from trial to Creative Cloud?
Can there be a gap in time between when my trial expires and I purchase a subscription? I don't want to lose my pics guys!!!
There can be a gap. The only thing that will happen is Lightroom will not launch past the 30-day trial until you subscribe.
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I am writing to this forum to ask for help in determining whether Aperture will satisfy my needs when I switch from Windows to MAC in the near future.
I am currently using Photoshop Elements 8 on Windows 7. After several years of use, I am self taught and adequately proficient for an amateur. What I didn't realize (until I started researching my upcoming migration on the Internet) is that I actually use PE8 for two functions: digital asset management and digital editing.
Regarding Digital Asset Management: My research leads me to understand that PE on MAC does not provide the same level of organizational capability that I am used to having on Windows, instead providing Adobe's Bridge which does not look very robust. Furthermore, iPhoto, which come on MAC will not support the hierarchical keyword tagging that I require to organize my library of photos. The two SW applications which I am thinking of switching to are either Aperture or Adobe's Lightroom. Frankly, I'm thinking that it would be smoother to stay within the Apple product line.
So the remaining question is whether Aperture will support my digital editing needs. The tweaks that I do to my photos are not very complex (no, I do not want to put people's heads on other animal bodies). But could someone who uses Aperture tell me whether It will allow me to do the following kinds of edits?:
- If I have a photo where someone's face is too shadowed, can I lighten just that person's face, and leave the rest of the photo as-is?
- if I have a photo where the background is cluttered (eg, 2 people in front of the Parthenon which is undergoing renovation), can I remove just the construction cranes?
- Can it splice together several separate photos to give a panoramic?
If, once I get Aperture, I find that it cannot enable the kinds of editing that I do, I would probably get PE11 in the future. However, if people in this forum tell me that Aperture will definitely not support the kinds of editing which I've described in the previous paragraph, I would prefer to get PE11 with my initial configuration (since someone will be helping me with my migration).
Thanks in advance for your consideration and help!I am concerned, however, about using a non-Apple Digital Asset Manager in OSX. I would really like to avoid integration problems. Is using PE11 to import and catalog my digital photos likely to cause conflicts?
Thanks for any insight on this
Amy,
Not so much conflicts as maybe a little less seamless integration with Apple software and perhaps some third-party software providers in the Mac App Store where some programs build in direct access to iPhoto and Aperture libraries for getting images into those programs easily. Typically, there is a manual command to go to Finder (think Windows Explorer) to browse folders.
One caution to mention however, is that the organization you set-up in PE Organizer is unlikely to transfer over to either iPhoto or Aperture if you decide to change at some point.
The only real stumbling block that I see in your opening comment is that you want hierarchical keywording (Kirby or Léonie can go into the details on keywording limitations as I stay at one level). If you can work with the keywording schemes of either iPhoto or Aperture, then using PE for your external editor (either program supports setting an external editor) would probably be ideal since you know PE well. This is the idea with the Mac App Store version of PE (editor with no organizer).
Note - I use Photoshop CS6 (full version) with Aperture and it works really well. The only downside is that Aperture has to make either a TIFF or PSD file to send to an external editor so that the original file is protected by not sending it to the pixel editor. While TIFF or PSD files protect the integrity of the image information without degrading it, they are typically much larger file sizes on disk than either RAW or JPEG files. Therefore, your library size (iPhoto or Aperture) will balloon quite a bit if you send a lot of files to external editors.
One other possibility for an external editor would be a program called Pixelmator. It is pretty similar to early versions of Photoshop, but built for Mac. Other than the panoramics you want, it will do most pixel editing that PE can do. It is not an organizer, so it is built to go with either iPhoto or Aperture. It does have differences in how you complete certain procedures, so there is bit of a learning curve when you are used to doing it the Adobe way. -
I started a trial of creative cloud and downloaded lightroom. I decided to buy lightroom on amazon because I liked it. Now when I try to license the trial version of lightroom with the serial number, it says it's invalid. Why?
The standalone version and the CC version are both the same exact program, but the licensing is completely different. It will be necessary for you to uninstall the creative cloud trial version and then install the one you purchased from Amazon. After you install, you will be able to open the same catalog and continue from where you were.
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When I click on apps in Creative Cloud (via taskbar icon) it shows only Photoshop CC as installed and Lightroom as something to be installed! I already have LR 5.7 installed and this has been updated through CC. I dont understand why it's now showing as it needs to be installed!?!? It wasn't like this the last time I looked.
Hi,
Please refer to the help document:
Apps panel doesn't show installed Creative Cloud apps
Regards,
Sheena -
My lightroom 5 says I have a new update, but the download looks like it will switch me over to creative cloud. What will happen if I install this download?
What about the notification looks like it will switch over to the creative cloud? I'd avoid it until you get a good answer to your question.
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Lightroom trial and creative cloud account
Hello friends,
I have a LR4 trial that has expired. When I downloaded the trial I had a good feeling I would buy so I spent a fair amount of time organizing photos to use LR as well as get some editing done. Of coarse I loved LR and decided to buy the creative cloud membership. Problem is of coarse my 30 day trail has expired. The only way to license LR now is with a serial number. My understanding is that Creative Cloud doesnt give serials.
Is there a way to keep my LR as installed and activate a license with creative cloud. If not what would be the most pain free way to download it again through the Creative Cloud interface and keep everything as it is now in LR.
It may be important to note that I cant access LR, as soon as I open the program it prompts me for a S#
Thanks guys and gals,
DaleHey Dale,
When you have a paid Creative Cloud membership Lightroom will appear in the Adobe Application Manager. If you choose the option to install Lightroom with an expired Lightroom trial currrently installed it will just update that installation so it is licensed as part of Creative Cloud. Any catalogs or work you did with the trial will still be available and it will no longer prompt you to enter a serial number.
This FAQ might be helpful if you had further question too:
http://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom/kb/lightroom-creative-cloud-faq.html
-Dave -
I have a Macbook Pro. I updated to 10.9.4 an downloaded the trial for Creative Cloud. It downloaded and installed but will not open. I shut down and tried reinstalling. Same problem.
Thanks.I stumbled upon the solution. In addition to downloading Creative Cloud, I needed to go back to the website and download trials for the programs I want to use--Photoshop and Lightroom. Once I did that, I was in business. Would save trouble if that was made clear on the download site.
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When I switch from ios 6 to ios 7 my iphone 4s asking to I tunes to update an taking 10 hours and than give me error 3194 what can I do?
Unable to contact the iOS software update server gs.apple.com
Error 1004, 1013, 1638, 3014, 3194: These errors may be the result of the connection to gs.apple.com being redirected or blocked. Follow these steps to resolve these errors:
Install the latest version of iTunes.
Check security software and ensure that communication to gs.apple.com is allowed. Follow these stepsfor assistance with security software.
Check the hosts file. The restore will fail if there is an active entry to redirect gs.apple.com. Follow theadvanced iTunes Store troubleshooting steps to edit the hosts file or revert to a default hosts file. See "Blocked by configuration: (Mac OS X/Windows) > Rebuild network information."
Try to restore from another known-good computer and network.
If the errors persist on another computer, the device may need service. -
I get an error stating cc cookies dir: cannot make folder / cookies: Permission denied (error 13) when I attempted to download the creative cloud installer on my Mac. Can anyone help with similar pop up window? I'm trying to get a trial version of CS5.
You do not need to involve Creative Cloud to install/try the trial version of CS5...
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 and have cookies enabled in your browser or else the download will not work properly.
CS5: http://prodesigntools.com/all-adobe-cs5-direct-download-links.html -
I've tried downloading a trial for creative cloud with photoshop, but when I install it, it says that it's not compatibe anymore with windows vista is. Is there another way such as installing windows 8.1 etc?
The system requirements for Photoshop can be found in the following page. You can see where YOur system falls out of meeting the requirements and what systems will suffice.
Photoshop - http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/system-requirements.html -
I have Lightroom 4 and want to upgrade Lightroom 5 with a perpetual license, without buying creative cloud. Please how to do ? Thanks
Or wait a few weeks and get LR6, maybe? We’re up to LR 5.7 and there’s never been a LR somethingxzxz.8 so it would make sense that the next version is a payfor upgrade, again, with some sort of improvements and new features over LR 5. This suggestion assumes LR6 will be available as a perpetual license as an upgrade to LR 4, which I would expect, but you never know.
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When I try to download the creative cloud the page doesn't load, I tried different browsers, still all I see are blue and gray boxes!
HELP!If you're facing this problem, just wait and it will work!
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My ipad 2 camera stop functioning when i switch from back to front? Anyone can help me? i have already restore my ipad2 but the problem is still recurring.
Abelynn-
Does the problem occur in both Camera and Photo Booth Apps? If you run the FaceTime App, does the front camera work?
If the front camera never works, you may have a defective iPad. If you are near an Apple company store, the Apple Store Genius can verify the problem, and may replace it on the spot.
If the front camera works for at least one App, try rebooting the iPad. Hold down both the Home and Sleep buttons for several seconds until the Apple logo appears. Ignore the "Slide to power off" arrow. After a couple of minutes, the iPad will restart. Rebooting will not hurt anything, and may correct your problem.
Fred -
When iCloud switched from MobileMe, 2 accounts got created. How do I merge the 2 accounts
When iCloud switched from MobileMe, 2 accounts got created, How do I merge them? Help. Please
This sounds as if when you migrated from MobileMe, instead of signing in with your MobileMe email address you created a new iCloud account separately. If you want to make use of the data in what was your MobileMe account you have to sign in with it.
You can't merge the accounts, but you having signed in with one in System Preferences>iCloud you can sign in with another, to become the 'secondary account', in System Preferences>Mail, Contacts and Calendars. You can access email and sync Calendars and Contacts here alongside the primary account: mail will not be 'pushed' but checked at intervals, and you cannot use PhotoStream. -
Upgrading from Lightroom Trial to Creative Cloud
I've searched in the forums but didn't find the answer: I had an expired trial version of Lightroom on my computer. I have a creative cloud account and want to use LR now using that. In my CC install manager I can see that LR5 is updated, but when I try to open the program it asks me a serial number. Is there a solution or should I uninstall LR, download and reinstall it?
And if the Creative Cloud version isn’t listed in the CC Desktop app after you uninstall the non-CC version, then log out of the CC Desktop app, via its Preferences (Gear) / Accounts area, then reboot, then log back in. This forces the CC Desktop to rescan what is and isn’t installed.
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