J M Smith

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So I am now trialing for 7 days AdobeCreative Cloud Photography plan with 1TBStarting atUS$19.99/moLightroom on desktop and mobileLightroom ClassicPhotoshop on desktop and iPadStep-by-step tutorial...

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• J M Smith
• December 06, 2022 20:35
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• 17 votes

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They should have outlined the Loyalty Program with this announcement rather than just laying this turd on the table...  

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• J M Smith
• December 06, 2022 20:43
• 15 votes

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I have requested a refund of my V23 upgrade and rollback to V22. If C1 is going to force me into a subscription model then I might as well move back to Adobe where you get LR and PS for a similar p...

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• J M Smith
• December 06, 2022 19:57
• 10 votes

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Plus Thomas, people in a production environment will not be able to upgrade regularly.  Software has to be tested in that environment to make sure there are no nasty surprises. 

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• J M Smith
• December 06, 2022 20:45
• 8 votes

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"Christine Monberg Hi everyone. We have read through all your comments and identified some common misunderstandings, that we will clarify here (and have updated the article above with).  A side not...

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• J M Smith
• December 08, 2022 18:08
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9 December 2022Open Letter From A Digital Technician To Capture One. Wow this is amazing!!! https://openletter.earth/open-letter-from-a-digital-technician-to-capture-one-6cca76e8

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• J M Smith
• December 12, 2022 15:02
• 5 votes

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Christopher The “given” is that Axcel will indeed exit from the CO investment. Of course timing is unknown, but an exit usually occurs in the 3 to 5 year time frame. So CO can go public, be acquire...

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• J M Smith
• January 19, 2023 23:17
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Menno, Exactly, however CO spins it is immaterial.  It is in fact a defacto subscription model.  The perpetual model becomes unsustainable for the end user very quickly. So my contention is, if we ...

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• J M Smith
• December 12, 2022 05:33
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Here is a tool to migrate your catalogs with adjustments intact!!! https://cyme.io They have a subscription or perpetual model.  They transfer to and from CO, LR, Luminar, etc... PS. I have no affi...

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• J M Smith
• December 09, 2022 18:09
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Here is my response to a post on Paul Reiffer's FB channel about just read CO's FAQ's"   It reads very similar to Adobe's FAQs as they were transitioning to a subscription only model. Quote: "Light...

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• J M Smith
• December 09, 2022 17:38
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