Thanks, Bruce! Yes, I did see the price on the InDesign apps. I watched some tutorials this morning. Really fun stuff. Totally agree about the RAM on the iMac. In three months, I will be a much freer Bird; I’ll be getting rid of some work responsibilities that have kept me trapped for the last two years. Knowing I’m about to be free, I’ve been thinking about future creative projects I’d like to do for not other reason than to do them. Life may just become fun again! Cheers, Christine
On Feb 1, 2014, at 1:47 PM, Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > Christine, h/w wise you'll be fine, but add some RAM to the 4GB > machine. You need to be north of 6GB to be happy. > > The "special photographer pricing" of $20/month only applies to Lr + > Ps. If you want InDesign and the other design packages you'll pay much > more, up to $50/month. > > Upside, you can rent until you are done, then cancel. > > Disclaimer: I'm not a CC user. I'm allergic to the rental model. I'm > happy with Lr and CS5. I may upgrade to CS6, but after that, nada. I'm > adopting a wait and see stance. > > > On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 12:27 PM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> > wrote: >> Thanks, Godfrey! Sounds good. I’m not really interested in the photog >> stuff. I’m completely committed to Lightroom on my hard drive (iMac & >> Laptop)etc. I’m not budging from that. I use my PSElements when I need to. >> Very happy with this setup for now. >> >> What I am interested in learning and using are the InDesign and other apps. >> If I consider it, I’ll add some ram to my desktop, which I should do anyway. >> I am, however, at the low end of the processors: 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 on my >> iMac and a little better on the laptop 2.6 GHz Intel Core i5, but 8 gigs of >> ram. I’d actually like to use the CC on the laptop. Lots of space on my >> hard drive for both—no worries there. >> >> Cheers, Christine >> >> >> On Feb 1, 2014, at 10:59 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >> >>> On Feb 1, 2014, at 8:50 AM, Christine Aguila <christ...@caguila.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Anyone using Adobe’s Creative Cloud? Any thoughts, recommendations, or >>>> criticisms? Lastly, why kind of specs does your computer need to have for >>>> an enjoyable user experience? Ram, storage, et al. >>> >>> I haven't the need - Lightroom does 99% of everything I need, no real bonus >>> to the CC for what I'm doing. But I know several people who bought the CC >>> package of Photoshop and Lightroom on the special of, what was it, >>> $10/month or something like that around Christmas time. They seem to be >>> pleased with it. >>> >>> How much computer you need depends upon both what you are trying to >>> accomplish and on what your expectations are. The simple answer is "as much >>> CPU, as much RAM, as much storage space as you can throw at it." But in >>> practical terms, any recent Apple system with the faster variants of i5 and >>> i7 processors, 4G RAM (8-16G preferable), and a big disk with 20-30% free >>> space will do nicely. (I say Apple systems only because I don't keep track >>> of non-Apple hardware or software.) I'd have no reservations using the >>> package on my Mac mini, for instance (2.6Ghz i7-quad core, 16G RAM, 1T >>> internal drive with 50% free space, connected to a Thunderbolt Display 27".) >>> >>> G >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> PDML@pdml.net >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
