Digital BW, The Print

How do the new features in CC affect backwards compatibility? I would hope that a flattened TIF from CC could be read by CS6 but could a layered file be read? I have been told that some of the new features in Lightroom 5 such as the improved healing brush may not be compatible with the smart object / object functions in CC. Lots of questions!!

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 From: Tina Manley <images@...>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Friday, September 6, 2013 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] RE: Photoshop Create Cloud program for photographers
 


  
Paul, Â 

There are quite a few new features available only in the CC version of PS: Â http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/features.html

Tina



On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Paul <roark.paul@gmail.com> wrote:

 
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>I assume my Tiff files will always be readable by other programs.  If there is some evidence Adobe is trying to lock us in there, I must have missed that.  I would think the market would reject that immediately.
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>Price is one issue for me, but when I think of how important Photoshop is for what I do, having the best tools in my toolbox is probably worth it.  I still am running CS5, but when I look at my pattern, I usually upgrade with every iteration eventually.
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>One issue I have not heard anything on is whether the CC version of PS gets some tools that are unique.  One in particular that I'm interested in is smart re-sizing.  I've used Genuine Fractals (now Perfect Resize) for some time.  I still believe it's the best.  CC is supposed to have Adobe's version of smart re-sizing.  I'm not sure if CS6 has it.  This could be important to me.  Whenever the geometry of a file is affected; sharpness is decreased.  Whether the image was increased in size in a smart fashion first affects the final sharpness.  (See comparison at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Perfect-Resize-comparison.jpg )
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>I do agree with jimbo that the digital tools have become a critical part of what we do, and I do want the best.  If CC is it, then the cost is rather reasonable, assuming there are no hidden traps.
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>Other issues that I'm curious about are whether the cloud version is more efficient in terms of space taken on the drive.  Is there a way to avoid every camera raw converter lens setting being downloaded?  That is, is it sensitive to what we actually use as opposed to dumping everything into our computers -- including our laptops?
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>With respect to laptops, how many platforms does the $10/month cover?  Is that a per computer price? 
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>Thanks,
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>Paul
>www.PaulRoark.com 
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