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“Adobe CS6 is Here!”
CS6 is Out — Adobe Launches Creative Suite 6!
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@ProDesignTools
Thanks. I had a language choice, so I bought English :-))
I never could figure out the difference between Photoshop (I use 7.0 since long time) and CS. Is there an upgrade too?
Hi Christina, there isn’t an upgrade path to CS6 from anything as far back as Photoshop 7, which came out in 2002… So, for any purchase there you’d need the Full version.
The furthest back that will receive CS6 discounted upgrade pricing are the CS3 products, which came out in 2007 – although for CS3 and CS4 that offer is good only through the end of 2012.
Hope this helps!
I just purchased the full CS6, and now am looking to purchase the best computer for use with this. What are your recommendations? I am looking at the moment at the Dell 8500 “Special Addition” as one example.
Thanks,
Cal
Welcome Cal, thank you for your question. We don’t give particular hardware advice, as it just changes too fast and we’re mostly software guys here… But what Creative Suite 6 needs to run well really varies widely depending on which application(s) you’re talking about, actually. So your best bet is simply to check Adobe’s official CS6 system requirements for the particular product you purchased – and then make sure whatever computer you buy exceeds those specifications by a healthy margin.
@ Cal DeWitt
Hi Cal,
We are on the same boat, or almost :)
I upgraded to CS6 and found my old Dell Dimension 9200 Win Vista 32bit with 4GB RAM (max I would add) cannot handle it. I decided to go for Dell XPS8500 with Blu-Ray writer edition. I’m awaiting delivery, but from what I have already read and heard from other users, it works great.
I ordered it with 12GB RAM memory and Graphic ATI Radeon HD7870 2GB DDR5. Photoshop always shouted down and showed me not enough RAM on old PC. As you know unlike model 8300, the model 8500 doesn’t have too many options to choose from. I’ve started with the most expensive one from this series. This is my 3rd Dell as I have never had a problem with them. However, with time software changes, so does the requirements. My Dimension is only 4 years old. The XPS8500 should be with me by May 29th. If you can wait a week I will tell you how it really works.
This might be interesting news. I went yesterday to my local electronics shop in Tokyo. I decided to check the software section and found… Adobe Suites CS6 Upgrades DVDs. Yes, it means in Japan it’s possible to purchase from resellers.
Hey there Adam, welcome back, great to see you again. Thanks for sharing that for other readers, and for your offer to post your experience with your new system.
We’re curious, what is it about the CS6 hardware needs that your existing computer couldn’t handle as well? By the numbers, the CS6 specs are very very close to the system requirements for CS5 – there is actually very little difference…
In fact, we talked to Adobe Product Manager Bryan O’Neil Hughes about it and he says some tools like Photoshop CS6 will run faster than CS5 on the same hardware.
Congrats on your purchase and good luck with your new PC!
@ ProDesignTools
thanks yes it helps – old fashoned I see :-)
One would have expected this site to get the audio right :-(
It’s low, and should be at least 8db higher.
Sorry about that Michael – that particular video comes from Adobe, though we had no problems with it and the audio seems pretty strong on our end.
I DON’T UNDERSTAND. This is actually about the 7th time I’ve downloaded the Standard Creative Suite trial version to different places and it still comes up with Error 101 and won’t extract! I even tried the CS6 direct download links, both of them for PC, and it still tells me it can’t extract! there is no way that there is not enough space, i have checked enough times and I have tried downloading it to the desktop, my user folder and a public user folder. It takes about 32 hours each time so this is driving me crazy. What am I doing wrong??
Sorry to hear you’re having difficulties Nicole. For that issue, please see this exchange with Peg, and/or this list of download tips.
You can also see what Adobe says about the problem. Our advice would be to stick with the Creative Suite 6 direct links when downloading.
Having upgraded to the Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Standard from CS3 Design Standard in the spring of last year, I was able to avail of the free post-grade upgrade to Creative Suite 5.5 which was great news to me.
Having worked with the Creative Suite 5.5 software for a bit over 12 months, I now see Adobe have introduced a newer CS6 version and my question is:
1. Will the Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 still be supported with software fixes for bugs and new updates to its features in the coming months, or will users like myself need to upgrade again to CS6 to remain current.
2.Will Adobe require all dot-5 release products to be full upgrade pricing. The current price point in the UK is around £265.00, I’m not sure what the cost is in the USA but this would be very costly indeed to keep up with the new 12/18-month upgrade cycle Adobe are now saying they will include along with more frequent updates to their software.
3. Will Adobe offer a pricing structure for .5 upgrades where customers would like to upgrade to the current release, at present these upgrades cost the same to move from 5.5 to 6.0 with no further price reduction to non-current users of the same software product.
4. The upgrade pricing would work better for all customers to move onto the next major release, i.e., CS6 or CS7, and then Adobe offer these upgrades at the lowest price point.
What are your thoughts
Regards
Mark
Hi Mark, thanks for your questions. CS5.5 will still be supported for a while, but essentially Adobe has made upgrades from CS5.5 to CS6 the least expensive of all – and half the price of the upgrades from CS5.0 to CS6.
So they are definitely aligning the pricing with the releases – and compensating for customers who have the 5.5 instead of the 5.0… You can see that clearly in the upgrade pricing here for your edition.
As for Adobe’s future upgrade policy after this year is over, they plan to change it to “one version back” to receive discounted pricing… This means that starting in 2013, only customers who own CS5 or CS5.5 will qualify for low-cost upgrades to CS6 or CS6.5.
Hope this helps!
I am trying to find an all comprehensible Adobe CS6 training tutorial, for all programs in the CS6 suite. Please tell me how I can download any low cost or free tutorials that are available through Adobe. If you can point me in the right direction I would appreciate it!
Thanks,
K.
Sure K., here you go:
1. Download Free Adobe CS6 eBooks — 1,000 Pages of Instruction
2. New Adobe CS6 Tutorials – 30 Hours of Free Online Video Training
3. Complete Online Manuals and Documentation for All Adobe Products
Hope these help!
How do you get to the screen to input your serial number to activate CS6. I had to email Adobe information and lost the initial screen.
Don’t worry Dave, the program will ask you for it. Or you can look for Activate under the Help menu. For more details, see Adobe’s Activation instructions.
Thank you, I managed to muddle my way to that screen while awaiting your reply. Now the “fun” begins.
Is it true that you can acquire Creative Suite via a monthly subscription? I need to replace my hard drive on my desktop. Since I may need to reinstall CS, and have misplaced my CS5 and CS4 CDs upgrading to a temporary monthly CS6 subscription may be ideal at this time. Any assistance or insight on this would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Aaron
Yes, definitely Aaron – it’s called the Adobe Creative Cloud and you can try it for free (one month free trial) if you like…
Here’s a comprehensive Creative Cloud FAQ that should answer any/all questions you may have about the offering – as well as a comparison of the Cloud vs. traditional Creative Suite licensing.
Lastly, if you lost or misplaced your CS installation discs, then you may be able to download the trial software using our Creative Suite Direct Download Links, and then permanently activate those trials using your valid purchased serial numbers, if you still have those handy.
Good luck with it!
Our institution purchased Master Collection CS6 6.0 WIN ESD LRE I am finding my install works with the profile it was installed with; but not other users as they log in. Is this a wrong purchase/install? Should we have purchased a volume license or network install version?
Not sure Janet, can you explain more about what you’re trying to do? Did you purchase a single copy for a single machine, but you want multiple users? Where did you purchase the software and what in particular is your computer telling you when you say it doesn’t work? A little more detail would be helpful – thanks!
In the meantime, from what you said it sounds like you may be more suitable for Adobe’s latest volume release for companies, groups, organizations, etc. – which is Creative Cloud for Teams.
Let me clarify. Here is a message from one of our professors in our academic lab:
I ran into a minor issue today in class. When I started up Premiere Pro, some of the presets were not available. I thought that this might be a big issue, but when I opened the program a second time, it came up with an Adobe log-in/Registration page. Having an Adobe ID, I typed it in and all of the presets were there.
The class, when opening the program, got a message about them working in the trial version and needing to register. When I logged onto one of the student machines and tried to use my Adobe ID, it wanted a serial number.
This program was registered and serial number entered on my master image. Profile was created then copied to the default user. Then all lab machines were reimaged and the problem above exists. Can you help?
Well ordinarily you can’t do that. If you only bought one copy then it can be used on up to two computers for a single user, and never simultaneously… Adobe’s activation servers will kick you out and revert to trial mode if you do anything more than that with your serial number.
Any multi-user type of situation like that then you need to get a volume license like the Teams product mentioned above… Those are available for education customers as well, with large discounts.
Hope this helps!
Okay. We purchased 31 individual licenses but with one serial number. I created a master image. All programs were working fine and registered. Once imaged to my lab machines and a different user logged in, we experienced a registration issue and trial version kicked in.
Do we neet a volume license to correct this issue?
Hey Jan,
If you were able to buy 31 individual licenses but with only a single serial number, then it sounds like you already did purchase a volume license?? See:
How to Run Multiple User or Computer Licenses for Adobe CS6
But really, it sounds like something you’ll have to contact Adobe directly about, there’s little we can do here – and only they can tell you exactly what you have now.
Lastly, it should be possible to return what you bought if you need something different. Good luck!
I’m trying to load my version of Creative Suite onto my Macintosh computer which is not hooked up to the Internet. I’ve followed the instructions to register my copy so that it does not expire in 7 days. But I’m running into some difficulty.
I’m at a web page called “Offline Activation” that is asking me for a request code. I don’t know what that is or where to find it. The person who purchased the software here does not know what it is?
Can you help? I just want to register our new software
Sure John, if you’re trying to install CS6 on a system that doesn’t have an Internet connection then just follow the step-by-step instructions here.
Hope that helps!
I have a downloaded (no disks) version of Photoshop CS6 (not Extended) on my desktop. How do I install a copy of it on my newly-acquired laptop?
Sure Larry, you can just download the same software to your laptop using our CS6 free trial direct download links, and then install and activate that with your valid purchased license key.
I have lost my laptop with my adobe suite, i have got a new laptop and want to reinstall my Adobe CS6 for mac but have also lost my license key. is it possible to retrieve this ?
Thank you
Hi, sorry to hear of your loss… Did you originally purchase your software direct from Adobe? Or, had you registered your software with Adobe?
Take a look at this article and see if it can hopefully help:
How to Move Adobe Software Between Two Different Computers
Good luck!
I need to redownload my purchased copy of illustrator cs6. I have the product key but I cannot find where the redownload page is. Please advise.
Hello Kelly, you’ll find the CS6 installers here:
Adobe CS6 Direct Download Links and Free Trials for Windows & Mac
What are the steps to follow when installing Adobe CS6 on Mac OS, because i have not installed it on Mac Systems before… please put me through. thanks
Hey Sam, which do you have on the Mac – a disc/DVD or a download/.dmg file?