New Giveaway! Free Adobe Creative Cloud (Full) – or Photoshop CC
June 25th, 2013 477 comments
[UPDATE – Also see our all-new Creative Cloud 2021 Giveaway!]
Last week Adobe shipped the all-new “CC” lineup of products, the next release following last year’s CS6. The CC version contains hundreds of new features compared to CS6, and it is available only via Creative Cloud membership… And that is exactly what we’re giving away below.
In all, the Creative Cloud includes 15 new CC desktop applications (Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, InDesign CC, Muse CC, and all the rest), together with other complementary tools and services (Acrobat XI Pro, Lightroom, DPS, Typekit, and many more). See the entire contents of what’s in Creative Cloud, where all ongoing product upgrades are automatically included at no additional charge.
Also now available are all the free CC trial downloads, if you want try them out to see what’s new for yourself – and they will install and run side-by-side with any older CS versions you may have, without difficulty.
Meanwhile, Adobe is continuing to sell the older Creative Suite 6 software for those who want a static version with traditional licensing, and the free CS6 trials are still out there as well.
Install now: Get all new Creative Cloud 2021 direct download links and free trials.
Adobe CC 2013 Direct Download Links: Creative Cloud 2013 Release
June 19th, 2013 410 comments
UPDATE – Some of these still work to download the original CC 2013 installers, but Adobe has recently taken down many links… However, you can also now get the all-new Creative Cloud 2021 Direct Download Links!
The new Adobe “CC” release is now available for instant download worldwide and there are many important differences in this release compared to Creative Suite 6, including hundreds of new features added to the individual desktop applications…
New Adobe “CC” Release Now Available – What You Need to Know
June 17th, 2013 42 comments
[UPDATE (Nov. 2019) – The all-new Adobe CC 2020 release has launched and is now available! See what’s new in features and all the differences compared to older versions and CS6.]
Six weeks after its official introduction, Adobe today has rolled out the the new “CC” release, with hundreds of new features and improvements across the product line centering on productivity, performance, and connectivity – see our guide to what’s new in CC…
New Adobe Lightroom 5: Direct Download Links + Difference vs. LR4
June 10th, 2013 16 comments
[UPDATE (April 2015) – The new Adobe Lightroom 6/CC release is now shipping! Download a free trial instantly or check out what’s new in Lightroom 6 vs. 5.]
Yes – the final Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 is just out and now shipping! Pretty much on the timeframe we forecast, you can download a free trial today… And the new product will work side-by-side with any previous releases of Lightroom you may own. If you have an earlier version installed on your system(s), Lightroom 5 will ask if you’d like to upgrade your catalog and copy everything over.
After a 50% price drop for LR4, the price for Lightroom 5 standalone continues to be US$149 for the full version, and $79 to upgrade from any previous release (LR1, LR2, LR3, or LR4)… Students and teachers can get the full education edition for $79.
If you’ve joined the Creative Cloud, then the full release of Lightroom 5 is already available for you to download and use now as part of your membership – it comes automatically and at no additional cost.
Install now: Get all new Creative Cloud 2021 direct download links and free trials.
Also, if you happened to purchase Lightroom 4 within the past 30 days, then if you like you can return it under Adobe’s Refund Policy and order Lightroom 5 instead. It’s not an official “grace period,” but it works.
Download Adobe Captivate 7 Free Trials: Direct Links w/o Akamai
June 3rd, 2013 11 comments
[UPDATE (August 2018) – These still work to download the old Captivate 7 trials. We also now have the all-new Captivate 2019 Direct Download Links!]
In surprise news this morning, Adobe introduced and announced the immediate availability of Captivate 7, a major upgrade to its industry-leading eLearning authoring software for rapidly creating a wide range of interactive eLearning and HTML5-based mobile Learning content [see full details of the annoucement].
What’s the Difference Between Adobe CC (Creative Cloud) vs. CS6?
May 21st, 2013 79 comments
[UPDATE (Nov. 2019) – The all-new Adobe CC 2020 release has launched and is now available! See what’s new in features and all the differences compared to older versions and CS6.]
Adobe has just unveiled the new “CC” release to follow CS6 (it’s not CS7) – and one of the upgrade questions people are asking is what’s new, what’s different, what’s changed in CC (Creative Cloud 2013) compared to the previous version? The company says it “brings together everything you need to create your best work with incredible new versions of our flagship desktop tools, services that take publishing content to the next level, and making it easier than ever for creatives to collaborate and share their work worldwide.” So our job here is to give you a quick “cheat sheet” on top new features, to help you decide about upgrading…
Free! 130 Hours of Training and Tutorials from Adobe MAX 2013
May 14th, 2013 4 comments
[UPDATE (Oct. 2020) – Watch over 350 new courses & tutorials from MAX 2020 – free!]
Just back from Adobe MAX 2013 and as in previous experiences, it’s always the three most intense days of the year… It’s wall-to-wall with larger-than-life presentations, keynotes with creative luminaries, diverse educational sessions, connecting with other leaders in the Adobe space, hands-on with the latest design tools, meeting the product teams, feeling the energy of the show floor, the buzz over “Sneak Peek” demos of cool new technology, and of course the fantastical MAX Bash party with 5,000 of your closest friends.
Adobe Unveils New ‘CC’ Release (CS7) Exclusively in Creative Cloud
May 6th, 2013 68 comments
= BREAKING NEWS =
We’re coming to you today direct from the MAX Conference, where Adobe has just made a blockbuster announcement.
The next generation of Creative Suite products – sometimes referred to as CS7 or CS-Next – will actually be called “CC” (as in “Photoshop CC“) and from here on out will be available exclusively through the Creative Cloud. So there will not be a line called “Creative Suite 7.”
Sneak Peek! Adobe InDesign CS7(?): New UI, Native 64-Bit, QR Codes
April 30th, 2013 3 comments
[UPDATE (May 6th) – Major news out: Adobe Unveils New “CC” Release (CS7)…]
Adobe just slipped out a brief sneak peek of the upcoming new version (perhaps CS7?) of its popular InDesign application, “InDesign Sneak Peek: See What’s Coming Next.” This short preview shows a revamped user interface demoing a new “Generate QR Code” feature.
Based on public information, we’ve previously written on how the next release of InDesign will be a native Cocoa app with full 64-bit support for high performance, and – if it’s been fully rearchitected like the similar changes coming for Flash Pro – then it should be much faster.
There’s also a customizable new user interface with light and dark themes (similar to what Photoshop got in CS6), as well as the long-awaited support for HiDPI displays (like the MacBook Pro Retina).
Finally, there’s now the capability to add and edit QR codes directly in any document, with a new command on the Object menu:
Free Printing Guide for Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator & Acrobat
April 23rd, 2013 16 comments
Adobe has made available an excellent resource that’s now updated for CS6 (and CC) – a free printing handbook in the form of a 149-page downloadable e-book: The Adobe Creative Suite 6 Printing Guide. Earlier editions of this book have been out for previous releases (see the older CS5.x, CS4 and CS3 links below), but now this is fully refreshed and upgraded for the most recent versions of the products.
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