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“What’s the Difference: Photoshop CS6 vs. Photoshop CS6 Extended?”
Compare Versions: Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended
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Hi Folks,
Apparently Photoshop is no longer available on DVD. My concern is that if I upgrade from CS5 to CS6 online, will I be able to download CS6 again if the original begins to have problems. I’m asking this because a few important tools in CS5 have become dysfunctional over time. Bridge is also suspect – several images have disappeared completely!
Yes, that’s right Chris – Adobe has discontinued discs for their creative tools, as the great majority of customers have moved to digital downloads… But no problem – they will keep the original links for your downloaded purchase accessible in your online Adobe account for at least three years… plus you are always welcome to find and download your software release using our Creative Suite/Cloud Direct Download Links.
Nevertheless, we always recommend making your own offline backup of your software by burning the installer files to your own disc media, or copying to a separate flash drive.
Hi again Folks,
Thanks for the quick reply – and the good news. But do you have any clue as to why my Photoshop CS5 has degraded over time – that is, some tools have become dysfunctional. I’ve never experienced this before.
Chris Cornell
Us neither! That sounds very strange indeed… Can you post more details on what happened to your installation? Have you searched the Adobe Support Forums at all for any similar problem?
And again, Adobe people,
A few details should suffice – the clone stamp tool and the healing brush tool now act like a copy tool. That is, when you click the crosshairs on a spot/blemish and move the cursor, a duplicate image appears and just slides around with the cursor. And the spot remains! All the patch tool does now is copy and paste the unwanted stuff to a new location. As far as I know, the other tools are OK, but I haven’t really checked them out. Meanwhile, as I said, Bridge seems to have lost several of my images – I can’t find them anywhere!
So I’m ready to give CS6 a try. From what I’ve learned, it’s a significant improvement on CS5. About how long does it take to download?
Chris Cornell
That’s really bizarre Chris. One idea would be to try uninstalling the program(s), running the Adobe Cleaner Tool, rebooting, then reinstalling.
But yes, both Photoshop CC and CS6 are much-improved over CS5… The size of Photoshop is about 1 GB to download, and the time it takes will be entirely dependent on the speed and strength of your Internet connection.
Here are some estimated download times to help you gauge the completion depending on the speed of your service. Note however that rates generally have improved since that chart was posted.
Your best bet would be just to download the free trials of Creative Suite 6 and/or Creative Cloud, install what you want, and then see how they work for you. You are unlikely to be disappointed.
Hi again folks,
I’m sorry to say that I’m unable to download my CS6 upgrade. I’ve gotten as far as “creativecloud dmg” but nothing happens after that. I’ve tried the little sign in window but it asks for an “Adobe ID”. What the (bleep) is an Adobe ID and how do I get one?
Also, I’ve seen two different prices for my upgrade – $200 and $250+ – which is it?
Chris Cornell
Hello again Chris, you get an Adobe account ID for free by signing up here…
You’ll need one either way – whether you decide to upgrade to CS6, or get the Creative Cloud instead.
To get the software on your computer for either release, we recommend using the direct links given in the last paragraph of our previous reply.
If you want (or just for fun and trying out), you can actually have all of the recent versions (Photoshop CS5, CS6, and CC) installed and running on the same computer at the same time.
I’m really sorry to say it’s me again…
I tried your latest suggestion which at least gave me a page I haven’t seen before. Unfortunately, the end result was the same. The little “Sign In” window wants an “Adobe ID” which is supposed to be same as my usual user ID. When I punch that in along with my password all I get is a message telling me that my password/ID appears to be invalid–or words to that effect. Sure wish I could still buy a good old DVD!
At this point I’m at a total loss as to what to do. Nor can I imagine what you well-meaning folks could tell me. ?????
Chris Cornell
Hey Chris, your Adobe ID is actually usually just your email address… Try that with your password.
If that doesn’t work, then get help with a forgotten password (see “Trouble signing in?” near the bottom of that screen to reset it), or create a new login for yourself (“Don’t have an Adobe ID?”).
If all else fails, just contact Adobe customer service and they will help you, you are a customer.
Hi Folks,
This is really incredible! I’m wondering how you guys ever sell any software.
As I said, my usual ID doesn’t work (appears to be invalid…) As far as I can tell, the “Trouble Signing In” and “Don’t Have Adobe ID?” links don’t exist. I also haven’t found an “Adobe Customer Service” link thus far.
I’ve been trying to download Photoshop CS6 for over two weeks now, so you can understand my incredulity. You sure you can’t just burn a DVD for me?
Chris Cornell
Sorry Chris, we have no idea what’s wrong… In over four years of running this site, we’ve never encountered a reader with the kinds of problems you’re describing!
In fact, we included an actual link to Adobe Customer Service in our previous reply… If that doesn’t work, then it’s possible your browser is blocking something or broken – so try a different one.
But really we’d suggest getting in touch directly with Adobe if you’re having issues, as there’s nothing more we here can do for you here. Good luck!
Is Adobe Photoshop CS6 a part of Photoshop CS6 Extended or a different software altogether?
Hi Patrick, they share the same Photoshop core but the Extended version does more…
So they are different in that the Extended release does everything that the Standard version does, plus the additional features described in the article above (like 3D).
Hello,
I already have Photoshop CS6 (13.0.1), and was wondering if I can download an Extended upgrade?
Welcome Quentin, it used to be possible to upgrade from Photoshop Standard to Extended within the same release, but Adobe changed the policy with CS6, so you can’t do that anymore.
However, good news – in the new CC release, all versions of Photoshop CC are Extended/3D… So moving to CC is the only way to get it, but if you just need Photoshop then you can upgrade to CC with Adobe’s new Photography Bundle (which includes Lightroom 5, Behance, 20 GB cloud storage, and more) for just $9.99 a month – and that offer is available worldwide.
And here are the free new CC trials for download, if you want to check it out first… (All CC apps will run side-by-side with CS6 or any previous CS version you may have installed.)
Hope this helps!
I’ve just tried the link to the comparison chart for CS6 vs CS6 extended and can’t find the corner it’s lurking in! Can someone please tell me where it is?
Sorry about that Maggie – looks like Adobe completely changed that page and moved the comparison chart when they rolled out the new CC release, because now Photoshop is always Extended…
However, we were able to dig up an old copy for CS6 here – hope it answers your question:
Adobe Photoshop Family – Comparison Guide
Compare products: Find the Adobe Photoshop product that’s right for you
Is extended an upgrade to cs6?
You’ll find the answer to that question here.
@ProDesignTools
Thank you so much for replying to my question, and for the link. As you suggested, the main differences are 3D stuff which I don’t need, but it was really helpful to see the differences listed. I’ve found a couple of websites online which sell CS6 and it’s much more affordable than the Extended version. I feel the CC option for photographers etc is still expensive at just shy of £9 per month in the UK. I’m concerned how much that will go up by after the first year, and why they’re only offering that rate until Christmas 2013.
Be extremely careful Maggie… Adobe discontinued boxes, and downloads from elsewhere are generally illegal, so many websites which are still selling CS6 are actually scams.
Many people do not realize it, but Adobe still sells CS6 direct, in addition to the new (this year’s) ‘CC’ release.
And for either CS6 or CC, buying direct from Adobe is definitely the safest way to go – but if you try to go elsewhere, make absolute sure you stick to trusted, reputable names that you already know and have heard of, with resellers that are on Adobe’s authorized list.
As for the new Photoshop Photography Bundle program which includes both Photoshop CC (Extended) together with Lightroom 5 – you may be under a misimpression. That $10/month is not an introductory price, nor a rate that will change next year. That is the standard, longterm price – and Adobe has been clear about stating that. But the window to sign up for that offer
expires at the end of 2013is still open.Hope this helps clear things up!
Hello ProDesign, I have the CS 6 Design Standard Suite (Mac, boxed/perpetual version) currently installed which includes the regular Photoshop CS6 app (not Extended). I am interested in installing Photoshop CS6 Extended.
I notice the installer (for the Extended version) just says “Photoshop CS6”. Seeing that I already have Photoshop CS6 installed would there be an installation conflict if or when I try to install the Extended version seeing that the app name is the same “Photoshop CS6” and not something else such as “Photoshop CS6 Extended” or other? Would I be unable to install as a result?
I am aware (from what I have seen) that if it was the CC version of Photoshop CS6 it could be installed side by side the existing app no probs (probably the CC version has “CC” at the end of the app name I dunno), but what if it is not the CC version? If I can install the non-CC version how do I go about it?
I’ve seen you’ve been able to give many useful and prompt responses and advice so would appreciate your input.
David.
Hey David,
You’re right, there is only a single installer available for Photoshop CS6, and it is the Extended version. It’s actually the same program as the Standard version; it just turns features on or off depending on which edition you purchased.
So this means that you cannot have both the CS6 Standard and CS6 Extended versions installed at once on the same machine.
You also cannot even upgrade from CS6 Standard to CS6 Extended – and here’s why.
You can however install any version of CS6 together with any CC app on the same computer… And Photoshop CC is always Extended, with full (and improved) 3D capabilities.
So then, you could keep your suite edition of Photoshop CS6 (or not, your choice) and also run the new Photoshop CC [Extended] at the same time.
Here are all the free 30-day trials for the CC apps – you can download and install them easy as pie, and uninstall them later if you don’t want to buy.
Finally as mentioned earlier, for some upgraders from PS CS3-CS6 can get both full Photoshop CC + Lightroom 5 + more for $9.99 a month (regular price).
Hope that answers all your questions, if not then just post back!
@ProDesignTools
Thank you so much ProDesign. This clears it up a lot.
Muchos thanks and keep up the good work.
Cheers,
David.
Sure David, glad to help… and guess what – the offer has gotten even better for the next couple of weeks:
Adobe Black Friday Deal – Photoshop + Lightroom $10/Mo. for Everyone!
does the adobe photoshop cs6 extended have adobe lightroom?
No Gyan, it definitely does not – but you can get the latest-and-greatest releases of both Photoshop + Lightroom together here.
I want to buy Photoshop with Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera RAW. which version do I need.
I do not want Creative Cloud, I want to purchase the software.
Thank you for your time, regards, Julie
Hi Julie, only CS6 (the version from 2012) is still sold in the way that you’re describing…
If that’s what you want, then you can easily still purchase it direct from Adobe here.
I have Photoshop CS6, is it possible to upgrade to the extended version?
Thank you.
Yes William, if you get Photoshop CC 2014.
But you cannot upgrade within CS6 (from CS6 to CS6).
This seems to say that we can make our own copy as if we had the boxed version. Am I interpreting this correctly (since Adobe doesn’t commit to perpetual maintenance of the records of purchase beyond 3 years)?
Yes, absolutely! You are definitely allowed to make digital copies of the CS6 installers for backup purposes… It’s certainly not illegal because ongoing activation of the software will require a valid serial number, which you can still purchase direct from Adobe. Otherwise, the installation will run as a 30-day trial version.
For the newer Creative Cloud 2014 release of the software, even though Adobe no longer sells or ships physical boxes, they still do provide free CC disc media (DVDs) when necessary.
Does the Standard version have the File “Save for Web” feature? or is that only included in the Extended version?
Yes San, all versions of Photoshop have the “Save for Web” command.
Hi! I’m a grad student and fairly new to photoshop (a former lab of mine used it occasionally when we couldn’t do what we needed with ImageJ).
I’m interested in purchasing photoshop but I’ve no idea which one to get! Very specifically, I need to measure the area of irregularly shaped objects and lengths of hand-drawn lines. I can’t find anywhere a description of which versions of photoshop have this capability.
Does anybody out there know so I know which product to purchase? Thank you in advance!
I currently have Photshop Elements 12. If I purchase the Photoshop CC membership then do I get the full CS6 version as part of the membership, or do I need to purchase the software package and the membership provides upgrades as they become available?
Hey there Jill, when you get the $9.99 Photoshop + Lightroom Plan then you will actually receive access to several versions of Photoshop that you can use immediately…
You’ll be able to install both the latest-and-greatest CC 2014 release of Photoshop, as well as the older CS6 release (if you would like it).
The primary differences between the two releases are many new features added since 2012 when CS6 came out – plus CC can run on both/either Windows and Mac OS, whereas with CS6 you have to pick just one.
And for as long as you remain in the program, then you will continue to receive ongoing full upgrades to future versions of both Adobe Photoshop (like CC 2015, etc) and Lightroom, as soon as they’re available.
Finally, here’s the Photoshop CC 2014 free trial if you want to download and check it out first.
Does that fully answer your question? If not then just post back.
I just got Canon 7D Mark 2, can I use Photoshop CS6 standard?
Yes Luke, because Adobe is continuing to sell CS6 direct, they are also supporting new cameras in Photoshop CS6 via free updates to Camera Raw.
So, for example, support for the Canon EOS 7D Mark II was added to the ACR plug-in last fall, and all CS6 users are entitled to that free update.
Does the trial version of Photoshop CS6 Extended include the 3D composite or features?
Yes Hutch. There actually is no separate trial download for Photoshop CS6 “Standard” – the trial is always the Extended version (having all Photoshop features including 3D and motion-based content), and then you decide which version you’d like to keep at time of product purchase.
Thank you pro Design tools. I will try the trial version of Photoshop CS6 Extended.
My objective for using this software is for the great 3D features. What other versions work just as well regarding 3D application and what is the cost of the full version of the Photoshop CS6 Extended package?
Sure, that’s an easy answer. Photoshop CS6 Extended is still sold direct by Adobe, and the perpetual licensed version costs US$999.
On the other hand, the latest-and-greatest release of Photoshop – which is called Photoshop CC 2014 – is available together with Adobe Lightroom as part of the new CC Photography Plan for just $9.99 a month (with continuous upgrades included).
The CC 2014 release includes all the complete 3D functions in Photoshop described in the article above (which actually have been much updated since CS6) – but if you wish, then as a CC subscriber you also receive access to use the older CS6 version if you want instead.
I asked this question because there were people complaining on another site that they did not see the 3D composite after downloading the PS6 Extended trial, one even suggested that the reason might be because:
“3D features would only install when your graphic facility supports 3D, due to the huge file installation photoshop won’t install any unnecessary features…well that’s what I guess..”
My question is if your computer system meets all operational requirement (the amount of ram, hard drive, dvd, etc), shouldn’t your computer be able to download everything including the 3D features?
Yes, but it doesn’t have to do with the download at all. That’s always the same.
There are two critical things in order for the 3D functions in Photoshop to show up and work:
1. Make sure your graphics card meets Adobe’s minimum system requirements for the 3D capabilities in Photoshop – including (very very important!) the amount of VRAM available on the card.
2. Make sure your graphics card driver is fully up to date (check with the manufacturer for any software updates).
I have:
“Windows 7 home premium edition
167 GB free of 220 GB
Processor: Intel (R) Celeron (R) 900 @ 2.20 GHZ 2.19 GHZ
Installed Memory: Ram: 3.00 GB
System type: 64 Bit Operating System
DVD-RW Drive”
This I know is an old system, but will it support the trial version of Photoshop CS6 Extended?
Thank you in advance
Well, the critical things really are the graphics hardware you have (and whether it meets Adobe’s specifications), and the amount of VRAM on the graphics card or chip…
Without knowing those, it’s not possible to know if your computer will support 3D in any recent version of Photoshop (including CS6 or CC).