there is just plain photoshop (including only standard design), or photoshop extended (which includes design & web premium, production premium, master collection, and creative cloud).
the plain photoshop costs a lot more than the one with multiple products even though there are multiple progrms in that package. so, i would like to save money, which would make sense to go with the photoshop extended package. however, i am not looking to go far into this, just simple photo editing. so, i am not sure if this will not include what i need. it does not include the design standard that the plain photoshop includes. would saving money actually take away what i need/want? or would i be able to do the simple editing that i could do with design standard through creative cloud and all that? please let me know. i want to save the money, but i want to make sure that i am getting what i want.
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What Is The Difference Between These Two Adobe Photoshop Products?
Posted on February 16, 2013.
First off, Nahum’s right – you can get Photoshop Standard or Extended as a standalone program or as one of the Creative Suite packages, or the Creative Cloud Service, not the other way around. Money-wise, if you’ve got the hardware to run CS6, then Adobe’s Creative Cloud service is the way to go. In the long run, you wind up spending less for access to all of their key programs (more than what’s in the Master Collection) per year than you would if you bought even one program or a suite outright, as upgrades are free. I was hesitant at first, but I’m sold on the service having used it since it came out last year.
If it’s just Photoshop you want, you can always just subscribe to the individual program as well; just click on the pricing button on the Photoshop page at Adobe and it’ll give you the option.
Second, nobody wants to do just “simple photo editing”. You know as well as I do that once you get hooked, you’re going to want to do more. However, if you’re just looking to do basic Photoshop functions/editing, then Photoshop Elements isn’t a bad choice, especially for $100. Photoshop can of course be used by non-professionals, but most of its features are geared toward professional users. Elements gives you the most popular functions that non-pros would use for simple editing/compositing projects. In time, if you feel you want more, you can always move up to Photoshop.
The big difference between Extended and Standard is that Photoshop Extended CS6 requires a 64-bit system; Standard can still run on a 32-bit system, though how it does it with the RAM requirements I don’t know.
Realistically, your system hardware is what’s going to dictate what you can run. Most people looking at Adobe programs fail to really look at the system requirements; it’s important to note that when Adobe says “minimum requirements”, they mean exactly that, just enough to run the program. But don’t expect much.
Check the system requirements (Tech Specifications on each program page on the Adobe site) against your own hardware. Take note of RAM, CPU, and GPU requirements; in general, you want at least twice as much RAM and GPU RAM to run Photoshop effectively, as well as an Adobe Certified GPU card. Failing to check those is usually what gets most people in trouble.
If you’ve got the hardware to run Photoshop itself, in the long run it’s the better bet. Even though you might want to just do basic editing now, later on as you get better you’ll want to improve your skills, and eventually might want to get into doing retouching and more advanced compositions as a freelancer. Most of us who freelance started that way, using basic programs then moving up to Photoshop., It’s not a bad way to make money if you can learn how to get the most out of it.
You misunderstand. It is the *suites* (or packages as you call them) that include the programs, not the other way around. So Design Standard includes regular Photoshop, while the other packages include Photoshop Extended. Unless you are purchasing an academic license, the suites are more expensive than Photoshop by itself (about $700 for regular, $1000 for Extended).
Are you comparing the full program to the subscriptions?
Photoshop Extended does include features that you might not find useful for photo editing, as they are meant for other professions (video editors, 3D modellers, image analysis), so regular Photoshop does well enough. The less expensive Photoshop Elements ($100) can do quite a bit, even if it has fewer features, so that may be a better option.
Do you mean this?
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