Each and every person uses different feature sets. It is difficult to recommend any upgrade based upon features. The system architecture is too different.
For example, any Mac capable of running the Creative Cloud apps, can not run CS2 apps. if you are running CS2, your hardware may not meet the minimum system requirements for newer apps. (Illustrator CS6 is much more stable than previous versions.) You're probably aware that 64Bit means faster applications, more access to RAM, etc. CS2/3 are not.ĭisregarding feature sets, that alone should be enough to make the choice to move the CS6 (I'm not a fan of the subscription model of the Creative Cloud). Here's the big deciding factor based on the hardware you are running.ĬS6 and CC apps are 64Bit aware. Question Summary: What new features in CS6 and/or CC necessitate an upgrade? What things in CS6 and/or CC make it superior to older versions (people have to upgrade for some reason besides buttons looking fancier, etc). Simply not having to learn a new program isn't a good reason - the company would pay for training if needed, etc.
But, if the new options will help them be more productive, work more efficiently, work more easily, etc, - then it's worth the upgrade. I should also mention, our designers don't seem to care - however I believe this isn't because they have assessed the new options and decided what we have is fine - instead I believe they "know" their current setup and resist change. Basically, I"m trying to decide if I should pursue getting approval for upgrades or not. To aide me in my purchasing recommendation, is there an actual need for a newer product? What new features are available that we may enjoy, or what work-flows are improved, etc. The problem is, I'm not knowledgeable enough on this subject to know if we do actually need an upgraded/newer CS or if the ones we have are just fine? I've heard of fancy new features such as de-blur in CS6, however we take images from a controlled environment, so de-blurring is not useful, etc. I've looked recently at Creative Cloud as a possible upgrade path for us, as well as just plain old CS6. We own several copies of CS2 and CS3, but that is the newest we have. We also make product demo videos, so we rely on Premier as well as InDesign and Illustrator for other tasks. We are an eCommerce company, and our designers spend a lot of time shooting, cropping, and cleaning images for display of products on our website, so heavy use of Photoshop. I manage IT for my company and generally try to stay out of our designer's way.
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