Creative Suite Question!

osaddict

Hey all,

The creative suite - with various adobe applications - in the same way as MS Office can you only install everything on 1 pc - not pick and choose?

I would like to install Dreamweaver, and my colleague would require InDesign and Photoshop

I've Googled to see if it would be possible or not but not found anything

Linc

Nope, if you have 1 CS license, you can't split it between multiple people's workstations, sorry. It violates the license.

I recommend getting CS for your workmate and buying DW for yourself separately. If you're going to buy 2+ Adobe products, it's often more cost effective to just get the Suite.

osaddict

Bah, I thought that might be the case, as well, its a slight annoyance, but at the end of the day I'm not the one having to fork out the ££ for it I guess

Thanks for letting me know - Still cant believe it was so flipping difficult for me to find that info!

Linc

On a more positive note, you ARE allowed to put CS on multiple machines if you're the primary user of all the machines and you only use one at a time. E.g., you can put it on both your laptop and desktop, or on your work computer and your home computer (if your boss allows).

primesuspect

^ Caveat - that goes for the TLP (volume license edition), not the retail.

a2jfreak

According to Adobe (over the phone) you're allowed to install on multiple machines, so long as only one copy of the program is running at any given time. Of course, since we're talking about Creative Suite, and not just Photoshop or just InDesign, then perhaps if any of the Creative Suite programs are being used on one system then none are allowed to be used on another system until all programs are closed on the original system.

As for what General Keebler said about it being the same owner, I don't know about that. I know AutoDesk used to allow AutoCAD to be installed on multiple machines, so long as only one copy of the program was running at any given time.

osaddict

We have that Abby Fine reader OCR software - when one person is using that if another tries to use it it says 'another person has this copy in use' or something like that -

Would Creative Suite do the same thing?

I feel we would be in a situation where 1 licence would be for 1 guy who would use it a lot -another licence could be used for about 3 people who use various bits on and off - e.g a colleague uses photoshop - about once or twice a month I would use dreamweaver every couple of weeks, and someone would use indesign once a month for around 3 days.

Our current solution was to get a 'design machine' that just sat there as a spare machine which people could use as an when necessary.

However, if we could all have it installed and use it when we needed - would it be like Abby fine reader - this is in use - please close etc??

primesuspect

No, it doesn't do that. The new CS3 uses product activation much like Windows. You are allowed two activations per platform. For example, I have one single TLP copy of CS3. I am allowed two windows activations and two mac activations. When I go to activate on the third PC, it says "You cannot activate because this is already activated on too many machines" or something to that effect.

It doesn't "search" for the same copy running elsewhere on the network.

osaddict

Excuse my ignorance Primesuspect - what is a TLP copy?

As for platform, we only have Windows here (a mix of XP and Vista)

So your saying if you purchase a retail version from Amazon (for example)- you could legitimatly install it on two PCs - BUT both installs are not allowed to be used at the same time - but theoretically could?

I don't see how that is different from buying 1 copy and effectivly getting 2 copies? (unless they are just reyling on trust - we say dont use both copies at once so don't?)

?!

primesuspect

TLP is a volume license copy. When you order several copies at once, it's cheaper. Even one single copy of CS3 in a volume license is cheaper than retail. You can order from an authorized adobe reseller like PCMall/MacMall, etc.

They rely on trust. Yes, you can install on two machines and you can only use it on one at a time.

a2jfreak

If you are or know a student, get the student version. It's much cheaper.

Linc

http://www.adobe.com/products/eulas/

Relevant portion of CS3:

a2jfreak

I read a joke a few years ago. Went something like this:

Adobe celebrates 10 MILLION Photoshop users!

In other news, Adobe reports it has finally sold it's 7th copy of it's amazingly popular Photoshop software.


If Adobe would lower prices maybe $150-200, I think they'd make up for the loss in profit per item by volume, but what do I know?

osaddict

Just to let everyone know - we have purchased CS3 now - all working and A OK from a licence pov too - thanks for the help and clarification

Lets get publishing hehe

Nomad

a2jfreak wrote:

I read a joke a few years ago. Went something like this:

Adobe celebrates 10 MILLION Photoshop users!

In other news, Adobe reports it has finally sold it's 7th copy of it's amazingly popular Photoshop software.


If Adobe would lower prices maybe $150-200, I think they'd make up for the loss in profit per item by volume, but what do I know?

For many companies, not small businesses, purchasing CS3 is no big deal. Just like Microsoft, Adobe makes a lot of its money of off industry and student purchases rather than individual purchases.

a2jfreak

Have a "Corporate" version and a "Personal" version and let the only real difference be the price and tech support.

Nomad wrote:

For many companies, not small businesses, purchasing CS3 is no big deal. Just like Microsoft, Adobe makes a lot of its money of off industry and student purchases rather than individual purchases.