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Re: [OM] PhotoShop and PhotoShop CC version numbers

Subject: Re: [OM] PhotoShop and PhotoShop CC version numbers
From: Tina Manley <images@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 09:03:01 -0400
Thanks, Chuck.  I've signed up for that newsletter.  It looks interesting.
 I did know about CC 2014 and do have that installed.

Tina


On Wed, Jul 30, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Maybe all you you who subscribe to PhotoShop CC already understand this
> but I didn't and pass it along here.  Following is from this morning's Tim
> Grey PhotoShop newsletter
>
> Chuck Norcutt
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Today's Question
>
> In your Ask Tim Grey eNewsletter [on Tuesday, July 29th] you discussed
> Focus Area selection. I have Photoshop CC 14.2.1 and my PS shows "up to
> date".  But under Select there is no Focus Area showing, even in gray. Any
> idea why I don't have the Select > Focus Area?
>
> Tim's Answer:
>
> You do indeed have the latest version of Photoshop CC, but that is not the
> latest version of Photoshop. It seems there is a bit of confusion related
> to Adobe's latest updates for applications included in the Creative Cloud
> subscription.
>
> The initial release of Adobe's Creative Cloud applications were referenced
> as the "CC" version of the application, without any other version number
> indication. This is similar to the "CS" version of applications when Adobe
> launched the Creative Suite.
>
> Just as the Creative Suite version of applications reflected a new version
> with a number appended to the "CS", such as "CS2", the Creative Cloud
> applications have now received an updated version number of sorts. The only
> difference is that this new version numbering approach involves a year
> rather than a version number.
>
> So, while you have the latest version of Photoshop CC, you don't have the
> latest version of Photoshop CC 2014. Or, more to the point, you have not
> yet installed the 2014 release of Photoshop CC.
>
> Admittedly this change is a little confusing in the context of a Creative
> Cloud subscription. Up to this point, to update your Photoshop CC
> installation you would simply update via the Creative Cloud application.
> When you did so, your existing Photoshop CC installation would be updated
> to the latest version.
>
> Now, with the 2014 release, instead of a simple update you will have a
> completely new version of Photoshop installed alongside your prior version.
> So, for example, you will end up with a 2014 release of Photoshop CC along
> with the previous version of Photoshop CC. Once you have successfully
> installed and configured the 2014 release of Photoshop CC, you can
> uninstall the prior version of Photoshop CC.
>
> And once you do install Photoshop CC (2014) you will have full access to
> all of the latest features, including the Focus Area selection command that
> is new with this latest release of Photoshop.
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