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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: maxgruzen on May 12, 2016, 02:43:07 pm

Title: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: maxgruzen on May 12, 2016, 02:43:07 pm

Ive ordered a Sony rx1 II and need to upgrade from 4.3 to 6.3. When I purchase a Lightroom 6 upgrade will I get 6.3 or just 6?  Been a while since I had a need to replace Lightroom 4. Thanks

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: digitaldog on May 12, 2016, 03:16:25 pm

Quote from: maxgruzen on May 12, 2016, 02:43:07 pm

Ive ordered a Sony rx1 II and need to upgrade from 4.3 to 6.3. When I purchase a Lightroom 6 upgrade will I get 6.3 or just 6?  Been a while since I had a need to replace Lightroom 4. Thanks

If you purchase over the web (from Adobe), you should get the latest greatest version and even if not, you'll be able to upgrade via the web. If you ordered a DVD (do they even do that anymore?) who knows what version will be on it.

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: RikkFlohr on May 12, 2016, 03:18:59 pm

The disk will likely come with 6.0. After installing you can upgrade to 6.5.1 via the normal upgrade mechanism.
or
You can skip ahead and download 6.5.1 from here: http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2013/06/keeping-lightroom-up-to-date.html and enter your new 6.x serial number when prompted.

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: maxgruzen on May 12, 2016, 03:31:15 pm

Thanks for the answers. Thats great. I haven't upgraded since they started the Cloud business, and I was afraid that if you bought a stand a lone version( not cloud) that you were not eligible for any future updates of that version.

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: Bart_van_der_Wolf on May 12, 2016, 03:46:29 pm

Quote from: maxgruzen on May 12, 2016, 03:31:15 pm

Thanks for the answers. Thats great. I haven't upgraded since they started the Cloud business, and I was afraid that if you bought a stand a lone version( not cloud) that you were not eligible for any future updates of that version.

Hi,

By stand-alone version, do you mean the perpetual license version, or the subscription version? The former will not have the full set of features, but only some bugfixes and support for newer cameras when you update to the latest version. At least that was the policy the last time I looked.

Cheers,
Bart

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: digitaldog on May 12, 2016, 04:27:59 pm

Quote from: maxgruzen on May 12, 2016, 03:31:15 pm

I haven't upgraded since they started the Cloud business, and I was afraid that if you bought a stand a lone version( not cloud) that you were not eligible for any future updates of that version.

Updates yes; bug fixes, new camera support. New features? No. You have to subscribe for those.

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: maxgruzen on May 15, 2016, 05:07:06 pm

Thanks Andrew, I've been perfectly happy with 4.3 but need 6.3 for the RX1R II. I just don't do enough photography anymore to justify the subscription.  After 65 years its just a hobby for me now.

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: gellswl on May 22, 2016, 02:09:13 pm

Rikki--thank you for that info on upgrading LR 6.0 which I have on a CD. I just did so successfully. I was in an online chat with Adobe about 2 weeks ago and was told that no upgrade was possible for my LR 6.0 and that my only choice was to use the CC.

Title: Re: Lightroom Stand Alone Upgrade
Post by: RikkFlohr on May 23, 2016, 12:32:08 pm

That might be an Upgrade vs Update semantic.

Upgrade = 5>6
Update = 6.3>6.4

Not saying I agree with it but it may be a possible explanation…