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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Digital Image Processing => Topic started by: wmchauncey on May 13, 2016, 01:31:43 pm

Title: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: wmchauncey on May 13, 2016, 01:31:43 pm
I maintain a monthly subscription and want to plan ahead...if I were to let my subscription permanently lapse...
what must I do to retain all the saved PSD/PSB files that occupy my HD in the event that they are to be printed at a later date?
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: john beardsworth on May 13, 2016, 02:39:21 pm
Quote from: wmchauncey on May 13, 2016, 01:31:43 pm
what must I do to retain all the saved PSD/PSB files that occupy my HD in the event that they are to be printed at a later date?

Not much. Lightroom will continue to work, so you will be able to print or output the PSDs, and adjust them to some extent. The PSB files are more of a problem. They can only be opened in PS so you would need to export JPEGs or flattened TIFs/PSDs while PS is still available.
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: Simon Garrett on May 13, 2016, 03:57:23 pm
Quote from: john beardsworth on May 13, 2016, 02:39:21 pm
Not much. Lightroom will continue to work, so you will be able to print or output the PSDs, and adjust them to some extent. The PSB files are more of a problem. They can only be opened in PS so you would need to export JPEGs or flattened TIFs/PSDs while PS is still available.
The Develop Module won't work after the subscription ends, but as you say you can still view and export images.

The cliff-edge when the subscription ends and things stop working is rather unattractive - we all like the idea that everything just goes on working - but you manage the transition.  You may need to convert PS formats to something else before the licence ends, and if you want to do more editing on images in Lightroom then you may need to export Lightroom files to tif or jpeg (which you can do even after the licence ends). 
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: digitaldog on May 13, 2016, 04:22:55 pm
Develop and Maps (like the later is mission critical) cease to exist, they are no more, don't work, if you stop subscribing.
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: wmchauncey on May 14, 2016, 12:30:05 pm
I think that I failed to explain my motivations...want my children to have the ability to view and/or print my images at a later date.
Kind of an inheritance thingy. What do I gotta do?
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: Simon Garrett on May 14, 2016, 12:46:21 pm
Quote from: wmchauncey on May 14, 2016, 12:30:05 pm
I think that I failed to explain my motivations...want my children to have the ability to view and/or print my images at a later date.
Kind of an inheritance thingy. What do I gotta do?
The main thing is to have the images in a non-proprietary format. 

TIF format for for highest quality, jpeg for easiest use for non computer people. 
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: digitaldog on May 14, 2016, 01:22:48 pm
Quote from: wmchauncey on May 14, 2016, 12:30:05 pm
I think that I failed to explain my motivations...want my children to have the ability to view and/or print my images at a later date.
Kind of an inheritance thingy. What do I gotta do?
If you end subscription, you can view AND still print.
Title: Re: If/when my PS/LR CC lapses...what happens
Post by: mvsoske on May 14, 2016, 02:05:47 pm
You can also purchase the stand alone/perpetual license version and everything will work except dehaze and any new camera formats which you can then use the dng converter.

Mark