- The current $50 discount is the only one. It would be nightmarish to try and parse individual product purchases and discount this all-inclusive subscription product
- are you going to offer another special discount for those who already own many of the former videos or is the discount of 1/3 already offered the only one ?
- when I will decide to download a video of the subscription, will I be able to play the video on any device which is able to play the former videos ( TV based devices i.e. ) or
- am I restricted to a PC or Mac and your special app ?
- will you still go on with Lightroom video tutorials featuring Jeff and Michael as included part of the subscription ?
- if yes, will all future Lr videos base on the former one like it is with the Lr 5 videos or do you plan to shoot new videos for the complete product ?
[...]The files you download are almost exactly the same as the ones from the legacy store but they have a small DRM addition that allows them to be played on our Player App, so the wrapper is not MOV or mP4 but the codec is unchanged (H264).I thought that these fiels when downloaded can ONLY be played at the purple:player, but I didn't know that there is an addition to the files which makes them additionally playable on this player, but also on every other player but VLC.
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Chris,
again, thank you for answering my boring questions :-) !
I think I had a misunderstanding :
I thought that these fiels when downloaded can ONLY be played at the purple:player, but I didn't know that there is an addition to the files which makes them additionally playable on this player, but also on every other player but VLC.
Best wishes
Robert
You are right Dave - I knew that the subscription all-or-nothing criticism would be leveled at us. But No Worries!
If you choose to purchase individual products they will remain yours wether you additionally subscribe or not (I suggest not...).
The only thing that will disappear if you do not maintain a subscription is an item that you have not purchased outright.
The customer has a choice: Subscribe and view everything so long as your subscription remains current
OR
Buy individual products as before and keep them on your machine(s) to view for as long as you wish.
Every video product in the Store is available as an outright purchase or by subscription...
There will always be a choice between subscribing and purchasing individual product. We want to keep customers' options as open as possible. We want to keep customers :-)
You are right Dave - I knew that the subscription all-or-nothing criticism would be leveled at us. But No Worries!This is exactly the message about "How to do it" that many of us would like to send to Adobe. That is, this sounds like "subscriptions done right."
If you choose to purchase individual products they will remain yours wether you additionally subscribe or not (I suggest not...).
The only thing that will disappear if you do not maintain a subscription is an item that you have not purchased outright.
The customer has a choice: Subscribe and view everything so long as your subscription remains current
OR
Buy individual products as before and keep them on your machine(s) to view for as long as you wish.
Every video product in the Store is available as an outright purchase or by subscription...
No, perhaps I did not make myself clear. The files are only playable on our player app which acts as a 'gateway'
If you purchase individual products will they be in the same format as subscription versions, ie with DRM that only allows them to be played in your player app?...Yes, I believe so. I think the video file has a little DRM snippet added with a tag that indicates 'purchased' or 'rental'. Will they be playable in 2040? I don't know - but if we exist then, there will be a way of getting the videos. :)
Somewhat related to Nigel's post -- I've also purchased many (most) of the LuLa videos. Having already purchased these videos, will we be able to to download/stream them with this new system, or would we have to repurchase/subscribe to view them on the new service?I am not sure why you might want to view them on the new system...they are the same videos in fact.
I am not sure why you might want to view them on the new system...they are the same videos in fact.
So, no there is no ability to 'credit' already-purchased videos. Tha would be a redundancy and also nightmarish to administer & manage.
Chris
I've just ordered the subscription but I don't see it as a fee for watching those videos only.
I'm a frequent reader of LuLa for many years and when I've switched from wet dark room to photoshop I've learned most of the new nuts and bolts from LuLa. Furthermore LuLa's discussion forum is the most civilized and skilled community in the internet I've got to know so far. That's why I am really grateful for all the valuable support Michael and his team delivers.
Having said this I consider my 150 bucks per year as a donation for publishing this outstanding web-site. Compared to the budget I spend for my passion this price seems more than fair to me.
Harald
On your Mac, you can download the Luminous Landscape player here:
http://leapingbrain.com/installers/modmachine/tll_installer.zip
And on your iOS devices like iPad or iPhone, you can transfer your downloaded videos for offline viewing:
http://platformpurple.com/help/how-do-i-transfer-my-videos-to-my-ios-device-using-itunes/
Thanks,
Grace