kdriceman Posted March 2, 2011 Share #1 Posted March 2, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) I already have Photoshop CS5 and Lightroom 3 and have been using it with my M9 images so far. Should I download the PS/LR software with the Leica license now or wait until I need to add it to another computer? Does the Leica license give you free upgrades to a CS 6 when it is released or will I be paying for an upgrade? Is there M9 specific software that comes with this download. I sent a request to Leica a week ago, but they are slow getting back to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tdtaylor Posted March 2, 2011 Share #2 Posted March 2, 2011 I never downloaded any software, but I did check it out and the Leica version was the same as I was already using. I look forward the the update question, but I believe applies to LR only, not PS5. There are many past threads addressing conversations with Leica about upgrades, if it was not downloaded, etc. Just don't know where we ended up. To note, with all of the major Adobe products- PS, LR, Illustrator, Acrobat, ID- you are able to load them on two computers, but only have one active at a time, the idea being one loads it on a laptop and a desktop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted March 2, 2011 Share #3 Posted March 2, 2011 Why would Leica offer you an upgrade to CS6 when they don't provide Photoshop in the first place? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted March 2, 2011 Author Share #4 Posted March 2, 2011 Thanks. Never mind. I got confused where Leica said "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom" and it comes as a download "to guarantee the most current version is always available.". So it is only Lightroom. I already have it active on 2 computers which is ok with Adobe, as long as you don't use them at the same time. I'll download the Leica licensed one if I need it on a 3rd computer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2011 Share #5 Posted March 2, 2011 Alternativly do not activate your licence untill the next version of lightroom is released and you will have LR4 free. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 3, 2011 Share #6 Posted March 3, 2011 Lightroom. I already have it active on 2 computers which is ok with Adobe, as long as you don't use them at the same time. I'll download the Leica licensed one if I need it on a 3rd computer. Actually Lightroom (unlike other Adobe products) doesn't require activation and can be installed on as many computers as you like (though doing so may be in breach of the software license). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d2mini Posted March 3, 2011 Share #7 Posted March 3, 2011 Advertisement (gone after registration) Thanks. Never mind. I got confused where Leica said "Adobe Photoshop Lightroom" Ya, it's weird, but that's what is has been called since version 2. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Not to be confused with Adobe Photoshop. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Shimwell Posted March 3, 2011 Share #8 Posted March 3, 2011 Ya, it's weird, but that's what is has been called since version 2. Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. Not to be confused with Adobe Photoshop. Yes, Lightroom is part of the Photoshop Family... A bit like the Walmart family really:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Share #9 Posted March 3, 2011 Alternativly do not activate your licence untill the next version of lightroom is released and you will have LR4 free.Brian Are we sure about this? I was a matter of much debate and correspondence with Leica last Fall. I would love it if it is true, for I never activated my Leica copy for 11/2009. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Share #10 Posted March 3, 2011 Actually Lightroom (unlike other Adobe products) doesn't require activation and can be installed on as many computers as you like (though doing so may be in breach of the software license). Yes, it is a breach, and when you open the program it calls the Mother Ship. I have about 10 copies, and in one instance had it on three machines, and it locked them up, as well as two other copies which were only on two machines. Had to call Adobe, plead a mistake, and have them reset the serial numbers. Adobe didn't cut much slack for a mistake for a 20 year customer with lots of copies of the complete Suite. And deactivating and activating does not work. After 8 times it locks up the copies. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2011 Share #11 Posted March 3, 2011 Are we sure about this? I was a matter of much debate and correspondence with Leica last Fall. I would love it if it is true, for I never activated my Leica copy for 11/2009. It worked for me.When I bought my M9, LR3 was not available and I was already running LR2.5 (I think that was the version) Once LR3 was available I downloaded and installed and activated it.I am sure their was a few posts at the time recomending that you could do this. Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdriceman Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share #12 Posted March 3, 2011 Well, with nothing to gain by activating now, I will wait until LR4 comes out and see then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted March 3, 2011 Share #13 Posted March 3, 2011 The activation code only works for the specified version of LR. (with the exception of LR2-3 for Leica after a lot of hassle, but I doubt that will be repeated.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Share #14 Posted March 3, 2011 That was my thinking also. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 3, 2011 Share #15 Posted March 3, 2011 Hi Terry Jaap my well be right but it worked before so unless someone needed a third copy its worth waiting and seeing what happens. I have an unused M9 LR activation code ,if it activates LR4 assuming thats the next version then thats OK.If it does not its buy an upgrade or plan B . Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdtrick Posted March 3, 2011 Share #16 Posted March 3, 2011 LIghtroom 4??? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Share #17 Posted March 3, 2011 Hi Terry Jaap my well be right but it worked before so unless someone needed a third copy its worth waiting and seeing what happens. I have an unused M9 LR activation code ,if it activates LR4 assuming thats the next version then thats OK.If it does not its buy an upgrade or plan B .Brian Agreed. LR4 is probably a year off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted March 3, 2011 Share #18 Posted March 3, 2011 Don't forget, Leica provide you with one version (whatever is current at the time you download it). They do NOT provide you with any free updates after that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdtaylor Posted March 3, 2011 Share #19 Posted March 3, 2011 Don't forget, Leica provide you with one version (whatever is current at the time you download it). They do NOT provide you with any free updates after that. Never downloaded it- already had multiple copies. And I would't expect updates- they have to pay for the continuing development of software somehow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 4, 2011 Share #20 Posted March 4, 2011 Don't forget, Leica provide you with one version (whatever is current at the time you download it). They do NOT provide you with any free updates after that. I agree , so by that reckoning "if" LR 4 is available in say 1 year an M9 user with an unused activation code should be able to activate it even if the M9 was purchased Feb 2011. Brian:D Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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