Zenon Char
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 Re: Dilemma in the Post processing workflow (C1, LR, Dxo) | |
ruthenium wrote:
I do "upgrade annually" but not "because Prime NR has an improvement every year."
I like supporting the continuing Photolab development, as I believe this develpment is a benefit to photography. Likewise, I am willing to invest into Topaz, to support their work, even if I rarely use Topaz nowadays. I appreciate the fact that these companies rely on my willingness to renew, rather than asking me to subscribe. The money paid might be the same both ways, but there's something nice about not being forced into a subscription.
Zenon Char wrote:
rscheffler wrote:
Regarding returning temporarily to the subscription route - read the fine print because when I finally gave up LR6 standalone last fall due to camera and computer hardware changes and had to go subscription, there were aspects of the 'monthly' subscription that didn't necessarily allow you to suddenly terminate the subscription without penalty.
If you get a perpetual licence you pay that money up front. If you decide to stop using it after 6 months you don't get half your money back. I pay my subscription annually so it's basically the same thing. Paying monthly there is a penalty for dropping out before the year is up so it's really no different than paying for a full year. You pay for a year one way or another.
As for long term yes you can use perpetual software for as long as long as long as your OS/hardware supports it. Again there isn't much of a difference got those who like to upgrade every year. I did when I had perpetual licences. Some skip a year or two. Based on reading forums I think a high percentage of DXO users tend to upgrade annually because Prime NR has an improvement every year.
LR6 doesn't even come close to LrC 12's capabilities. I'm not trying to convince you to get it. Subscription will never fit for some. For the OP and others.
At one time I had 3 NR options. PureRaw, On1 NoNoise and Topaz DeNoise AI and the 3 stand alone apps. I was (still am) a big supporter of Topaz Photo AI. I go it when it first came out. It was a little rough around the edges but has come a long way. I suspect by October Topaz DeNoise, Sharpen and Gigapixel will no longer be available as stand alone purchases. Topaz will be a two app company. Photo and Video AI.
I was waiting until this fall to see if I'd get support for Topaz Photo AI for another year. It was heading that way but Adobe came out with Denoise AI which changed everything. Too many years of speeding money on various 3rd party apps and I just can't justify it to support a company. I got rid of everything off my OS expect Topaz Sharpen AI. I have to say things have gotten a little boring in that department since Adobe's release.
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