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That's it in terms of applications and apps, at least for now, but Adobe wants users to see Creative Cloud as far more than just software. This is where the digital hub and cloud based handling come in, providing members with a range of behind online services, like access to 20GB of Creative Cloud storage as part of your subscription non members can register and receive 2GB free of charge. At the moment, online file management is pretty basic you have to manually upload and download files in the browser but greater control and desktop integration are promised. In the meantime, it's a useful way of sharing files between desktops and essential for syncing files between desktop CS applications and tablet Touch apps. You can also decide to share hosted files with others, which enables workmates and customers to view your CS file in their browser and make general comments on them. This sharing is not a substitute for PDF based collaboration and document review via Acrobat.Com, but then Acrobat X Pro is included in the package. For web designers and developers, Creative Cloud offers some extra services. The 1st is the capability to host up to five websites on Adobe's Business Catalyst servers. Business Catalyst integration is built into both Dreamweaver and Muse, making it incredibly easy to create and update sites. also, Business Catalyst offers different advanced potential like online tracking and reporting, e commerce handling and email campaigns. if or not you plan on using Adobe's hosting, Creative Cloud members can take benefit of Adobe's TypeKit system to increase the typography of their sites by deploying a big range of high quality web fonts. Most thrilling of all, and hot off the press at the time of writing, is the inclusion of subscriptions to Digital Publishing Suite, Single Edition DPS SE and PhoneGap Build. The former means that designers can take advantage of the new folio building potential in InDesign CS6 to create rich digital publications for the iPad with totally no coding required presumably Android and Windows eight support will follow. The latter means that developers can create a mobile app with HTML and JavaScript inside Dreamweaver, and have this automatically cloud compiled prepared for deployment to all mobile platforms from iOS and Android through to Windows Phone, BlackBerry, webOS and Symbian. What's particularly impressive is that, while delivering just one app of the standalone variant of DPS SE to the App Store costs no less than $395, your continuing Creative Cloud membership lets you publish an unlimited number of apps at no extra cost. Produce a couple of iPad apps a year and you have effectively paid for your yearly Creative Cloud subscription. Touch apps to explore new ideas, awardwinning, market defining CS6 applications with exclusive additions and updates, online storage and hosting that allow you to share your work both internally and externally, and integration with the Digital Publishing and PhoneGap services to help get your work onto the crucial new mobile platforms. The Creative Cloud really delivers on its promise of a digital hub where you can explore, create, share, and deliver your work, and at less than a 1 a day for present users, it looks nearly too good to be true. but, it's worth thinking a bit more seriously 1st. New Creative Cloud applications like Adobe Muse have lots of features to offer The Adobe Application Manager lists all the Creative Cloud apps.

For a start, it is irritating that, yet again, UK users are subjected to a punitive 1 for $1 exchange rate, the respective US annual pricing is only $50 per month and $30 for present users. After the 1st year's discount, the yearly cost will rise from 328 to 563. More to the point, Adobe has not given any price guarantees, and without any serious high end competition, what is to prevent the company from ratcheting up prices in the years ahead? it is a free world. if the price does rise you could generally vote with your feet, but here is the rub what could that leave you with? The FAQ makes it pretty clear: When you cancel a month to month or yearly membership you'll not have access to the CS applications, other desktop software, and services that are parts of Creative Cloud. but, if you saved your work to your computer, you'll continue to can access those files. it is nice to have it in writing that Adobe promises not to destroy your data files if you leave, but not all that reassuring, what good are the files if you not have the applications? If you are an present CS user you may be able to generally fall back on your last standalone copy, but what happens if you have been making heavy use of some of the more recent features?