Adobe · Creative Cloud · Production Premium ·Feb 24, 2014

Hey Adobe, how about that video focused Production Premium CC bundle?

PVC by Scott Simmons

Even if it only saved us $60 a year, that's something

When Adobe ditched the “boxed software” model of pay one price get the product forever and moved to a monthly subscription model the outcry was loud. Some loved it. Many hated it. There were more level headed critiques. Most of use were more like: whatever … how much and is this software good? From the video production perspective it is good, even great, software tools that Adobe is creating these days. But while installing CC on a new laptop the other day I couldn’t help but wish we still had some type of video focused Production Premium CC option. Like our cable subscriptions, many of us are paying for things we’ll never, ever use.

The complete Creative Cloud subscription is $49.99 per month (there are options for existing CS customers to save a few bucks). That works out to $599.88 per year for every product that Adobe has to offer (including some other perks like cloud storage, fonts and Behance!). This really isn’t too bad of a deal considering that the old Master Collection collection used to cost around $2,600 (I’m using the still available CS6 pricing). The video focused Production Premium was $1,900 and that works out to $158 per month. Considering those numbers the Creative Cloud subscription seems like a bargain.

Of course under the old Adobe model not everyone paid out $1,900 per year for the software. Some people would go years between upgrades. You have to get three years in before you even get close to $50 / month when calculating paying out $1,900 monthly. A bargain indeed. read more...