CS4 Student or Pro Edition?
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- raybolger2
I'm a working professional who's back in school, and I see my college offers the CS4 at a student rate. Is there any major difference between this version and the pro version? Also, I couldn't tell the difference between standard and premium?
Thanks in advance.
- dibec0
yes. it has been said that the student version can not be upgraded. premium and standard are software pacakages.
plus we all need to pay the Piper one day or another. =P
- visionary0
same thing, no upgrade
- rusty_ace0
AE student used to be missing plugins
- benfal990
I always bought student, and i see no differences.
i like paying 200$ instead of 800$.... Do what you want.
- octaneplus0
Do you mean legally you can not use it for commercial work?
- raybolger20
I just spoke with an Adobe rep via chat. He said:
The Education and retail versions are virtually identical - we do not modify the software itself. To differentiate the product offering between education and retail, we may remove some clip art, some fonts, or other non-application resources.
So really, the only difference is price. Student customers can be assured that this as an opportunity to get the full version without paying the full price.
Also, you can use Adobe Education software (any title!) to produce commercial/professional paid-for work when you leave school, or even while you are in school. In this regard, Adobe does not limit how student software is used. So students can use it to learn and to make money.
You are able to continue to use your Education version serial number when you leave school to upgrade to future commercially priced versions if you want to, rather than having to buy the next “full” version. So you save money now while you are a student, and also after you graduate!Hmmm, may be a good deal then?
- typist0
Can a Student Edition also be used for commercial purposes?
In North America, Student Edition software can be used for commercial purposes. Outside North America, Student Edition software is for noncommercial purposes only.
- benfal990
As i said. Nobody is listening to me! :-O
- dMullins0
The only limitation with Student version is that you cannot "upgrade" for a discounted price to the next version of CS, at the student level.
If you buy the Professional version of the CS4 Master Suite at two grand, when CS5 comes out, you can upgrade to the Professional version of CS5 at a discounted rate. For the sake of example, let's say the upgrade price is only $200.
Now let's say you buy CS4 Student version instead. When CS5 comes out, there will be a Student version for that too. There is no "discount rate" for the Student version upgrade. So you cannot pay $200 to upgrade from CS4 Student to CS5 student, you will have to buy the CS5 bundle of your liking at the normal rate.
That is the only difference anymore. It used to be that they left a lot of the extra resources out -- like no plug-ins for AfterEffects, as someone mentioned before.
- Oh, and I think with Student version, you can only install on one computer instead of three.dMullins
- thanks!raybolger2
- digdre0
arrrrr edition