Perpetual always, even if that is perpetual license is not lifetime updated. That's why, as an amateur, I'm going for Photomator or InShoot & LumaFusion instead of Capture One/Lightroom or CapCut. And Topaz Photo AI, that I love it.
Still using Adobe so it'll be easier to transfer and share files with the team, then make them work with animation software if needed. But I also purchased the upgrade of my old Affinity software to support competition.
I am using the affinity series, for 7 years now, back when you could still buy adobe programs (or at least the old versions were on sale without the creative cloud stuff) my main reason wasn't even about the subscription, just because I liked the optimization of affinity products over adobe resource intense and "heavy" way of working. I think you raised a great point in companies getting lazy with their updates, since you can't switch easily without serious effort in learning a completely different workflow. I like the idea of a company having to "sell" me on the newest creations or updates. when affinity 2 came out I bought it on day 1 because i felt like my expectations were met. but its my choice to do so, so they can't be lazy and take my money anyways. paid updates is something I support 100%, but renting to use seems unreasonable to me.
For 3D modeling I use Blender (open source) now because Autodesk Maya and Zbrush both are subscription only now. For 2D art I use Clip Studio Paint EX (the first one) and for seamless textures I use Krita (open source) because no other drawing program has the wraparound mode. I refuse to use subscription models because i dislike rent seeking behaviour and the costs are way higher than with software you actually get to own. (Then again I am the kind of person who also buys their phones contract free at full price because thats cheaper in the long run)
I value perpetual licenses especially when they offer discounted upgrade costs for existing customer. I don't mind paying every few years if its a worthy upgrade. Screw subscriptions!!
I don't think so necessarily. I'm thinking on the knowledge that developers know many people dislike subscriptions, they may make it so that only the AI components need a subscription, but the rest of program could work without it, so this would be a good balance for both parties -- those who want the AI can pay extra for it, and those who don't, can avoid it (it would be disabled then and they just don't pay the fee). I think this is somewhat how Luminar works. It has AI functions but some of them require the subscription plan. I believe Adobe's is also the same but it's somewhat included with your existing subscription (things like generative fill that is) so Adobe is probably not a good example though). However, we do need to clarify that perpetual and subscription just determines how you pay for the software. It's not a guarantee for life, as some developers have terminated their license agreements with customers after a period of time (when products become obsolete for example) and you never own the software you are paying for.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree there is no real forever license. At some point, all software becomes obsolete. I mentioned that in my video. And regardless what you choose, there is a monthly cost for software no matter how you look at it.
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nice video!!!
Perpetual always, even if that is perpetual license is not lifetime updated. That's why, as an amateur, I'm going for Photomator or InShoot & LumaFusion instead of Capture One/Lightroom or CapCut. And Topaz Photo AI, that I love it.
I do hope perpetual licenses survive. Thanks for watching.
Still using Adobe so it'll be easier to transfer and share files with the team, then make them work with animation software if needed. But I also purchased the upgrade of my old Affinity software to support competition.
I am using the affinity series, for 7 years now, back when you could still buy adobe programs (or at least the old versions were on sale without the creative cloud stuff)
my main reason wasn't even about the subscription, just because I liked the optimization of affinity products over adobe resource intense and "heavy" way of working.
I think you raised a great point in companies getting lazy with their updates, since you can't switch easily without serious effort in learning a completely different workflow.
I like the idea of a company having to "sell" me on the newest creations or updates. when affinity 2 came out I bought it on day 1 because i felt like my expectations were met. but its my choice to do so, so they can't be lazy and take my money anyways. paid updates is something I support 100%, but renting to use seems unreasonable to me.
Completely agree. Thanks for watching!
For 3D modeling I use Blender (open source) now because Autodesk Maya and Zbrush both are subscription only now. For 2D art I use Clip Studio Paint EX (the first one) and for seamless textures I use Krita (open source) because no other drawing program has the wraparound mode. I refuse to use subscription models because i dislike rent seeking behaviour and the costs are way higher than with software you actually get to own. (Then again I am the kind of person who also buys their phones contract free at full price because thats cheaper in the long run)
I value perpetual licenses especially when they offer discounted upgrade costs for existing customer. I don't mind paying every few years if its a worthy upgrade. Screw subscriptions!!
Yes! Thanks for watching
I don't think so necessarily. I'm thinking on the knowledge that developers know many people dislike subscriptions, they may make it so that only the AI components need a subscription, but the rest of program could work without it, so this would be a good balance for both parties -- those who want the AI can pay extra for it, and those who don't, can avoid it (it would be disabled then and they just don't pay the fee). I think this is somewhat how Luminar works. It has AI functions but some of them require the subscription plan. I believe Adobe's is also the same but it's somewhat included with your existing subscription (things like generative fill that is) so Adobe is probably not a good example though).
However, we do need to clarify that perpetual and subscription just determines how you pay for the software. It's not a guarantee for life, as some developers have terminated their license agreements with customers after a period of time (when products become obsolete for example) and you never own the software you are paying for.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I agree there is no real forever license. At some point, all software becomes obsolete. I mentioned that in my video. And regardless what you choose, there is a monthly cost for software no matter how you look at it.