Adobe CS# on Linux? Update

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read the info here:

and show your support here:
http://getsatisfaction.com/adobe/topics/produce_creative_suite_for_linux

I would have never thought this would actually gain traction… but adobe is really starting to acknowledge this petition due to the omgubuntu post. it details that the engineering team has had an overwhelming swarm of requests.

After the GetSatisfaction page becamse so popular, adobe rep Carey Burgess gave links to send feature requests to the engineering team. the same day/night they were swarmed with requests and the Adobe rep posted on GetSatisfaction,

A big thank you to everyone for sending this feedback!

We have received an overwhelming number of submissions so far.

At this point, I ask that people no longer send in their requests about adding support for Linux using the submission forms.

The request is now most definitely on the radar of our engineering teams, so it can be considered for future development.

If you haven’t already, feel free to continue clicking the “I like this idea” button in this topic so the number of “likes” can still be tallied.
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  • Carey Burgess, Adobe Representative

So click “I like this idea” on the page linked on the top if you want to use Adobe on an OS (or series of OSes) that you’ll never have to pay to update. I definitely don’t want to get anybody’s hopes up as of course this is still a long shot. But it’s the best effort tried yet, and it would be stupid not to click a button to help yourself out.

My opinion: it would be great for the world, especially for all the animation studios that want to use linux so they can save money for expensive software like adobe’s. They also wouldn’t have to deal with Microsoft and Apple legal fears. It would also obviously be great for linux users because it would push so many other software makers to make linux versions of software)

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I hope this will come true!

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If this happen I will likely switch to 100% linux!

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Huh? Why would you want Adobe CS on Linux when you already have a superior package of tools already at your fingertips (if you’re a Linux User)? Tools that are Free and Open Source. One of the reasons I switched to the open source tools and Linux is that together they are better then what Adobe already has to offer.

It would be interesting to see Adobe develop an open-source version of Adobe CS, though. If they go through with this, I hope they bring back GoLive and update After Effects (one of the few Adobe packages that I would want – but then again Linux has several comparable tools).

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i stated on the bottom of my post why it would be good for everyone, and it had nothing to do with what i would use personally. It’s mainly good for studios that use linux now or want to switch, but need to use those adobe tools, both for professional standards (rep) and specific features. That aside, my number one boner about it is that it would help push many other programs to make Linux versions(which i guarantee would happen).

Secondly, i personally would only use after effects like you. Linux doesn’t really have comparable tools that aren’t node-based. Node-based programs are very powerful, but they don’t make sense to use for simpler fast projects, and they donn’t excel in motion graphics. Right now i use Kdenlive for some keyframeable compositing stuff but it’s not too impressive (although it’s not where the focus of the program is, the program as a whole astounds me). everything else i would choose to use open source alternatives.

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what would that superior package to, say Photoshop, be? i must’ve missed it when i was using linux

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well i want to avoid a stupid senseless battle here. Similar programs to photoshop are GIMP and Cinepaint… and for painting i think Krita (2) has got to be one of the best tools in the world. i think with gimp and krita together you can do most anything you need.

There are awesome great open source tools out there… this is a blender forum ahem. but adobe’s products have great features as well. Some of their prgrams have certain features others don’t VISE VERSA… They also have a certain wrokflow that many people like. They are obviously much wanted programs.

I don’t think it’s really useful to be attacking Adobe CS or Open source alternatives in this thread…

This is about bringing Adobe to linux, if it interests you support it, if not, then ignore it. If there are criticisms they shouldn’t be based on comparing features to other software’s features. I think criticisms, if any, should be about the move and how it affects Linux Adobe users, other OS Adobe versions, Linux in general. etc…

it’s just… on other platforms, besides linux, there are alternative softwares, FOSS and non-FOSS. gimp can be used on mac (maybe windows too?). krita and kdenlive can too… so i don’t think comparing to other softwares is relevant to this, which is about bringing Adobe CS to Linux

i don’t mean to be a douche, and like i said, as far as my personal opinion i prefer most of the open source alternatives… but i still stand on this point that comparison is irrelevant here. i’d love to see a separate thread about it though.

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If you want something that beats Photoshop, try GIMP.

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I wonder what Apple and Microsoft have to say about Adobe on Linux. I would guess that if it happened you would see Mac workstation sales decrease dramatically, as well as M$ taking a decent hit as well. Apple would be hit hardest though, but they may not care too much about that market these days.

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Jay, would they really care?

I’m not sure the impact would be that big… big enough to be attractive for adobe $$$ but I doubt that’s what’s holding the masses of effects artists/designers etc from switching to linux!

It’d be a big coup for linux in general though.

…then again I hear that 60% of photoshop users are using pirate copies… they don’t seem too bothered about that…

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i hope you are joking, because the gimp is completely out of the competition… and i am a fairly heavy gimp user

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again, it’s irrelevant to compare Photoshop with alternatives in this thread because there are FOSS and non-FOSS alternatives on each platform. Gimp can be run on other things besides linux.

This is about Adobe producing a product on linux that is heavily used and has huge influence. It could effect Linux’s usage, popularity, development support, etc. That benefits Linux. It can also even help gain popularity of alternatives since there are a lot on Linux. Very importantly, it would allow people and institutions who have no choice but to use Adobe’s suite for reasons of professional standards or specific features.

it’s just as easy to make a new thread as it is to post a destructive reply. i’m only being weinery about this because i have to. i don’t want this to get out of hand on a totally different topic.

(and i would stick with GIMP personally so i’m not trying to avoid people getting pumped, i’m using 100% FOSS for my current project, and most likely will in the future. but guess what… it doesn’t matter right now.)

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Mike W, considering that when I bought my workstation the closest Mac hardware wise-was $2k more, and a Dell was $1k more, plus the money saved of not having Windows installed allowed me to upgrade hardware, I think it would be a pretty lucrative deal to many web/static graphics people to switch to Linux. I just looked into buying Dreamweaver, and in typical Adobe/Mac fashion they only support the latest greatest OS/software, so I’m guessing they would push people to Linux pretty quickly due to the costly upgrade cycle. This of course excludes the die hards and big companies :wink: Then again, the only way to tell would be for Adobe to release natively onto Linux, but I’d wager a 16 oz steak that Apple and Microsoft are leaning pretty hard on Adobe about it.
Obviously 3D or motion graphics/video stuff would still be best on a Mac/Win box.
Kids, stop with the Gimp/PS stuff already, they both have their place.

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Why? You could have Maya, Blender & Adobe CS on the Linux Box. Am I missing something?

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Oh yeah, forgot about Maya and Blender, scratch 3D from that list and add “Audio” in place :smiley:

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3D is covered, all those plus

Lightwave will have full Linux support in the future, CORE builds (the new stuff) run on linux now.

Softimage has a linux version. although i don’t use it i think is one of the coolest programs i’ve seen

I’d like to see more of course though, Modo in particular, cause i’d actually buy it.

if Adobe was on Linux, most studios wouldn’t need anything else but linux

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Actually, I was serious and not joking. Why do you feel that GIMP it completely out of the competition. The only thing GIMP can’t do (right now) is do the web and real-time stuff Photoshop (actually Adobe CS) does. But that can be solved with some creative Python scripting and programming and interaction with other open-source software packages (much like Adobe CS).

I know that you can now “model” and “texture” objects in Photoshop CS but that is more of a feature of the CS package than Photoshop.

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oh come on… please? i don’t understand why this is happen. please no more Photoshop vs. GIMP. it’s completely off topic

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3d is well covered already on linux… as has been mentioned: Maya, Softimage, Houdni, Lightwave soon, 3d coat and of course Blender…

so Max, Z-brush, Mudbox and Modo are missing out!

but add in compositing, this too is very well covered on linux: digital fusion, shake, nuke… OFX plugin standard…
…or more recently, mari…

The reason I doubt that apple or microsoft are quaking in their boots and pressuring adobe is that this market is “niche”.

with such great commercial covering of film pipelines on linux it’s still predominantly a renderfarm choice rather than a workstation…

Of course it’s good to see companies taking linux seriously and I’d love more options that this brings.

but it’s not a “game changer”

Apple’s piss poor range of macbook pros (no quad cores… really? apple used to try to be first to market with power) shows that this market has lost its appeal… ipad and i phone are way more lucrative for them and way more appealing than the diminishing returns in the pro graphics sector.

microsoft still dominate with OEM versions of windows pre installed on pretty much all of the pre-built computer market…

Even Dell’s pioneering by offering Ubuntu pre-installed and configured is still limited to a few computers, mostly at the low end… (at least in the UK)

Adobe are clearly already pressured with the whole “no flash on ipad” fiasco… interesting that android marketshare has overtaken iOS…
Hmm Maybe you’re right, if flash availability on android is a key differentiator in that market, maybe adobeCS will do the same.

to sum up what is already a longer post than I intended, it’s interesting, I’d love to see it happen, but
I doubt it’ll change much, (other than me getting after effects on my linux box lol!)

Linux appeal with its variety of distros will never compete with the marketing force of apple or microsoft… and that doesn’t matter, linux is a cool thing for people to do there own thing.

PS, Audio on linux is already well covered by open source apps, but truly truly ignored by all comercial offerings!
At least the OS stuff is good! but I guess some just some don’t get the “jack” paradigm… that the whole is greater than the sum of parts… Ardour3 is imminent for them!

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Hi Michael,
i have a quick “off topic” question (since we’re in the “off-topic” section of the forum):
For about 10 years or more, I have always messed around with Linux … actually everything, BeOS and what ever else was cool in the day …

My question to you is:
How is audio behaving on Linux now? Say I go to a Flash site and click a sound button. Is there still lag (as it used to be last year when I last tested)?
I have switched to OSX and this is the first computer I DARE NOT TO install another OS onto just to experiment.
Thanks for your insight on this! :slight_smile: