Reply To: Quixel Mixer beta for free

[Christina McKay]

@josua92 I disagree with most of what you wrote. I will not comment on everything, but there are some points that I think are important.
Speaking of “ridiculous prices for terrible services”: I am working with Photoshop for more than 25 years, and the software nowadays is really cheap, especially compared to the times prior to the Adobe Cloud. The Creative Suite (up to CS6) was about 3000 Dollars for 6 or 7 Apps, and no free updates (about 800 Dollar per update).  Compare that to the cloud plans. For a single user the monthly subscribtion for 15+ Apps (including Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, InDesign, Premiere etc) is about 60 Dollar including all updates. You call that  “ridiculous prices”? Really? Look at the prices for C4D, Maya, 3DS Max, Mari, Marvelous Designer …  And from what you wrote, you are working with the apps as a professional, so you’re probably stating the software costs as business expenses in your tax return, aren’t you?

>>”there is no week without some crashes or bugs “
Hm… maybe that is your hardware. We run PS,  AI, ID, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Premiere and Audition on 9 computers  without problems. Last crash we had was month ago in AI, so I can’t confirm your statement.

About the 3D functions in PS: I agree that there were a lot of bugs in the beginning, but I guess you never used the tools in the last 2 or 3 years? Because they work well. We don’t use them very often, but for a quick 3D effect, e.g. on text, I don’t bother starting my 3D software.
And the 3D tools in PS were never meant to compete with a full 3D app, I guess you know that. They are great for users who need simple 3D effects without learning a professional 3D software. 

>> There are reasons why companies should only offer services in which they are specialized in (and clients obvioulsy trust in that most).  
With that, I totally agree! But: Adobe was smart enough to make sure Sebastien Deguy is working for them, along with the most part of the Allegorithmic developers. Sebastien is now the vize of the 3D department, so Adobe has exactly that: a team which is specialized in the Substance Software.