(02-03-2014, 12:53 AM)Skids Wrote:(02-02-2014, 12:41 PM)williamting Wrote: Skids, I notice the same issue in price. The upgrade price does not seem to be attractive. Wonder whether there is a mistake.
I certainly hope there is a mistake because if there isn't I won't be upgrading PP in future
I've been a Portrait Pro owner since version 5. Currently own & use v11 Studio64. Came to the web site to see about downloading updates & see that V12 is available - but my only upgrade option seems to be the Studio Max edition at a net cost of $95.58 USD.
This won't happen. I don't need batch processing at present and if I do, I'll pay the extra cost to upgrade. I _do_ use the 64-bit version to work with images in raw format - 32-bit memory limitations lead to freezes & hangs.
I receive multiple emails monthly enticing me to purchase Portrait Professional with attractive discounts. Finding that a version upgrade (from 11 to 12) would cost me nearly $100 USD is a shock.
I think this is a miscalculation on Anthropics' part. More than a few serious non-professionals use your software. Many of us shoot RAW, but still work on ony one or two images at a time. If all 'Max' offers is batch processing, but this is the only way I can continue using a 64-bit version, I'll keep my fixed-income retirement dollars, stay with v11 and hone my post-processing skills. MANY YouTube videos cover skin smoothing & enhancement in Photoshop, & at $10 USD / month for full-blown PS + LR, I see far more value for money.
I would like to purchase a Portrait Professional Studio 64 v12 - the same thing I have now at v11 - at a reasonable upgrade cost. An attempt to force an upgrade to an undesired 'Studio Max' edition at >$90 USD will result in ZERO revenue for Anthropics from me; rather the opposite of your apparent desire to increase revenue.
Thank you,
TXPhoto76