#i fucking hate adobe cc so much

[fooxyz]

doodle of new design lol. need to make a ref at sum point

[thedawnofcrime]

I am giving in to corporate pressure*

*whoops never mind

I hate to say it, but I think it's time I learn how to use Adobe Animate. They know perfectly well their shit subscription model is one of the only viable options for animators, but I don't really have much of a choice until Procreate Dreams is released. I SO want to do more advanced work, but through a single-layered timeline program like Procreate, that isn't really possible. Even with Dreams, most studios are unwilling to move over from Animate CC to options like ToonBoom or OpenToonz, despite being far more user-friendly.

Edit: As I am writing this, I realize OpenToonz exists, so I guess I've got a bit more time. Fuck Adobe :)

[weirdponytail]

Adobe Rant

Alright, I do this about every 3-6 months to Cor and I can’t at the moment so you guys are getting this.

I fucking hate Adobe.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I love their software!! Which is why I’m so angry at them and why I hate them so much. 

I ended up going to this magnet school for middle school and there was what I think was a mandatory tech class for the first two years and an optional one for the third. I took it all three years, and while I wasn’t that great at anything in particular, I was trained how to do a bit of everything (besides coding, I opted out of that to ditz around in Blender and now kinda regret it?) in Photoshop, Flash/That-Which-Is-Now-Called-Animate, and taught the super basics of tossing together an amature website in Dreamweaver. We got basic instruction in Blender, as well as this other program I can never remember. It was all on Mac, so familiar territory for me since I’ve been penned in by my dad’s obsession with Apple devices despite their outrageous prices.

(Rant continues below the cut)

Trouble was that I was trained on CS4. So by the time I got to high school/college, Adobe had moved out of the single payment model of the CS line and into their money grubbing subscription based Creative Cloud (CC) line. 

Instead of buying a program for a one time only sticker price that was admittedly a crazy amount to begin with, you now can only purchase the license to the software. You need a license to use it, which previously came with the one time purchase and was lifetime/as long as that thing survived. Haha well they only let you get that license and thus access to the software now on a monthly or annual subscription. Instead of a swift kick to the nuts/ovaries of $300-$600, you now are slowly bled of $20-$50+ A MONTH. 

This wouldn’t be as much of a problem if they had continued supporting their CS line, but nope. Adobe pretty much dropped it. Not only that, but now students are forced into this bullshit monthly plan instead of getting a much MUCH less expensive single rate from their university or college when they are required to use things like Photoshop, Illustrator (I’m going to have to get that soon which is part of why I’m so pissed), Flash/Animate, or anything else. Some universities do offer a decreased yearly rate for Adobe CC, but that’s still around $150 for my uni, and not only is it restricted to the first 1000 students that apply for it, but the reduced annual rate only lasts for ONE YEAR. Hi, last I checked, a degree takes anywhere from two to four to six or more years, you fucks! It’s like Adobe thinks every college student goes “HERPDEDERP IM A COLLEGE STUDENT IMMA BE MAKIN BIG MONEY AFTER A YEAR OF EDUCATION!”

I went browsing the Adobe questions forum and found someone asking if Adobe is going to go back to the single payment (which they could still rake in $500 a pop if they wanted jfc) system because they couldn’t afford the monthly payments. 

Some lady with a star next to her name and a ‘certified adobe professional user’ or some shit says, and I’m quoting here, “If you can’t afford it, you’re probably not ready for professional software yet. Try Inkscape, it’s free.” 

EXCUSE YOU?!

Lady, you don’t even KNOW this person! Offering Inkscape is a good fucking idea, yeah. But don’t preface it by snootily saying in essence, ‘oh. You’re not professional. You don’t make money off your work. You’re not good enough for professional software.”

BITCH I WAS USING THIS SHIT IN FUCKING MIDDLE SCHOOL. I WAS ELEVEN FUCKING YEARS OLD! IT’S NOT ‘PROFESSIONAL!’ IT’S WHAT’S BEEN PROVIDED ON THE MARKET AS THE COMMON FUCKING TOOL FOR MULTIPLE JOBS! ***THERE ARE CHILDREN ON YOUTUBE MAKING ANIMATIONS FOR FUCKING FUN!*** DON’T CALL HIM UNFUCKINGPROFESSIONAL FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD THIS $20 FUCKING DOLLARS A MONTH CREATIVE CLOUD SHIT!!

Adobe has shown absolutely no sign that they’re even listening. It’s all about draining people of money at this point and it’s working for them due to the fact that it these programs were firmly embedded in millions of jobs and lives to the point that some businesses couldn’t work without them, or people would lose tons of money while retraining on a freeware alternative due to being unable to afford the new CC software. 

I’ve been seething about this for years now. As I get deeper into my degree I’m starting to encounter reminders that for several courses after this semester I’m required to have Adobe Illustrator or a freeware equivalent which has a sketchy version for Mac that may or may not be compatible. Even in my off time/hobbies, I’ve been toying with the handful of Mac-friendly animation freewares and the learning curves for most that have the features I’d like are so steep that it’s a waste of effort and time. 

Anyway, rant not over, but deflated enough that I can go back to watching Netflix.  

Fuck you Adobe. 

[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #404

“death doesn’t answer when i cried for help”

The person you had the strongest feelings for dies, do you care? I'd be fucking devastated. It wouldn't feel real. Is there something you’re happy about at the moment? A few things. I'm still on that high of my APAP mask working, like I'm actually getting some fucking quality sleep, and I think I'm noticing the effects of my TMS therapy finally, too. My PTSD has most notably been much more bearable, and my interests are beginning to spread again. Do you want someone dead? No. Do you ever wonder what your ex is up to? I mean yeah, I think that's pretty normal, even for someone without my issues. Have you ever fed or taken care of a stray animal? Oh, many times. What is something you tend to worry about? My health and future. What is something you do that is unhealthy? Sit at the computer for way too long. I'm absolutely certain my vision is as poor as it is partially because of me endlessly staring at screens. What is something you do that is good for you? I'm not afraid to prioritize my mental health. What last caused you to force a smile? I was watching a Mark video for the first time in a while and was just reminded of how much I love and appreciate that moron. What was the last video game you played? Was it fun? Because you said "video" game, I guess I'll exclude computer ones, in which case I'm pretty sure it was Silent Hill 2. Given it's one of my all-time favorite games, of course I think it's fun. It's one hell of an emotional ride. What is something not many people know about you? The fact I was a dancer for many years would probably surprise people once they have a good idea of me and what I like. What word describes your basic style? Lazy, honestly. I dress for comfort, and given that's usually just pj pants and a tank top... yeah, I don't put much effort into my clothing when I'm going most places. Have you ever been told you were going to Hell? She kinda beat around the bush, but yes. Have you ever wanted to kill yourself? On more than one occasion. If yes, what convinced you not to go through with it? Well, I did OD once, but on the other occasions, it was the fear of the unknown that deterred me. Have you ever rejected a guy, only to have him push the issue by asking “why?” and insisting that you just need to get to know him better? Omg no, thank god. I would NOT handle that well. Is there something that you believe everyone should do and you can’t believe that some people don’t do it (e.g., recycle or go to the dentist regularly)? I didn't know 'til a survey question asked it that there are people who don't brush their tongue when brushing their teeth. Like holy shit dude, there are SO many germs on your tongue, clean that shit. Regarding the last good choice (healthy choice, kind choice, selfless choice, etc.) you made, what was your real motivation behind it? Ummmm the nearest that comes to mind is I guess taking my meds? I mean I do that every single day, but it's still a healthy choice for me. The motivation was because I am very serious about doing what I can for my mental wellbeing. What is something that you have had to practice at to get the hang of it? If you can’t think of anything, that’s okay, what’s something you are currently practicing at and trying to master? I really can't think of something for the first half of the question, but I can tell you that right now I'm attempting to force a routine of applying a therapy technique called "opposite action" into my daily life, where you, well, do the exact opposite of what your depression tells you to not do. It is WAY harder than it sounds, but I'm doing it with reading 30 minutes a day! Have you ever gone to the store to buy something, like a video game, when it came out at midnight? Not to my recollection, no. Regarding the last novel you read, was there a romance included? If so, was it central to the plot? The last novel I finished, yes. It wasn't central to the plot. Have you ever done relaxation meditations or listened to relaxation guides or positive-thinking/healing recordings? No, except in therapy when different therapists wanted me to experiment with it during a session. They just don't work for me. Do you have any interests that are also often shared by children? Yeah. Those are the one I'm especially self-conscious about. there something that could be a solitary activity but you really only like to do it with other people (e.g., watching movies, playing video games, etc.)? Watching movies or TV. Are you satisfied with the interior design or decoration in your home? Or do you think it needs a total home makeover? A makeover would be nice... Is there something that you’d like to own but you can’t find it anywhere? If not, can you a remember a time when you wanted something? Did you ever end up finding it or did you eventually stop wanting it? OKAY SO I actually have seen this custom-made once long after deciding I wanted it, but it was RIDICULOUSLY expensive. There's a location in the Silent Hill games called Heaven's Night, and I'd love love LOVE to commission someone to duplicate the neon pink sign of it to hang in my room. Hopefully one day I could still do it. Who makes you smile the most? Probably my cat, honestly. What piercings do you want/have? I've talked about the piercings I have, but I'll talk about those I want. My #1 is absolutely collarbone dermals, but as I've explained a billion times, I want to lose weight so the bones are more prominent for the sake of contrast; you can't really see my collarbones now, so I just think it'd look pretty dumb and random to just have random piercings somewhere around there with no dimension. I also want way more in my ears, dermals in my back dimples also once I've lost weight, my right nostril for the dozenth time (but this time I'll wear a hoop), and while I'd absolutely adore an undereye microdermal as well, it'd be pointless with glasses. :/ What's your favorite website? KM is my pride and joy and really feels like my online home, so despite using sites like YouTube more, that 'ole RP site has to be my fave. Do you own a fish tank with fish? No. I had fish bowls (AWFUL idea) as a kid, but never tanks Do you like the movie 300? Never seen it. Do you pop your knuckles? NOOOOOOOOOOO. I absolutely hate the sound. It makes me cringe and shiver. Do you have Photoshop? Yes. It comes in the Adobe CC photography bundle I have. Do you use tinypic or photobucket? I used Photobucket back in the day. Now I just upload to imgur. What’s your favourite song from the 1980s? You're talking to someone who adores classic rock/metal, haha. How about the 1990s? There are way too many songs to choose from. Have you won anything recently? No. How often do you make Excel tables? What for? Never. What was the last baby animal you saw in the wild? There was a poor fawn as roadkill on the highway recently. :/ Are you always available or online? Preeeetty much. Do you have dietary restrictions? Or do you just eat what you like? I can eat whatever. Do you prefer gold, silver or steel jewelry? Or no jewelry at all? Steel. I'm allergic to silver, and I think steel is more subtle than gold. Have you been binge-watching any shows lately? If so, what? No. If you dye your hair, do you do it yourself or go to a salon? I do it at a salon. If you have any, do you like your in-laws? I don’t have any. Would it bother you, if your partner had cut contact with their parents? If they had a good reason, no. Have you ever wondered whether you were adopted? As a kid I did because I thought Mom was meaner to me than my siblings, lol. What’s the best physical feeling in the entire universe? ........... This question is a setup lmfao. Have you ever grown a berry bush? No. Have you done something new to your hair recently? No. It's been the same for quite a while. I wanna dye it badly. Do you have bad anxiety? If so, do you take any kind of medication for it? I'm diagnosed with generalized and social anxiety, so yeah. I take Klonopin once and day and Ativan as needed for attacks. One thing you’ve experienced that you thought you never would have? HA, the first thing to come to mind was being noticed by Mark by making a viral (in the community, anyway) gif of he and his doggy. I shit you not, I couldn't sleep for three days lmfao. What was the last thing someone said to you that kept repeating over & over in your head? That I gained fucking seven pounds in two months at my last doctor appointment. I wanted to scream. How often do you have late nights out? Never. I'm a homebody. If you could, would you work from home? Do you think that would make you more or less productive? No. It would absolutely make me less productive. If you had the ability to change the weather, what would you change it to right now? Cool with a nice breeze, mostly clear skies, crisp air... That'd be nice right now. Is there something that you really need to do, but can’t seem to get motivated to do it? I say it all the time: finish decorating my room. It's funny, because I KNOW I'll feel more at home and cozy with my bedroom more personalized. Most disturbing movie you have ever seen? Paranormal Entity. The ending was... a lot. Has a life goal or dream ever come true for you yet? If yes, what is it? If no, do you think you’ll achieve it? Not that I can think of. .-. I hope I can achieve some... Have you ever had food poisoning? No, thank God. What are you listening to? "The Man Who Made a Monster" by Dance With the Dead. Do you think there will be a WWIII? I find it inevitable at some point down humanity's future. People are too hateful for it not to eventually. Has anyone ever asked you if you were emo? Yeah. Has someone ever liked you that you never thought would? Maybe? Idk. In all honesty, can a person be too nice? Yes, in some instances. Has one of your friend’s boyfriends ever tried to cheat on them with you? Yes, when I was around 12. And I let it happen. It's one of my biggest regrets. Is mental abuse really as bad as physical abuse? Of course it is. Emotional abuse can cut just as deep as some physical blows, or even deeper. Do you shop at Sephora for make-up? No. Zelda: Twilight Princess or Ocarina of Time? I'm actually not into TLoZ. Do you own a rosary? I did as a kid growing up in a Catholic Sunday school. If you were homeless, how would you cope? If I had no loved ones in my life and no sign of things getting better, I'm honestly preeetty sure I'd end my life.

[noircartoons]

local kid almost cries after finally being able to pirate adobe animate cc. “i fucking hate adobe so much” he states as he uses the program.

[atlafan]

It’s Monday, I’m back from dance, showered with clean bedding and now I’m in bed with my favorite snack a Jordan fic!! Ohhh goodness we are in for it! Sub Harry?!!? 👀👀 also where can I sign up to get a photoshop master class from you?! Having the mid 20s life crisis and questioning my knowledge and knowing if I should know more lolllll! Anyway onto bookclub!! Also tax attorney, me getting all my 2020 taxes together... yay adulthood! “gym-class-heroes” aka me in middle school before puberty and hormones and judge mental middle school girls!! Wow I really expressing a lot of personal emotion in bookclub... don’t mind me! “He never met another girl like her, and there were times he really did miss her.” Is it bad that I want this to be a goal of mine? Harry panicking when Blair is coming for their meeting, banging his knee and asking if he looks alright or has anything in his teeth! 🤣 “I don’t trust anyone else to take care of me.” Ahhhh I’m crying! So much is happening!!! “And no offense, but my friends don’t fuck a ton of women weekend after weekend and treat them like shit.” I ALMOST SPITTED OUT THE ORANGE I WAS EATING!!! IM SCREAMING!!! “I take it back you’re not a weasel, you’re the devil.” Something I would say to Harry! The way Harry still remembers everything, every little thing, about Blair!!! “They had a really special bond that was hard to find with just any one.” I’m feisty from the fight but soft because they have cute moments and their past... ugh this hurting so good! “He liked that she kept things simple.” I love the simple little things! Those are the best and honestly best memories as well! Them reminiscing in bed about their first meeting and date!! “Pretty sure I did a good job making you forget about any other guy you had ever been with.” Boy you better say that to me irl!!! Okay I really need this chat from Harry about things will pass and major life change because man I have been going through some shit and it sucks!!! “Your early twenties fucking suck.” Scream it from the mountaintops. “I want to help my girlfriend who is insanely frazzled.” WHY IS HE SO CUTE?!? Now I want to be held!!! “I let you lay me on the counter and lick chocolate sauce and whipped cream off my body. Then I did the same to you.” 👀👀👀 screaming wax! Wow this story I really relate to!! Just the relationship and the conversations! “Couldn’t have my baby being sore the next morning, could I?” Please do this to me after my long day of rehearsals!! “You’re always good at doing exactly what I say.” I want to say this to Harry but more importantly I want Harry to say this to me!! I’m the good girl!! “which I’m pretty excited about since I’m still hopelessly in love with her.” Ahhhhhh!!! I want this so fucking bad!! Stop calling me single I already know!!!! Ohhh yes the sex conversation!!! Talk to your partner and discuss needs and wants as well as things to avoid!!! “You know how much I love all your ties, I’d love to tie you up with them.” My kinks are showing!!! “He had me wrapped around his finger from the second we met.” Me! As a dancer who danced their whole life and has big ass D cup titties I understand! I like bralettes but no support but bras are too annoying! It’s a love hate relationship with titties!!! Tbh if I ever teach an open class of some sort I wouldn’t mind having Harry join! I want to teach him modern!! Oh boy the foreplay! He really missed her mentally and PHYSICALLY!! “Just wanna be as close as possible tonight, baby.” Wax!!! “We’ve got a lot of time to make up for.” AHHHHHHHH!!!! Who knew this story would just be me WISHING I had a fucking man in my life!! Oh god this one hit differently!! I don’t know why but I do but also don’t!! Oh god I need a breather! I have a lot to think about! Love love love!!!

OKAY so with the photoshop, don’t feel bad about thinking you need the skill. If your job and every day life don’t require it, then it’s really not a big deal. I will say, it’s really easy to use. I only do basic stuff with it, like idk how professional editors do some of the things they do, or like I have no idea how to brush away acne and stuff (I use the app facetune for that), but for basic stuff, photoshop is really simple. Also, adobe has a ton of how to videos and insutrctions for just about everything, and there are other people that make how to videos as well. Whenever I don’t know how to do something I just google it, and it’s usually not too difficult to figure out. I do the same with with Adobe Premiere CC, like in the last youtube video I made I needed to do a freeze frame, so I just looked up how to do it and it was super simple. 

AS FOR THE REST THANK YOU AS ALWAYS!!!

[artbyworldy]

WELL HAI THERE~ It’s been awhile! I’ve been in a bit of an art slump since I moved out. And it’s been too fucking cold in my room for my poor fingers to draw (or type) anything. (Only one downside to this place that I didn’t expect or ask about beforehand...Old house, so there’s no central heating and no insulated walls. Some nights have made me miss living in a house with heating and insulation like my parents’ place. But other than the cold, it’s not so bad. c:)

But I have done some traditional doodling, mostly during my D&D sessions and I upgraded to Adobe CC thanks to a discount they were offering for first-timers for a whole year. :D Still working on simplifying the character designs for animation, as well as trying to draw the cast at the right age (Kelly still looks a bit older than 13). I want to try doing a poster with all of them. So far, I got sketches of Amy and Kelly, which I’m really loving right now. They’re both really neat action poses. And I finally made Lyle’s curly hair right! :D It’s not so afro-floofy, and it doesn’t look like popcorn, but I still want to try tweaking it to something in between curly and wavy; I don’t want him having long or tight curls, but something in between that will be easy to draw/animate.

Yes, I still plan on finishing that Ludey and Minibot animation, however...I’m getting super-frustrated with drawing the frames digitally (it’s that love-hate feeling again, where I love animation but with that piece, it’s making me want to pull my hair out. x_x) I think I might redo it with some traditional hand-drawn animation instead, which I really really miss doing. I dunno what it is, but there’s something therapeutic, soothing, and magical about hand-drawn animation that I prefer it above all other forms. (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧ (This video pretty much sums up my feels about it.) However, that requires digging out my giant light-box from storage, so I’m gonna put that project on hold for now.

[phoenixmartinez-ride]

Okay but why is Adobe CC so goddamn fucking expensive?? They want $800 a year for CC! Who has that kind of money? I only really use Photoshop and Illustrator and even to just get those two, it's a hundred bucks a month! I'm not even exaggerating!!

Look, I know I can just get another program, and I tried, I really did. I downloaded a free one called Krita, but it's crap. I hate it.

Like, I leaned to make digital art on adobe. I know how to use it. I like illustrator and photoshop. I used it so much I basically have muscle memory of all the short cuts. Do you know how hard it is to have to relearn how to make digital art on a new program? Gah, it's so annoying.

Adobe's prices are ridiculous in Australia. If you want the full suite of products, it's gonna cost you eight hundred bucks. And that's not just a one off cost, either. You have to pay that every single year. And the price actually goes up pretty much every year too.

I need to use it for my art, but there is no way in hell I'll ever be able to afford it.

If some had a CC license theyd be willing to share with me, that'd be great.

[kawaiilittlepiglet-blog]

Is contentment the word I’m looking for?

I think I’m feeling kind of ok. I was putting mad pressure on myself to look for a new job, and buy a condo and then go to schoolto get a better job and make more money so sI could afford a better (or any) condo and I just got... so caught up in this shitty man made whirlwind.

I started putting off the job search We finally got Adobe CC at work, we are getting new beast computers to handle it, and we have a project to make some video - truly exciting. Maybe work isn’t so bad? it’s annoying. Certain parties are melodramatic and for some reason I believed them. Who cares. it’s not so bad ... yes I’m comfortable, but I’m still plugging away, improving my work ethic and learning new things, and being challenged, which is good. So what’s so wrong with taking a bet and just enjoying what I have.

I was kind of freaking out about Condo stuff as well. I don’t want to move. I fear change. But it’s ok. I get to take my time on this one. Who cares if my parents thing I need to buy now at any cost? I’ll figure it out. i’ll try to do it my way, and if I can’t, then I’ll consider the plan b. I’ve always been able to do that, Iv’e been pretty reasonable so why does it matter?

I have a decent job, that is close to where I live. My apartment is ok. It’s a good size, as I am seeing other shit units. I have the cutest pigletty bean in the world.

I get to spend money on what I want. I can start working on my other goals that cost money (like license etc) without the pressure of being house poor. Things will happen. I’m doing the work at my work and I’m sure my next job will be better. It’s possible.

I’ve been oddly entertaining this weird idea of moving to waterloo. Wondering if there are any decent jobs there for me. It’s POSSIBLE. What if I moved there, and bought and affordable place and had my car and my doggo? Could I manage that life?

I sometimes do wonder why I love city life so much since I hate people and want them all to die. ha ha ha.

I don’t feel like moving immediately. Maybe a few more years here. But ... I wonder sometimes.

I joined match.com. I’m trying to get serious about finding someone, no matter how much it scares me. I’m actually enjoying the hell out of my alone time. singing to myself, being lazy as fuck, laying in bed, watching whatever I want, eating whatever I want, wehnever I want. no one to judge me. It’s kind of amazing.

but at the same time, my last GOOD date was with Robbie almost a year ago :’(

I am really missing the human connectionl and not just the fake physical one I have/had with craig or robbie or will..

it’s so depressing how many men want children. guh. I wonder if aaron wants kids. he wanted matt and megan to have kids and then did say that incredibly cruel thing about how he thinks he mayl ike to have kids, but just not with me. *shrug* i’m 36. i just don’t see me doing the digusting pregnancy thing.

aaron will probably pull a gary with some fucking young piece of shit. if/when that happens I ... cannot be in his life in any capacity.

I feel so fucking weird for not wanting kids. but they are terrible. 

anywya. I find it really hard to believe I’ll find anyone who will toelrate me playing guinea pig bridge over and over. I can’t imagine living with ayone again.

all I can really picture is... what i could picture when i was a teen. whoa

single

job

city

condo

++ a dog. 

but i always pictured myself being alone as a saftey precaution because I was so afraid I’d end up being alone.

So maybe in that image there’s a really nice man who likes to travel with me. We don’t have to live together, but we have a good relationshp with lots of snugs, foods, travells, sex, and doggo times. :D