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Current licensing options:
While site licenses for Adobe software are available to institutions, the cost is prohibitive for the University at this time. The The licensing program available to us is the VIP license program, which allows us to receive Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions at a competitive academic price, as well as allowing for device licenses (for labs and shared computers) which are not otherwise available.
Per-User licenses:
Students:
Adobe offers a 60% discount to students for the Creative Cloud package. Please visit visit http://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/buy/students.html to find out more and decide if this plan is right for you.
Faculty/Staff:
Pricing for the complete Adobe Suite starts at $420 per user per year. This gives a If staff or faculty can justify the need for an Adobe platform an account will be provisioned by Instructional Technology. This gives a single named user access to the entire Adobe Creative Cloud suite of software, which can be installed on up to two computers (a work desktop and a work/personal laptop, for instance). Creative Cloud also comes with dedicated cloud storage and ability to synchronize preferences. A single Creative Cloud app (i.e., PhotoshopAcrobat Pro) can be licensed for $180/ year. (Note that if you need more than two Creative Cloud apps it's cheaper to buy the entire suite.) Any purchase of any Creative Cloud subscription also includes Acrobat Pro for free. Pricing for Creative Cloud goes down as more people at Drew purchase subscriptions for the software, with price breaks at 50 and 250 users. If users If users or departments choose to purchase per-user licenses of Creative Cloud, they will work with Instructional Technology who will administer provision the program and coordinate paymentaccount creation.
**Please note: Prices are set by Adobe and are subject to change at any time.
Shared Device licenses:
Device licenses can be used for computer labs or other shared computers. They allow anyone who uses the computer to use the licensed software, but none of the Adobe Creative Cloud features such as storage, preferences synchronization, etc. Pricing for device licenses starts at $300/device/year, with additional discounts at 50 and 250 devices as well. Per Per-device licenses are designed for computer labs, shared computers, and any situation where a given machine needs access as opposed to a given user.
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| Task | Alternative |
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| PDF creation/editing | We have a site license for PDF-XChange Pro for creating and manipulating PDFs. Microsoft Office and Google Docs can export files as PDFs. |
| Photo editing | University Technology recommends the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) for basic image editing. See our post: GIMP for Image Editing. Users preparing images for the Web might also be satisfied by any one of a number of free image editing websites (Google search). Smartphone or tablet apps for image editing, many free, may also be used. These options will not be supported by UT. |
| Video editing | Macs come with iMovie. Most smartphones come with video editing tools. Again, there are Please contact Instructional Technology if you're looking for free video editing toolsplatforms. Users who are seriously editing video would be candidates for buying Premiere or Final Cut Proa license of Adobe Premiere. |
| Web page editing | Faculty/staff users who wish to have personal pages can now use Drew Domains for their web pages. |
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Faculty/staff who have a need to purchase Adobe software, whether a Creative Cloud user or device license, or an Acrobat XI Pro license, or who need to install our existing license of Acrobat Pro for specific purposes, should create a Technology Support Request, or call the User Experience team at (973) 408-4357, or x4357 on campus, to open a support request. They will then be contacted about the relevant options, and to arrange payment if necessary.
Reviewed Feb 5May 15, 2024