Yea, but you would have thought Camera Bits would have sent an e mail to registered ushered informing them of the change and cost.
This is very, very strange.
The thing is that those guys (CB) know how many users they have. From updates (or from program calling home). They know how many updated from 4 to 5 and from 5 to 6. The pool of users is going down naturally. But, there is a percentage who is using a pirated version, and the biggest mistake is that CB is NOT looking for those to bring them to legal path. You cannot do that putting the same program at higher price and hope to change them.
Adobe with it's subscription did the same thing. A lot of their pirated software was dropped when a decent option was available.
Yeah, PM is aimed at pros, not normal users, but normal users can bring the money needed to continue (when not enough pros will be paying monthly for no significant update)
Example:
Adobe Lightroom Classic got an update in december 2023 (13.1). And another one in February 2024 (13.2)
Here are the changes (besides camera and lenses compatibility). And if I bring Photoshop in discussion with his AI integrations, the image is not very good for PM with its 200$ per year subscription.
February 2024 release (version 13.2)
Select the Spot Removal tool and Flag photo as a pick has the wrong shortcuts
setAttributes() fails to change the case of the keyword's name
Crash due to INVALID_POINTER_READ
Video in any published collection results in an internal error
Incorrect localization of Ctrl, Cmd, and Opt for some commands in all languages
Watermark Editor - Text Based - Font Italic and Bold Italic do not apply
Plugins can't set the selection of simple_list() controls on Mac
Help for Library and Develop shortcuts in German shows Shift instead of Umschalt
White point not adjustable in Tone curve
Keywording panel sorts keywords incorrectly
Metadata customize option showing Debug Capture Time
Accessibility field support needs to be added in the SDK
Accessibility fields - The SDK guide needs to be updated
Keywords with Include on export unchecked are still being uploaded to Stock
Error in message when creating a smart preview
December 2023 release (version 13.1)Compare View on a second monitor shows no image on Zoom
Lightroom Classic 13.0 histogram is much darker than Lightroom Classic 12.5
"Built-in Lens Profile applied" isn't always displayed for embedded lens profiles
In Lightroom Classic 13.0, Export post-process plugins don't run with a Publish plugin
Lens Blur's Focal Range histogram doesn't update when Use Device Map is toggled
A Thin line at the bottom of the histogram makes it impossible to know the real distribution of the pixels
Tips of point color dropper is wrong
Wrong keyboard shortcuts displayed for Depth Range in Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese
The original file is deleted when trying to export in the original folder using the original name
photo:applyDevelopSettings() truncates the HDR region of tone curves
Point Color HSL individual ranges can't be reset by using the text
Wrong keyboard shortcut is shown for Create a virtual copy in Japanese
Point Color doesn't clear when syncing or copy-pasting
Intersection in history is called Subtract
Missing Translations in Polish
In Windows, Color Swatch does not sample from a reference image in the reference view
IPTC metadata templates need to be updated to support the new accessibility properties
In Japanese, "Select the Spot Removal tool" and "Flag photo as a pick" shows the wrong shortcut
Lightroom Classic Crashing when creating a mask
Lightroom Classic Catalog Upgrade issue
RGB Info numbers don't update when using the mouse wheel to pan
Image Export always uses GPU even when the preference is unset
Suggest moving "Learn More" from Enhance Preview to under the Denoise section
On macOS, Folders with long names show two tooltips on hover
The slideshow caption isn't displayed correctly while navigating through the film strip
The Slideshow doesn't show the correct file name as text
Soft Proofing before cropping can result in a blank work area
The Map module doesn't load