Your monthly cost to access your own photos will be whatever Adobe determines to be the price that maximizes margin dollars. What will "extended" be? Again, it is whatever the current marketing manager wants it to be. You also will not be able to work at all with LR if you do not have web access for an extended period of time, as the software will not be able to check in with the mother ship for approval to run. Adobe may condescend to give you limited export functions or other limited capabilities but those will be subject to to change at the latest marketing manager's whim. You will not be able to add to the library. You certainly will not be able to edit or re-edit your own photos that are in your own library. With a subscription, you are at Adobe's mercy when you stop paying. When Adobe (inevitably) drops the license option, you will not be able to process new RAW files that are incompatible with the last ones provided to licensees but the software will continue to work. With a license, you will always* be able to browse and manage your library, edit or re-edit the photos, and perform all of the other functions that we use LR for. IMO the fundamental question is: "Who is going to own your work?" If you are going to be using LR a lot, and over several years, the subscription is a better deal even if you don't plan to use PSCC or LR mobile. If in the next 6 months Adobe releases a LR7, the current price for an upgrade license would be another $80USD. Where as an annual Subscription for LRCC & PSCC would cost you ~$120USD for the first year. If you purchase the full version from Amazon, the price is between $140-$150USD for only LR6. Some features are unlocked with the subscription license And the subscription gets you access to Adobe Creative Cloud storage and LR Mobile synchronization features. You can always change to the subscription later. Especially if you know little about post processing. If you need the power behind PSCC and need the ability to add layers to the image, then a CC license can be useful If you are just starting out in post processing, then the perpetual license might be a good starting point. There is no one right answer for all new users.
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