Adobe Creative Cloud (creative software)
Overview
1. basic information
The Adobe Creative Cloud offers a comprehensive collection of professional programs for graphic design, image editing, video production, web development and document and publishing processes. It supports creative and design work processes in research, teaching, studies and administration.
The Adobe Creative Cloud is available to students, teaching staff and employees with a UniAccount. Students can use the software on the university's pool room computers. Employees have a single-user license that can be used on up to two devices. The Creative Cloud is particularly suitable for design courses, media production, scientific publications and marketing and communication tasks.
Licenses are managed and provided by the IT Service Center.
2. brief description
The Adobe Creative Cloud is a software suite with over 20 applications that are installed locally on the device. All applications as well as cloud storage and services can be used via a central Adobe account. It is used as part of a campus license.
Alternative products are not currently offered. A rudimentary image scaling editor is available in the context of website editing with Typo3.
3. main functions
Photoshop: Image editing, retouching, compositing
Illustrator: vector graphics and logos
InDesign: layout and print publications
Premiere Pro: video editing and post-production
After Effects: animation and visual effects
Acrobat Pro DC: PDF creation, editing and signing
Adobe Fonts, Adobe Stock, cloud storage: additional services for integration into work processes
- Adobe Express (Premium): Design of simple graphics and images
4th deployment scenario
Students (e.g. visual communication or architecture) design professional print layouts for study projects using Photoshop and InDesign
Teachers create interactive learning materials with Premiere Pro and After Effects for multimedia courses
Marketing staff design flyers, posters and social media graphics with Illustrator
5. technical requirements
In order to use Adobe Creative Cloud, certain system requirements must be met. Here is an overview of the most important requirements:
Windows
Windows 10 (from version 1903) or Windows 11
64-bit processor (Intel, AMD or ARM)
macOS
macOS Monterey (12) or newer
Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel processor
RAM: at least 4 GB (8 GB or more recommended)
Hard disk space: at least 4 GB free space (SSD recommended)
Internet connection: required for installation, activation and updates
Graphics card (for image/video editing): at least 1.5 GB VRAM, DirectX 12 (Windows) or Metal (macOS)
6. use and access
A valid UniAccount is required to use the Adobe Creative Cloud. In order to be able to use this, an application must be made via Identity Management. First and last name as well as the address stored in Identity Management (IDM) as the preferred e-mail address (must end with @uni-kassel.de) are transmitted to Adobe. After accepting the terms of use, a personal Adobe ID is automatically created. You can then log in using the preferred e-mail address.
Eligible target groups and license types:
- Faculty, staff and research/student assistants (with personnel number) receive a single-user license that can be used on up to any two devices simultaneously.
- Students use a shared device license exclusively on public PCs in pool rooms. Installation on private devices is not possible.
7. support and contact
| Name, Forename | Contact |
|---|---|
| IT-Servicedesk First point of contact for all support requests | Telephone +49 561 804-5678 Email it-servicedesk[at]uni-kassel[dot]de Support Submit ticket (recommended) |
| Lizenzmanagement License issues |
8. instructions and further links
No training courses are currently offered.
9. special notes (data protection, terms of use)
Status: March 2023
In addition to the "User Regulations for the Information Processing and Communication Infrastructure of the University of Kassel (IT User Regulations)", the following applies to the use of Adobe Campus:
Data transfers via the Adobe Creative Cloud may take place outside the GDPR scope.
The transfer of sensitive or personal data is prohibited and is at your own risk; the University of Kassel and IT Service Center are not liable for data protection violations.
The privacy of third parties must be respected; harassing, defamatory or threatening content is prohibited.
Adobe only offers most products as personal rental licenses (personal Adobe ID required).
No usage data is transferred to Adobe for Enterprise and Education contracts, so individual data protection settings are not required.
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Status: April 2025
Go-Link of this page: https://uni-kassel.de/go/creativecloud