Adobe Creative Cloud 2017

Adobe entrenches its position as an indispensable resource for creative professionals, with useful upgrades to the core print-orientated apps such as Photoshop, and some exciting new additions for digital designers too. Complete plan, £46/mth; adobe.com/uk REVIEW Issue 268, p72 Adobe Photoshop Elements 14 Despite few new features, this is still the best home image-editing tool around. Consider subscribing to Lightroom and Photoshop proper instead, though. £50; amazon.co.uk REVIEW pcpro.link/alelem14

Steinberg Cubase Pro 8

A big bump in performance and a handful of UI improvements keep Cubase at the top of the audio-production tree. A worthwhile upgrade. £400; dv247.com REVIEW pcpro.link/ alcubasepro8