CreativeLive User Reviews

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John Greengo Olympus OM M1x

Olympus class seems to freeze and hear the sound but not the corresponding images for the tutorial.

Fantastic Educational Resource

I have been learning and growing with Creative Live since 2013. It is now 2024, and many of the courses on this platform are still extremely relevant and helpful to me today - all these years later. I hope it continues to be maintained and accessible in the years ahead, as it is packed with many wonderful, high-quality classes and learning paths!!!

I still learn something new, for example, in the posing and lighting classes for photographers. Same for classes pertaining to creative projects, creative inspiration, cultivating creative practices, composition, documentary photography, wedding photography, and family photography. I also still enjoy watching content creation courses, in that they provide inspiration and ideas that are still helpful today despite changes in how SEO works. Classes on craft fairs, communication, vlogging, and other creative topics are are still useful to me.

I am able to play course videos on my iPhone, iPad, and AppleTV app without any issues. I am also able to download the supplemental course materials (ie PDFs) without any problems.

A++++ learning app, in my book.
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Response from developer

Laura Roxane, please try out the latest version. We've made it easier to access your owned classes directly from the Home view. Also the Recently Watched list provides quick access to resume your active classes. Oh, and improved search!

Love it

This app is the best, I love watching creative live. Just wish I could find how to ask questions, and if there was a community I could join somewhere to talk to others and have watch parties, that would be amazing.

Amazing for photography

I absolutely love all this content. There’s a wide variety to choose from and I find the presenters / experts really conversational and I get very sucked into what they are saying and doing (it’s easy for me to get distracted). The content from CL also has moderators that ask really good questions both from the online crowd and themselves when they sense going deeper or clarifying could be helpful.
The things I’ve learned here probably would cost me thousands of dollars in classes.
For me even if some of these are shot a bit ago - it’s still applicable for photography - so this holds over time.
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What is the point of good classes if they apps you use to watch them doesn’t work

What is the point of an Apple TV app that doesn’t work? I subscribed for a year to this with the intention of watching it on tv. But it is broken and has been for a long time. Years apparently. It used to work because I used it a couple years ago. I want a refund. Then I found out the app on the iMac doesn’t work either. It crashes every time I bring it up. So apparently this company is going under. I would have liked to have known that before I spent so much money. The classes are fine but if I the apps you use to watch them don’t work what’s the point? Save your money. Stay away,
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Needs work

I love CreativeLive. Unfortunately, its lack of a feature on the iPad is making me leave a less than 5-star review. I like taking digital notes as I watch something. But you don’t give the option to use split screen in the app where I can take notes while watching a video simultaneously. Instead, I have to play the video on my phone to take notes on my iPad. It’s ridiculous to not have this feature and keeps me from being more active with the app. PLEASE enable split screen. Thanks.
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Awesome information!

Solid, practical, easy to understand content that’s easy to apply in the real world. If you are a visual or auditory learner, this is a great tool. If you are the hands on type, it’s almost like they walk you through applying this content!

Bare-bones app - lacks basic features

Allows access to creativelive videos, but lacks basic functionality you would expect. No search feature forces you to dig through menues and a ton of classes to find something of interest. The 'My Classes' section of the app doesn't seem to sink with web browser or iOS devices. The 'Recently Watched' section seems to be only recently watched on the Apple TV app. No access to saved classes from your browser.
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Lacking some substance

They talk a big game, but it’s not as serious of a platform as I thought it would be. There’s some decent stuff on here, but there’s also a TON of feel-good, woo-woo, substance-free rubbish. Aaron Alexander’s class is one example among many.

I think there is also a missed opportunity for a more interactive learning experience, beyond just watching videos.
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Easy to use App

I am very glad with the App, it provides me with quick access to my lessons. It is not possible to write reviews, and prices are different when compared with the website, but other than that very pleased.

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