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Photoshop: CS6 Slow compared to CS5.1 with large files
PS CS6 has a lot of enhancements and great features. it launches very fast, and the control is very responsive and smooth.
although i am experiencing some speed issues with very large files. compared to CS5.1, where i don't have any of these issues.
the files are PSBs, 9000x8000px, 80+layers, RGB, 8bit
i have the same performance settings for both, cs6 and cs5
i am working on MAC PRO, 16GB ram, SSD scratch, 2TB raid, Radeon HD 5770, Snow Leopard.
the main issues i have are:
- no refresh when i move the curve on adjustment layer. the refresh comes after i let go.
- jagged pan
- extremely slow moving of layers and layer groups, even if they are with smaller dimensions (800x400pix)
again, working with files with less layers or smaller dimensions is very fast.
thanks for your help and support!
m.
although i am experiencing some speed issues with very large files. compared to CS5.1, where i don't have any of these issues.
the files are PSBs, 9000x8000px, 80+layers, RGB, 8bit
i have the same performance settings for both, cs6 and cs5
i am working on MAC PRO, 16GB ram, SSD scratch, 2TB raid, Radeon HD 5770, Snow Leopard.
the main issues i have are:
- no refresh when i move the curve on adjustment layer. the refresh comes after i let go.
- jagged pan
- extremely slow moving of layers and layer groups, even if they are with smaller dimensions (800x400pix)
again, working with files with less layers or smaller dimensions is very fast.
thanks for your help and support!
m.
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david_burrows_4149166
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9 years ago
There's obviously something seriously bad going on, could it be something to do with non-SSD disks?
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fabrice_delaneau
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9 years ago
From what I can read this isn't the case. But this is not limited to large files !
I work on web interfaces and moving more then a few layers can cause several seconds of delay and I discovered for the first time the nudge waiting bar.
I have never seen this waiting bar on any Ps version before even when working on rather large print files.
I tried contacting Adobe the day after the beta was released and never had any feedback on this issue.
iMac 27" – 16 Go RAM
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mladen_penev
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9 years ago
but for now i would suggest everyone who has the same issues to vote for this topic.
till now we have only 5 stars:(
this topic is not "in progress" or even "Acknowledged"
thanks!
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alex_fedorov_4157560
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9 years ago
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fabrice_delaneau
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9 years ago
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mladen_penev
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9 years ago
on the other hand many professionals working with huge files every day don't switch so quickly. they would wait to see if there are any issues with the new software. so probably they gonna have these issues too and we gonna hear from them later this year.
the systems of the other users here, having the same problem are very different, from diferent generations, and all have the same problem. so there should be something. maybe the problem is bigger than only the layer icons, and maybe when you find the solution the other slowness problems are fixed too.
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mladen_penev
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9 years ago
with very large files i don't see an instant refresh when changing adjustments or opacity. it doesn't matter how long i wait, the refresh comes after i let go.
this happens not always, but most of the time.
just want to know if this is related?
thanks!
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david_dobish
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9 years ago
1. Go Preferences:Performance Pane:
2. Click on Advanced Settings...
3. Switch mode to Basic.
4. Restart PS
Does the problem go away?
if NO proceed.
1. Go Preferences:Performance Pane:
2. Uncheck "Use Graphics Processor"
3. Restart PS
Does the problem go away?
Trying to narrow down if this is a OGL problem or not.
If none of these fixes your issue be sure to go back to the settings the way they were before you started turning options off.
A quick way to do this is just to trash preferences.
Cmmd+Alt+Shift after launch and click OK to the clear preferences.
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david_burrows_4149166
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mladen_penev
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9 years ago
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh...
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bernie_gibson
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9 years ago
CS6 is just so slow, I have gone back to using CS 5.1
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hastegag
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362 Points
9 years ago
Although turning off previews in layer pallet made a huge difference for me...a good 50% performance boost when moving any layer or group, its still absolutely not anywhere near what i would call usable.
I think i messed up by installing CS6 on a disk rather than on an SSD. My cs5 and 5.1 was on SSD (the application part)..I think I am going to try and install it on the SSD after removing my install from the Disk drive. We'll see what happens.
As with others, this is only on larger files... I have to believe it is a caching issue of some sort. I guess I'll keep playing with it and see what happens. If not I'll reinstall CS5.1 and only use the features I wante from CS6 as needed.
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hastegag
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9 years ago
I was just working with my fresh install and I have to say the problem goes away to some degree after several minutes of working with a composition...it seems like it is progressively cache-ing the document. Try zooming all the way in and then all the way out of a document when you first open it. For me, it works quite well like it is cache-ing the entire thing...almost like in CAD when you regen once zoomed in and once zoomed out.
I dont remember this behavior on cs5.1, but now that i know how to get around it, its not a "deal killer".
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kevin_bush_4270546
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9 years ago
Turning off thumbnails or switching to the Channels palette help responsiveness....but overall it seems a bit more sluggish than CS5 did.
-Kevin
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benjamin_plouffe
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600 Points
9 years ago
I especially notice it with the Transform tool. Nudging and trasforming is slow in general
Also as someone else mentioned. When i do colour adjustments I cannot see the adjustments realtime. It's not until i let go the arrow that it refreshes the colour. Before in Cs4 if i moved the arrow on the slider it would show me the adjustments realtime.
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