Hi everyone,
I am getting so so frustrated with this elements software. I bought it after reading lots of good reviews. I have a top of the range iMac with dual core. I bought it specifically to edit my photos.
I have shot some photos in raw.
The software was so slow and really laggy so I deleted all files and changed the elements organiser preferences to turn off all media analyses as per recommendations from this site.
Now I have reloaded the photos. They load up quickly in 'grid' view but when I double click on a photo to load it up on full screen, it doesn't load up, just a blank screen with the circular icon whirring around in the bottom left corner but nothing loads up.
I really don't know what to do as it is getting so frustrating and I just cannot move forward. The iphotos software loads up photos effortlessly, how can a paid for photo programme not?!?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Lukas
I am getting so so frustrated with this elements software. I bought it after reading lots of good reviews. I have a top of the range iMac with dual core. I bought it specifically to edit my photos.
I have shot some photos in raw.
The software was so slow and really laggy so I deleted all files and changed the elements organiser preferences to turn off all media analyses as per recommendations from this site.
Now I have reloaded the photos. They load up quickly in 'grid' view but when I double click on a photo to load it up on full screen, it doesn't load up, just a blank screen with the circular icon whirring around in the bottom left corner but nothing loads up.
I really don't know what to do as it is getting so frustrating and I just cannot move forward. The iphotos software loads up photos effortlessly, how can a paid for photo programme not?!?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Regards,
Lukas
Posted 1 year ago
Pete Green, Customer Advocate
Hi Lukas,
Sorry for the trouble with performance in Photoshop Elements.
Which version of Photoshop Elements are you working with?
Have you tried uninstalling it, then reinstalling it to see if something went wrong during installation?
You might also go through these troubleshooting steps: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html
Note, they're for Photoshop, but many of them are relevant for troubleshooting Photoshop Elements.
Let us know how it goes.
Regards
Pete
Sorry for the trouble with performance in Photoshop Elements.
Which version of Photoshop Elements are you working with?
Have you tried uninstalling it, then reinstalling it to see if something went wrong during installation?
You might also go through these troubleshooting steps: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/basic-trouble-shooting-steps.html
Note, they're for Photoshop, but many of them are relevant for troubleshooting Photoshop Elements.
Let us know how it goes.
Regards
Pete
Michel BRETECHER, Champion
Lukas,
I don't have a Mac, but your description seems to confirm that there is really a bug to display a single image with the double click on the thumbnail for a 5k display. Your tests do show that the question mark has nothing to do with the question mark used to indicate missing files.
I don't have a Mac, but your description seems to confirm that there is really a bug to display a single image with the double click on the thumbnail for a 5k display. Your tests do show that the question mark has nothing to do with the question mark used to indicate missing files.
Ok, thanks Michel.
Is there anything I can do about this bug? Should I make adobe aware?
I had another question about the pictures folder.
Is there anything I can do about this bug? Should I make adobe aware?
I had another question about the pictures folder.
I am getting a bit confused about the role of the 'pictures' folder. I have imported all my files from iphoto by exporting them to a folder on my desktop and then importing that as when i did it 'in bulk', there were duplicates.
On the home page, there are my folders on the left hand side viewed in a tree format.My Pictures folder at the top of the list of folders is empty and all my photos sit under the headings Macintosh>Users>Lukas>Desktop>Exported photos.
My questions are
- are these files now imported as when I right click on the folder it states, "import media". When I click import, it just creates duplicates.
- Also, Im not sure why the Pictures folder is empty? It doesn't make sense that these files are not in my pictures folder as they are my pictures!!
- If I then move them to be in the Pictures folder, that seems to duplicate them all.
Many thanks for your help,
Regards,
Lukas
Michel BRETECHER, Champion
"Is there anything I can do about this bug? Should I make adobe aware?"
Adobe is aware you have a problem, see the answer by Pete Green. That does not mean they have been able to reproduce the bug or find a solution/workaround.
What happens if you move the zoom slider on the bottom right slightly to the left? Does ist show two images side by side?
About the 'Pictures' folder what I can say is that in Windows, it's a kind of alias or shortcut to locate more easily the real folder in your user master folder. It looks like it's the same in your Mac OS. That means that there is no duplication, only two different ways to access the long path to the real location of your files. The organizer shows the real, physical location, not the alias.
Adobe is aware you have a problem, see the answer by Pete Green. That does not mean they have been able to reproduce the bug or find a solution/workaround.
What happens if you move the zoom slider on the bottom right slightly to the left? Does ist show two images side by side?
About the 'Pictures' folder what I can say is that in Windows, it's a kind of alias or shortcut to locate more easily the real folder in your user master folder. It looks like it's the same in your Mac OS. That means that there is no duplication, only two different ways to access the long path to the real location of your files. The organizer shows the real, physical location, not the alias.
Michel BRETECHER, Champion
Another post in the user to user forum:
https://forums.adobe.com/inbox
https://forums.adobe.com/inbox
Thanks Michel,
Now when I double click on photos, the whole image comes up as it should do; perhaps the bug has been fixed.
The next problem; I have tried importing from apple photos and there are just tons of duplicate photos. I am not sure why this is. I have looked online and this seems to be a common problem with Macs.
There doesnt seem to be anyway around this apart from exporting the photos to a folder to the desktop and then importing from there. Then the pictures are not stored in the pictures folder, rather under Macintosh --> Users -->Name --> Desktop
This is a bit disappointing as it means duplicating all the photos to a different folder then moving them across,
Are you aware of this problem?
Many thanks,
Regards,
Lukas
Now when I double click on photos, the whole image comes up as it should do; perhaps the bug has been fixed.
The next problem; I have tried importing from apple photos and there are just tons of duplicate photos. I am not sure why this is. I have looked online and this seems to be a common problem with Macs.
There doesnt seem to be anyway around this apart from exporting the photos to a folder to the desktop and then importing from there. Then the pictures are not stored in the pictures folder, rather under Macintosh --> Users -->Name --> Desktop
This is a bit disappointing as it means duplicating all the photos to a different folder then moving them across,
Are you aware of this problem?
Many thanks,
Regards,
Lukas
