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Bob Loblaw
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 Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:24 pm |
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I'm trying to get a fairly large painting going on, trying to lay down some big 'washes' with a big brush. Is Photoshop's clunky, laggy response with large formats just a fact of life or is there a way to optimize its responsiveness?
ps. My system ain't no slouch either |
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B0b
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:00 pm |
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| whats your specs? |
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:02 pm |
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| PIII 2.4 Ghz � 1 gig ram � |
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2003 5:21 pm |
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Duh...
I meant P4. |
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B0b
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 6:00 am |
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| what size image u painting on ? how much RAM u allocated to PS? |
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 11:04 am |
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Image size say, 3000 x 3000 pixels
RAM allocation, um, about 75% of total.
I must note as well, it seems to chug mostly with those faux natural media brushes. |
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:19 pm |
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Lower the Resolution. The more layers you have, the bigger the file size, thus slowing down your computer.
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2003 2:26 pm |
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Um, thanks Neo.
The point is that I need the high res. |
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B0b
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 7:46 am |
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running on that ol' memory hogger XP?
i've just oppend a 250x250mm @ 300dpi (3000x3000) image and started painting - put a few extras on the brush and some layers so as to try and tax it..
having no chug-a-lug problems with it..
Dual PIII 1.1Ghz + 2GB RAM - 80% RAM allocated to PS cache @ 8..
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just re-read ur fist post - just pushed brush to a 700 and tried some strokes, chug chug went the boat i think its a problem with PS and v large brushes...
was faster @ drawing if i was using my mouse instead of tablet.. |
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Bob Loblaw
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| Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:16 am |
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Thanks for the tech support B0b, if its PS then its PS and I'll work around it.
Cheers. |
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| Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 11:00 am |
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The brush stepping makes a big impact- especially with larger brushes. Try adjust the brush stepping in the brush option window to see if you can find a balance between image quality and performance. You may find that you can increase stepping significantly without hurting image quality.
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