P: CS6 Slow compared to CS5.1 with large files

Again, we know about the problem with the layer thumbnails. And it sounds like the problem you're seeing is just the layer thumbnails.

What this topic is about, and what we're still trying to get information on, is an overall slowdown OTHER than the layer thumbnails.

Chris,

I tried your suggestions again and can confirm the following:

1. Just turning off layer thumbnails does in fact work to speed up moving large groups of layers for me to a degree.

2. Hiding all panels by pressing tab does a better job of speeding up the same task (groups move a little better). Plus I use the thumbnails, and turning them on and off is a pain compared to hitting the tab key.

3. Hiding or closing just the layers panel works the same for me as number 2 above.

4. I don't have minibridge open or any other 'flash' panels as far as I know.

5. No browsers are running when I performed this test.

From what I can tell, this problem is within ps cs6 itself, perhaps directly linked to the layers panel or the overall GUI itself.

An update as to when we can expect a fix for this issue would be much appreciated.

I am trying to help you. But you seem to assume that everyone sees the same problem you do, and they don't. And you seem to assume that I can solve whatever problem you are seeing without ever seeing it myself.

We know about the layer thumbnail slowdown - so first, you need to eliminate that as a possible cause by disabling layer thumbnails. AFTER that, then see if a slowdown remains, and if so, you need to help figure out why your system is seeing a slowdown that other people don't. What is different about your configuration, your usage, your other apps, your utilities, your preferences, etc.
We can't solve this for you because we're not seeing it.

We can't acknowledge something that we've never seen ourselves. We still don't know whether this is a Photoshop problem, and external problem, or what might be going on.

You are going to have to do some troubleshooting to help narrow down the problem on your system.

Hey Chris Cox,

Your not really helping anyone in this thread - do you think we're making this slowdown up? As several people have said, there's a major regression in Photoshop that makes this upgrade, that we've all paid a lot money for, essentially worthless for the kind of work we do. Most of us still have CS5 installed which shows none of these issues.

Turning off layer thumbnails doesn't fix the issue, as several people have mentioned above - at least give us the courtesy of acknowledging this fact and letting us know what we can do to help you fix it, if indeed Adobe intend to. Otherwise we can all just ask for a refund of our CS6 upgrade and stick to using the fully functional CS5.

We know about the layer thumbnail slowdown, and recommend turning of layer thumbnails as a temporary workaround. Beyond that, we haven't reproduced any other slowdowns.

If you see a slowdown AFTER turning off the layer thumbnails, then we need to know why your machine experiences a problem that millions of other users don't see.

Pedro - try JUST turning off the layer thumbnails (and not hiding the UI). We need to know if you're seeing the known problem with the thumbnails or something else.

I can confirm on my machine that pressing Tab to hide all the panels is about the same as hiding the layers by selecting Channels. Thanks for the tip.

My CS6 install is standard....no Flash panels or Mini Bridge open.

At this time of testing I also rebooted the machine and had NO apps open except CS6.

Please Adobe...this isn't a machine issue....it's a CS6 issue. On the day of release I worked on my main document in CS5....no problems. I upgrade to CS6 and it has issues with moving layers. Same machine, same specs, same day.

Hiding the layers helps solve the problem.

Turning off the thumbnails isn't an option....I need them. Please Adobe stop saying this is a user machine issue and start realizing that this is a CS6 issue.

-Kevin

btw I just posted @ "http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh..." but wanted to chime in and reveal a great find, cs6 performance feels overall very sluggish, like it can't keep up to my panning and zoom workflow speed. I did some optimization adjustments but what really did it was as someone noted hide the (whole) interface and everything was just as always, smooth and fast, so for me the problem of CS6 has to be the GUI, it slows down everything, and my laptop is not a beast or anything but it should be no challenge with not heavy psd projects. Hope it helps Chris.

If you turn off thumbnails, they take no time. So you're looking at some other performance problem that is helped by hiding panels. Are you using any Flash Panels (including MiniBridge)? Are you running a browser at the same time as Photoshop (and can you try exiting it to see if that helps)?

I have tried this and it doesn't do much for me. Hiding the panels works much better on my machine. Can't wait for a fix for this issue.