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

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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".

As a follow up to the above, i just uninstalled everything, made sure my computer was completely updated, rebooted and then deleted everythigna dobe adn then reinstalled application on SSD rather than Disk and reupdated software with No change whatsoever in results...

I have same issues on Windows 7 x64 box with 16 Gigs of DDR3 Ram and an i7 2600k @ 3.4 Ghz (8 core)...also have latest nVidia drivers with 560Ti...I personally never had great results in any previous release with 3d accelleration on (I woudl only turn it on as needed).

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.

Agreed. Illustrator crashes on a daily basis when trying to export to PNG or TIF (depends)... I fail to see how an i5 processor and 12GB of RAM are not sufficient to run latest CS without problems. 😕😕

I agree. Each new version of Photoshop requires more system resources than the last. It's never been any other way. CS6 though is of course different in that it is also seriously buggy. Both Illustrator and Photoshop.

Wondering if they asked the other millons of people about performance? CS6 is heavier and we probably need faster systems.

This performance issue is normal for any program that grows up. Try running W7 in an old Pentium machine...

The problem is if you already have a fast system and the newest one...

It's a fact that CS6 is heavier, so a 100% of users should be seeing a reduction in speed depending on their system, if you have a really fast system the slowdown is probably not big enough to annoy you.

I doubt millions of users have not seen this issue since many of the people will have a bit older systems, maybe round a year old?

How can Adobe know that millions of users don't have this issue? Many of the users don't complaint, other will never see the issue because of their techniques. And I've never received a performance poll from Adobe.

How many complaints does Adobe need to aknowledge when they really have a problem? Maybe a few complaints can reflect what millions of users see?

I'm just hoping for a fast update that makes this problem a bit less annoying.

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Finding ACR works well in CS6 ...... once an image is opened it is constance spinning wheel...... move image to new blank layer to add more background...... spinning wheel..... use levels or curves, spinning wheel.....

CS6 is just so slow, I have gone back to using CS 5.1

No, That is a more limited issue: just moving a bunch of layers, caused by a slowdown in drawing the thumbnails in the layers palette.

You can work around that by setting the thumbnail size to "none" in the layers palette options. We're still working on a proper fix for the thumbnails.

same here, with videos:
http://feedback.photoshop.com/photosh...