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Charismatic_yogiB82A
Charismatic_yogiB82A
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May 9, 2012

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

  • May 9, 2012
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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!
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    J453
    Legend
    May 10, 2012
    Laden,

    can you do a test for me. From the Layers panel menu choose Panel Options and choose "None" for thumbnails. Does the performance improve?
    Charismatic_yogiB82A
    Charismatic_yogiB82AAuthor
    Known Participant
    May 10, 2012
    thanks!

    ok, i compared the system logs of both CS6 & CS5.1. everything seems to be equal.
    the only thing which is different is that there is Open CL in cs6 but there is nothing next to it.

    i turned Open CL off from the performance settings, but nothing changed.

    the slow control is still there.

    it is really strange, when i move a small layer group it even shows a progress bar for the movement??

    in cs5.1 it's almost instant, yes it needs some time, but it's not comparable with cs6.

    what else can i try?
    i just bought CS6 WEB&DESIGN premium, because i love the new features, but if it works that slow i should stick to cs5.
    Charismatic_yogiB82A
    Charismatic_yogiB82AAuthor
    Known Participant
    May 10, 2012
    thanks!
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    May 10, 2012
    Help -> System Info
    Charismatic_yogiB82A
    Charismatic_yogiB82AAuthor
    Known Participant
    May 10, 2012
    here i would like to quote chris cox from another topic:

    "For everyone else, CS6 is the same speed or faster. So what is different between then on your system to cause the slowdown?
    Try comparing the system info logs for both versions and see what differences jump out."

    how can i compare the system logs? do you mean the history log?
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