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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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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 15, 2012
    yeah and i appreciate your attention to it, but the simple workaround of turning off thumbnails is a terrible band-aid. no mater how well-named and well-organized layers are, there's no substitute for seeing layer thumbnails when navigating documents.

    unfortunately the far better work around is not using CS6, which is too bad because the improvements that work are quite nice.

    anyway, Adam Jerugin at Adobe was able to reproduce the problem 5 months ago, as stated in his forum post linked above.
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    pxlwizard
    Inspiring
    August 15, 2012
    The workaround works but it makes working very difficult!
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 15, 2012
    150 layers probably isn't one of the known problems - that's a relatively small file.

    In your case you should probably try sampling the app while it's showing the progress bar, and email me the same file so I can see where the time is being spent. ( ccox [at] adobe [dot] com)
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 15, 2012
    Nobody could define the problem well enough during the beta, so we didn't know where to look.

    And there is a simple workaround, listed above.
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    barnettgs
    Participant
    August 15, 2012
    Yes there is a small difference but maybe their workflow is different...

    Unfortunately (or fortunately!), I do not have the Photoshop as I am doing the research for my friend, on building a new PC workstation for use with the Photoshop.

    True but in these days with increasing complexity of software, it might be worth trying.

    I guess that if someone sees a major difference, it would be good if they could upload a file for testing.

    Gary
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 15, 2012
    Yeah well, I guess I should have done my research before dropping the $$ on this buggy software.

    Pretty disappointing that what many consider a crucial element (viewing thumbnails in the layers palette) slows moving and resizing down to unusable speeds.

    Pretty sweet they released the software even though this problem has existed since beta. fail.
    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    August 15, 2012
    Have you noticed that Adobe has acknowledged a specific bug with the layer thumbnails, and is working on a fix?

    Whether there are OTHER issues with significantly more sluggish performance in the new version remains to be seen. I have a secret suspicion there are. But it's practically impossible to read through the noise on this issue.

    We are all anxiously awaiting 13.0.1.

    If Adobe has any sense whatsoever they'll update the trial download build to 13.0.1 as well. That's not something they usually do, for whatever reason.

    -Noel
    Noel Carboni
    Noel Carboni
    Legend
    August 15, 2012
    Yes, it's possible to see a slight difference. But the point is that some people are seeing a MAJOR difference. The lack of distinction between these is what drives the confusion. I believe there are bona fide bugs being seen on some systems causing additional lag.

    Regarding whether plotting the little Transformation Values display could be figuring in... I wouldn't imagine something like that should slow things down, but who knows? Have you tried it with it on/off and seen a difference?

    -Noel
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    August 15, 2012
    here's someone else's example of the same thing. even though the post was in respons to beta, this is what loads of users are experiencing, including me

    http://forums.adobe.com/message/4290563
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    barnettgs
    Participant
    August 15, 2012
    Noel, I just came across this thread as I am researching about the Photoshop performance on PC vs MAC.

    Having watched your video, I can see the difference between CS5 and CS6. However, there is something about CS6 that was not on CS5...in CS6, on the cursor, there's a small white box beside it showing the x and y distance or dimension. It's not there in CS5.

    Could it be that is slowing down the panning? By turning off the x & y distance display on cursor might help?

    Regards
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