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Mar 25, 2023 11:44 PM UTC
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Your System Has Run Out Of Application Memory

Hi everytone.  I JUST downloaded the latest versions of Photoshop and Lightroom Classic and having a problem. I imported one photo, started editing, and within minutes I got the "Your System Has Run Out Of Application Memory" error.  I was suprised to see this since I have a new M1 Mac w/ 64GB of memory and use it for music production and run large sessions in Pro Tools & Ableton simutaniously w/ no problem. Also I really didn't do any real editing on the photo, just a couple of "healing" moves to remove some glare.  Can someone tell me why this is happening and how I fix it?  I will Google too, but just wanted to throw the post out too. (included photos are of the error message, the info on the file I was messing around with, and my "about this mac" mac info

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D Fosse
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Mar 26, 2023 12:40 AM UTC

The thing with M1/M2 is that the GPU uses system memory, not its own dedicated memory.

 

It would be interesting to see a breakdown on memory usage, both GPU and system. This is a Windows screenshot, but something like this:

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Known Participant
Mar 26, 2023 12:47 AM UTC

Thanks. I will Google how to look this up and post a screen shot when I get home. 

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GoldingD
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Mar 26, 2023 12:24 AM UTC

Why is your MACOS still at v12.0?

 

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Known Participant
Mar 26, 2023 12:45 AM UTC

Hi, are you saying that is the issue?  It's at 12 because of compatibility issues w/ various plugins i use in Ableton & Protools, and because the versions of those programs are more stable running on 12.  I will see if  others are able to update without issues.

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Known Participant
Mar 26, 2023 12:03 AM UTC

Adding I have tons of room on my Hard drive if that matters 

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