Still no multi core or GPU support is starting to be absurd

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January 31, 2021
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I am using InDesign daily for more than 12 years. For years, we are crying for multi-core CPU or/and GPU acceleration (Win platform). The current situation, where all CPUs are favoring multi-core architecture with less focus on single core performance (the correct way) is making InDesign to be so absrud, that InDesign withing heavy/large workflows are borderline unusable.

Right now I am sitting on 6k+ USD computer setup, upgraded to oblivion just to wait seconds to InDesign to zoom in. My last project was exporting for 8 hours and cca 30% of really big gigs are freezing without noticing. So you must constantly checking background tasks, and cannot even let this run overnight.

Seriously what the hell Adobe.

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Correct answer Mike Witherell

Here are things you can try:

https://trainingonsite.com/featured/speed-up-indesign.html

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Ben Ten

Participant

Because of the nature of Vector, they could only uttilize only ONE CPU core ! Sadly ! But it is reality you must accept ! I write this answer in the end of 2024 ! Now Mankind has Apple M4 Pro/ Max the best single core CPU in the world.

For many years, Apple focus for Designer needs. Thats why their CPU is always focus on single core ! Just shut up, give their money and buy their macbook !

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

@Ben Ten

But each page / spread can be rendered separately.

Each graphic object - TextFrame, placed vector graphic, etc. - can be rendered separately and then combined on the page.

Even when there is TextWrap involved or transparency - it can be split into separate tasks.

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Josef283482238rdk

Participant

Both the "correct answer" and the answer form an Adobe employee are non sequiturs regarding multi core support. So, yeah, not sure if this is going to change any time soon. I remember how nice InDesign CS felt in 2004 compared to Quark. Now on my Mac Studio the latest version of InDesign can utilize up to 10% of the available CPU power, GPU is not supported.

James Gifford—NitroPress

Legend

I've never had ID notably slow down on me, even on long, long documents or very complex, multi-layered layouts. I tend to run "peak of the wave, not leading edge" systems and only update the platform every 4-5 years.

I have to honestly wonder how many complaints about ID's speed and things like multicore use come not from actual console performance, but from paying too much attention to fascinating but meaningless realtime system numbers. Call it Benchmark Syndrome.

Just, you know, sayin'.

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Josef283482238rdk

Participant

Your slightly mean spirited point seems to be that you don't need it, so other people's need might not be legitimate. Even calling it a syndrome. Let's not do mean spirited.

Sometimes it's InDesign that's slowing the work down on simple documents, sometimes it works just fine on complex ones. But as long as it's InDesign that's showing me the beachball at 10% CPU usage (a single core in my case), I don't feel the need to justify my disapointment.

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erwinb56366077

Participant

+1

I am working with heavy documents and "working" on them is painfully slow because 7 of my 8 cpu cores are not used by Indesign. Also I happened to create simple Indesign documents which generate reproducable crashes when exporting a pdf. Sent it to support. No answer. Working professionally with Adobe hurts.

Ashutosh_Mishra

Inspiring

Hi there,

Sorry to hear about your experience. In addition to the response given above, I'd request you to follow suggestions given on this community post(https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/resolve-slow-performance-and-unexpected-behavior-of-indesign/td-p/11487287?page=1) to improve the performance of the app. Hope it helps.

Regards,

Ashutosh