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

Turning off the Thumbnails fixed the speed issue with large files and working with layer groups for me. HOWEVER that only goes to show you where the problem might be. I certainly hope Adobe takes this serious and fixes it ASAP. BECAUSE turning off the thumbnails is NO SOLUTION I cant work without the thumbnails =(. So until this gets fix I have to deal with this issue unfortunately =(.

Glad to hear it. But to clarify, turning off Layer Thumbnails *slightly helps* increase the speed and performance but it's still far slower than CS4 and 5 to work with layer groups and even to open, save, close and zoom in/out of a larger file that contains many layers.

That was already discussed in a couple of other topics. We are pursuing fixes to the issue. In the meantime slowdowns when moving a lot of layers can be worked around by disabling thumbnails in the layers palette preferences.

Chris,

So Adobe is aware of a "thumbnail problem" within PS CS6?

Is this being addressed for a future update?

-Kevin

If you turned off layer thumbnails, then the thumbnail problem is gone. Any additional slowness is something else.

That's fair to say. I guess it's just that pretty much all day, every day I'm working with files that have multiple layers and I constantly need to move, duplicate, remove or merge them so it's unrealistic for me to switch to the Channels menu. I've already turned off Layer Previewing but it only improved performance of this a tad. If Layer slowness is something Adobe is willing to inspect further I'd be willing to stick it out and wait a bit longer.

The "layers thumbnail slowdown"?

So this is a known issue?

You are correct....it doesn't slow down other aspects of the app....but it sure slows down what I DOING in the app. I can't move a simple text layer without it being choppy...unless I turn off thumbnails or change palettes.

I sure hope Adobe realizes this is new in PS6....and that it IS a big issue that needs to be corrected.

Please don't make me regret my upgrade.

-Kevin

Mr. Cox, thank you for your attention to the matter. As you can tell from the above, bug-squishing is a big deal for users who use your applications everyday, all-day and I think I speak for all when I say your willingness to address our issues in a timely manner means a lot to us. It saves us time, aggrivation, and money; which in the end, makes your product more valuable to us.

For me, it seems to be particular files - or particular elements of larger files that CS6 doesn't play nice with - like vector smart objects with blend modes...it seems to be excessively slow on dragging them

Alex, I wouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater just yet; hang in there and see if you can use cs4 for larger comps and any features you need in the interim (while its being fixed) you can do in CS6 and save with maximize compatibility.

I wont lie to you, there are other bugs in CS6 that I have definately run into and can reproduce (probably on any computer), but overall there are some good improvements in CS6.

Then you're probably just seeing the layers thumbnail slowdown, a very isolated thing, and not a whole app slowdown as claimed.

If Adobe is willing to support a downgrade from 6 to 5 (I upgraded from CS4) I'd be willing to take it and call it a day.