Action performance

[GiangHg999]

Hello, I am experiencing issues with action perfomace while using Photoshop. It takes a long time to run and often freezes. Is there any way to speed it up?

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please read this (in particular the section titled "Supply pertinent information for more timely and effective answers”):
https://community.adobe.com/t5/using-the-community/community-how-to-guide-tips-amp-best-practices/td...

What does the Action actually do? 

What are the Actions Panel’s Playback Options? 

What are the images’ pixel dimensions and bit depth? 

What are the Performance Preferences settings? 

Could you please post screenshots taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Actions with the fully expanded Action, Options Bar, …) visible? 

[GiangHg999]

I have multiple actions that contain many steps and scripts to perform various tasks. I want to know ways to speed up the process without limiting it to a specific situation. In other words, I don't have a specific goal or image in mind; I just want to find a way to make the process faster without having to wait for too long.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What does actually take long? 

What are the Actions Panel’s Playback Options? 

What do the Scripts you are using do and do they employ (mainly) DOM or AM code? 

In Scripting hiding all Panels can cause faster performance because creating previews in the Panels also take (a little) work. 

[GiangHg999]

Usually it frozen while i use the script i wait about 3-5 mins then it just done so i dont really know what cost the most time, and my playback is "acclerated"

[c.pfaffenbichler]

What do the Scripts you are using do and do they employ (mainly) DOM or AM code? 

[GiangHg999]

what is AM and DOM code mean, sorry i don't understand 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

»Action Manager« and »Document Object Model«. 

The latter being more limited in scope and generally performing more slowly, but providing better readability. 

And for the third time: 

What do the Scripts you are using do? 

Unless you provide a meaningful answer trying to contribute to this thread further would seem kind of pointless to me. 

[GiangHg999]

It mainly on Action manager, the action&code is for replace and updating smart object, another one is for setup & management layer and change it into smart object. Those two that take the most time so i guess that i want to make a speed up for

[c.pfaffenbichler]

For meaningful advice you may have to provide the Scripts, but that should be obvious. 

Try adding 

app.togglePalettes();

at the start and end of the Script. 

[GiangHg999]

I mean in general not just script but performance of photoshop action as a whole. But that indeed help, using it does make it a little bit faster when i use the code

[Lumigraphics]

Without specifics we can't help much. In general, if you develop code, you have to optimize it yourself.

There is also the obvious- get a faster computer and drives.