Hello, Photoshop community, I have noticed that when using Smart Guides my Photoshop is having a split second lag when they appear. This occurs especially when I have a layer selected and I use Ctrl + mouse wheel in order to zoom. The software has this super short lag in between the different zoom scales and it gives a jerking feel to my workflow which is unpleasant.This thing does not appear on Illustrator, so I suspect this is a Photoshop bug?I have noticed as well that if I uncheck my GPU acceleration (GeForce GTX 1650 Ti) the Smart Guides lag does not appear, but of course the whole workflow is painfully slow.My workaround was to uncheck those Smart Guides, but this is not ideal I think. PS: Windows 10 Pro, latest version, GPU all up-to-date and GPU acceleration checked.Thanks for the help!

Mr Curieux

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Photoshop - Smart Guides creates little lags

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Hello, Photoshop community,

I have noticed that when using Smart Guides my Photoshop is having a split second lag when they appear. This occurs especially when I have a layer selected and I use Ctrl + mouse wheel in order to zoom. The software has this super short lag in between the different zoom scales and it gives a jerking feel to my workflow which is unpleasant.
This thing does not appear on Illustrator, so I suspect this is a Photoshop bug?
I have noticed as well that if I uncheck my GPU acceleration (GeForce GTX 1650 Ti) the Smart Guides lag does not appear, but of course the whole workflow is painfully slow.
My workaround was to uncheck those Smart Guides, but this is not ideal I think.

PS: Windows 10 Pro, latest version, GPU all up-to-date and GPU acceleration checked.

Thanks for the help!

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Correct answer Akash Sharma

Hi there,

This issue should be fixed in the Photoshop 22.3.1 update that went live today. This update includes fixes to some of the top customer reported issues among other bug fixes. See Bug fixes and security updates

To update Photoshop to 22.3.1, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Photoshop. See: More detailed instructions for updating

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Akash

Akash SharmaCorrect answer

Legend

Hi there,

This issue should be fixed in the Photoshop 22.3.1 update that went live today. This update includes fixes to some of the top customer reported issues among other bug fixes. See Bug fixes and security updates

To update Photoshop to 22.3.1, click "Update" in the Creative Cloud desktop app next to Photoshop. See: More detailed instructions for updating

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Akash

Mr CurieuxAuthor

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Hey @Akash Sharma ,

Thanks for joining the discussion!

I have just updated Photoshop but unfortunately, the problem still persists. it still the same thing, a 0,5 sec freeze before the Smart Guides appears while zooming in/out.

But what I notice is that my photoshop is now having bugs recognizing my GPU... it says it is an unknow GPU...
I don't know if this is a bug caused by the fact that I have a discrete GPU on my laptop, or that fact that I move from my external screen to my laptop quite often 😕😕

Thanks!

Akash Sharma

Legend

Hi there,

Sorry to hear that issue still persists with the 22.3.1 update as well.

As you've mentioned that you have an discrete GPU with dual screens connected. Have you checked if the issue persists with only one main display connected to your computer?

Also, please make sure that your GPU drivers are up to date. See: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/kb/troubleshoot-gpu-graphics-card.html#GPUandgraphicsdrivertroubleshootingsteps

Thanks,

Akash