File Size/layers

[jaimees12156653]

How many layers will photoshop elements 15 allow you to work with? I am currently in the middle of a project and photoshop is slowing right down and even sometimes crashing.  I am at the stage that I can no longer resize and crop another photo to add to my project. My canvas size is 150cm x 100cm, and at this stage my project reads 17717 x 11811 pixels. I have many many layers.  Is my project size the issue or something else?  I have only recently upgraded to elements 15, previously I was on elements 13 and started to have this problem so upgraded and imported my project. I am so frustrated as I have spent months on this project.

[hatstead]

Here is a link to an Adobe page delineating the system requirements for PSEv.15:

System requirements | Adobe Photoshop Elements

Check to see if your equipment conforms.

If you really think that multiple layers are causally related to your issue, you can open a blank layer at the top of the stack of layers, and press CTR+SHIFT+E. This will generate a "stamp visible layer", which combines all of the layers below. You can shut off the visibility of the subjacent layers, or, delete them. I would do this on a duplicate of your project, and back it up periodically as you go along.

[MichelBParis]

Photoshop Elements maximum image size limits

- Have you 'smart layers'? They can increase the file size in kB dramatically; simplifying layers may help.

- What's your RAM size? How are your scratch disks set? Do you work with other applications open at the same time?

[jaimees12156653]

Thanks for the reply. No I don't work with smart layers (not to sure what they are!) My Ram is 4GB and not sure what scratch disks are. I have no other applications open when I am working.

[jaimees12156653]

Thanks you I will give this a try.  My equipment all seems ok and fits the system requirements

[Jeff Arola]

The actual layer limit for photoshop and photoshop elements is 8000 layers, but your system has to have the resources to handle such an enormous amount.

maximum number of layers in PS CS5?

The system requirements for photoshop elements 15 are just for average use.

Your image size is relatively big in terms of pixel dimensions and it is probably your system just doesn't have the resources, since now a days 4 gb is really not much ram and your probably starting use lots of virtual memory which is a major reason for the slow down and eventual crashes.

If you could upgrade your ram to 16 gb or more then you would see a huge difference.

Optimize performance Photoshop CC

Although it says photoshop the basics also apply to photoshop elements since it's based on photoshop's code base.

[Mark_Sand]

jaimees12156653  wrote

How many layers will photoshop elements 15 allow you to work with?

I don't know if Elements has a limit, but here is a Photoshop example with 15,000+ layers !

Damen