Photoshop problem?

Question

hello,
My photoshop stucks when i work on large size images with 300 DPI resolution. My ram is 512 Mb still it stucks and get hang offent, so i just need to know how can i solve this problem, is 512 MB ram is enough or something wrong with my os or other configration, i am using win xp.

Answer 1

Working on a 300 DPI image with just 512MB of RAM will certainly slow things down, especially if you have other software running (which also uses memory). Upgrade your memory and be sure to close any unnecessary programs.

Answer 2

There is more to it than dpi. You may have to change the amount of space allocated in your preferences in order to take full advantage of your system. This is in Edit/Preferences under Plug-ins & scratch disks and Memory & Image cache. Changing some of these settings might improve your performance.

It is also a function of processor speed. There may be other programs running that are using the processor and slowing things down. 300dpi is not such a big thing, but if the image is really huge it could slow things down a lot. Normal video resolution is still about 720x486 so if you are working in video and are using settings like 3000x4000 it is a bit overkill. If you are doing print work then you need higher settings, but one of the things that can really slow things down is if your image size is just way too big for what you need. A 3 or 4 megabyte file size should be nothing, but if it is 50, 60 or 100 megabytes then you could be asking for trouble.

Answer 3

I would suggest upgrading your memory...Photoshop is an awesome program but a major memory hog...the slowdown your noticing is the disk cache it uses...I work on large files all the time and upgrading to 2GB made a huge differance...

I would also suggest uninstalling version cue unless you really need it for something...I would also avoid running the bridge program which is dog slow to put it mildly

Answer 4

hi.

512 ram is enough for any version of photoshop. ther must be some problem with your OS. please get scanned ur system to find out tht if there is any virus or not. if u do not find virus and problem still persist then format ur c drive(i guess u have OS in C: dive) and reinstall OS.

Answer 5

You should upgrade to higher memory

but...you can also check your scratch disk mem settings in preferences. Make sure you have C:\ selected as secondary, this will help. or you can save your psd and get out of PS to restore your mem but of course thats the painful way.

Answer 6

I recommand you to use Google Picasa to manage and edit your pictures.

Picasa is software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. Every time you open Picasa, it automatically locates all your pictures (even ones you forgot you had) and sorts them into visual albums organized by date with folder names you will recognize. You can drag and drop to arrange your albums and make labels to create new groups. Picasa makes sure your pictures are always organized.

Picasa also makes advanced editing simple by putting one-click fixes and powerful effects at your fingertips. And Picasa makes it a snap to share your pictures ¨C you can email, print photos at home, make gift CDs, instantly share via Hello™, and even post pictures on your own blog.

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Good Luck, Best Wishes!

Answer 7

the image wasn't truly lots help. verify which you have not something chosen whilst you try this, which you're in generic mode (not multiply, or dissolve), and which you click each and every thing your think to so which you do not purely close the window once you elect eco-friendly.

Answer 8

you can expect a slow down as you increase the resolution but it shouldn't get completely stuck

might want to check your page file settings