In general, you should take a holistic approach to optimizing Photoshop's performance for your needs. Read all of the suggestions here. Consider which ones to implement within the context of your computer setup, the types of files you use, and your particular workflow. Each circumstance is unique and requires a different combination of techniques to get the most efficient performance from Photoshop.
There are four primary ways to affect performance in Photoshop:
Specify Photoshop performance preferences
Use good work habits in Photoshop
Optimize your hardware setup
Optimize your operating system for Photoshop
The easiest way to improve performance, without spending money, is to set your Photoshop preferences and fine-tune its features to take advantage of the way you work and the type of files you typically work with.
I hope you find this helpful.
--P
ps: The same guidelines apply to older versions of Photo Shop. However, some items in the tutorial may not be available in older versions, and some dialog boxes may not be same as PS-CC.
Posted by Bill Chambers on January 19, 2016 at 12:13 PM
Thanks Preston. Are you pleased with PS CC? I'm still using CS6 because I was so PO'ed at Adobe for switching the format to a monthly rental basis but, of course, Adobe no longer supports CS6. I am going to be forced to move to CC sooner or later.
I am still using CS6--It does what I need it to do. When I upgrade my DSLR to a camera that's no longer supported by ACR in CS6, I'll have to bite the bullet for SS-CC.
I wish that Adobe would offer PS-CC without Lightroom, since I don't need it.
The article I referenced will likely be useful for CS6 readers, too, but we will have to be aware that there are minor differences in the various dialog boxes.
--P
Posted by Lon Overacker on January 19, 2016 at 5:26 PM
Hey Bill,
I jumped on the CC bandwagon last year. Not because I was overly enthused about the idea, but I needed to finally come clean as I was not running a legal copy of CS5.... (shhhhhh!) But now that I've been on the subscription I have no complaints really. The good news and nice to have thing is that your software is always up to date. The bad news is, that you're sw is always up to date.... ie., what if you don't want to go to CC 2015, or 2016. I believe you can keep the older copies, but then it becomes a management hassle especially with settings, presets and things like plugins or TK's action panel.
Yes, you get LR, but I don't use it. The $9.99 fee for all that including Bridge, ACR, PS, etc. is a good price point whether I use LR or not.
Thanks Preston for the links. I've got most of that dialed in, but it's always good to have this kind of stuff for reference.
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In general, you should take a holistic approach to optimizing Photoshop's performance for your needs. Read all of the suggestions here. Consider which ones to implement within the context of your computer setup, the types of files you use, and your particular workflow. Each circumstance is unique and requires a different combination of techniques to get the most efficient performance from Photoshop.
There are four primary ways to affect performance in Photoshop:
The easiest way to improve performance, without spending money, is to set your Photoshop preferences and fine-tune its features to take advantage of the way you work and the type of files you typically work with.
I hope you find this helpful.
--P
ps: The same guidelines apply to older versions of Photo Shop. However, some items in the tutorial may not be available in older versions, and some dialog boxes may not be same as PS-CC.
I am still using CS6--It does what I need it to do. When I upgrade my DSLR to a camera that's no longer supported by ACR in CS6, I'll have to bite the bullet for SS-CC.
I wish that Adobe would offer PS-CC without Lightroom, since I don't need it.
The article I referenced will likely be useful for CS6 readers, too, but we will have to be aware that there are minor differences in the various dialog boxes.
--P
I jumped on the CC bandwagon last year. Not because I was overly enthused about the idea, but I needed to finally come clean as I was not running a legal copy of CS5.... (shhhhhh!) But now that I've been on the subscription I have no complaints really. The good news and nice to have thing is that your software is always up to date. The bad news is, that you're sw is always up to date.... ie., what if you don't want to go to CC 2015, or 2016. I believe you can keep the older copies, but then it becomes a management hassle especially with settings, presets and things like plugins or TK's action panel.
Yes, you get LR, but I don't use it. The $9.99 fee for all that including Bridge, ACR, PS, etc. is a good price point whether I use LR or not.
Thanks Preston for the links. I've got most of that dialed in, but it's always good to have this kind of stuff for reference.
Lon