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How to Set Preferences & Memory Usage for Peak Performance – Photoshop CC, CS6 | Retouching Academy. Here are a few ways to enhance Photoshop performance: Optimize your current hardwareCustomize Performance Preferences in PhotoshopTailor your Photoshop work habits (read more: History, Caches & Performance-Friendly Work Habits) Hardware The faster the processor you’re using and the more random access memory (RAM) you have installed on your computer, the faster and smoother Photoshop will run. If upgrading your computer is not an option, read on to find out how you can help Photoshop run more efficiently. Performance Preferences When updating your Photoshop or computer, adjusting your Photoshop Performance Preferences should be your first priority. Efficient Use of Memory Photoshop really likes RAM and will use as much spare memory as the settings will allow. The best way to keep it under control is to optimize the Memory Usage settings via Edit > Preferences > Performance on Windows and Photoshop > Preferences > Performance on Apple computers.

Recommended settings for Memory Usage Scratch Disks. Updating/Upgrading to Photoshop CC FAQ. I’ve assembled some Q & A around updating/upgrading to Photoshop CC below. If you don’t see your question answered below, let me know in the comments section and I will try and answer. Updating/Upgrading to Photoshop CC FAQ How do I install the Photoshop CC update for Creative Cloud if I’m already a member? From Photoshop CS6, choose Help>Updates… to launch the Adobe Application Manager. A new version of the Adobe Application Manager will start to download. After it’s downloaded, it will relaunch and the new CC applications will show up when you sign-in. (Note: If the Adobe Application Manager is already open, quit it and relaunch it to get it to self-update) Note: By default, the Creative Cloud app is a menu item on Mac: If you want it to show up in the OS X Dock and show up in list of open applications when you Cmd + Tab to switch applications, 1. click on the Creative Cloud icon in the menu, and then 2. choose “Open as Window” from the gear menu: Click Download Center: No.

Sure. No. Yes. Adobe Photoshop CC Tutorial – Essential Preference Settings. The Ultimate Guide to Customizing How You Work in Adobe Photoshop CC. Adobe Photoshop CC Tutorial | Essential Preference Settings. The Ultimate Guide to Customizing How You Work in Adobe Photoshop CC. Best Hard Drive Configuration for Photoshop: PC Talk Forum: Digital Photography Review. Ron AKA wrote: Russell Evans wrote: Ron AKA wrote:I think you will find HDD speed decreases as you increase the size. The opposite is true as the number of platters is no longer increasing. Areal density is increasing, so even with the disks turning at the same speeds, more data can be read in any given rotation. Neither point is consistent with my research into benchmark tests, and actual tests. All I know is that Seagate has this to say about the matter: "The performance of a hard drive is most effectively measured by how fast data can be transferred from the spinning media (platters), through the read/write head and passed to a host computer.

For the areal density specification, we can measure data density on a hard drive in two ways: bits per inch (BPI) and tracks per inch (TPI). As a rule, when areal density increases on a hard drive, so does data throughput performance. Faster transfer of media to the computer is best achieved by using a USB 3.0 card reader. Thank youRussell. Optimize performance | Photoshop CS4, CS5, CS6, CC. The greater the resolution, the more memory and disk space Photoshop requires to display, process, and print an image.

Higher image resolution does not necessarily provide higher image quality. But it can mean slower performance in Photoshop, use of additional scratch disk space, and slower printing. The optimal resolution for your images depends on how the images are displayed or printed. It is often useful to do most processing of your image at its original resolution. Then, when you begin optimizing the image for a particular output medium, reduce the image size and resolution to something suitable for that medium. (Save a copy of your full resolution original.) For images presented on screen or in email, think in terms of total pixel dimensions.

To reduce the image dimensions of an image in Photoshop, choose Image > Image Size. For printed images, increasing resolution beyond about 360 DPI brings marginal if any benefits in most cases. Question about Photoshop scratch disk and speci... Hi Folks Thanks for the help in advance. I'm a novice and need help finding a solution to a new PC Build. (Windows 7 Pro 64bit with Photoshop CS6) I only recently found out about having a scratch disk dedicated for photoshop (very novice i know ), and was wondering if a 120-128GB SSD would be enough? (Please bear in mind I can't fit large SSD raid configs to my budget, plus I live in New Zealand, so prices are higher for SSD at the moment). I only edit single camera RAW files at a time around 25mb per file, with no large amount of layers and very rarely do large images i.e. My setup was originally meant for a HTPC (I don't intend to overclock), but I will also be using it for light photography projects. CPU: Intel i7 3770 Mobo: Asrock B75 Pro3-M (or Asus P8H77m Pro, depending on budget) 16gb Ram (maybe bump up to 32gb later) 120-128gb SSD for OS and apps 120-128gb SSD scratch disk 2 TB HDD for storage Thanks again everyone, really appreciate it.

How to tune Photoshop CS6 for peak performance. Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 Performance Promoting a faster Photoshop experience for all users Users of the previous version see: How to tune Photoshop CS5 for peak performance The depth and spread of tools and features in Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended software make the two editions applicable to a variety of work environments and suitable for a wide range of tasks by image-makers of all skill levels, from enthusiasts to professionals. In some environments, Photoshop is employed in a dedicated, standalone fashion, while in others, it is a pivotal part of a larger suite of programs.

What type of Photoshop user are you? Essential hardware Computers are built with a variety of components. Table of Contents: 64-bit architectureMemory (RAM)Storage (hard disk): Processor (CPU)Video or graphics cardScreen or MonitorKey steps to optimize Photoshop CS6 performance: Additional Information 64-bit architecture Photoshop CS6 provides 64-bit support on both Mac and Windows® systems. Memory (RAM) Www.adobe.com/content/dam/Adobe/en/products/creativesuite/production/cs6/pdfs/adobe-hardware-performance-whitepaper.pdf. Building a Photoshop CS6 Computer 2014 | NYC Graphic Designer Roberto Blake. Building a Photoshop Computer for Photoshop CS6 or even Photoshop CC is not a task to be considered lightly. There is a lot of expense and time in Building a Photoshop computer and in this article I will attempt to guide you through the finer points on how to choose your components and your overall approach to how you go about building your Photoshop Computer.

I will primarily be focusing on Building a Photoshop CS6 Computer, but these guidelines also apply to Building a Photoshop CC Computer because the difference in the two from a performance standpoint isn’t very different since even in the new features in Photoshop CC have resource requirements that are equivalent to other features in Photoshop CS6. The components in order of importance for Photoshop Performance are: Ram, CPU, Hard Drives, Video Graphics Card/ GPU and Motherboard. I will explain how each of these components specifically effects Photoshop Performance. Building a Photoshop CS6 Computer Ram For Photoshop CS6 Performance. Photoshop CC and CC 2014 GPU FAQ. Adobe tested the following video cards before the release of Photoshop CC and CC 2014.

This document lists the video card by series. The minimum amount of VRAM supported on video cards for Photoshop CC and CC 2014 is 512 MB. Important: This document is updated as newly released cards are tested. However, Adobe cannot test all cards in a timely manner. If a video card is not listed here, but was released after May 2013, you can assume that the card will work with Photoshop CC and CC 2014. Adobe tested laptop and desktop versions of the following cards. Note: AMD/ATI 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 series, nVidia GeForce 7000, 8000, 9000, 100, 200, 300 series and Intel HD Graphics (First generation) cards/GPUs are no longer being tested and are not officially supported in Photoshop CC and CC 2014.

Adobe Photoshop CC - GPU Accelerated Tools. Adobe Photoshop CC takes advantage of the innovative Mercury Graphics Engine for NVIDIA GPUs to create a smooth and intuitive design experience. New GPU-accelerated features include an expanded Blur Gallery, adding even more options for stylish image blurring; Focus Mask for automatically selecting the in-focus area of a photo; and upsampling, which enables high-quality up-scaling of images like those extracted from video frames. Other key GPU features include Smart Sharpen, Liquify, and more than 30 others. Now, you can run Photoshop CC over the network with the new NVIDIA GRID™. NVIDIA GRID delivers virtualized graphics over the network and allows GPU acceleration to be available to more creative pros, even if their system has no GPU.

Blur Gallery Motion Effects Use NVIDIA GPUs to smoothly and quickly bring a sense of motion, drama, and excitement to your images. Focus Mask Photoshop CC can create an initial mask automatically by selecting the in-focus areas of your image. Www.nvidia.com/content/adobe/pdf/adobe-hardware-performance-white-paper.pdf. And Adobe Enable Brilliant Experiences. Photoshop CS6 GPU FAQ. Adobe tested the following video cards before the release of Photoshop CS6­. This document lists the video card by series. The minimum amount of RAM supported on video cards for Photoshop CS6 is 256 MB. Photoshop 13.1 cannot display 3D features if you have less than 512 MB of VRAM on your video card.

Important: This document is updated as newly released cards are tested. Adobe tested laptop and desktop versions of the following cards. nVidia GeForce 8000, 9000, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 series nVidia Quadro 400, 600, 2000, 4000 (Mac & Win), CX, 5000, 6000, K600, K2000, K4000, K5000 (Windows & Mac OS) AMD/ATI Radeon 2000, 3000, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000 series AMD/ATI FirePro 3800, 4800, 5800, 7800, 8800, 9800, 3900, 4900, 5900, 7900 AMD/ATI FireGL W5000, W7000, W8000 Intel Intel HD Graphics, Intel HD Graphics P3000, Intel HD Graphics P4000, Intel(R) HD Graphics P4600/P4700. How to tune Photoshop CS6 for peak performance.

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Memory Optimization - Puget Custom Computers. The main factor when it comes to RAM performance is simply the speed of the RAM. Obviously, faster RAM is indeed faster, but often the difference is so small that it does not have a measurable impact on system performance. We've looked at this in the past in our Breaking the Hype of High Frequency RAM article, but the focused of that article was mostly on gaming and basic computer usage and not specifically Photoshop. It is entirely possible that Photoshop CS6 can benefit from using higher frequency RAM, so that is one question we want to answer. The configuration of the RAM is a bit more complicated as it is a multi-part question. The first part is whether it is better to have fewer, larger sticks of RAM or more, smaller sticks of RAM. The last thing we will cover does not relate directly to performance, but is the estimated amount of RAM you will want in your system. How to tune Photoshop CS6 for peak performance.

Simple and Effective Photographic Results for Beginners. We know that the above image seems to be a bit confusing... We were just experimenting with Typography and came up with this crazy image. As the title says, here are a few extremely simple ways to enhance your photographs. Levels (3) and Curves(4) the most common tools in Photoshop to enhance images. Thats why we choose some uncommon yet effective tools which is the Overlay(1) and Gradient Map(2).

The overlay is the simplest and the easiest way to enhance almost all kinds of photographs. Steps: Duplicate the LayerGaussian Blur the duplicated layer (avg. range from 3 to 5)Set the Layer Blending Mode to OverlayAdjust Layer Opacity get cool results. (below images are set to 60%) You can experiment with other Layer Blending Modes too. Steps Just one step ;) - Apply the Gradient Map by choosing Image > Adjustments > Gradient Map. The gradient map doesn't restrict you only to Black & White. Another simple tool to enhance... With these simple features any photographer will fall in love with Picasa. Make Your Amateur Photos More Professional | Photography. With everyone and their grandmother having a digital camera you can make almost anybody look like a professional photographer, well, better-than-amateur at least.

You can use this simple process on almost any photo you take. Let’s start with our regular, old, point-and-shoot photo. This one was taken with a little higher-end camera, but it can still use a lot of work. First, we’re going to sharpen our image a bit using the Unsharp Mask [Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask]. Now we’re going to add a Levels Adjustment layer [Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels]. Next step is to add a Brightness/Contrast Adjustment layer [Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast]. One more adjustment layer… the Hue/Saturation Adjustment layer [Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation]. Now you can probably already see how much of a difference these few steps make. It’s a subtle change, but it usually makes the photo look nicer. I’m going to start by duplicating my Background Layer [Ctrl + J].

Build-Your-Own "Ultimate" Adobe Photoshop CS6 PC. Without a doubt, the single most-requested feature here on Hardware 2.0 in the 'Build-Your-Own PC' category is for an "Ultimate" Photoshop system. Now that Adobe has officially launched Photoshop CS6, it's time to take a look at this new release and prepare a hardware package that does it justice. It seems that the reason why people are interested in the hardware specifics for a PC with Photoshop is because it's a big, heavy application that, when pushed even modestly, can bring even a high-end system to its knees. Even small bottlenecks in performance can mean a lot of time spent twiddling your thumbs while the program chunters through a task.

There's no doubt that the better your hardware, the better your Photoshop experience will be. Well, here it is, a guide to building your "Ultimate" Photoshop CS6 system. Personally, I'm not much of a Photoshop user, and most of my "art" ends up looking like the 4chan Rage Guy, so please don't ask me any Photoshop-related questions! Processor Storage. Absolute Color Plugin - Mehdi - Plugins Photoshop.