medina photography cherry Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I just switched platforms from PC to IMAC. The computer has leopard OS on it and I just upgraded to CS3. I had so many problems with my PC with CS2. It took forever to edit pictures as it would seem like the computer would get hung up on every command. Now that I am using a MAC I was curious as to some details. The MAC seems like it is super fast if you only open around 40-50 images to edit. anything more and it bogs down until you get down to the 40-50 and then it zooms. So my question is 1) is that normal? 2) How many images should I open into CS3 to work on? Thanks for your help. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medina photography cherry Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Forgot to add, these are jpeg files, not RAW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 How much RAM do you have installed? Are you using scratch disks that are npot the same physical disk that the data and the program are on? Are you running any other programs at the same time? What percentage of available RAM do you have Photoshop set to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hakon_soreide Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Why would you want to open as many images as 40 to 50 at once? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medina photography cherry Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 Ellis- I just got the computer so there isn't much on there. I have 1 gig ram. I don't know how to set what is needed for photoshop. (sorry- but trying to remember all that you said but can't) Why 40-50images? because I have 1,000 to edit and opening up 200 at a time makes it a little easier to stay on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medina photography cherry Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 I just got off the phone with Adobe support. Ok, it is RAM- even though the guy was not really able to fully answer my question, RAM is what it boils down to. I am not used to MAC- since I have always been a PC user. My PC has 4 gig of RAM, 750 Gig Hard Drive and DUO 3.75 ghz processors and was still slow as crap! So I was not thinking about the RAM as much as I was thinking about shortcuts or protocol. No biggie- so I can only open 40 -50 images. I would rather do that and work through them quickly then to have 200 open and sit there all day as it takes 10 minutes to do 1 function. So at least I learned something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 As of yesterday you can take out the 2 x 512mMB Ram sticks and replace them with 4Gb RAm 2 x 2Gb) for well under $200.00 Might be worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 1gig of RAM to work on 50 image is a bit ridiculous, even JPEG image... 1_add mor RAM 2_Why wont you use a software design exactly for that purpose call Lightroom? and in need of local enhancement, use photoshop? Lr will let you color balance, sharpen, crop, rotate etc...whatever youre need are pretty fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricklavoie Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Oh sorry, didtn really answer your post 1_yes 2_1 master, and 1 to put setting on = 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronald_moravec1 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 Put 1 more gig ram in the IMac. Macs work more efficiently and can do more with less. You are bogging the whole thing down having so much open. If you wanted to do that, the quad processor tower would have been a better choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspiration point studio Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 I don't understand why you have to open all those images all at once, it's not like you can parallel process them all at once. Use Adobe Bridge as a light table and open the file when you are ready to work on it. Suppose say you are preparing a batch of images for posting on the web, your work flow will involve doing the same steps for each image over and over again (e.g. crop, adjust resolution, convert color space, sharpen), use the auto scripting tool to automate your workflow will speed things up quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medina photography cherry Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Thanks Michael- That is what I am looking to do- I will definitely look into trying your method. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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