How to Get More Speed in Photoshop on a Mac
Some first-time Photoshop users are disappointed at the sluggishness of the program. Many blame the application itself for its slow performance when it actually has everything to do with their computer. Most of Photoshop's performance or lack of performance comes from the computer's RAM memory. In general, the more available RAM memory in a computer, the faster Photoshop will run. Users cans also speed up the application by adjusting history state and cache levels.
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Upgrade your computer's RAM memory modules. The amount of RAM memory is the biggest factor contributing to your computer's speed along with the processor. Photoshop developers recommend at least 2 gigabytes of RAM memory installed in your computer. Many computer experts, however, would recommend 4 or even 8 gigabytes. The more RAM that is installed in your computer, the faster programs like Photoshop will run.
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Close all other computer applications while running Photoshop. Every computer program takes up a percentage of the machine's RAM memory to run and perform tasks. Adobe Photoshop takes up an huge percentage of a computer's RAM memory. You should close every other program on your computer to free up RAM memory space.
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Click the "Edit" menu button within Photoshop and then select "Preferences." Click the "Performance" tab. Look for the "History States" section. History states remember the previous actions you took within Photoshop. The default for the program is 30 history states. This means that Photoshop will remember the last 30 actions you took in the program, and you can undo these changes. Saving this many actions takes up a great deal of processing speed. Reduce the number to 15 history states, and you should see a significant improvement.
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Click the drop-down memory bar next to "Cache Levels." Change the setting to "8." Eight is the maximum number of cache levels possible in Photoshop. Cache levels control the speed of effects rendering in the program. Rendering speed increases with the number of caches.
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