Photoshop – a technical question…

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Passion 4

Discussion Starter · May 14, 2009 (Edited)

I've been working on a large file (1.02Gb, yes it is large (A1) with lots of necessary layers) that has initially been saved as the new large image .psb format.

However the issue is that in CS3 and CS4, when trying to open the file up it creates absolutely massive scratch disc files that fill up my (80Gb) scratch disc. As a result the file will not open.

However when I open it in CS2, the scratch disc files are nowhere near as big and the file opens up OK.

Is this just a CS3/CS4 issue or am I missing something?

Any thoughts or ideas welcome…

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Storm84

· #2 · May 14, 2009

Can you go to preferences and change them? Will that make any difference to the performance?

By the way, 1.02Gb is huge!! :lol:

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JustinOval

· #3 · May 14, 2009

Mister_Storm said:
Can you go to preferences and change them? Will that make any difference to the performance?

By the way, 1.02Gb is huge!! :lol:

That's nearly time-travel big.

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Passion 4

Discussion Starter · #4 · May 14, 2009

Mister_Storm said:
Can you go to preferences and change them? Will that make any difference to the performance?

By the way, 1.02Gb is huge!! :lol:

I've worked on bigger before

good job it's only a 8 Bit, 200 dpi image, not a 16Bit 300 dpi image!

preferences can adjust percentage of RAM allocated to PS and the scratch disc you use, not sure there is anything else that can help?

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Passion 4

Discussion Starter · #5 · May 15, 2009

any late night pixel pushers out there?

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Storm84

· #6 · May 15, 2009

Passion 4 said:
I've worked on bigger before

good job it's only a 8 Bit, 200 dpi image, not a 16Bit 300 dpi image!

preferences can adjust percentage of RAM allocated to PS and the scratch disc you use, not sure there is anything else that can help?

I'm not sure then, other than to make the scratch disc smaller?

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coops

· #7 · May 15, 2009

Sorry. I just fold up in IT ignorance and call up the helpdesk

1.02Gb!

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badbeachbuggy

· #8 · May 16, 2009

JustinOval said:
That's nearly time-travel big.

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Passion 4

Discussion Starter · #9 · May 16, 2009

Mister_Storm said:
I'm not sure then, other than to make the scratch disc smaller?

smaller? 1TB FTW :lol:

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OP

· #10 · May 16, 2009

What on earth is the image for to be that size?

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Passion 4

Discussion Starter · #11 · May 16, 2009

OP said:
What on earth is the image for to be that size?

OP

a master planning proposal for a large resort destination in europe

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OP

· #12 · May 16, 2009

Passion 4 said:
a master planning proposal for a large resort destination in europe

Are they like architects drawings or full colour photographs?

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chris7ian

· #13 · May 16, 2009

from Help:

"The following guidelines can help you assign scratch disks:

For best performance, scratch disks should be on a different drive than any large files you are editing.
Scratch disks should be on a different drive than the one used for virtual memory.
RAID disks/disk arrays are good choices for dedicated scratch disk volumes.
Drives with scratch disks should be defragmented regularly."

i was working on a file that size recently - what a ball-ache! Works machine chugged through it eventually

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Passion 4

Discussion Starter · #14 · May 17, 2009

OP said:
Are they like architects drawings or full colour photographs?

yes, aerial photos/google maps all over-laid with concept proposal drawings layouts. landscaping etc.etc.

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