Photoshop CS 3

skipper954 · 14-07-2007, 23:06

Hey

I just got cs3 this week, and love all the new things I can do with it.

My problem is bridge. It is so much better, but it seems that it is so much slower. Drives me crazy.

Also it seems a bit buggy. Freezes every so often. Doesn't open sometimes unless I reboot.

I am running winxp with 2 G RAM.

Anyone run into the same problems? Any fixes?

Thanks

skip

fionaB · 14-07-2007, 23:08

i have similar probs when i use bridge but i put it down to not enough memory to run bridge, PS and AOL as im only running on 512mb ram

**Markulous** · 14-07-2007, 23:13

Think there'll soon be a new swear word: Bridge!

Is a resource hog, runs like the proverbial dog.......... and doesn't even do that much! Give it the old heave-ho, I say! 2GB min I'd say....... AND fast processor(s)....... AND fast disk - then it's fine!

fionaB · 14-07-2007, 23:17

sounds like a great idea ......... but not a feasible one at the mo! lol mine actually runs not bad if i only use it and not aol at the same time......... and completely

if that

guy outside doesnt fix his damn car alarm he wont be needing it at all.........

Fi

skipper954 · 14-07-2007, 23:28

Presumably Adobe will post some upgrades for bridge if the problems seem like frequent ones.

More likely, they will ship CS 4 in 12 months.

**Markulous** · 14-07-2007, 23:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by fionaB

sounds like a great idea ......... but not a feasible one at the mo! lol mine actually runs not bad if i only use it and not aol at the same time.........

Tell me about it! System I'm currently using is 512MB and AOL (which luckily I don't need, just the BB connection, as AOL is as bad as Bridge for resources!)..

Quote:

Originally Posted by fionaB

and completely

if that

guy outside doesnt fix his damn car alarm he wont be needing it at all.........

LOL! "Woman arrested in deranged attack on car"

Boofers · 15-07-2007, 00:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by Markulous

Tell me about it! System I'm currently using is 512MB and AOL (which luckily I don't need, just the BB connection, as AOL is as bad as Bridge for resources!)..

LOL! "Woman arrested in deranged attack on car"

**stepheno** · 15-07-2007, 08:55

Mark said it....ditch Bridge. I run a fairly top spec machine with 2Mgb memory and Bridge crawls. My answer is I use Lightroom and only open a conversion in CS3 if it requires further treatment.

VinnyP · 15-07-2007, 10:29

Just curious if the sluggish ones are running AMD processors. My old desktop was an AMD 64X2 4600+ with 2GB of ram and it really struggled with Bridge. My laptop was noticeably quicker and that is a very modest Intel single core 2.4 and 1GB. My new desktop is much quicker again but that is based on Intel.

fionaB · 15-07-2007, 10:40

yep mine is an AMD 2600

Fi

**stepheno** · 15-07-2007, 10:50

Could be right....I'm AMD

**Dabhand16** · 15-07-2007, 11:06

My new rig is for the first time an AMD, but it is a duo-core job with 2g of RAM. I've not really used Bridge too much as I treated myself to Lightroom and installed it straight away.

However, as I am writing this I have just used Bridge to open around 350 RAW images AND the same number of jpgs (shooting RAW + jpeg on this occasion) in about seven seconds.

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