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Jim
Aug 18, 2004
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"royo" wrote in message
I’m really getting exasperated with this. I have Windows 98 SE, 512 MB
RAM,
20 GB HD
Could use more How much is free?
– I free resources with GoodMem and set Elements to 80% memory.
Try 50%
Please, please why does it take so long to resize images from my Scanwit scanner and even longer to print – that is if they do print without memory errors. Please help a pathetic beginner.
You have starved Windows by allocating to much physical RAM to PS. Jim
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royo
Aug 18, 2004
I’m really getting exasperated with this. I have Windows 98 SE, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB HD – I free resources with GoodMem and set Elements to 80% memory. Please, please why does it take so long to resize images from my Scanwit scanner and even longer to print – that is if they do print without memory errors. Please help a pathetic beginner.
Thanks
Rod
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Lee Oswald Ving
Aug 19, 2004
"royo" wrote in gui.ntli.net:

Please, please why does it take so long to resize images

From how large to how large?
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Mike Russell
Aug 19, 2004
royo wrote:
I’m really getting exasperated with this. I have Windows 98 SE, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB HD – I free resources with GoodMem and set Elements to 80% memory. Please, please why does it take so long to resize images from my Scanwit scanner and even longer to print – that is if they do print without memory errors. Please help a pathetic beginner. Thanks
Rod

Rod,

The most likely cause of this sluggishness is that you are scanning at too high a resolution. This seems particularly likely because you mention "resizing" the image, which makes me think you may be scanning with software interpolation, a marketing driven feature that I do not recommend using.

Even without interpolation, scanners are capable of generating very large images. If you are scanning a large image – say an 8×10 – at 1200 or more pixels per inch, back off to 600 or even 300.
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Mike Russell
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Voivod
Aug 19, 2004
On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 01:53:07 GMT, "Mike Russell" scribbled:

royo wrote:
I’m really getting exasperated with this. I have Windows 98 SE, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB HD – I free resources with GoodMem and set Elements to 80% memory. Please, please why does it take so long to resize images from my Scanwit scanner and even longer to print – that is if they do print without memory errors. Please help a pathetic beginner. Thanks
Rod

Rod,

The most likely cause of this sluggishness is that you are scanning at too high a resolution. This seems particularly likely because you mention "resizing" the image, which makes me think you may be scanning with software interpolation, a marketing driven feature that I do not recommend using.
Even without interpolation, scanners are capable of generating very large images. If you are scanning a large image – say an 8×10 – at 1200 or more pixels per inch, back off to 600 or even 300.

His using a memory manager under 98SE isn’t helping him either.

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