New Canvas CTRL+N takes forever in CS3. Any ideas?

On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:09 GMT, LadiesMan217
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Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Are you transsexual? Or why’ ladiesman’?
Anyway, on my PC the response is immediately.

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On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:09 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.
Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Are you transsexual?

Nope.

Or why’ ladiesman’?

You might have a grammar problem… and my best friend’s a giant robot. 🙂

Anyway, on my PC the response is immediately.

Thanks. I thought for sure it was, when I first installed CS3, so I’m hoping I will be able to get it back to normal speed again.

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On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:09 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.
Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Are you transsexual?

Nope.

Or why’ ladiesman’?

You might have a grammar problem… and my best friend’s a giant robot. 🙂

Hehe

"LadiesMan217" wrote in message

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds
to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Can you try a different default setting for the canvas? Mine is set to "Default Photoshop Size".

When I did it on my machine, after pressing enter at the dialog box (which comes up when I press Ctrl+N), it did take about 3-4 seconds. However, subsequent keyboard commands of Ctrl+N | Enter renders the canvas instantly. So it seems to be slow only the first time on my machine, WinXP with 3GB of RAM with CS3 10.0.1.

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"LadiesMan217" wrote in message

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds
to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.
Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Can you try a different default setting for the canvas? Mine is set to "Default Photoshop Size".

When I did it on my machine, after pressing enter at the dialog box (which comes up when I press Ctrl+N), it did take about 3-4 seconds. However, subsequent keyboard commands of Ctrl+N | Enter renders the canvas instantly. So it seems to be slow only the first time on my machine, WinXP with 3GB of RAM with CS3 10.0.1.

I’ve tried every possible combination of settings in the dialog box, but unfortunately it makes no difference. I think I’ll try a clean install, as I’m sure it was ok for the first few days. Hopefully that will sort it out.

On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:41:12 GMT, LadiesMan217

I’ve tried every possible combination of settings in the dialog box, but unfortunately it makes no difference. I think I’ll try a clean install, as I’m sure it was ok for the first few days. Hopefully that will sort it out.

yep, I might have a grammar problem:-)))

Before reinstalling, reset the preferences.
Only (small but still possible) maybe it’ll sort it out.

Dave

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On Thu, 29 May 2008 16:41:12 GMT, LadiesMan217

I’ve tried every possible combination of settings in the dialog box, but unfortunately it makes no difference. I think I’ll try a clean install, as I’m sure it was ok for the first few days. Hopefully that will sort it out.

yep, I might have a grammar problem:-)))

Before reinstalling, reset the preferences.
Only (small but still possible) maybe it’ll sort it out.
Dave

Thanks, tried that and waited 43 minutes for it to uninstall. Installed it again, and the problem was still there. F*ck it, I’m ditching this resource hog and going back to Photoshop 7.

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On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:09 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds
to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Are you transsexual? Or why’ ladiesman’?
Anyway, on my PC the response is immediately.

Or why’ ladiesman’?

maybe he likes Courvoisier?? on Saturday Nights

http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2000_The_Ladies_Man/tim_mead ows_the_ladies_man_002.jpg http://snltranscripts.jt.org/97/97bladiesman.phtml

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LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

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When you create a new document, that’s the first time Photoshop asks the printer for it’s default setup.

If your printer is really, really slow or disconnected – then you may get a long pause while the printer driver waits for information. Usually this only happens with buggy drivers or poorly configured network printers.

Chris

On 5/29/08 7:24 PM, in article
, "tacit"
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In article ,
LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

On Thu, 29 May 2008 21:21:42 -0400, "KatWoman" wrote:

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On Thu, 29 May 2008 14:49:09 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds
to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

Any ideas or tips on how to speed it up, or is it just one of CS3’s new resource draining "features", I have to get used to?

Are you transsexual? Or why’ ladiesman’?
Anyway, on my PC the response is immediately.

Or why’ ladiesman’?

maybe he likes Courvoisier?? on Saturday Nights

http://images.allmoviephoto.com/2000_The_Ladies_Man/tim_mead ows_the_ladies_man_002.jpg http://snltranscripts.jt.org/97/97bladiesman.phtml

LOL… would thìs ladiesman be caller #5?

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LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

4gb. Shouldn’t be an issue.

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When you create a new document, that’s the first time Photoshop asks the printer for it’s default setup.

If your printer is really, really slow or disconnected – then you may get a long pause while the printer driver waits for information. Usually this only happens with buggy drivers or poorly configured network printers.

Chris

You know, I think my printer driver did to an automatic update recently. Perhaps that’s the root of my problem, then. I’ve uninstalled CS3 for now and gone back to 7.0, though, and New Canvas is still instant here, but when I can find a spare 3 days to reinstall CS3 (it takes forever), I will definitely try it without my printer driver installed.

That said, I do feel like Adobe have gone too far down the bloat-ware road, where they no longer seem interested in optimising their software for performance, and instead just hope that future processors will make their resource draining app at least somewhat tolerable to work with. I’m on a 4gb, 3ghz dual core, and CS3 is still considerable slower than 6.0 ever was on my old 1gb, 1.8ghz AMD, and I don’t feel that CS3’s modest increase in features justifies this kind of slowdown, and I mean in general terms, not just my specific New Canvas issue.

Anyway, thanks for the tip.

On Fri, 30 May 2008 14:42:31 GMT, LadiesMan217
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tacit wrote in
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In article ,
LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

4gb. Shouldn’t be an issue.

4 gig? Sorry for this disappointment
but PS is not invented to make use of all of it.
You can remove half of it without experiencing any difference.

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On Fri, 30 May 2008 14:42:31 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

tacit wrote in
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In article ,
LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

4gb. Shouldn’t be an issue.

4 gig? Sorry for this disappointment
but PS is not invented to make use of all of it.
You can remove half of it without experiencing any difference.

I think I’ll keep it. It will probably come in handy for something else. 😉

On Fri, 30 May 2008 15:14:06 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

Dave wrote in news:1650449obd7g6mtl69de71cv90aqscd0ir@
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On Fri, 30 May 2008 14:42:31 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

tacit wrote in
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In article ,
LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

4gb. Shouldn’t be an issue.

4 gig? Sorry for this disappointment
but PS is not invented to make use of all of it.
You can remove half of it without experiencing any difference.

I think I’ll keep it. It will probably come in handy for something else. 😉

Totally aggreed:-) I would have kept it myself because, like you said, it may serve a purpose somewhere else..

What?

Photoshop can use up to 4 Gig, and the OS can use any leftover RAM for disk caching. (Photoshop can’t directly use more than 3 Gig for image data, because of OS overhead, but the full 4 Gig address space does get used)

Chris

On 5/30/08 7:59 AM, in article ,
"Dave" wrote:

On Fri, 30 May 2008 14:42:31 GMT, LadiesMan217
wrote:

tacit wrote in
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In article ,
LadiesMan217 wrote:

Whenever I click CTRL+N to open a new canvas, it takes as much as 4 seconds to appear, no matter how big or small it might be. This used to be almost instant in Photoshop 7. It’s extremely frustrating to constantly hit this speedbump, as it’s something I do a lot.

How much RAM is in your computer?

Modern versions of Photoshop will allocate VM equal to at least the size of any new document when it is created, and more if RAM is tight. If you don’t have sufficient RAM in your computer, creating a new file can be time-consuming.

4gb. Shouldn’t be an issue.

4 gig? Sorry for this disappointment
but PS is not invented to make use of all of it.
You can remove half of it without experiencing any difference.

In Photoshop 7, the printer information was queried at launch (which sometimes lead to slow launches).

Photoshop CS3 changed it to query when a new document is created, and some effort was made to catch bad/slow drivers. Sadly, there are more ways to build bad drivers than the Photoshop engineers imagined…

Chris

On 5/30/08 7:42 AM, in article ,
"LadiesMan217" wrote:

Chris Cox wrote in
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When you create a new document, that’s the first time Photoshop asks the printer for it’s default setup.

If your printer is really, really slow or disconnected – then you may get a long pause while the printer driver waits for information. Usually this only happens with buggy drivers or poorly configured network printers.

Chris

You know, I think my printer driver did to an automatic update recently. Perhaps that’s the root of my problem, then. I’ve uninstalled CS3 for now and gone back to 7.0, though, and New Canvas is still instant here, but when I can find a spare 3 days to reinstall CS3 (it takes forever), I will definitely try it without my printer driver installed.

That said, I do feel like Adobe have gone too far down the bloat-ware road, where they no longer seem interested in optimising their software for performance, and instead just hope that future processors will make their resource draining app at least somewhat tolerable to work with. I’m on a 4gb, 3ghz dual core, and CS3 is still considerable slower than 6.0 ever was on my old 1gb, 1.8ghz AMD, and I don’t feel that CS3’s modest increase in features justifies this kind of slowdown, and I mean in general terms, not just my specific New Canvas issue.

Anyway, thanks for the tip.