Damn, this program is slow. Even with the use of the GPU via OpenGL, the redraw rates make dragging layers around look like a slideshow. Overall it just seems to run slower than CS3. It does have some nice features though. Now when you view an image at 33% or 66%, everything is sharp rather than severely jagged-looking. As for the new features like 3D capabilities, I never use them, and I’d imagine that very few designers have any need for them. Photoshop has always been a great program, yes, but Adobe needs to optimize the software better and not make the whole thing so bloated when it runs. Adobe Reader (at 33MB) has already been bested by Foxit Reader, a much more efficient and faster program that does virtually the same thing. Who knows…one day Photoshop’s reign may come to an end when Adobe gets lazier and lazier and other smaller companies start catching up to its features.
Photoshop CS4 is SLOOOOOWWWW
Published October 25, 2008 Software 32 CommentsTags: adobe, buggy, crap, photoshop cs4, slow
I totally agree.
hell its slow,
was looking around the internet and found a forum where they said that its due to graphics card drivers…. haha, so i got the latest one, and photoshop cs4 magically worked FINE… until i restarted my PC, still having the latest driver, the photoshop’s slowness probably… adapted (?!?) to the new driver, and ps cs4 was slow again…
Damn whats going on ?!?
Let’s face it. Adobe is becoming Microsoft in the sense that they are TOO comfortable with their market share. They take for granted that people will simply use it because it’s mainstream. But look what happened to MS’s Internet Explorer. It’s losing market share day by day while Firefox is gaining. We might see in the near future small companies who develop GIMP and Paint.NET releasing builds that trump Photoshop.
I agree, just built a brand spanking PC with some serious power just for the new release of CS4, and was floored by the crap performance – I can’t believe it. Enabled the OpenGL option – same. AArrggghhh.
Scrolling around a decent size image was like I was playing a game on my old Commodore 64, actually I think that was faster…
Have seen some reg edits available from the Adobe Support web site to disable the OpenGL Windows function, may try that and update my video card drivers too, otherwise it’s back to CS3 for me!
Arrrgghhhhh….
Me again.
Heaps better now. Upgraded the drivers for my nVidia 6600LE card, restarted the box and fired up PShop and alot better, but panning the image around (with the hand tool) was still very very edgey, on a 12mega schnitzel (8 bit) colour image.
Stuffed around with the OpenGL settings (advanced settings button) – and got it working a treat! – turned off the ‘Advanced Drawing’ option and ‘Force Bilinear Interpolation’, restarted and the thing is now signing along.
Have to note though that now Pshop slides the image around when panning with the hand tool, kinda like cover flow in the iPod… if you hold down space and flick the image it’ll slide around the screen until you let go of space or click the mouse/pen.. Kinda cool.
Gunna find out what this Force Bilinear crap is all about.
Hope this helps someone…
Cheers,
Dave
1 last thing, or until I find out something else.
I’m still using my high res Phillips CRT until I can afford an Eizo (mmmm Eizo), and noticed the monitor refresh rate makes an impact on seeing the cursors in Photoshop, particularly the brush at large sizes – bloody weird (and frigging frustrating).
So I’m working at a refresh rate (75hz) just slightly high enough to stop me from having a seizure, but just low enough to annoy me.
I think I’m getting an Eizo for xmas….
Dave
I have another complaint. When I’m using brushes and let’s say drawing a line, the delay between where my brush cursor is and when it actually registers is terrible. It’s almost always 1/2 a circle behind.
Reminds me of Vista — Ohhh Ahhhh lets make it all eye candy but not give a damn about performance. CS4 coming off the drive tonight back to CS3.
There was once a time when Adobe releases were vast improvements over the previous version, but now the difference is too incremental to upgrade version to version.
To solve this, just go to preferencess>general>Image interpolation and select nearest neighbor, thats how CS3 worked.
My god.. I’ve just installed this and currently attempting to use.
Abysmal.
Screen redrawing is pathetic. If I scribble on the page with a pencil, then Ctrl+Z, the pencil is still there until I zoom in…
Disappointed bordering on furious. 64bit in Vista and it’s twice as slow.
We are going back in time!
Wow, I thought It was my computer. I can’t work with this slow redraw..
I found if you untick everything in the advance settings its more faster and smoother drawing with OpenGL acceleration. Or play with the different ticks.
After I updated my driver to support the new GPU features, I noticed a huge performance decrease. Mainly, there was a huge delay in brush strokes.
FIX:
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- Edit->Preferences->Performance
- Under GPU Settings, click the Advanced Settings.. button.
- Uncheck Bilinear Interpolation.
- Restart Photoshop
After I did that, there was no lag at all when using the brush. Even faster than CS3!
Hopefully this works for you.
Cheers.
The lag when drawing with a pencil/brush can be fixed by unticking ‘3d Interaction Acceleration’ under edit>preferences>general>performance>advanced
Photoshop cs4 is still sloooooooooooooooww
http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4292
“http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=4292″
..Still slow
this update works with my CS4 .
Thank you gus
I repaired disk and permissions, Cleared cache for system and users, Font cache… using onyx. Also used the trick holding command+S on power up entering fsck -fy That seems to have fixed most of PH CS4. CS3 still seems to be faster but CS4 is now usable. Suggest repairing disk after installing CS4.
I;m no fan of Microsoft, but as eariler commenters have said Adobe will have competition soon, and should stop being lazy with their monopoly share of crative software..just as Xbox came into the games market from Microsoft and took it’s fair share..wait and see what happens in the next 5 years with silverlight verses flash and Microsoft Expression suite and Blend taking on Adobe..if anyone has the power and money to compete it’s Mickysoft
Photoshop CS4 doesn’t even let you backup your money, as in a copy!
I bet you all didn’t think of that, did you!
Why pirate music, movies when you can share the money, right?
he he…. lol….
back up money? please keep the comments relevant to the thread
The problem is solved.
Download photoshop CS4 11.01 update and install
Great the update fix the problem!!! AWESOME!!!
Damn it all to hell. Damn I thought CS4 would pawn hard. But it slow as hell on my old p4 computer with 2 gigs of ram. CS3 ran like Usain Bolt on that computer but CS4 is slug. Can’t even create graphics for my cursors site.
Opening 15 files, and dragging 1 of them 4 inches to the left takes like 25 seconds.
CS4 is the VISTA of design programs. Sucks. (until they fix the speed issue)
/end Rant
P.S sorry for using your blog but this one of the first results that came up when I googled.
Dave’s advice for turning off the advanced features (under the OpenGL settings) worked like a charm. Thanks Dave! I no longer want to slash my wrists every time I move an object in Photoshop CS4.
Its not slow, your computer just sucks!
Guys,
Hiding the rulers made a *huge* difference in my machine. Like going from 3 to 20 fps. Just hit CNTRL+R.
(does it help you?)
Download photoshop CS4 11.01 update and install
thx Erwin its a new PS
thx a lot
Well it IS slow. But it is due to hardware/software incompatibility. It is practically adobe’s fault . They could have created more efficient program with all the money they earn but they cant stop being lazy asses. and all to all smart asses out there: My computer does not suck. I have quad i7, gtx295 with windows 7. Everything looks and is perfect except, photoshop works lame.