Topic: adobe photoshop and MacOSX 10.6.4 problems (Read 2160 times)

kers · « **on:** June 30, 2010, 06:57:19 am »

Hardmac.com is reporting problems with the new 10.6.4. update from apple.
The open CL drivers for the videocards in it are upgraded- but it seems to be a downgrade that affects CS5 programs like After Effects and Photoshop.

I use the combination my self and had a strange overall freeze yesterday and my larger brushes perform very sloooooow .
takes seconds....

Maybe wise not to upgrade yet if you can...

the link

http://www.hardmac.com/news/2010/06/30/

jerryrock · « **Reply #1 on:** June 30, 2010, 09:21:14 am »

I upgraded to OSX 10.6.4 and have had no performance degredation in Photoshop CS5 on My MacPro 2 x 2.66 Dual-Core Intel Xeon with 12 gb ram, ATI X1900XT graphics card with 512 mb Vram.

Jack Flesher · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2010, 09:47:35 am »

I found Open GL to be worse (slower) even in 10.6.3 than with it off -- I am running a 285 GTX (1gig VRAM) card in my Mac Pro. Clearly it was better than the CS4 version, but still slower than my system on screen redraws and brushes when working on large MF files. I've turned it off on both my Mac Pro and MacBook Pro installations. I suspect it is probably great for web images, but even a card with a gig of VRAM is going to be processor challenged with 100MB + image files.

As an aside, what has helped is setting cache and the new "tiles" dialog to the right spot. For me and the image files I typically work on, setting cache to 4 and tiles to 1024 size seems to be the sweet-spot, FWIW.

kers · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2010, 11:48:41 am »

I am using a Macpro 2008 8 core 2,8hz + 16 gig ram and have a nvidia 8800 GT card in it.

In the beginning i had problems with color and now with using large brushes- GPU-engine on or off - it does not matter-

My (sweet) old Photoshop CS3 paints 10 times faster... without any GPU-engine

maybe I have to install photoshop for a third time...?

francois · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2010, 12:29:30 pm »

This afternoon, I just had a complete freeze of my Mac with Photoshop. The is the first freeze that my Mac experiences with Photoshop. I don't know yet whether it's 10.6.4 related or it's another problem.

jerryrock · « **Reply #5 on:** July 01, 2010, 12:44:59 pm »

Photoshop 12.01 update is available today:

Quote

Adobe Photoshop CS5 12.0.1 update — multiple languages
July 1, 2010
The Adobe Photoshop 12.0.1 update addresses a number of high priority bugs with 64-bit Mac, Performance, User Interface, Type, Content-Aware Fill, HDR, 3D, Painting, GPU and Liquify implemented after Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended (12.0.0) were released.

The most significant fixes in the Photoshop 12.0.1 update include the following:

A number of issues that could cause slow performance have been addressed.
3D refractions, Ray Tracing and IBL workflows improved.
Out of memory error opening some TIFFs has been addressed.
A crash in Content Aware Fill has been addressed.
Font related crashes have been addressed.
Scroll wheel issue addressed.
A number of user interface and workspace issues addressed.
A number of painting issues addressed, including video layer issue.
Droplet issues addressed.

kers · « **Reply #6 on:** July 01, 2010, 02:05:06 pm »

thanks Jerry,

it seems installing 12.01 and deleting my presets already helpt a lot.

brushes are working about normal again...

we can go back to start working

no i was wrong...
-
Update-

I got another 3 freezes today when opening a Photoshop file in CS5
symptoms: screen start flickering heavily and nothing works anymore. You need to force shutdown.
result: My screen colors are off again- much to light.

Author Topic: adobe photoshop and MacOSX 10.6.4 problems (Read 2160 times)