Forgive if this topic has been asked before. I seem to have problems with PS CS now and again…very slow/freezing in executing actions in certain cases. Yesterday I came to the conclusion that perhaps the problem is happening after I transfer JPEGS off my 512Mb CF card (Viking label, Toshiba manufacturer) but do NOT remove the card from the reader (SanDisk USB 2.0 6-in-1). In other words, even though I’m working on files that have been transferred off the card, it is possible that the card or the reader takes up resources from PS CS that create slowdowns/freezes? Restarting the computer (Dell P4 2.8 with 1Mb RAM and Win XP Pro) didn’t resolve the problem, but when the card was removed from the reader, the problems stopped.
Anyone else experience this?
Sounds like you found the fix.
If I were you I’d just continue to go with that workflow.
That’s my question, though– are the two things related, or might there be some other reason CS slows to a crawl or stop on a machine that has plenty of RAM and plenty of computing power. Was it really the removal of the CF card that fixed my problems– I only know that it worked once. If anyone else has had a similar experience, or knows of some other reason or solution, I’d appreciate it.
Thanks.
Maybe not the same, but when I transfer photos from the CF-card to the pc (usb card reader; copy action) I can’t take out the card directly after the copy is done, but I have to wait a couple of minutes before I take it out.
If I remove too early, Windows slams me the "unsafe to remove" message in the face.
However I experience no sluggyness when the card is in.
Rob
Do you "eject" the CF card (as if it were a removable disk) by right-clicking on its icon in My Computer and then left-clicking on eject? Once you do that, the card name should disappear from the screen (it’s replaced by the words "removable disk" I think) and you should be able to remove the CF card immediately.
there should be a safe to eject icon in the task tray when you use the card. (my camera works that way, plugged in directly). when done copying files, click that icon and click the remove item in the menu.
Roger
I NEVER take the card out of my camera. I hate the fact of risking the images. We use Canon D60 and 10D cameras. I reckon if you take the cards out the pins male and female will eventually get worn through wear and tear.also in the earlier days when we used the readers we had nothing but problems so my advice is use the USB/IEEE Firewire connections.
I know many people have used them sucessfully but I agree to differ and PS at the moment is too unstable to negate the problems and fixs
Regards
Mark
Thanks for the feedback. I’d be absolutely tempted to do exactly as you’re doing if only the transfer rate when coming directly out of the camera weren’t so slow (USB 1.1). This applies to every Canon digital camera I own (several).
But getting back to my original post…I’m still trying to determine what’s causing the problem with Photoshop CS. If the instability is a result of a CF card being in the reader when PS CS is running (for example…doing so sucks up too many resources), then I have an answer and a solution (which is to make sure there’s no card in the reader when PS is running).
But getting back to my original post…I’m still trying to determine what’s causing the problem with Photoshop CS.
did you read my post #5? do you have the safe to disconnect icon in the task bar? if so, you need to use it. it’s there for a reason.
I think you’re off on a different tangent. This isn’t a question of whether the card is being removed correctly before opening Photoshop. When I do remove the card, I do it correctly (note that I don’t get an alert suggesting I failed to do it the way the computer wants).
My question is whether leaving the CF card in the reader could be causing Photoshop’s instability.
hmm… it COULD be looking for previously opened files on the card. do you ever open directly from the card? (that’s a no no).
it could maybe (slim chance) be trying to thumbnail files on the drive. not sure about this one, but it’s a thought. do you have background processing and subdirectory scanning on in prefrences? have you previously used the browser directly on the card?
I normally don’t access files until they’ve been moved on to the hard drive…though it’s possible that the simple process of showing thumbnails from the CF card before moving the files to the hard drive is sufficient to create the relationship you’re suggesting.
Background processing is "off" in preferences; I couldn’t find the subdirectory processing option (sorry).
But the more I ponder this question, the more I think that removing the card from the reader before launching PS CS is a wise move.
