Views
217
Replies
2
Status
Closed
Hi all
this is my 1st post (although i’ve been using photoshop for close to 10 years). i am having an issue with scratch disk(s)-
have a p4 with 1.5gb ram, win xp home; photoshop is on my c: drive. i have recently purchased a 74gb 10,000 rpm serial drive and dedicated it as a swap file (to hopefully speed things up). i have 75% resources allocated to photoshop. i have designated the serial drive as the primary (only) scratch disk. i usually have no other programs running while using photoshop.
when working with a multilayered file (+ – 500mb) the led for the c: drive (on which photoshop is loaded) flashes continuosly (?) when merging layers, saving, etc., though the efficiency usually reads 100%. i have noticed no speed up in operations since installing the serial scratch disk (which i hoped/expected to see). I am very confused as to why there is so much activity on the c: drive – sometimes it takes 15 minutes to merge layers or save a 500mb file. what gives? any help you could give me would be really appreciated!
this is my 1st post (although i’ve been using photoshop for close to 10 years). i am having an issue with scratch disk(s)-
have a p4 with 1.5gb ram, win xp home; photoshop is on my c: drive. i have recently purchased a 74gb 10,000 rpm serial drive and dedicated it as a swap file (to hopefully speed things up). i have 75% resources allocated to photoshop. i have designated the serial drive as the primary (only) scratch disk. i usually have no other programs running while using photoshop.
when working with a multilayered file (+ – 500mb) the led for the c: drive (on which photoshop is loaded) flashes continuosly (?) when merging layers, saving, etc., though the efficiency usually reads 100%. i have noticed no speed up in operations since installing the serial scratch disk (which i hoped/expected to see). I am very confused as to why there is so much activity on the c: drive – sometimes it takes 15 minutes to merge layers or save a 500mb file. what gives? any help you could give me would be really appreciated!
How to Master Sharpening in Photoshop
Give your photos a professional finish with sharpening in Photoshop. Learn to enhance details, create contrast, and prepare your images for print, web, and social media.