Yeah, making a local printer the default works. It runs about 10-15 times faster now.
I wonder why it doesn’t like network printers…
Yeah, making a local printer the default works. It runs about 10-15 times faster now.
It used to take 20-30 secs. to create a new blank 800×600 doc, but now it’s just as snappy as CS & 7.
I wonder why it doesn’t like network printers…
Oh well! At least it works noe!
I use a network printer with the CS3 demo and haven’t experienced any problems. Just lucky or Xerox makes a better driver.
Also run anti-virus, but only leave the email attachment scanner running not the file open scanner.
What AV are we talking about?
Me? The one with SystemSuite, I think it is by MicroTrend.
The default network printer was the problem for me too. File opening went from 15 secs with a networked printer to 1 sec. after changing it.
My default printer is a Xerox Phaser 8550 attached to my router.
PSCS2 opens first time in 5secs and 2secs on subsequent openings during the day.
I think that some companies (Xerox) have better drivers for their printers.
Man, my PSCS3 is taking 77 seconds to open a file. It was running fine by itself before I installed the design premium package. What’s the deal? I have an AMD FX 57, 2 gb ram, XFX 7800 gtx, lots of storage. What gives???
How the hell does the network printer effect openning file? but it solve the problem after I disable the network printer.
Part of the new printing paradigm in PSCS3 is that PS associates a file with a printer (when created, your default printer; after printing, the printer used), instead of using the printer you manually select for a Photoshop session. My guess is that when you print a given file with printer X, and you try opening that file when printer X is offline, it waits until it times out.
true, but the network printer / slow opening files issue has been with us for several versions now, at least since version 7.
Dave, wasn’t that on opening photoshop itself, rather than on opening individual files? (I haven’t experienced this, myself, even though I do have access to the printer on my wife’s computer via the peer network.)
yea, true, that’s because of the change you mentioned. with app wide printer selection the hang was opening photoshop. with image specific printer selection the hang WOULD be on opening the image. good catch. a definite distinction.
It’s as much an OS issue as a problem with Adobe’s codeing. Michael is right, it’s checking if the printer is on line and waiting for a response…which it doesn’t get.
Windows will do the same thing in Explorer for missing printers or sometimes network drives.
BRETT
What problems? Runs great for me.
Further, please stop posting links in your signature. It’s a violation of the TOS you agreed to when registering.
Bob
not sure if this has been tried (didn’t read the whole thread) but first make sure you have a local printer assigned (not a network printer). second, it’s been suggested by a few that they had problems running with the aero interface turned off. if you have it off, try turning it back on and see if that improves things…
ok. so i DID read the whole thread before (even when writing it, nobody reads post #1)! 🙂 i stand by my latest answer. NEXT! 😛 🙂
Seems CRAZY that Adobe would release Photoshop CS3 with such a MAJOR bug! It makes the software unuseable.. yet they don’t seem to care. They’re still happy to make their $$$$$$$$$’s cashing up on customers.
Have they even released a patch to fix it yet? I don’t think so. We should all be going back for a refund.
This doesn’t qualify as a major bug. For starters, it doesn’t effect everyone. There’s also a workaround. Annoying? Yes. Should it be fixed? Yes. Will it be? Who knows.
In the mean time, Adobe does have a 30 day money back policy. If you feel this is a deal breaker, take them up on it.
Bob
ADOBE can DO BETTER THAN THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I`m A concept artist I work with Photoshop since the first release, the best one was the 7.
The CS3 the worst 🙂 the manage of memory is terrible, they improve extra tools like photo gallery exct. effects and whatever, but the engine still suffer a a great delay, the scratch disk doesn`t work properly even if you have a dedicated Hard Disk only for photoshop, also for real I suppose it doesn`t use more that 2 or 3 GB of memory for each open document and is a bullshit the the extension for the big size file.
If you create personal brushes or patterns, Photoshop become more than double slower of painter, it a shame it`s a great program but isn`t enough to improve the GUI.
Adobe improved the photographic stuff but not the the side dedicate to the artists.
Please I don`t want change for Painter so please DO something GUYS!!!!
There’s a clue in the names.
Photoshop
Painter
I had this problem too, running CS3 was PAINFULLY slow, it would halt the whole system for a few minutes at a time while it would catch up every time I made a slight change to an image or even open it up. I tried the printer thing and it changed nothing. I disabled Vista’s Aero and now even processing HDR’s and panoramic shots the system runs like CS3 it’s at idle and processing is ultra fast. I’m running a Dell Optiplex 755 quad core with 8gb ram and an 8600GT.
that’s just so weird. because some people have reported the exact opposite robert! some report running without aero then turning it ON solved the speed issues.
gotta love vista! (or else! :))
yea, yoos got a problem wit dat? 🙂
I might give it a whirl. is cs4-64 going to be a separate buy from the 32 bit version? or will you get both on the same disc? any word?
Dave, from Nacks blog:
Yes, it’ll be a single installer containing two binaries. –J.
thanks FA. i might load up vista 64 as a dual boot. i’m not going to lose my printer though (kodak 1400). only 32 bit drivers. jerks. 🙂
There may well be Vista drivers included with the operating system.
Bob
We check that a while back Bob. It’s negative.
right o. still, dual booting once a week or so to print out a few family pix isn’t so bad.
Come on, Dave. We all know you’re hard at work on that Vista 64 box to run Photoshop CS4. <g>
Bob
I’m now using Vista, and have noticed that PS was really slow to open files – incredibly slow, actually. It wasn’t the network printer – I managed to deduce it to this:
The Open Recent menu, if it contains files that exist in a network location, will slow down *all* file opening operations, local OR remote, whilst those files exist in that menu. If you clear the list, or set the Open Recent menu to have a history of zero files, PS is nice and fast again.
So, something in the Open Recent menu is screwy – it’s like every time you open a file, it validates the entire list of recent files – and if there are files on a network, it has to wait to access each one.
Presumably this is to stop the issue of people trying to open files that don’t exist, but honestly – if it can affect performance so badly, I’d rather just have a "that file doesn’t exist any more" message than have it constantly checking and rechecking the Recent list.
Give it a shot – set up some files over a network (wifi is a good example, as it’s relatively slow). Set your Open Recent list to, let’s say 30 items. Clear the list and open a local file a few times. Note how long it takes. Then, open a load of network files – enough to fill the Open Recent menu. Try opening the original, local file again – it’s now ridiculously slow to open.
So – there’s another possibility for you. Enjoy 🙂
