Increase Photoshop Speed

As every knows that Application softwares like photoshop takes a bit long time to load as well as to work during multi processing. So here i came out with an solution for working smoothly with adobe Photoshop. Initially open the Adobe Photoshop by clicking the Photoshop icon in your desktop, now click the Edit option from the menu bar. Then select the preference option at the bottom of the edit menu, a new window open, so that you can see some preferences related to photoshop such as File handling and Performance preferences. Now open memory handling option from the list and increase the availability of RAM to your wish. Now apply the settings.

Photoshop

Interface

File Handling and Performance Preferences

This set of preferences determines basic aspects of file saving and performance.

Note: Performance preferences not available prior to Photoshop CS3.

File Handling

Image Previews

To save previews or thumbnails with your images select Always Save in the Image Previews drop-down menu. You will see these thumbnails when you open and single-click images stored in a directory using Photoshop's Open command and in other applications that support it. To save disk space, select Never Save. Select Ask When Saving if you want Photoshop to ask if you desire a thumbnail or not whenever you save an image. You may also select saving the preview as a Macintosh and Windows thumbnail.

File Extension

Select Use Lower Case to force Photoshop to save files with lower case file type extensions. Lower case extensions have become the de-facto standard and are recommended. Unix servers are case sensitive, so consistent character case (upper or lower) is important to maintain when using your images for the Web.

File Compatibility

These options allow for you to select the level of backwards compatibility in the .psd file format or enabling advanced file saving alternatives in the TIFF file format like ZIP and JPEG compression.

Recent Files List

You can set how many recent files you would like Photoshop to remember.

Performance (Photoshop CS3 only)

Photoshop CS3 includes a new and improved Performance preferences dialogue, which allows for better control over how Photoshop handles things like memory usage and image cache.

Memory Usage (this setting is found under Memory and Image Cache in earlier Photoshop versions)

This allows you to either manually set a number for the maximum amount of your computer's RAM you'd like to allow Photoshop to use, or to drag the slider to adjust this value percentage wise. The default is usually 55 percent.

Scratch Disks (this setting is found under Plug-Ins and Scratch Disks in earlier Photoshop versions)

Scratch disks are different hard drives or partitions on your computer that Photoshop uses for memory when physical memory (your RAM) is full. An image in Photoshop can take approximately 3-5 times its file size. For instance, if your file takes up 10 MB of your hard drive, Photoshop could require 40 MB or more of RAM when working with it. As you work on multiple images or lots of changes and multiple layers, RAM requirements increase and Photoshop will begin to use your hard drive for virtual (rather than physical) RAM. It is recommended that free space on your hard drive for the scratch disk equals at least the amount of physical RAM in your system. If you have 128 MB of RAM, you should have at least 128 MB on your hard drive for the scratch disk. The greater the RAM and free space, the better Photoshop performs. Photoshop can have up to 4 scratch disks. By default, Photoshop will use your Startup hard drive. If you plan on using Photoshop for a large files (ie: print), or many smaller files at once, it might be a good idea to get a second (more more) hard drive for your computer.

Cache Settings (this setting is found under Memory and Image Cache in earlier Photoshop versions)

The cache is an area of memory Photoshop uses to store low-resolution versions of your images to help with screen updates or refreshes. A higher value will update the screen faster, but the image, as far as display is concerned, may be of lower quality. Note that this does not affect the file in any way.

History States (this setting is found under General preferences in earlier Photoshop versions)

Allows you to choose the keystroke that invokes the Undo or Redo command. You also set the number of History states that Photoshop will record for one single image.

File Handling and Performance Preferences Summary

• File Handling Preferences set options for saving files.
• Image Previews lets you decide if you'd like to save thumbnails of saved images.
• The File Extension option determines whether file name extensions are upper or lower case.
• File Compatibility determines the backwards compatibility of a .psd file as well as certain .tiff file compression options.
• The Recent Files List option lets you set how many recently opened documents you would like displayed in the Recent Files list.
• Memory Usage allows you to allocate how much RAM Photoshop will use.
• Scratch disks are areas of your hard drive Photoshop uses for memory when physical memory (your RAM) is full.
• The cache is an area of memory Photoshop uses to store low-resolution versions of your images.
• History states are the number of states that Photoshop records for a single image.