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gnomewerks
Joined: 02 Apr 2007
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 Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:51 pm Post subject: Working with HUGE images |
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I am not new to Photoshop by any means but new to these forums so hello to all.
here goes...
I will soon be working at creating very large digital artwork. I mean images that are around 3ft by 2ft at least, maybe upwards of 48" by 30".
Many layers, lots of depth going on, in the vein of lets say - Abstract digital art. I will also be creating these images not only at large image size but very high quality for Giclee and other printing purpose.
My question is, what sort of PC requirements should I consider for the most efficiency. As much RAM as possible? I am already looking into a 30" monitor just to give me as much real estate as possible. When working at images around 10,000 x 7,000 pixels I am already working at 12% image on a large monitor.
If money wasn't much of an option what would you go for/what considerations would you bring up?
2+Gigs of RAM over Dual/Quad Core processors.
One large 30" monitor or perhaps Dual 24"?
Massive HD space for the 300mb that each image will be when saving/storing.
Just looking for thoughts as I piece together the hardware to create my artwork comfortably.
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jonmf76
Joined: 14 Feb 2007
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Gnome,
I have been working with a lot of large RAW files lately and they really bogged my processors (dual Intel MacBook Pro). So I upgraded this weekend from 512MB (MBP shipped with) all the way to the max of 2GB..and htis morning Photoshop is working like a dream and is not choking at all...so to answer your question, yes....MAXX out your RAM to start with. Save all work on a remote HD of whatever size you have. I don't think it will make any diff if it is 80GB vs 300GB, except that you'll be able to save more on the larger one, obviously.
good luck...BTW, I got my RAM from DMS (http://www.datamemorysystems.com/) and it came with free USPS shipping, was competitively priced, and the customer service was great. ($138 for 2x1GB chips) |
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AgfaD2
Joined: 03 Nov 2005
Posts: 267
Location: California
PS Version: Photoshop 9.0 CS2
OS: Windows XP Pro SP2/VISTA ULTIMATE
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The speed of the drive will determine write time to the drive. As well as the interface of the drive itself. If time is of the essence try investing in a 10,000RPM drive.
Whats your interface? |
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