how do i speed up photoshop 7 in OS X? I want to speed up the file
saving process... I am trying to make it NOT save the large full
resolution composited image, and to skip that step all together...
HELP!

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Request for Question Clarification by tombiro-ga on 08 May 2002 17:39 PDT

are you speaking of working from the photoshop deluxe file-type, and
not saving the master, and only wanting to save a .jpeg or .gif or
.tiff file instead?  just looking for clarification.  thanks!

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Clarification of Question by downtownnick-ga on 09 May 2002 06:41 PDT

no, trying to save extremely large (up to 350meg) .PSD files WITHOUT
first generating a full resolution composite image... this is an
automatic process that photoshop does to maximize compatibilty...
Adobe says that if you turn off "maximize compatibility" in prefs it
won't do that, but it still does anyway... I am looking to save what
can be (on files with many layers) a 45 minute process on a g4 with
over a gig of ram and two 500mhz processors!

Hi downtownnick

I suspect the extra time you are experiencing is down to file size,
which is a consequence of the "maximize compatibility" feature of
Photoshop. As I understand it, this is due to the saving of both a
layered version of your file, but also a flattened version
(pre-composited), so the extra time is both due to the extra save, but
also the flattening of your file.

A solution, depending on how your other preferences are set, may be
this:

1. In the File Handling preferences, set the option to "Always
Maximize Compatibility" for PSD files (photoshop files), which will
hopefully bypass the flattening process, OR make sure it is disabled
as it will be enabled as default.

2. In the same preferences, set the "Ask Before Saving Layered TIFF
files" to on, and maybe make use of the layer compression (used when
saving a layered TIFF file).

I hope this answers your question. If there is something I've missed,
please let me know what it is and I'll do my best to provide further
details.

Regards
Warthog

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sadly, nothing, though it IS an interesting site, one which I may
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still searching... help!