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Post by Sepiana on May 27, 2018 6:43:47 GMT
Just adding some clarification (particularly for the benefit of new users of Elements) . . .
Throughout the literature you will see comments about the downside of permanently installing brushes in Elements; they are usually connected with this program having to use "additional resources" to handle this situation as pointed out by Sydney.
Bailey, I am well aware that I can copy the .abr file into the PSE brushes folder to make it permanent, but this is what I want to avoid so as to maintain a clean install of PSE. Any additional brushes apart from the ones which come as part of PSE are loaded into memory at PSE start and, hence, use additional resources.
When you launch Elements, this program is designed to automatically do a "scan" to see if you have installed any add-on(s) since the last time you used it (brushes, custom shapes, etc.). That’s when the term "additional resources" comes into play. Elements uses its "resources" to see what you have added. If you haven’t added anything, the "scan" is over quickly and Elements opens. If you have installed add-ons, Elements has to "recognize/accept" them, and then open.
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Post by Bailey on May 27, 2018 7:35:32 GMT
RAM (memory) is also a resource of the device you are using. Since Sydney used "resources" and "memory" in the same sentence, it's reasonable to assume he was referring to the memory resource of his computer.
Hopefully he will clarify which resources he was referring to with "additional resources" in his post.
Either way, the extra "additional resources" used to load a few extra brushes is very, very tiny, insignificant and moot.
I certainly can't notice the difference in the loading time for the PSE editor if I add a few brushes to the Brushes folder. I suspect it is in the thousandths of a second, so loading and unloading brushes on a by project basis as I described in my earlier demo is not an issue at all for me.
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Post by Sepiana on May 31, 2018 2:55:28 GMT
I have the same problem, except just a bit different, . . . Brushes may stay where I put them throughout several restarts and then just disappear. BuckSkin, my apologies! I forgot to address this.
For starters, I am assuming you are talking about third-party (custom) brushes and that you are loading them instead of installing them. Be assured! If you are using the Loading technique, you will encounter a "disappearing act" by the Brush tool. This is by design; it is not a case of the Brush tool misbehaving.
Here is a video which explains the Loading technique in detail. Around the 4:50 mark, Rick Peterson discusses "disappearing" brushes.
Load Brushes In Photoshop Elements
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Post by Bailey on May 31, 2018 3:19:05 GMT
I have the same problem, except just a bit different, both with brushes and patterns. Brushes may stay where I put them throughout several restarts and then just disappear. ... I have never seen this before. If I understand you correctly - 1. you put the 3rd party brushes in the PSE brushes folder. 2. you restart PSE several times. Without you changing anything else, the 3rd party brushes remain seen in PSE for some of the restarts and then after the next restart they are gone. If this is correct then there is something unusual going on. What is the full pathname to folder you put your 3rd party brushes in?
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Post by Sepiana on May 31, 2018 3:19:37 GMT
As for patterns, I have patterns that were created in exactly the same manner, using Edit > Define Pattern, some will be there always and others just disappear. BuckSkin, I am addressing this issue with patterns in your other thread.
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Post by Bailey on May 31, 2018 3:25:09 GMT
Sorry Buckskin, can't help with your patterns issue as I hardly ever use patterns, just your brushes issue I posted about earlier.
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Post by BuckSkin on May 31, 2018 3:42:13 GMT
The various brushes I have had to disappear have been both, watermark brushes of my own creation and 3rd party brushes that I have manually installed in the brushes folder.
I will have to do a bit of digging to find the path I used for the brushes folder.
I have had self-created watermark brushes to hang around for months and then just mysteriously disappear; same goes for 3rd party brushes from various sources.
Of course, in the case of 3rd party brushes, the copy that gets installed is not the only copy I have, so it is never a total loss.
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Post by Sepiana on May 31, 2018 3:49:30 GMT
The various brushes I have had to disappear have been both, watermark brushes of my own creation and 3rd party brushes that I have manually installed in the brushes folder. I will have to do a bit of digging to find the path I used for the brushes folder.
BuckSkin, I will save you some digging. The path will be the same for both PSE versions you have (PSE 7 and PSE 12).
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements x.x\Presets\Brushes
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Post by Bailey on May 31, 2018 3:56:16 GMT
The various brushes I have had to disappear have been both, watermark brushes of my own creation and 3rd party brushes that I have manually installed in the brushes folder. I will have to do a bit of digging to find the path I used for the brushes folder. I have had self-created watermark brushes to hang around for months and then just mysteriously disappear; same goes for 3rd party brushes from various sources. Of course, in the case of 3rd party brushes, the copy that gets installed is not the only copy I have, so it is never a total loss. Thanks for clarifying Buckskin. I didn't think Sepiana's post was a solution to your issue, hence my post with my interpretation of your issue. She's on the right track now. I have never seen your issue before, so hopefully she will find a solution for you  |
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Post by BuckSkin on May 31, 2018 4:37:49 GMT
BuckSkin, I will save you some digging. The path will be the same for both PSE versions you have (PSE 7 and PSE 12).
C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Photoshop Elements x.x\Presets\Brushes
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