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Post by kufloyd on Dec 28, 2016 0:28:22 GMT
I just bought an Asus laptop whose native resolution is 3840x2160. It's connected to a monitor whose native resolution is 1920x1080. When I start PSE, the font is so small that it's unreadable. This occurs regardless of whether I'm using the laptop screen or if the laptop is connected to the monitor.
I read online about it but there doesn't seem to be a fix that works. I have PSE 11 and am in process of downloading a trial version of PSE15 to see if that works better (but apparently, even the UI scaling option works only for PSE, not for organizer).
This seems like a bizarre problem. Has anyone else gotten past it?
Thanks.
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Post by kufloyd on Dec 26, 2016 20:53:59 GMT
thanks Sepiana for all the links!
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Post by kufloyd on Dec 26, 2016 18:57:24 GMT
This question might have been asked before but I couldn't find any results, so checking here: what would you recommend for a new computer setup for Windows? Besides PSE 11, I plan on also using a graphic design software like Affinity Designer (or maybe some of Adobe's CC products later on). I'm looking into this asus laptop as one option: www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-2-in-1-15-6-4k-uhd-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-16gb-memory-nvidia-geforce-gtx-950m-2tb-hdd-512gb-ssd-black-aluminum-sandblasted-with-gunmetal-hinge/5561200.p?skuId=5561200 Any input is appreciated...thanks!
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Post by kufloyd on Dec 11, 2016 0:38:55 GMT
thanks for the reply. It seems like I might have to consider upgrading from 11 to at-least 12 to take advantage of the additional RAM...
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Post by kufloyd on Dec 10, 2016 18:35:59 GMT
Hi, I just purchased a 27" iMac with 8GB of memory and downloaded a trial version of PSE 15. It is slow, to say the least. It takes at-least 2-3 minutes just to open a CR2 file in ACR. My plan was to upgrade the iMac to 16 or maybe even 24GB of RAM but it turns out that the 27" screen is too big for me so I'm 'downgrading' to a 21" iMac with 16GB of memory. I've never used iMacs before nor have I used PSE 15. I have PSE 11 on a CD that I plan to install on the 21 imac. Please tell me that when I get the 16GB iMac with PSE11, it will be faster . I can't upgrade the RAM beyond 16Gb on the 21" so this is what I will have... thanks.
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Post by kufloyd on Nov 22, 2016 22:50:26 GMT
Hi, I'm curious how many of you use PSE to edit photos that are on an external hard drive. I'm considering buying an iMac and while it comes with a 1TB drive, it's pretty expensive to upgrade to a 2TB. I know that 1TB won't be enough for me, so am looking into options for external drive-based editing. How fast is it, compared to editing off the internal drive? Do you leave it connected always? If not, does PSE have problems when the drive isn't connected? (like complain about missing files etc) I have PSE 11 but might have to upgrade to the latest one as the PSE11 install CD is only for Windows, I think. Thanks! The editing process implies two different kinds of tasks: editing and organizing. Elements users have been using external drives for their libraries for a long time, and that worked very well even with relatively slow USB1 or USB2 connections. I have used this for years to share my library and catalogs between two computers. So, let's have a look at the editor to begin with. With today's raw files and sophisticated plugins, the main factor is the amount (and speed) of RAM. You could ignore the speed of the hard drives if there was not the 'scratch disk' issue: Even with ample amount of RAM, you'll need a scratch disk. Today it's beginning common to use an SSD drive for the OS and programs. The usual advice is to use a different fast and classical secondary physical internal drive for the purpose. In your case, your 1 TB drive would be more than ok for editing. Now, about the organizer; The HUGE advantage of working with catalogs is that the catalog is usually stored on your main internal drive. Most catalog operations don't require very fast disk write or read. Sure, backups would be somewhat slower, but an external drive with USB3 or similar would be a very good choice. Even with catalogs on the external drive in my case, I have no personal experience with Bridge, but I am convinced the cache system would also be good enough with an external drive. Also, I can't imagine not having several external drives available for backups. In that case, it's relatively easy to use one as a test. You do a backup and restore to one external drive. You compare the speed of your present setup to the catalog and library on the external drive. With a big library like yours, I am sure external drives are the best solution. Edit: Of course, if the external drive is not plugged in, your files will be shown as missing. As soon as you plug in the drive, the catalog is updated and you are ready. Question about the catalog - so you're saying that if I have some files on an external drive and I add those files to the catalog, any further edits on those files will be done as if those files are stored internally? (as long as the external drive is connected)? If that's the case, it seems like the performance shouldn't be that bad.
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Post by kufloyd on Nov 22, 2016 22:47:02 GMT
thanks all for your help! this is great info to have. Sepiana - I will double-check the box..maybe there are 2 CDs in it; if not, I will try the download from adobe.
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Post by kufloyd on Nov 22, 2016 17:22:50 GMT
Hi,
I'm curious how many of you use PSE to edit photos that are on an external hard drive. I'm considering buying an iMac and while it comes with a 1TB drive, it's pretty expensive to upgrade to a 2TB. I know that 1TB won't be enough for me, so am looking into options for external drive-based editing.
How fast is it, compared to editing off the internal drive? Do you leave it connected always? If not, does PSE have problems when the drive isn't connected? (like complain about missing files etc)
I have PSE 11 but might have to upgrade to the latest one as the PSE11 install CD is only for Windows, I think.
Thanks!
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Post by kufloyd on Feb 24, 2016 2:34:01 GMT
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Post by kufloyd on Feb 23, 2016 19:27:01 GMT
Thanks Sepiana! So you suggest not changing the WB in ACR and doing other basic edits like exposure etc there and doing the selective saturation adjustments in PSE? I will try that out...thx.
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Post by kufloyd on Feb 23, 2016 19:01:22 GMT
Hi, I have this photo where I would like to make the color much warmer for the foreground flowers and the light on the mountain but not for the sky. www.flickr.com/photos/kunalmehra/25218937655/in/dateposted-public/Typically, I would do this in ACR but that would also make the sky yellower. I could add a new adjustment layer for saturation in the editor but are there any other (better) ways to selectively change the white balance? Thanks!
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Post by kufloyd on Oct 19, 2015 3:10:01 GMT
Thanks Sepiana and hmca for the quick responses! They work great.
Sepiana - I remember you from the elementsvillage days...good to see you here!
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Post by kufloyd on Oct 19, 2015 1:19:36 GMT
Hi, I have PSE 11 and am adding a colored texture to a color image by placing the texture on the image. What I would like to do after this is just get the 'effect' of the texture but not its color. Essentially, step 6 of this photoshop tutorial: www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/blend-textures-with-photos/I found that I can desaturate the texture+image by adding a hue/saturation layer and desaturating it but can't find a way to do that for just the texture and not the background image. I suppose I can desaturate the texture separately and then place it on the image but was curious if there's an easy way to do it in one step like PS allows. Thanks!
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