[Nico]

Ok, Photoshop, I love it and all, but it's a damn memory hog. So I wanted to know if anybody knew about a 2D program that would be about as good, but not such an ogre to my poor PC. I don't want to hear about paintshop pro, btw. I knew i'm kind of asking for the impossible there, but you don't know if you don't ask, right?

[WMCoolmon]

Have you tried the GIMP?

[TopAce]

Buy more RAM.

[Nico]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Have you tried the GIMP?

No. Any good?

TopAce: send me money.

[WMCoolmon]

Uh, I like it. The opinion varies from person-to-person. It's free to download, so it's not like there's any big problem with trying it.

[Nico]

I'll try it, then.

[TopAce]

Originally posted by Nico

...
TopAce: send me money.

So, my advice was useful

[Nico]

Terribly. I don't know how to thank you for it

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by TopAce
Buy more RAM.

Just upgraded to 1,5 GB. That helped a lot.

But still... I'm working on a 16k*8k planet map and PS is slow as hell.



@Nico you can lower the memory usage by disabling the  protocol step-back option. (Or whatever it is called in other languages than german. )

[ZylonBane]

Originally posted by Nico
I don't want to hear about paintshop pro, btw.

Well then screw you.

[Nico]

Originally posted by ZylonBane

Well then screw you.

Whenever I can, indeed

[Nico]

Originally posted by WMCoolmon
Uh, I like it. The opinion varies from person-to-person. It's free to download, so it's not like there's any big problem with trying it.

I seem to like it (yeah...), tho I don't understand why it's multi windowed ~~ Can you set a priority so the two tool windows are always displayed above the file one?

[WMCoolmon]

Under Gnome, I know you can do that by clicking the icon and selecting "On top" for them. Otherwise, look under "File->Preferences->Window Management". Set both the toolbox and the docks to "Keep above" and restart GIMP.

[Carl]

DaBrian, when working with a 16,000 x 8,000 map, any program will be slow.

[Turnsky]

it is a memory hog, but i've found it to run fine with 1 gig in it..... altho there has been times when it had almost 900 meg of that

[DaBrain]

Originally posted by Carl
DaBrian, when working with a 16,000 x 8,000 map, any program will be slow.

Well, with 2 GB ram, it would be a tad faster.

I need 4 GB ram :devil: .

[Martinus]

Originally posted by Nico


I seem to like it (yeah...), tho I don't understand why it's multi windowed ~~ Can you set a priority so the two tool windows are always displayed above the file one?

[color=66ff00]This has been a long time complaint about GIMP as far as I remember.
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[Fineus]

Nico, have you tried just sorting your computer out? I mean.. if you've half a gig of RAM then Photoshop should run fairly acceptably if you're not trying to do anything else with it at the same time?

Personally, I think PS is worth sorting ones computer out for

[Nico]

Originally posted by Kalfireth
Nico, have you tried just sorting your computer out? I mean.. if you've half a gig of RAM then Photoshop should run fairly acceptably if you're not trying to do anything else with it at the same time?  

Thing is, I do have something else running at the same time, and for a reason: Max. ANd maw isn't any lighter, memory-wise. Thing is, I obviously need both running at the same time, so you guess I get the "windows is running out of memory" fairly fast. I just ignore it, but it gets laggy. I don't have much choice and must do with it, but after a while, it grows on my nerves, hence my request.

[Fineus]

Ahh, I hear you - and can see why it's a problem as well (I tired running them together once.. never again if I can help it).