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I have been told that PS will not access more than 2GB Ram on a PC. Is this correct for CS3? While I have 8GB Ram on my Dell I get messages telling me I do not have enough memory even though the machine tells me there's lots of RAM not being used working in CS2. I also have a separate 15 GB drive for the scratch disk.
Hi E Jay,
You don't say whether you're running XP or Vista, and that could make a difference. Overall, it sounds to me like you've got plenty of RAM, and your scratch disk should be sufficient, too, so it seems more like an OS glitch.
I only have Elements on my (XP) Dell, so I couldn't do any real testing (I don't have Photoshop on my Vista machine). And I'm primarily a Mac user anyway! But I did a little checking, and maybe this tech doc from the Adobe site will help you:
http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=kb401088
Let me know and if that doesn't shed some light on your situation, post back and I'll see what else I can dig up.
Lisa
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I've used Photoshop since the release of version 2. I taught college commercial art and graphic design for 10 years, and within that realm, taught Photoshop at every level, and with each successive product upgrade. My experience with Photoshop is thus extensive and well-rounded, from photo retouching to color adjustment to incorporating Photoshop and ImageReady into Web design. I am primarily a Mac user (since 1985), but am also PC-savvy.
Experience
I've been a graphic designer for 22 years, was a national magazine art director, a designer for the Department of Defense, a college art instructor, and have my own freelance Web and graphic design business, LittleWorks (www.little-works.com). I've also worked for several printing companies, in both prepress and art.
Awards and Honors
PICA award (Printing Industry of the Carolinas Award for the design of a media kit that accompanied a magazine I was art directing at the time)
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