Adobe Photoshop Performance Optimization for CG
I couldn't solve the "Intuos4+SAI" trouble, so I had to return to work in Photoshop.
In my opinion, Photoshop is great graphics software, but is absolutely uncomfortable for CG. No color wheel, no handy brush palette, broken lines in zoom, no canvas rotation (even in CS4 it is realized more complicated than in Painter or SAI) etc., but it is possible to get into the way. The main annoying thing is loading by defalut of many things I never use for CG. So I tuned Photoshop a little for everyday work, and here are the tips I used.
Need to say two things:
- I tuned Photoshop for CGing, and some tips couldn't suit to other purproses like photo retouching or making layouts.
- I included in this guide some plain things you can see in every second tutorial, sorry for this, but without them the guide will be uncomplete. Maybe, even these simple tips will be helpful.
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Many many thanks for the idea how to disable Bridge! Its running by mistake annoyed me till sick
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Thank you for the guide, it is very helpful! There are some tips I never knew, i.e. never thought that Recent File list works this way, but it is really so
By the way, you have amazing arts, keep your gallery up!
You suggested very smart and useful solutions, thanks! The trick about making PS menu items invisible is great!
Your improvements work well, thank you! But I have kinda silly question... In CS4, is the button called "Essentials" the same thing as "Workspaces" in CS3?
Yes, it is the same button that calls the same feature as in CS3, in CS4 the title of "Workspace" window just displays name of current Workspace instead of main title.
The tip about re-coloring of mask is great!