Loading Picture into Editor Mode

[nkeevers]

I'm wondering why it's taking over 40 seconds (I timed it) to load a picture into the editor mode. Is this because I have other plug-ins in the program and it's just slower. I just got a new super duper dual-processor PC and everything flies but this is still slow.

Anyone know what's going on?

[CC from AZ]

Norma -

Good question - Yes please Computer pros Help!

I also have to stop and think now cause the PSE4 is the default program in My pictures, My Documents etc and If I forget and just double-tick the PSE4 program opens and it's sometimes a very long time just to view item... If I remember to right mouse tick use another program its way faster... I just thought it was that the PSE4 program is so large... interestingly I also have Microsoft's Digital Image Pro and it uploads very fast...
Does the PSE4 program upload all the photos in the photo browser and so takes a long time???
Help please
and Thanks

CC

[nkeevers]

Gee, glad to hear someone else has the problem too! I just figured the program was bigger and better and would be faster. But maybe it depends on whatever else it's loading, how many pics, etc, etc.

[Vesta]

I seem to have the same problem, very slow, it also freezes up and I have to wait awhile for it to responsed, I thought maybe it was the trial version.


Vesta

[MikeH]

I don't have speed problems like this even on my laptop which only has 512Mb of RAM. What may be causing it is the size of temporary files and the PSE cache. It's wise to clear these regularly.

On Windows, I suggest that you run the Windows Disk Clean Up program (if you don't have any other ultility software) and then delete the the tn.4.cache and tn.5.cache files in C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Catalog Folders\My Catalog.

Mike

[nkeevers]

Thanks Mike. I'll try it out and see what happens.

[Ward Grant]

Originally Posted by MikeH

I don't have speed problems like this even on my laptop which only has 512Mb of RAM. What may be causing it is the size of temporary files and the PSE cache. It's wise to clear these regularly.

On Windows, I suggest that you run the Windows Disk Clean Up program (if you don't have any other ultility software) and then delete the the tn.4.cache and tn.5.cache files in C:\Documents and Settings\Application Data\Adobe\Catalog Folders\My Catalog.

Mike

Mike, I am trying to understand the nuances of Elements and have a question. I thought the tn.4.cache was the thumbnails for Organizer. I am not following how deleting this speeds up Editor. Am I thinking of the wrong files?

PS-I run Elements 3 on a Sony Vaio laptop with 512MB RAM and do not see the slow times cited by the other users.

EDIT: Norma you wrote: "I'm wondering why it's taking over 40 seconds (I timed it) to load a picture into the editor mode. Is this because I have other plug-ins in the program and it's just slower. I just got a new super duper dual-processor PC and everything flies but this is still slow."

I meant to ask you this in my original post. Is your 40 seconds with Elements already open and you do File>Get Photo or is it the total time from clicking a photo and having Elements open?

[Daviskw]

Hi Norma

Sometimes Elements goes nuts and fills your catalog with huge file sizes. Open the Organizer..... then from the File Menu choose File>Catalog>Recover. This will clean and compact your catalog database.

Also if you have made any changes to the preferences it may help to restore defaults.

Butch

[nkeevers]

The 40 seconds is when Elements is okay and I click on a photo to edit it. I'm gonna check a couple of photos and see if it happens to them too.

Also I'll try the file/catalog/recover. Will let you know what happens.

As it is I just switched to a new computer yesterday and all my photos imported without any file names. I'm still trying to figure that one out!

[Ward Grant]

I am hoping you see faster open times with other pictures, although 40 seconds is still extremely slow. Since you have a new computer, how about copying that picture over and seeing what the open time is on the new unit.

Without turning this thread 90 degrees, write back if you need help with your comment about "all my photos imported without any file names". Was that from a card reader?