i want to design a A1 size poster with 300dpi resolution. the problem is, my pc tends to run out of physical memory upon loading. so its damn freaking annoying to wait for the slow loading

so your point is???

Perhaps you have to try illustrator...

time for an upgrade?

no money leh. photoshop itself on such large dimension already consumes 900mb of my ram. illustrator? oke i shall try

No way. Check your scratch disks. Make sure you have enough space (5GB+ just to be safe) on the selected disk.

add more memory .. that all
or setting the photoshop use 100% of memory LOL

Next time please specify what's the problem in the main title. Your title is too general.

in this case... i think illustrator is the best choice... it's commonly used in big poster design.....

turn ur design into vector if possible

That's why I prefer Illustrator more.

If your PC lag, then you should add more rams. I think most of us here are running 1GB. (The minimum requirement for CS2 versions).

No point struggling with a slow PC, it will force quit sometimes, then you will cry.

Illustrator is ok, but Photoshop don't think so. (CS version only).

This post has been edited by zeist: Oct 11 2006, 12:25 PM

no wonder my pc slowing down when im using CS2.. im x good at illustrator after all, just know how to print small2 a4 jaa..

oh i dint noe illustrator consumes less memory... thx for the tip

Perhaps you do not know the differences between vector graphics and bitmap graphics?

haha... nope... mebbe u can explain it for me...

thnx thnx thnx

sure now is the gud time to upgrade..
myb your rig is not uptodate oledi..

btw, using illustrator is a gud idea.
but personally, i prefer using photoshop more.
if vector, sure illustrator maa..

just remember there's a reason for vector and bitmap graphics in all scenarios of projects.. it just depends which you need to use for what purpose.. and in special scenarios like this, what you have to compromise to get a job done.