Photoshop CS2 acting slow/ jumpy

cu3ed · 12 Sep 2010 at 19:32

Recently finished my new build which is this.

Intel X25-M Mainstream 80GB
Gigabyte GA-880GM-UD2H AMD 880G
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB x 2
OCZ Reaper Low-Latency 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 12800C6 (1600MHz)
AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz

But when im in photoshop (as i mostly am on this machine...when doing stuff it pauses for about a second...take a while to swap to new tools and just moving teh open files (say two are open within PS, moveing the containing window about), is slow and juttery.

Initally things hwere fne...how ever, just as I type this I did add in a rather large fonts folder...would this be enough to mess up PS and act this way?

Diggsy · 12 Sep 2010 at 20:14

If you have a truck load of fonts installed that may cause the pauses, but I suspect something else too. What Security Suite do you use, and does PS improve if it's off?

cu3ed · 12 Sep 2010 at 20:17

Eveerything else runs fine....just using AVG, really its a stand alone machine for PS use , no slow down on other things that I Have notced really, but I think i must have about 12k fonts tho that includes Bold Italics etc etc.

Diggsy · 12 Sep 2010 at 20:31

If those 12k are all installed, then that is very likely the issue.

You would be better off with font management software, such as Font Fitting Room Deluxe, as it will allow you to temporarily load sets of fonts (or all if you like) to memory when you need them....

http://www.apolisoft.com/ffr/index.php

cu3ed · 12 Sep 2010 at 23:37

Ill remove them first and see how it responds, sommin like that font fitting is a much better overall solution I think no matter the outcome.

Diggsy · 13 Sep 2010 at 09:12

cu3ed said:
Ill remove them first and see how it responds, sommin like that font fitting is a much better overall solution I think no matter the outcome.

Yeah, definately. I used an older version before and once you spend some time tinkering and creating sets of fonts, it really shows it's worth.

cu3ed · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:21

Aye seems to have been it, so went and got the font manager, just went for the basic version, not a bad price and seems to be a very capable bit of software.