Using PS or Lightroom with an older computer
Apr 20, 2016 12:23:09 #
orrie smith wrote:
depends on how old. if it is a commodore 64, won't work, if it runs windows 7 or higher it should work. check with adobe to be sure which operating system is compatible. it will not be the age of the computer as much as the version of windows, or if on an apple, the version of ios.
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Apr 20, 2016 12:26:10 #
zigipha
Loc: north nj
Mark7829 wrote:
It really comes down to what camera you are using and what you do in post. Your system if old and outdated, it will struggle with panoramic, focus stacking, HDR, using add-in like TOPAZ or NIK, converting batch files from raw to jpeg or raw to dng, downloading hi-res images. It can limit your creativity
Thats a good point. Once you pass the obvious go/no go compatibility tests (i.e. windows xp, enough disk space to install), it comes down to performance - how fast/slow things do. You can get by with less computer if you just want to use for cataloging, keyword etc. If you start to do batch editing, panoramas, etc then you need more cycles to get decent response time.
Apr 20, 2016 13:45:32 #
chocofurniture wrote:
How successful will I be using an older computer using one of these programs
PS needs CPU speed, a quad core CPU, and lots of RAM memory to operate well. I have an i7 that's about 5 years old, 8GB RAM, and an accelerated graphics card with 1GB of video RAM. PS, especially the Bridge module, was okay on that but the waiting for it to work started boring me to death because I'm on it 4 hours a day every day. 5 weeks ago I bought a new 6th Generation much faster i7, 16GB of RAM, an accelerated graphics card with 2GB of video RAM, etc. and that improved PS by at least 30%.
If you truly want to bring your whole dinner and a quart of drink on a card table to sit next to your old PC that isn't running at least Win7 and 8GB of RAM, so you can slowly edit a half dozen huge RAW files as you eat, go for it! Otherwise, stick to LR. It's smaller, isn't layer-based, and LR's librarian is faster than PS's Bridge because it works in a different way.
Apr 20, 2016 16:16:03 #
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Apr 20, 2016 16:23:42 #
deals all over.
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Apr 20, 2016 16:35:23 #
Billy Bob wrote:
Although the latest version of PS will run in 4GB, 8GB is reccommended and 16GB would be much better unless you don't mind waiting on the machine for some operations. The key is whether the OS is 32 or 64 bit. If 32, the max supported RAM is 4GB.
Apr 20, 2016 19:12:17 #
chocofurniture
Loc: Chocowinity NC
it uses windows 10 but is does perform at Lightroom 6 recommendation
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Apr 20, 2016 19:19:12 #
chocofurniture
Loc: Chocowinity NC
it looks as though I need to take a chance on ebay or spend the $1000.00. Hate to spend 1000 on a computer, would much rather have another lens. This is only a hobby, will never spend 5 hrs on PP
Apr 20, 2016 19:26:58 #
Apr 20, 2016 19:36:55 #
chocofurniture wrote:
it looks as though I need to take a chance on ebay or spend the $1000.00. Hate to spend 1000 on a computer, would much rather have another lens. This is only a hobby, will never spend 5 hrs on PP
Well, not a screamer of a CPU, but not a complete dog either (dual core ). Since you have a 64bit OS, I would try adding some memory (at least 4GB more) and perhaps using an external graphics card as opposed to the internal Intel graphics on the CPU. That might cost $100-150. If that doesn't provide adequate performance, then a new machine may be in order, but you should be able to buy a competent machine for well less than $1,000. If you try the upgrade first, try to pick memory modules and a graphics card that are usable in your next machine if possible.
Apr 21, 2016 10:59:58 #
Billy Bob wrote:
Not a bad deal for grandma who needs email and wants to play solitaire. All she needs is a cheap monitor and wi-fi or some kind of broadband internet.
Apr 21, 2016 11:02:24 #
Billy Bob wrote:
They might work well but I certainly hope you're not trying to run Photoshop on this. 4GB RAM and 160GB drive? Come on... I take 5GB of photos per day. Subtract the space used by the OS and added software and how much storage is really available?
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