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FalyneVarger
07-14-2009, 08:25 AM
Hi,

I've been having this problem with a lot of the "cooler" brushes with photoshop. You know, the ones that create special effects, turn with your pen, or imitate traditional media? I love these brushes, but they make my photoshop freeze and I have to either close it from the task bar or crtl+alt+del it. When it freezes I can't touch anything on any of the tool bars or tabs, I can't save and loose my work! The only thing that I can do is move my brush cursor around the canvas area, but I can't make any strokes. After I close it it takes awhile for my computer to get back up to speed and I get sent an error report saying the program malfunctioned. When I open PS back up everything is back to the way it was from the last time I closed it (without a malfunction)
It only usually happens when I use these brushes or if I have them set to the smudge tool.

Does anyone know why this is happening? Or what I can do to stop it besides avoiding these brushes?
I have Photoshop Elements 5.0 and 4GBs of RAM on Windows XP. I typically work around 2000 to 6000 pixels. Also, I know that my graphics card is fine.

I'd REALLY appreciate any advice.
leigh
07-14-2009, 12:04 PM
There is one particular brush setting that is prone to crashing Photoshop, and it's when you set the Shape Dynamics> Angle Jitter of the brush to Direction. Which is a shame, because it's a very useful setting.

It seems to have become a bit more stable in CS3 and CS4, but I'm still always careful when using them. The best approach is to save frequently, and avoid painting too fast, as it's often when you paint a whole lot of strokes very quickly onto the canvas that Photoshop freezes up.
FalyneVarger
07-14-2009, 12:56 PM
That sounds similar to my brush settings, but a bit more complicated. I guess I could try painting slower. I've gotten into the habit of saving after every couple of brush strokes.
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