Hard disk speed and layout is responsible for a good part of how long it takes to make a conversion. A separate, dedicated HD for the PS scratch disk is highly recommended. My program files are on a separate partition, as is the Windows Paging File, and the working files are on another drive. Lots of free contiguous space (i.e., an unfragmented disk) is another important consideration.
Another factor is how you've set up Photoshop to use memory, what programs and services are running in the background, and how well you've optimized Photoshop to run in your individual environment. Using Win XP Home with a 2.8GHz processor and 2GB ram with 60% allocated to Photoshop, the average conversion time from a 9+mb RAW file to a 16-bit PSD on my machine is 4.3 seconds based on Photoshop's timing. Shel "You meet the nicest people with a Pentax" > [Original Message] > From: Boris Liberman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 12/8/2005 10:12:21 PM > Subject: Re: OT: Sure is nice > > Hi! > > >>I finally got around to a computer upgrade. > >>AMD Sempron x64, XP x64, 1 gig ram. > >> > >>Now a RAW to TIFF or JPG conversion is <10 seconds. > >>It was 5 min. on the 330MHz PIII system. > >>That's a 30:1 improvement. > > > > > > Which software are you using for RAW conversion? > > > > Why I ask is that RAW > 48bit TIFF 1:1 should take under 4 seconds using ACR on > > a 3GHz P4 > > My Athlon 64, standard XP, 1.5 gig RAM takes less than 5 seconds in > CS2... I am talking about 6 MP output... For 24 MP output it is less > than 10 seconds... Though I never actually measured it... It is just > sufficiently fast in my "tunnel of reality"... > > Boris
