Digital BW, The Print

I, too, have seen the 2GB limit.  I think it was from Chris Cox on the PS
list.

But, I think you're right about everone's magic number.  A LOT depends on
tweaking of services and the registry which is not for the faint of heart.  

One thing people can do is check how the "startup priority" is set.  If it
is not set to the foreground program having priority it can dog a low RAM
system down.

Regardless of which machine I use I set PS to 70-79%.  Again (ad nauseum)
having a swap drive for PS separate from the startup can be a large factor,
depending on the machine.

Seth

==-----Original Message-----
==From: Bob Frost [mailto:bob@...] 
==
==From my experience, you have to find the magic number for 
==yourself. It depends on what RAM you have, what plugins you 
==want to run (some use part of PS's memory allocation, and 
==some want memory outside), and what other programs you might 
==want to run at the same time as PS. With 4GB RAM, I find I 
==can now allocate 90% to CS and still use the NeatImage 
==plugin, whereas previously (with only 2GB RAM) I had to 
==reduce it to below 60%. And I can allow Capture to sit in the 
==background, whereas previously I had to shut it down to get 
==CS working reasonably fast.