I'm running CS4.
I already run AI in compatibility mode (XP service pack 2) because I found that made a big difference for the speed of tiff exports of big files.
I just set AI to automatically disable aero on start-up...but haven't noticed much difference.
When working with huge files...
I just got a new computer with quad core 2.6ghz and 6 gigs of RAM. I'm running 64bit vista.
I work on large map files with thousands of text objects and generally speaking, I've not been satisfied with Illustrator's speed...and I think it's because Illy is not using even close to the available...
Ha, just after I wrote this, I tried one more thing that fixed it completely: Run illy in compatibility mode with windows XP sp2. Now its back to it's normal speed.
I work with very large files in illustrator (wall maps). To stay under the rasterization limit, I need to split the file into thirds and export each third separately and then stich the tiffs back together in photoshop.
This is not ideal, but it's liveable.
The problem is that I just got a...
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