How much memory / RAM does Softener need?

NB: If you are getting a "Memory Access Violation" error instead of an "Out Of Memory" or "Not enough memory" error, you should look at this support document instead:

http://www.namesuppressed.com/support/plugins-memory-access-violation.shtml

The amount of memory that Softener requires depends on the size of the image you are editing. Softener requires up to 3 times the amount of memory of the current image. So where a 7 Megapixel image (3000 x 2400 pixels) normally uses 21 Megabytes of memory, Softener would need an extra 63 Megabytes of memory to process that image.

If you're encountering Out Of Memory errors, you might need to adjust Photoshop's memory usage settings in the Edit -> Preferences -> Memory & Image Cache menu option. It's actually best to leave this setting around 50% or 60% - setting it too high can actually slow down your computer and cause it to run out of memory. Adobe has a document about this here:

http://kb.adobe.com/selfservice/viewContent.do?externalId=322829

The best way to save memory is to resize your image. If your final image will only be 640 x 480, you should resize the image down to that size before using Softener.

We're aware of Softener's high memory requirements, and hope to reduce its memory usage and increase its speed in a future release.

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