Hello,
My problem is that in filter option in Photoshop keeps giving me the error "could not complete your request because there is not enough memory [RAM]" whenever I try to do wind n other thing. plz help me wat to do.
John, A big thank you!! I have been looking for an answer for the past one year! I often got the same error despite having enough ( 6GB) RAM. And then you get this stupid techie answers all the time - increase your RAM!. Now I go to Photoshop with open with option and it works well!! I don't know what difference it makes to PS but it works well . Thank you very much.
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Could you elaborate on the solution? I've had this memory issue for a while on CS 2, especially after upgrading to Windows 10. It's really getting old. What worked for you exactly?
Your question also gives the answer. You must have more ram. PS is a powerful application and requires a lot of live memory. When using Photoshop all other applications should be closed, especially so if you apply filters. Memory will also be taxed depending upon the picture format you are working on.
How much ram does your computer have? I would say that with photoshop 1gb to 1.5 gb ram is the minimum depending on how much work you are doing on the same file. Of course if you have several files open, more ram are being consumed. You must close them.
I am getting the same error in PS CC x64 with Windows 7x64 and 16GB of RAM. The image is 7360 x 4912 x 16 bits/channel from a D800. In order of memory usage by running apps, PS is using 2.6GB, the next largest is using 1.3GB, and the next largest is at 0.25GB. The system page file is 24GB so that memory should be available up to that limit. There is absolutely no excuse for this error arising from the hardware, OS, or number of simultaneous apps. The solution is not more RAM; you need more app.
I am not as apologetic for PS as some seem to be, because I will bet I know what is happening: Either they left the code in the filter module (and others) using 32-bit pointers, or they have range checking that chops a 64-bit pointer to 32-bit address space before a memory request is even made. Either way, it is a terrible joke to play on a user. This is 2014, not 1999!
Regarding "live memory" as you describe, the app knows nothing about whether the memory is "live" or paged, as that is under control of the operating system. An app like Photoshop simply requests memory and the OS serves it up -- until the OS hits its own virtual memory wall. On my machine that wall is at 24GB, yet you can see from above that this "RAM" error occurs well below that limit. It's not what else is running, but it is PS itself hitting its own internal wall. The so-called RAM error occurs repeatedly when total memory use by PS is in the mid 2GB range, which supports my claim they are using a 32-bit address space inside a superficially 64-bit app.
In 2014, there's no excuse to run out of RAM under such unchallenging conditions. Adobe has to update their code. Meanwhile, I can't do what I am paying for -- every month.
I have the same problem, reduce my file to the minimum still have program error for 3D and not enough ram error with lighting effect, it just start happening few months back, please ADOBE, fix it and send us an upgrade that's why we are paying every month,
It seems obvious that this limitation was coded into the 64-bit creative cloud version last year (if not earlier) when Adobe switched us over to the monthly tithe. If we have to pay every month, then shouldn't Adobe be fixing bugs once a month? Think about it: They can stop our software from working on a monthly basis but we cannot force them to fix catastrophic bugs on a monthly basis! 'Doesn't hardly seem fair, does it?
Though I have 16GB RAM I used to occasionally run into the 'not enough memory problem. Eventually I found that starting PS CC from the Start Button could lead to the problem but starting by clicking on a RAW or other file and using 'Open with..' gives a good result. In this case, Edit \ Preferences \ Performance indicates that most of the 16GB is available unlike when starting from the Start Button. I'm not techie enough to know why this should be but must have something to do with 32 bit .. 64 bit...
I have 16GB RAM, 15GB available and I maximized the usage of RAM in Photoshop (in preferences->performance). I've also already done the effect Im trying to do now but I get the same message about not enough RAM. Is there maybe another possibility?
