Noticing the same issues on my i7 iMac... panning and zoom isn't great, but worse was object manipulation compared to cs5.5. dragging objects was terribly slow. Was able to fix this object manipulation lag by disabling smart guides (cmd+U). This makes it slightly more tolerable, though it is still disappointing that the UI performance has suffered so much.

Create a new user accunt on your mac login using the newly created user and see if it changes things for you. Make sure you also have the latest OS updates installed on your mahine

And I thought Illy's snaps were problematic (anybody here have experience in AutoCAD or 3D Studio Max? Then you know the difference in snapping functionality quality is massively frustrating). Now it looks like there's some truly wasteful code associated with them. Mere snaps causing display lag?? Come on!

Hi all,

Does anyone with performance issue use Middle East or North African edition? I mean does the problem come with Adobe World-Ready feature?

Well I do see a difference though I agree that CS 6 should im my opinion pan faster at that magnification.

But when panning in CS4 there is a slight;ly bigger lag plus it often has to redraw much more then CS 6 which redarws faster and CS 4 is laggng when it has to redraw the screen and it has tto redraw much more of the screen.

S o if you take the two facvtors into consideration then yes there is a boost in CS 6 because slight boost on the panning and less redraw time.

But I do think it could still be better than it is in CS6 regardless of comparing to previous versions.

Now also keep in mind that performance comparing 64 bit to 32 bit is not just about speed though there will be somethings that are faster in 64 bit. You will be able to do things with 64 bit that are just not possible in 32 bit.

Try this and let me know if you see a difference in the performance of the two.

make an 18x18 inch square

go to Object>Path>Split Into Grid

make the grid 100 rows and 100 columns with a "0" gutter for both rows and columns.

Make sure all the squares remain or are selected

then go to Effect>Stylize>Drop Shadow

Leave he default settings and apply the drop shaows

It should take between a minute or two for CS 6 to do this you will probably not be able to complete this ask in CS 4.

See if you see a performance difference? If you are going to be able to do this it is going to take probably twice the time for CS 4 to do this if it can.

Square test:

CS 4 5:39 min and pass. out off memory

CS6 1.47 min and Finished.

Actually it is a great difference in this comparison.

So Zorro.ai it's my job. This perfection is far more of its work for 2 hours in work with illustrtator. But thanks for the appreciation.:)

But what about my work when I test such as the Zorro effect is only slightly faster. The difference with this test does not translate into differences in actual working example of this Zorro.

This form can be drawing within the hour if not for different lags or two hour with with better attention to detail and dashes. Now you're so tired of fighting with the interface Illustrator that you just get yourself let go.

But I give CS 6 and scratch the second chance it something more serious, and then ultimately decide whether to wait for the CS7 or Corel.

Thanks Wade

Interesting test Wade. You are right ,I managed to create it in CS6, although it took about a minute to save it. I couldn't create it in CS5.

CS6; so far so good!

MacPro1,1

Dual-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz

9GB

And as I like Marcus. Synthetic shadow square test does not translate into my feelings at work. For example, test Zorro. The differences are minimal. Perhaps the fault configuration, a custom video? That is why I asked.

But it still is for me is not the main problem. I do not think I see improvement in working with Illustrator. With few exceptions this is creative work in Illustrtaor, instead of a jet cockpit, I feel I should take part in the Wipeout. Maybe my bitterness and a bit exaggerating, but I have the patience to trace the program. ;(. 

Mathias17 wrote:

 

whut?

Well you're just asking for a snarky reply, so here goes...

You may have heard(???) of a service called "Google Translate", and it is obvious that Mariusz does not speak English fluently and used it or similar to add his post.

While G-T is rather good these days with German, Italien, Spanish, and French, it does have it's problems still with smaller countries languages.

Also may I respectfully add, you don't help matters with your "what" spelled in Ghetto-Greek either... you intollerent ignorant buffoon.

I am also running Illustrator on Mac as well as Win machines but I have not seen this problem happening with me till now. But I think we should not assume that it is a generic bug and consider that not all users are observing this. I think we should try to provide some more information so that if people from Adobe looks into this post then they should clearly get to know the precise problem. So let us do one thing, if we are facing this issue we should share the following details:

1. Screen recording of the problem(if possible).

2. How is Illustrator behaving after quitting daemon(user) processes or startup processes(if any).

3. Screen resolution(please check if changing the screen resolution helps solve the problem).

4. Any other information that we feel can be helpful.

Thanks

Read this and maybe the personal account cache might help.

http://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/global/troubleshoot-unexpected-beha vior-user-account.html

I have an Original MacPro and lost 8 of my 16 GB of RAm temporarily but AI CS 6 is faster and more responsive than CS 5 any day.

I get back the my other 8 GBs of Memory and I bet it flies.

I say you have a font cache problem that CS 5 is not seeing.

The Zorro file is not Fast in CS 6 but it is faster than CS 5 and requires much less redraw.

And don't worry guys yiu are right I will not be revisiting this thread.

My experience so far has been that the problem is progressive. Starts out OK and over time it slows to a crawl. Particularly on my large scale industrial design stuff. This really leads me to think this not a Mac redraw issue but rather some sort of memory leak/buffer purging problem. I don't have this issue with CS5.

First rule of beta: "If something failed that used to work, what changed?" To me, this is a classic example of shoving something out the door half baked because of an arbitrary suite release deadline. All the Adobe fiefdoms had to hit the mark ready or not. Some succeeded, some didn't. I'd park AI in the "didn't" category. The thing feels like a beta. And as far as I'm concerned, not ready for prime time.

I've turned back to AI CS5 to get actual real world work done efficiently. I'll wait and see what they come up with for an incremental update.

I have taken the time to use and get to know it a little better after my initial critique. I have found that I have significantly adapted my way of working to accomodate AI CS6 and all its shortfalls. There are many things that i now instinctively avoid doing. I am now avoiding the following troublemakers:

external file linking (embed everything and keep memory clear)

effects (using blends and appearances to emulate effects)

gradient appearances (especially gradient stroke)

multi artboards (split into smaller documents)

using spotify with AI (or any streaming for that matter)

using fonts (i now convert to outlines immediately)

symbols (stopped using completely)

hand tool (i use the artboard/navigator palette with zoom controls)

in doing this, i can get by with AI CS6 but it really is the type of experieince i would associate with a piece of opensource software. I am also finding other ways to achieve what i want in other ways but they feel hacky and dont deliver the same end results.

very unhappy atm.

Ai CS6 is working very well for me. I have been using it now intensively for a few weeks. I have noticed I seem to be able to work quicker on larger files

typically 50 - 60 MB than previously. I have used ,amoungst others, inner and outer glows, gradients, symbols, fonts, trace tools,saving - all seem quicker than CS5.

Not so keen on the lack of sliders in effects panel.

MacPro1,1 Dual-Core Intel Xeon 2.66 GHz 9 GB

After reading your post I decided to close all the panels and start working on a design that was presenting low performance and it does improve. Later I opened the same design but this time with all the panels open and once again it was very slow. It's usable now but I would like I didn't had to do this in order to Illustrator  work properly.

O that is a good sign to catch the culprit. I suspect that it can be Layers Panel, any of the Type panels, Image trace, appearance or swatches panel. It would be great if you could isolate the specific panel. I hope we are very near to finding the exact problem.

It makes me happy that a constructive communication has helped us find the cause of the problem. But it would be great if others folks who were facing the problem validate it. In the mean time, a bug can be reported to let Adobe know of the problem.

Is it that when you work in full screen mode, other panels are open in the background but are not visible. Can you verify by collpasing or closing the panels. Also, I have been asking about Screen resolution. I also think monitor size and resolution can play a role in it.