Mac CS5: Why is Illustrator screen redraw so slow?

I'm using an 8-core Mac Pro and 10.6.4. Why does it take almost 1 second for the Illustrator window to redraw when the window is resized? It should be immediate, especially when there's not even a lot of graphics. The same goes for zooming in and out and scrolling.

It is impossible to know without knowing something about the Illustrator file. One large linked image will do it. Adobe programs are notorious for their inefficient programming and shoddy interface elements, many of which are actually Flash elements. This is one area in which Illustrator is not the worst offender. Most of the former Macromedia programs are terrible.

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Was just wondering why Photoshop is the only 64-bit application in the suite?

Hmmmfff. I was under the impression the whole suite was 64-bit.
Not cool.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:Hu_mdc45iQgJ:cs5.org/%3Fp%3D172+MAc+6 4-bit+illustrator&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=safari

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- moving parts of an image with the move tool.
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That is .... anything what needs the screen to be redrawn is much slower than in CS3. OpenGl does not have any influence on that behaviour.
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Why is screen redraw with OpenGL OFF (!)so much slower than in CS3?
In CS3 it so fast that I can hardly follow it with the naked eye.
In CS4 I can see each tile while it is displayed. I`d say it takes about 0,5 sec for one complete screen redraw.
That slow screen redraw IMO is the reason why CS4 feels so slow.
Just compare it on your own system: turn OpenGL off and compare screen redraw to CS3. (BTW. CS3 was way slower in screen redraw than CS2, but you only see that on a slow machine).
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Since screen redraw is very slow with OpenGL OFF it can`t be graphics driver problem.
Another annoyance ist the following (with OpenGL ON):
Lets assume I change something in a picture at a certain zoom level (a brush stroke, curves, a certain filter....whatever)...and then go to another zoom level (zoom in or out) then I see the picture in its previous state (that is before the brush stroke, curves.....whatever) for a fraction of a second before the screen updates. Very annoying!

Just got of the phone to Adobe Support after 1 hour of messing around and was left with the advice " put a message on the forum to let Adobe know there is a problem" Thats what I thought I had just done!! HOUSTON WE HAVE A PROBLEM!!!
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ADOBE SORT IT OUT.
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ADOBE SORT IT OUT.
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Hi All
I'm running CS5 on XP32SP3. 3GB RAM. ATI Radeon 5450 (512MB, OGL 3.2, Catalyst 10.5 drivers).
I am having problems with the screen not redrawing after deletion of layers, selections, hide/show selections and deletion of selections.
(Screen redraw is real time when adjusting opacity (etc) sliders, and panning large images is silky smooth).
I am working on an image with 20 grouped layers and it's getting VERY confusing when changes to layers do not appear on screen. ;-(
(As a work around clicking select,cursor, appears to force a redraw, but it is a tad annoying to keep doing this).
Can I create a HotKey (Space Bar) to force a redraw??
Is there a fix for this problem?
I also have this same problem on my home system (Win7, nVidia 5700), so it does not appear to be either an XP or ATI driver issue.

New observations.
Trying different Cache Levels and Cache Tile Size changes the behaviour of the problem. History states appears not to.
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I am not alone http://forums.adobe.com/thread/631269?tstart=0
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There is definitely a redraw problem in CS5.
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Guy

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Resolution
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I am getting more and more disappointed with Apple products lately. I've been a faithful Aperture user since the rip-off $699 V1.0...
It seems that they are fading away from the Pro's as time goes by...
This upgrade is a joke. I have 334 Projects and 37000 Photos... The monochrome icons are hard to find, advanced features are gone and there I am experiencing slower performance...
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Next thing, they are gonna merge Final Cut Pro X with iMovie...
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Please don't rant, whine, or tell your personal tale of woe here. We are just users, like yourself. A number of us help others -- for no remuneration, notice, or status beyond our rather sad looking handful of dots. (I see you have the minimum .)
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Nice system, btw.
You might take a look at your Preview settings. Mine were changed without notice when I upgraded to 3.3. I don't see how this would necessarily slow down screen refreshes, but it might make it seem slower.
And -- just for buddy-buddy -- I used iMovie for three weeks straight a couple of years ago, then finished that project. I would rather get paid to wash dishes than ever use iMovie again.

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If I open the same file in "Preview" (version 6.0) and recreate the same image movement there are no problems.
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