Hand Tool & Rulers - Performance Issue

Photoshop CS 6, Windows 7 SP 1, 64bit, ATI Radeon HD 5850, Core i5-2500, Screen Resolution 2560x1600, GPU-Support enabled (default)
The hand tool does not work smoothly, if the ruler is shown and the unit is small. It is no problem (but noticeable) when centimeter is select, but it is a problem if pixel or milimeter is selected.
So the performance seems to depend on the number of digits which have to be updated within the ruler.
Thanks, Christian

Driver is up to date.
I've tried with many combinations of advanced performance settings - no changes.
When I switch off 'Use Graphic Processor', the performance is fine, but the ruler is not rendered corretly if I use the hand tool.
Switching screen modes does not change anything
I did not reset the preferences - I've just installed CS6 und did not change any settings.

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7 year, 100+ PC Veteran Stumped ! Power, and performance issues. Full detail included.

Good morning everyone! (At least it's morning in wonderful Pennsylvania USA!)
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There we have it, I think that that is all you need to know to perhaps give opinions and advice. Allow me to elaborate on why I am posting today after browsing this wonderful forum for the last two weeks. (...and by the way, my hat's off to some of you knowledgeable regulars for helping out a lot of newbies and folks in trouble!) Without further adieu:
Problem #1: POWER ISSUE
When, or if, I remove AC Power from my PC for whatever reason I run into a problem in which after reconnecting the AC Power and attempting to turn on the computer it goes into a 3-5 second startup loop in which the PC does not post, but rather cycles power to all of the components indefinitely. I notice the LEDs on my optical drives cycling repeatedly ad infinitum until I power off using the 4-second hold method, and then press the power button again. At this point the PC boots up fine, and boots up fine going forward from all restarts and shut downs. How strange? I've never, EVER, encountered something like this before.
Problem #2: PERFORMANCE ISSUE
This PC has a handful of serious performace issues.
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The most off performance issue of all is that when opening an Explorer window for either of my IDE HDs, designated D and E drives, I find that when using the highlighting rectangle tool the Explorer window freezes or lags. I can double-click and open or move/copy files without incident, but if I attempt to highlight by this method this halt or lag occurs.
Also, since my update of the BIOS from 1.2 to 1.7, and then to 1.8 system startup times prior to Windows loading are HORRID. I have disabled just about everything, and yet the SATA BIOS loads for 5 seconds, and then I must wait 20 seconds for Windows itself to come to the login screen. No other BIOS related issues to report per se, but this is terrible for what should be a blazingly fast computer.
Now let's see.. what have I tried to do to repair the issues?
1) 2 BIOS flashes. First from 1.2->1.7, and then from 1.7->1.8. Ostensibly this was just "because". The power user need to have the latest! I noticed the incorrect CPU temperature being reported, however.. This led to me buying this massive ThermalTake HSF to replace my stocker. I also added more thermal goop than I ever have before, as well as a PCI slot fan before I became aware that it was a BIOS issue! GRRRR MSI.
2) I thought perhaps for the one issue that one of the hard drives was an issue, and even perhaps for power, but I replaced each with new drives and tested all 4 on another PC. NO problems. Also I should perhaps mention that my IDE drives are all hooked up using Antec Cobra cables. Expensive yes, but why the hell not, right? I've never seen a hang-off grounding wire for IDE before. Decided not to use them as I could think of a great place to screw them in, nor have other PC using them had trouble skipping the ground wire.
3) I unplugged every molex cable, the 4-pin CPU power, and the 20-pin ATX power and rerranged them all - as well as removed and then reinserted the RAM.
4) I tried changing my memory timings and power management settings, etc in BIOS. Nothing seem to impact the issue. I didn't fiddle with the voltages, but I should not need to running the RAM at SPD or lower settings and without overclocking the system at all!
5) Another issue that I had that seems to have vanished, come back, vanished, and then come back a "little bit" is my USB ports. When set to enable legacy devices in BIOS my USB items like my Logitech wireless keyboard would just cycle power and refuse to function. Also my UPS connected VIA USB seems to sometimes handshake with Windows and sometimes not. I've tried using all of the different ports, etc but the problem remains. I NEED 6 ports for my devices so it is all that I could do!
6) I have an Enermax 550w EG651P-VE(FMA) with 36 amps on each voltage rail on it's way, and it should arrive tomorrow. Despite all of the crap regarding power supplies that I see on this board I am not confident that it's the problem. That Antec PSU should be able to hold it's on with 20 amps on the +12v channel. C'mon now. I build a nearly identical system with the same power supply for a customer and he has no problems at all. He also has 3 HDs, same motherboard, etc.. the only difference is he has but one optical drive and a 2800+ rather than a 3200+. That power difference should be decimal nature in amps needed.
...oh and the sound card is in PCI slot 3, for those that remember the glory days of sound card IRQ issues that Creative was once notorious for... oh, and I disable the ethernet boot device, etc so my slow startups should not be related. My serial ATA drive is also on connection 1 of the VIA controller.. Promise can kiss my a**.
Soooo.. Show me what a n00b I am, oh great ones. I've built over 100 PCs since 1998 for myself, friends, families, and customers... and I've never seen an issue like this one! I'm no dummy, but please don't assume too much. Other pros on here know full well you can forget the most simple mundane detail in spite of experience! I want to solve this problem. I am on the verge of shelling out for a new motherboard and processor of the 939 pin variety.. and am now wary of MSI's long awaited socket 939 K8 Neo2 board despite it's awesome reviews. MSI has never really given me trouble before.. but I don't really want to spend money to the order of $200+ for that damned Gigabyte board. Gigabyte has always been good to me as well. Save my wallet! PLEASE!!!
Thanks so much everyone, I tried very hard not to leave out any details!
Az (Ian)
You can reach me on Yahoo or AIM just about any time, and I will check here frequently.

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Originally posted by AzaghalSEI
Good morning everyone! (At least it's morning in wonderful Pennsylvania USA!)
AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (New Castle)
Thermaltake Venus 12 CPU Cooler w/ Manual Adjust
MSI "K8T Neo-FIS2R" K8T800
512MB x 2 Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PT (Rated 2-3-3-6 1T)
Antec TruePower 430w PS (+5V@36A +3.3V@28A +12V@20A)
Gainward Dual DVI w/ VIVO GeForce FX5700 Ultra
2x Viewsonic 19" VX900 LCD Monitors
Creative SoundBlaster Audigy Platinum eX
Plextor 712a Black 12x+/8x- DVD-RW
Lite-On SOHD-167T Black 16x DVD-ROM
Western Digital WD740GD 74GB 10,000rpm Raptor SATA
Western Digital WD2500JB 250GB 7,200rpm 8MB IDE
Seagate Barracuda ST3200822AS 200GB 7,200rpm 8MB IDE
Lian-Li PC-65B Black Aluminum Case
Vantech PCI Slot Fan
CyberPower 825va Voltage Regulating UPS
Windows XP Professional SP1a
There we have it, I think that that is all you need to know to perhaps give opinions and advice. Allow me to elaborate on why I am posting today after browsing this wonderful forum for the last two weeks. (...and by the way, my hat's off to some of you knowledgeable regulars for helping out a lot of newbies and folks in trouble!) Without further adieu:
Problem #1: POWER ISSUE
When, or if, I remove AC Power from my PC for whatever reason I run into a problem in which after reconnecting the AC Power and attempting to turn on the computer it goes into a 3-5 second startup loop in which the PC does not post, but rather cycles power to all of the components indefinitely. I notice the LEDs on my optical drives cycling repeatedly ad infinitum until I power off using the 4-second hold method, and then press the power button again. At this point the PC boots up fine, and boots up fine going forward from all restarts and shut downs. How strange? I've never, EVER, encountered something like this before.
Problem #2: PERFORMANCE ISSUE
This PC has a handful of serious performace issues.
3dMark03 scored horribly.
Prime95 runs ridiculously slow although there are no erros! It runs much more quickly on my work PC which is a PIII 866mhz with 384MB of PC133 RAM.
I receive, on no regular frequency, or while doing anything in particular, Explorer memory errors. Not BSOD's mind you, but "...blah blah blah referenced memory address xxxxx-xxxxx and could not be written". This causes Explorer to restart itself, blowing away the start menu, task bar, and any Explorer windows open. They reappear, of course, without incident.
The most off performance issue of all is that when opening an Explorer window for either of my IDE HDs, designated D and E drives, I find that when using the highlighting rectangle tool the Explorer window freezes or lags. I can double-click and open or move/copy files without incident, but if I attempt to highlight by this method this halt or lag occurs.
Also, since my update of the BIOS from 1.2 to 1.7, and then to 1.8 system startup times prior to Windows loading are HORRID. I have disabled just about everything, and yet the SATA BIOS loads for 5 seconds, and then I must wait 20 seconds for Windows itself to come to the login screen. No other BIOS related issues to report per se, but this is terrible for what should be a blazingly fast computer.
Now let's see.. what have I tried to do to repair the issues?
1) 2 BIOS flashes. First from 1.2->1.7, and then from 1.7->1.8. Ostensibly this was just "because". The power user need to have the latest! I noticed the incorrect CPU temperature being reported, however.. This led to me buying this massive ThermalTake HSF to replace my stocker. I also added more thermal goop than I ever have before, as well as a PCI slot fan before I became aware that it was a BIOS issue! GRRRR MSI.
2) I thought perhaps for the one issue that one of the hard drives was an issue, and even perhaps for power, but I replaced each with new drives and tested all 4 on another PC. NO problems. Also I should perhaps mention that my IDE drives are all hooked up using Antec Cobra cables. Expensive yes, but why the hell not, right? I've never seen a hang-off grounding wire for IDE before. Decided not to use them as I could think of a great place to screw them in, nor have other PC using them had trouble skipping the ground wire.
3) I unplugged every molex cable, the 4-pin CPU power, and the 20-pin ATX power and rerranged them all - as well as removed and then reinserted the RAM.
4) I tried changing my memory timings and power management settings, etc in BIOS. Nothing seem to impact the issue. I didn't fiddle with the voltages, but I should not need to running the RAM at SPD or lower settings and without overclocking the system at all!
5) Another issue that I had that seems to have vanished, come back, vanished, and then come back a "little bit" is my USB ports. When set to enable legacy devices in BIOS my USB items like my Logitech wireless keyboard would just cycle power and refuse to function. Also my UPS connected VIA USB seems to sometimes handshake with Windows and sometimes not. I've tried using all of the different ports, etc but the problem remains. I NEED 6 ports for my devices so it is all that I could do!
6) I have an Enermax 550w EG651P-VE(FMA) with 36 amps on each voltage rail on it's way, and it should arrive tomorrow. Despite all of the crap regarding power supplies that I see on this board I am not confident that it's the problem. That Antec PSU should be able to hold it's on with 20 amps on the +12v channel. C'mon now. I build a nearly identical system with the same power supply for a customer and he has no problems at all. He also has 3 HDs, same motherboard, etc.. the only difference is he has but one optical drive and a 2800+ rather than a 3200+. That power difference should be decimal nature in amps needed.
...oh and the sound card is in PCI slot 3, for those that remember the glory days of sound card IRQ issues that Creative was once notorious for... oh, and I disable the ethernet boot device, etc so my slow startups should not be related. My serial ATA drive is also on connection 1 of the VIA controller.. Promise can kiss my a**.
Soooo.. Show me what a n00b I am, oh great ones. I've built over 100 PCs since 1998 for myself, friends, families, and customers... and I've never seen an issue like this one! I'm no dummy, but please don't assume too much. Other pros on here know full well you can forget the most simple mundane detail in spite of experience! I want to solve this problem. I am on the verge of shelling out for a new motherboard and processor of the 939 pin variety.. and am now wary of MSI's long awaited socket 939 K8 Neo2 board despite it's awesome reviews. MSI has never really given me trouble before.. but I don't really want to spend money to the order of $200+ for that damned Gigabyte board. Gigabyte has always been good to me as well. Save my wallet! PLEASE!!!
Thanks so much everyone, I tried very hard not to leave out any details!
Az (Ian)
You can reach me on Yahoo or AIM just about any time, and I will check here frequently.
The startup problem might just be a screwy psu. Your antec *should* be able to power your stuff just fine, but maybe it is defective in some strange way.
What is your 3dmark03 score? If it is 3000-4000, (approx perf. level of ati 9600xt), then it is fine.
Check your memory using memtest86+, and try underclocking it to ddr333.
UNplug usb devices, and see if it speeds up boot. Also, I would not recommend bios 1.8 since people seem to have some troubles with it.
Also, try disabling agp fast writes, disabling spread spectrum, and maybe boosting ram voltage a tiny bit.
Try booting without your audigy plugged in, and try booting barebones (nothing but 1 hard drive with os) and see what happens.
I'm no expert, but you might get lucky trying these steps.

SQL Performance issue: Using user defined function with group by

Hi Everyone,
im new here and I really could need some help on a weird performance issue. I hope this is the right topic for SQL performance issues.
Well ok, i create a function for converting a date from timezone GMT to a specified timzeone.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION I3S_REP_1.fnc_user_rep_date_to_local (date_in IN date, tz_name_in IN VARCHAR2) RETURN date
IS
tz_name VARCHAR2(100);
date_out date;
BEGIN
SELECT
to_date(to_char(cast(from_tz(cast( date_in AS TIMESTAMP),'GMT')AT
TIME ZONE (tz_name_in) AS DATE),'dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss'),'dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
INTO date_out
FROM dual;
RETURN date_out;
END fnc_user_rep_date_to_local;The following statement is just an example, the real statement is much more complex. So I select some date values from a table and aggregate a little.
select
stp_end_stamp,
count(*) noi
from step
where
stp_end_stamp
BETWEEN
to_date('23-05-2009 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
AND
to_date('23-07-2009 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
group by
stp_end_stampThis statement selects ~70000 rows and needs ~ 70ms
If i use the function it selects the same number of rows ;-) and takes ~ 4 sec ...
select
fnc_user_rep_date_to_local(stp_end_stamp,'Europe/Berlin'),
count(*) noi
from step
where
stp_end_stamp
BETWEEN
to_date('23-05-2009 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
AND
to_date('23-07-2009 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
group by
fnc_user_rep_date_to_local(stp_end_stamp,'Europe/Berlin')I understand that the DB has to execute the function for each row.
But if I execute the following statement, it takes only ~90ms ...
select
fnc_user_rep_date_to_gmt(stp_end_stamp,'Europe/Berlin','ny21654'),
noi
from
select
stp_end_stamp,
count(*) noi
from step
where
stp_end_stamp
BETWEEN
to_date('23-05-2009 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
AND
to_date('23-07-2009 00:00:00','dd-mm-yyyy hh24:mi:ss')
group by
stp_end_stamp
)The execution plan for all three statements is EXACTLY the same!!!
Usually i would say, that I use the third statement and the world is in order. BUT I'm working on a BI project with a tool called Business Objects and it generates SQL, so my hands are bound and I can't make this tool to generate the SQL as a subselect.
My questions are:
Why is the second statement sooo much slower than the third?
and
Howcan I force the optimizer to do whatever he is doing to make the third statement so fast?
I would really appreciate some help on this really weird issue.
Thanks in advance,
Andi

Hi,
The execution plan for all three statements is EXACTLY the same!!!Not exactly. Plans are the same - true. They uses slightly different approach to call function. See:
drop table t cascade constraints purge;
create table t as select mod(rownum,10) id, cast('x' as char(500)) pad from dual connect by level <= 10000;
exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats(user, 't');
create or replace function test_fnc(p_int number) return number is
begin
    return trunc(p_int);
end;
explain plan for select id from t group by id;
select * from table(dbms_xplan.display(null,null,'advanced'));
explain plan for select test_fnc(id) from t group by test_fnc(id);
select * from table(dbms_xplan.display(null,null,'advanced'));
explain plan for select test_fnc(id) from (select id from t group by id);
select * from table(dbms_xplan.display(null,null,'advanced'));Output:
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 47235625
| Id | Operation          | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT   |      |    10 |    30 |   162   (3)| 00:00:02 |
|   1 | HASH GROUP BY     |      |    10 |    30 |   162   (3)| 00:00:02 |
|   2 |   TABLE ACCESS FULL| T    | 10000 | 30000 |   159   (1)| 00:00:02 |
Query Block Name / Object Alias (identified by operation id):
   1 - SEL$1
   2 - SEL$1 / T@SEL$1
Outline Data
/*+
      BEGIN_OUTLINE_DATA
      FULL(@"SEL$1" "T"@"SEL$1")
      OUTLINE_LEAF(@"SEL$1")
      ALL_ROWS
      OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE('10.2.0.4')
      IGNORE_OPTIM_EMBEDDED_HINTS
      END_OUTLINE_DATA
Column Projection Information (identified by operation id):
   1 - (#keys=1) "ID"[NUMBER,22]
   2 - "ID"[NUMBER,22]
34 rows selected.
SQL>
Explained.
SQL>
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 47235625
| Id | Operation          | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT   |      |    10 |    30 |   162   (3)| 00:00:02 |
|   1 | HASH GROUP BY     |      |    10 |    30 |   162   (3)| 00:00:02 |
|   2 |   TABLE ACCESS FULL| T    | 10000 | 30000 |   159   (1)| 00:00:02 |
Query Block Name / Object Alias (identified by operation id):
   1 - SEL$1
   2 - SEL$1 / T@SEL$1
Outline Data
/*+
      BEGIN_OUTLINE_DATA
      FULL(@"SEL$1" "T"@"SEL$1")
      OUTLINE_LEAF(@"SEL$1")
      ALL_ROWS
      OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE('10.2.0.4')
      IGNORE_OPTIM_EMBEDDED_HINTS
      END_OUTLINE_DATA
Column Projection Information (identified by operation id):
   1 - (#keys=1) "TEST_FNC"("ID")[22]
   2 - "ID"[NUMBER,22]
34 rows selected.
SQL>
Explained.
SQL> select * from table(dbms_xplan.display(null,null,'advanced'));
PLAN_TABLE_OUTPUT
Plan hash value: 47235625
| Id | Operation          | Name | Rows | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT   |      |    10 |    30 |   162   (3)| 00:00:02 |
|   1 | HASH GROUP BY     |      |    10 |    30 |   162   (3)| 00:00:02 |
|   2 |   TABLE ACCESS FULL| T    | 10000 | 30000 |   159   (1)| 00:00:02 |
Query Block Name / Object Alias (identified by operation id):
   1 - SEL$F5BB74E1
   2 - SEL$F5BB74E1 / T@SEL$2
Outline Data
/*+
      BEGIN_OUTLINE_DATA
      FULL(@"SEL$F5BB74E1" "T"@"SEL$2")
      OUTLINE(@"SEL$2")
      OUTLINE(@"SEL$1")
      MERGE(@"SEL$2")
      OUTLINE_LEAF(@"SEL$F5BB74E1")
      ALL_ROWS
      OPTIMIZER_FEATURES_ENABLE('10.2.0.4')
      IGNORE_OPTIM_EMBEDDED_HINTS
      END_OUTLINE_DATA
Column Projection Information (identified by operation id):
   1 - (#keys=1) "ID"[NUMBER,22]
   2 - "ID"[NUMBER,22]
37 rows selected.

Process flow/map performance issues

We have some issues with our OWB-based application and we're looking to find out if there are different ways we could be using the tool, or features/options we've missed.
We are trying to maintain a near real time feed of data from a front end system into our warehouse which was built using OWB 10.2.0.3 over a 10.2.0.4 database. The bulk of the application consists of OWB maps with a few hand-written PL/SQL objects, all executed in a series of hierachical OWB process flows. Maps/transformations are executed either sequentially or in parallel where the referential integrity of the model allows.
The problem is that we have around 150 tables in the datamart which could potentially require updating on each refresh cycle, although in practice only a few tables have any activity on a typical refresh cycle. The cycle consists of loading data into a set of staging tables, and from there the data is transformed into the main schema, often with multiple maps per target table.
On every cycle we run hundreds of maps, the vast majority of which process zero rows. Each map runs quickly and efficiently in its own right but collectively they add up to a 5 - 10 min cycle even if there is no data to process.
There are 2 avenues which we'd like to explore and would be grateful if anyone could provide any pointers/suggestions :-
1) It appears that each map opens and closes its own database session when it executes. I presume this was done because a single process flow could be constructed with maps executing in different target schemas, but we know that's not the case for us. We'd like to know if there is anyway to configure the database connection at a higher level (eg. process flow) so it opens a connection once and executes each of the maps (database packages) in that one session.
Our DBAs are experimenting with 'shared server' settings at a database level which may help to some degree but won't be the whole story.
2) Another option is simply to run less maps eg. load the staging area as now, collate stats on which staging tables contain new data, and then apply some logic such that subsequent maps only execute if the relevant staging table(s) contain(s) some new data, otherwise bypass that map.
We tried experimenting with the 'Pre Mapping Process' operator, but essentially that just generates another function call from the map package, so we still have the overhead of opening a database session for each map to run the package. Minimal gain.
We thought about adding a function call in the process flow before each map and then branching to either execute/bypass the map as approriate, but the function call still requires opening/closing of a database session each time so, once again, minimal gain.
What we really want is some way for a map or process flow to check without logging onto the database repeatedly.
Any ideas on the above, or other potential solutions anyone could suggest, would be greatly appreciated.

Hi,
Please see if these documents help.
Note: 554635.1 - Create Accounting Process Performs Poorly When 100K + Distributions are Passed for an Event
Note: 954273.1 - Multiple Create Accounting Requests Result In Poor Performance For Online Accruals
Note: 763500.1 - R12: Performance Issue with Create Accounting
Note: 733637.1 - R12:Performance Issue When Running Accounting Program Xlaaccup
Note: 781311.1 - Create Accounting Process Taking A Long Time To Complete After Appying Critical Patches
Note: 557869.1 - EBS: R12 Oracle Financials Critical Patches
Regards,
Hussein

CS3 hand tool geeking out

I've just switched to CS3 and have noticed that at times when I try to use my hand tool it tends to geek out. To be specific it seems to look as if the image is breaking up as I attempt to drag with the hand tool. It's impossible to see what I'm looking at since my image becomes blurry the more I use the hand tool. If I zoom out the image appears normal again. I thought it was a RAM thing and have tryed to have only Illustrator open to see it the problem still occurs. If I shut down Illustrator and start it up again it tends to fix the problem...temporarily. I should mention I've never had a similar problem with CS2. Is there a setting I can adjust, is this a matter of CS3 demanding more from my computer than CS2 or is this an issue that will hopefully be fixed in the next update?
thanks

Edit/Preferences/Units & Display Performance -> set to Full Quality
If that isn't it, your graphics card may on its way out. And I seriously doubt there will be another update beyond 13.0.2 without including 14 (CS4).

CS6 spacebar/hand tool scroll no longer shows the desktop scrolling

Just got CS6, and spacebar/hand tool scroll no longer shows the desktop scrolling, it only shows the rulers moving and I have to use my imagination to know if my scroll/pan is taking me where I want to be. What's up with that? I really need to see where my scroll is taking me.

I ve already restarted it twice hoping that would be the issue but still won't work

How to troubleshoot JVM performance issues

We recently had a performance issue with our application running on Java 1.4.2 on Windows where the CPU utilization was extremely high. Using the +PrintClassHistogram option I was able to determine that a char array was utilizing more than 500 megabytes of memory.
My question is, is there another option I can include or process I can follow that would help me determine which object was creating this array?
I am not a Java programmer so I apologize if this is elementary question or if I posted this in the wrong forum. I am the SA they call when the application is not running correctly. I have been reading this forum and the manuals trying to find something that would assist me. The developers will fix the problem after I pinpoint where the problem is.
We do not have any type of JVM profiler so I am trying to troubleshoot this issue with thread dumps and JVM options. My assumption is that if a profiler can retrieve the information I should be able to. Is this a correct assumption?
Lastly, if we were to purchase a profiler does anyone have a recommendation on which one to use? Our latest version of the application utilizes Java 5 so we would need something that would work with both versions of Java if possible.
Any assistance or recommendations anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated.

unixmon wrote:
We recently had a performance issue with our application running on Java 1.4.2 on Windows where the CPU utilization was extremely high. Using the +PrintClassHistogram option I was able to determine that a char array was utilizing more than 500 megabytes of memory.
My question is, is there another option I can include or process I can follow that would help me determine which object was creating this array?
I am not a Java programmer so I apologize if this is elementary question or if I posted this in the wrong forum. I am the SA they call when the application is not running correctly. I have been reading this forum and the manuals trying to find something that would assist me. The developers will fix the problem after I pinpoint where the problem is.
This is a management problem. If you have a performance problem then you should be calling the developers and telling them to figure it out and that they need to fix it. You certainly shouldn't be looking at code or profilers.
Unless you have plenty of time on your hands and your goal is to become a developer.
But regardless...
Buying a profiler is an option but if you go that route then to figure out a solution you will be a java programmer even if that isn't your title.
You should however figure out how to simulate load on the server, even with a profiler. There are tools that allow you to send things like http requests, web service requests, etc. Simulating load is a good idea even without a profiler. It allows you to estimate future system needs dependent upon future company growth.
Note that profiling really slows down an application so an app that can handle 10 requests a second might only be able to do 1 a second or less while being profiled.

Hand tool stops working randomly (CS6)

Hi,
So I'm working on this composition with a lot of 3d layers. Sometimes when I switch views, the hand tool stops working completely, for no apparent reason. I hit space, the hand icon still shows, but nothing happens when I drag the cursor. Then after a while it starts working again, for no apparent reason either. It's driving me nuts.
I've already tried resetting the preferences, to no avail.
My specs :
i5-3330 @ 3.00GHz
6 gigs of RAM
NVIDIA GeForce GT 620
1 To HDD
Windows 8

Could be a cache issue or your graphics card not flushing its buffers. Turn off the performance cache in the prefs and update your graphics driver....
Mylenium

Stuck in hand tool in CS6

why do I get stuck in the hand tool in CS6?????????????

Beside RAM, which is very important (I run with 16 GB and allow 10,841 MB = 70% to Photoshop), the scratch file plays an important role in performance.
However, I doubt either of those factors plays a role in your issue. It's been a while since I briefly experienced that myself, but it was fixable as I described above, and I vaguely remember linking it to a software conflict, maybe with Safari running in the background—not sure.
Coincidentally, I happen not to use LR because I tried it and detested it. I'm also not a Windows user. But I wouldn't be surprised if the culprit in your case turns out to be LR running in the background.
Others have reported un-updated NIK plug-ins, which I don't use.
As I rule, I feel more comfortable with allowing Photoshop at least 7 or 8 GB of memory.
Since I already mentioned the scratch file, here are my thoughts on it:
The rule of thumb I follow to figure out scratch space says to figure on 50 to 100 times the size of your largest file ever multiplied by the number of files you have open. I have seen the scratch file exceed 800 GB once, an admittedly rare occurrence, but it often exceeds 200 GB when stitching large panoramas and the like.
As an example—and stressing that I'm aware that others have even more scratch space than I do—I keep two dedicated, physically separate hard drives as my primary and secondary Photoshop scratch disks and a lot of GB free on my boot drive for the OS. I also have 16 GB of RAM installed.
Additionally, if you only have a single HD, i.e. your boot drive, you'd need it to be large enough to accommodate both the swap files of the OS as well as Photoshop's scratch.

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