Photo editing with Vista Ult 64 bit

[Guest BoH, Photographer]

I'm shopping for a new notebook and looked at an HP DV6675US with Vista

Ultimate 64 bit; 4GB RAM. I use the computer for photo editing with

Photoshop, Lightroom and Pro Show Gold.

 

I like the idea of getting 4 GB of RAM but am concerned about compatibility

problems I've heard about with the 64 bit OS. I've heard that I need the 64

bit OS to be able to use over 2 GB of RAM with Photoshop.

 

Am I stepping into a mine field if I get the notebook with Vista Ultimate 64

bit?

 

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.

[Guest Barb Bowman]

Re: Photo editing with Vista Ult 64 bit

 

I've got 4 very happy x64 Ultimate notebooks. One is used for photo

editing. Photoshop runs very well. I don't use the other two so

can't comment.

 

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:02:00 -0800, BoH, Photographer <BoH,

Photographer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm shopping for a new notebook and looked at an HP DV6675US with Vista

>Ultimate 64 bit; 4GB RAM. I use the computer for photo editing with

>Photoshop, Lightroom and Pro Show Gold.

>

>I like the idea of getting 4 GB of RAM but am concerned about compatibility

>problems I've heard about with the 64 bit OS. I've heard that I need the 64

>bit OS to be able to use over 2 GB of RAM with Photoshop.

>

>Am I stepping into a mine field if I get the notebook with Vista Ultimate 64

>bit?

>

>Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.

--

 

Barb Bowman

MS Windows-MVP

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx

http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

[Guest Dominic Payer]

Re: Photo editing with Vista Ult 64 bit

 

Your programs will work perfectly well under 64-bit Vista, as I'm sure you

know. A 64-bit OS will let you use all 4GB of the RAM - assuming the HP BIOS

can be, and is, set appropriately. The extra usable 0.5GB or thereabouts

compared to 32-bit Vista is not likely to make a significant difference in

practice.

 

As a photographer you need to check whether your camera system can be

controlled and updated via 64-bit Vista as not all the major brands provide

64-bit compatible software. Some only support 32-bit Vista.

 

Also, while any current photo printer is likely to have an x64 Vista driver,

if you want a RIP not all are yet available in 64-bit versions.

 

Any problems are likely to be with hardware and its associated drivers, and

you might be using some unusual hardware which does not have x64 drivers.

 

 

 

 

"BoH, Photographer" <BoH, Photographer@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

message news:07D5715B-8DAE-41F0-9ABA-99AC5686002E@microsoft.com...

> I'm shopping for a new notebook and looked at an HP DV6675US with Vista

> Ultimate 64 bit; 4GB RAM. I use the computer for photo editing with

> Photoshop, Lightroom and Pro Show Gold.

>

> I like the idea of getting 4 GB of RAM but am concerned about

> compatibility

> problems I've heard about with the 64 bit OS. I've heard that I need the

> 64

> bit OS to be able to use over 2 GB of RAM with Photoshop.

>

> Am I stepping into a mine field if I get the notebook with Vista Ultimate

> 64

> bit?

>

> Thanks in advance for any suggestions or comments.