Work wont calculate or export??

[Toothfood]

Hello,

I was working on a roughly 20MB RAW image and went to export it after about 8 or 9 adjustment layers.  It was unable to "calculate" the file size for any format and would not export.  I dropped down the quality to as low as possible and it still would not work.  So I saved the file to try another day and it was 142MB?!?!  Is that why it wouldn't calculate and export?  Did it increase to the because of all the editing because I did not change any ppi settings (at least I dont think I did).  

I have a new Macbook Pro, 8gig, dual core, 256ssd running High Sierra.  Is the issue my computer not being robust enough to handle this?

[Gabe]

Hi @Toothfood,

Welcome to the forums. 

Can you please upload the .afphoto file so we can have a look? If it's too big you can use our dropbox account. https://www.dropbox.com/request/Pp63maDVPT2D2fvbJm37

Thanks,

Gabe. 

[Toothfood]

Here it is.  Thank you for the help.  Beyond taking a look at the file, do you feel I should upgrade my system?  I feel I may be underpowered. :(

PCM_0203.afphoto

[carl123]

It exports OK for me on Windows but does take about 10-15 minutes.

Your very Top layer (Black and White adjustment) has a Live Depth of Field Filter nested within it, switch that off or delete it

Your second layer from the bottom (Depth of Field Blur) has a Live Diffuse Filter nested within it, switch that off or delete it

When I disable those 2 filters, your file exports in a much more reasonable time for me of 20 seconds

I have attached a modified version of your file with those 2 filters disabled, see if that exports Ok for you on your Mac

PCM_0203_modified.afphoto

[Toothfood]

That worked wonderfully, thank you!  Let me ask you then, nesting one layer inside another layer is NOT something that should be done, correct?  Disabling those two nested layers reduced the file size from 142MB to like 7MB.

[carl123]

1. Nesting layers inside other layers is done all the time but the two particular Filter layers you had nested were causing problems in this case.

2. Disabling those 2 nested layers would not have reduce your afphoto file from 142MB to 7MB.

The file you exported was probably 7MB but that is just a JPG file not your project file, which is probably still around 142MB

[Toothfood]

So I guess we can agree that stuff like this just sometimes randomly happens?

But yes, I exported it as a JPEG and the natural compression brought it down that much.  But I imported it at a 24/25MB NEF and just that layer editing alone brought it up to a 142MB?

Your computer exported that one in 10-15 minutes but mine just started getting loud and hot (I have a new Macbook Pro, 8gig, dual core, 256ssd running High Sierra).  Do you think Im underpowered?

[carl123]

7 minutes ago, Toothfood said:

Your computer exported that one in 10-15 minutes but mine just started getting loud and hot (I have a new Macbook Pro, 8gig, dual core, 256ssd running High Sierra).  Do you think Im underpowered?

I have a high end Windows PC for my main work.  I don't use Macs so can't comment on your Mac's specification but just use it and see how it performs from now on

[lepr]

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