Adobe Cs6 Requirements

[Edco Haglund]

Irealize that you did not ask an actual question, just posted a rant about passwords, but I am going to attempt to answer it anyway. I do not work for Adobe, and passwords are one of the things that drive me nuts (which is why I am a fan of 1Password). I just finished my annual security training for the community college where I teach, and was reminded once again how criminals have gotten more sophisticated at cracking passwords. It's something we live with now, and it's important to have secure passwords.

Just randomly found this and would like to put my tiny two cents in, when you have a name that contains every vowel in the alphabet and contains over 20 letters it makes things kinda difficult to adhere to the requirements to name any letters in your first or last name. So I agree with his rant/question.

I have a different password problem. I have so many passwords that I've found it useful to have a password vault that generates them for me (adhering to whatever arcane criteria the website wants), so I don't actually type them myself. The vault asks "is this OK," I say "yes," and the password's set. That's the procedure I followed when I created the password for my digital signature, so imagine my surprise when my vault entered the password this morning and Adobe told me it was incorrect. I don't see how that's even possible. It can't be a typo since I don't enter the password. I go to the vault, click the entry for my digital signature, and the vault does the rest. I suppose I'm going to have to reset it, but ... well ... WTH?

I also use a password manager, and the last time I had to change my Adobe password was a couple (??? I think, don't remember the actual date) years ago when Adobe was hacked and sent a message to everyone to change their password

The problem with these excessive requirements is often its less secure, as you end up having to write down your password somewhere else... Especially frustrating on creative software as this, by the time I come to any creative task im already annoyed at the process of having to reset my password for the 1000th time.

Of the Adobe suite tools, though, InDesign is among the least demanding. It uses only one CPU core, so the number of cores you pay for will be more relevant to Photoshop, AfterEffects, Premiere and things like games. Any i7 CPU should be fine; one that's a little further up the power spectrum would not be money misspent. (That said, I am in the camp of buying at the "moderate" point on whatever the current CPU curve is; at the top of the peak, but not out on the leading edge where prices triple for power increases not generally proportional to cost.)

RAM is crucial. Most modern apps (and games) really demand 32GB for most purposes. 64GB is overkill unless you're going to work with very large Photoshop and AE projects. But 16GB won't really do it any more.

Fast SSDs are essential as well. HDDs are no longer a good buy except for bulk storage of things like video projects and archives. You want a fast SSD for boot, apps, scratch disks and working projects. A second SSD for project data files is a nice thing to have.

Video: almost any system with a name-brand video adapter (Nvidia or AMD) is good enough for InDesign. You will want the ability to drive an external 4K monitor, and (again) for the more power-hungry tools, a GPU that's up the curve will be a nice asset. InDesign does not use GPU acceleration (under Windows), but some of the other apps do. (Teh jump from no-GPU to modest-GPU is MUCH larger than from modest-GPU to mega-GPU, though, so don't go overboard unless you're going to dock into multiple desk monitors.)

Processor: Adobe InDesign is a CPU-intensive application, so you should aim for a processor with at least 6 cores and a high clock speed. A good option would be an Intel Core i7 or i9 processor or an AMD Ryzen 7 or Ryzen 9 processor.

RAM: InDesign can be quite memory-intensive, especially when working with large documents. So, it is recommended to have at least 16 GB of RAM. If you work with extremely large or complex documents, consider getting 32 GB or even 64 GB of RAM.

Storage: InDesign files can take up a lot of space, so a fast and large SSD is recommended. A 500 GB or 1 TB SSD would be ideal for storing your InDesign files and the operating system.

Graphics card: While InDesign does not rely heavily on graphics processing, having a dedicated graphics card with at least 2 GB of VRAM can help speed up tasks like rendering previews and exporting files. A NVIDIA GeForce or an AMD Radeon graphics card would be a good choice.

Monitor: A high-resolution monitor is crucial for graphic design work. A 24-inch or 27-inch monitor with a resolution of at least 1920x1080 pixels would be suitable. A larger screen with a higher resolution, such as a 4K or 5K display, would provide an even better user experience.

Overall, a good setup computer for InDesign would be a high-end workstation or gaming PC with a powerful CPU, plenty of RAM, a fast SSD, a dedicated graphics card, and a high-resolution monitor. However, keep in mind that the specific requirements may vary depending on the size and complexity of the projects you work on.

Eugene, I don't disagree with any of what you've said, especially the conclusion. I build most of my systems to specs that would make all but a pro AAA gamer smile, and that's a good basis for any graphics-intensive use: publication, images, video, CAD. (And the occasional game. )

But your first recommendation is off-target in that while nearly all modern CPUS are at least four-core, with eight being the median, I think... InDesign is resolutely a one-core app. It will take a MAJOR overhaul to go multi-core, so it's not going to happen with the next minor rev or two. So while it's neither here nor there, and most other apps (and games) will make glad use of those multiple cores... it's irrelevant to ID, and you can only scale up CPU power and cost so much to try and get better one-core app performance. So for ID, "almost any i7" is an adequate guideline. More money should only be put into the CPU for much, much more demanding apps, if any.

When you opt for a lower cpu in buying you're likely opting to buy lower specs for other components, like RAM and graphics card - unless you're building for yourself - and if you're building for yourself you're not going to be asking here.

It's difficult to know if that computer would be good enough, there's many models of i7 some built for different purposes, portability where power is kept low to conserve battery vs desktop power where there is no throttling.

16gb is good enough - and graphics card again hard to know so many models.

I'd upgrade to at least a 1TB SSD, though, or better yet, a second one. From the OS and apps up, half a gig gets eaten up pretty rapidly even by a casual user. Leftover files and cache data and the like will fill space quickly and you will hate having to "purge" the system every few months when space gets tight.

I could not find related topic but please allow me if this question asked before as well. Maybe you know, in February 2024 Significant updates to Gmail and Yahoo's email delivery requirements will take effect. Email senders who fail to comply with the new requirements set by Gmail and Yahoo will experience a negative impact in deliverability and email performance.

There are some differences in the dependencies for Commerce on Cloud infrastructure. Service version and compatibility support for Adobe Commerce on cloud infrastructure is determined by services tested and deployed to the hosted cloud environments, and sometimes differ from versions supported by Adobe Commerce on-premises deployments. For example, Elasticsearch 7.17 is supported for Commerce 2.4.4 for on-premise deployments, but OpenSearch 1.2 is supported for Commerce 2.4.4 on Cloud infrastructure.

Adobe only supports the combination of system requirements described in the following tables. For example, 2.4.5 is fully tested with MariaDB 10.4. Adobe recommends that you upgrade to MariaDB 10.4 before upgrading to 2.4.5.

It is recommended that you verify that PHP OPcache is enabled for performance reasons. The OPcache is enabled in many PHP distributions. The opcache extension is installed by default in the Commerce on Cloud infrastructure.

For on-premesis, verify that PHP OPcache it is installed, see PHP settings. Or for specific guidance on performance settings, see the software recommendations for PHP settings in the Performance Best Practices guide.

Upgrading the applications and extensions you obtain from the Commerce Marketplace and other sources can require up to 2 GB of RAM. If you are using a system with less than 2 GB of RAM, create a swap file; otherwise, your upgrade might fail.

I am going to purchase a MacBook Pro 15'' - upgrading from a much older model. The extra ram is very expensive - so I'm hoping to avoid it and use another device for any other multitasking I need to do.

@Colin: I assume you are referring to Adobe's system requirements. I don't consider those are not "real world" specs--just enough to do basic jobs. 2 GB is a joke. 8 GB will certainly work, but for large jobs, most likely the hard drive will be used for RAM cache. That could be bearable with a larger SSD drive but not optimal.

It might RUN (low RAM doesn't stop things working, it could just make them hundreds of times slower). Photoshop is an eager user of RAM. It depends what your time waiting for apps is worth, but almost certainly the 32 GB is a good investment. Also pay close attention to the amound and speed of disk. SSD is faster, but the default SSD size isn't enough for pro use. Adequate size of SSD is hugely expensive. Fusion drives can be a good compromise. Photoshop may benefit from a second external drive. Unless you need the laptop a desktop might be more cost effective. As would be a Windows system.

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