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  1. Make Illustrator multi threaded on CPU

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    317 comments  ·  Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests » Performance, Enhancements  ·  Admin →
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    Started (Available In Beta)  ·  AdminAvinash Singh Kotwal (Principal Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    Adobe Illustrator's Multithreading Journey Begins!

     

    Dear Illustrator Community,


    I'm thrilled to announce that we've embarked on an exciting journey to bring multithreading capabilities to Adobe Illustrator. This significant undertaking will enhance performance and responsiveness across various aspects of the application.


    While this is a complex process that will take some time to fully implement, I wanted to share our progress so far.


    Our Approach

    We've strategically begun by focusing on the most computationally intensive operations—those that typically take more time and block the main thread, resulting in slower response times while you work. By moving these operations to separate threads, we aim to significantly improve your overall experience with Illustrator.


    It's important to note that you may see more noticeable impact in some areas than others initially. However, we want to assure you that this is just the beginning, and we will continue this journey to bring improvements across…

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    Jeff Scott commented  · 

    @adriana, since I don’t do video work and primarily 2D design work, I went with the best iMac that I could. With the top i7 processor, 32 GB of RAM, a 1 TB SSD, I was in the $3500 range. The base iMac Pro starts at $5000.

    Depending on what apps you use. I use Adobe XD as much as I use Illustrator. It’s amazing how much faster and smoother XD is.

    Also, I bought mine from expercom.com. I upgraded the RAM through them and saved a ton of money, FWIW.

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    Jeff Scott commented  · 

    @Steve:
    Thanks for writing this. I have the exact same issue as you. Converting text to paths in large situations, or creating very complex compound paths would leave Illustrator useless for what feels like eternity.

    Just looking at Activity Monitor, Illustrator is pegged at 100% (I have the highest end, non iMac Pro with an i7/ 32GB of RAM and an 8GB graphics card). That 100% only represents one of my four cores.

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    Jeff Scott commented  · 

    I'll add my 2¢ here. As I'm waiting for Illustrator to render the task of using the shape builder tool. I have a quad core i7 and it takes forever for Illustrator to crunch the data, using only one core.

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  2. Remove canvas size limit

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    551 comments  ·  Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests » Documents and Artboards  ·  Admin →
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