Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp 2.8 prohibitively slow

[Aaron Paden <aaronbpaden gmail com>]

On 07/19/2012 02:28 AM, wwp wrote:
> even though when attempting to process image/data files
> that are, say, "modern". The OP didn't mention precisely how big they
> are ("trying to open large images like MyPaint encourages"), but I
> presume they are way bigger than image sizes that were conventional in
> the times P4 + 512Go RAM were common.
>
> How big are they, Aaron?


MyPaint encourages large images because of the infinite canvas. It adds 
up pretty quickly. The largest one I was using to test gimp was 
8960x9088. Just some doodles. More me testing the limits of gimp on my 
computer than trying to do something useful in that case. Gimp was 
unusably slow no matter what size image I use, but Liam's suggestions 
have made things much more manageable.

https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-developer-list/2012-July/msg00074.html