Lightroom 32bit or 64bit?

[ivar]

I can start Lightroom in 32 bit or 64 bit on my mac. Which one do I want?

[arodney]

I can start Lightroom in 32 bit or 64 bit on my mac. Which one do I want?

64 bit, although you’ll need more than 3+ gigs of ram free to see any benefit. The more, the better with such app’s that support 64 bit.

[Richard]

64 bit, although you’ll need more than 3+ gigs of ram free to see any benefit. The more, the better with such app’s that support 64 bit.

:nod More memory means better performance, usually. Note that Photoshop itself will not be 64-bit on the Mac till CS5, but I don't think you should have any problem mixing 64-bit LR with 32-bit PS.

[Scott_Quier]

:nod More memory means better performance, usually. Note that Photoshop itself will not be 64-bit on the Mac till CS5, but I don't think you should have any problem mixing 64-bit LR with 32-bit PS.
I know I don't have any issues with this combination on both my desktop and laptop - though I'm running Win7 x64 not Mac.

[ivar]

thanks guys, 64 bit it is :thumb

I rarely use photoshop to be honest and I am still on CS2 because of that, so I'm okay with that not being 64 bit :D

[cmason]

http://macperformanceguide.com/SnowLeopard-Performance.html

[ivar]

http://macperformanceguide.com/SnowLeopard-Performance.html
Cool, thanks :thumb