Hello,
If Krita feels slow or starts lagging while you’re working, don’t worry!
I am going to show you a few easy ways to fix this problem.
First, I’ll show you how to take a look at your computer to see if an upgrade is needed or not. Then, I’ll go to Krita and optimize a few settings.
Finally, I’ll share some extra tricks to enhance Krita’s responsiveness.
By the end of this video, you should know everything you need to fix any existing or future lag.
Chapters:
00:00 INTRODUCTION
00:41 CHECKING YOUR SYSTEMS SPECS AND COMPARING THEM TO KRITA’S REQUIREMENTS.
06:57 GRAB YOUR FREE GUIDE. Showing you the guide and how it can help you. This will help you to decide if you want it or not. So, watch that part!
07:38 OPTIMIZING KRITA’S SETTINGS.
09:41 OPTIMIZING GRAPHICS SETTINGS
10:26 OPTIMIZING THE AUTO SAVE SETTINGS
11:15 EXTRA TIPS
11:20 BRUSHES
11:50 LAYERS
12:20 CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT
13:03 WHAT TO DO IF YOU DON’T HAVE ENOUGH RAM OR YOUR GRAPHICS CARD IS OUTDATED.
14:42 CONCLUSION
FREE RESOURCES
Grab my FREE guide to fixing typical lags in Krita here: RESOURCES — Blade & Quill
Be sure to check out my free guide to shortcuts, as well as the free guide to blending modes—both are available on the same page!
Apart from your valuable information, as far as I understand it, there is some work in progress regarding Krita being slow in various circumstance which can’t be solved with more powerful hardware.
There seems to be something within Krita that let it struggle - not with painting but with using filters etc.
You can read about it here:
The post was initially only about OpenGL vs. Direct3D acceleration but gathered more input - e.g. Krita getting slow as soon as you add a blur filter.
Following the forum for some time I got the conclusion that Krita’s brush system is considered fast, even on old slow PCs (and I can confirm this on a ten years old notebook). But “editing” a document (using filters, layer styles etc.) can create a performance bottle neck.
