# "Waiting for image operation to complete" takes 2 hours on 100% CPU

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**Category:** Artists Feedback & Testing\
**Tags:** linux\
**Created:** [April 23, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/waiting-for-image-operation-to-complete-takes-2-hours-on-100-cpu/180876 "2026-04-23T19:27:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Solution-Beast](https://krita-artists.org/user_avatar/krita-artists.org/solution-beast/32/2969_2.png) [@Solution-Beast](https://krita-artists.org/u/Solution-Beast)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2026, 9:44am UTC](https://krita-artists.org/t/waiting-for-image-operation-to-complete-takes-2-hours-on-100-cpu/180876/9 "2026-04-25T09:44:29Z")

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I can confirm that it’s the high resolution of 2400 that is causing the problem.  
I changed it to 300 in the .kra file and that opens ok but the text is small:

> **[TEST003-300res.kra](https://drive.google.com/file/d/10r2tyzdeWfWA8ubaKO47kE5WFBuT15TB/view?usp=sharing)**
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> Google Drive file.

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