- Learn: How to resolve the integer error in Photoshop. This error occurs when you try to access the Performance preferences.
Issue
When you try to access the Performance preferences (Edit > Preferences > Performance), Photoshop displays the error message: An integer between 96 and 8 is required. Closest value inserted.You are unable to access the Performance settings in the Preferences dialog. Tools such as Blur and Liquify that use the graphics processor (GPU) card are also impacted.This issue appears after updating your operating system to Windows 10 Creators Update.Generally, when you encounter any of the following errors, you may want the follow the below solution:- "Could not complete your request because of a problem parsing the JPEG data"
- "Could not complete your request because there is not enough memory (RAM)"
- "There was an error opening your printer. Printing functions will not be available until you have selected a printer & reopened any document"
Solution:
This issue has been fixed in Photoshop CC 19.1.5 (June 2018 release).Update Photoshop to the latest version. See Keep Photoshop up to date.Remove OverridePhysicalMemoryMB DWORD key from the registry.
1. Quit Photoshop. - 3. In the Registry Editor window, navigate to the folder path below:Photoshop CC 2018: Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\120.0
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- 4. In the right pane, right-click the key OverridePhysicalMemoryMB that you had created earlier and choose Delete from the menu.
- 5. In the Confirm Value Delete dialog, click Yes to confirm.
Workaround:
- 1. Press Windows + R keys to bring up the Run dialog.Type regedit.exe and then press Enter.
- 2. In the Registry Editor window, navigate to the folder path below depending on your Photoshop version.
- Photoshop CC 2018: Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\120.0
- Photoshop CC 2017: Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\110.0
- Photoshop CC 2015.5: Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\100.0
- Photoshop CC 2015: Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\90.0
- Photoshop CC 2014: Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\Photoshop\80.0
- Based on the Photoshop version you're running, right-click the folder mentioned in the previous and choose New > DWORD (32-bit) Value from the menu.
4. In the right pane, name the new key as OverridePhysicalMemoryMB and press Enter.
5. Right-click the new key and choose Modify from the menu. In the Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialog, do the following:
- Set Base as Decimal.
- In the Value Data field, change the value from 0 to a numeric megabyte value that reflects your system's physical memory. For example, enter 4096 for 4 GB, 8192 for 8 GB, 16384 for 16 GB, or 24576 for 24 GB.
- Click OK.
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