Have you tried playing with the GPU acceleration settings under Preferences/Performance and switching between the different levels of drawing modes? Assuming the preferences of CS5 offer more or less the same settings as they do in newer versions, that is. And worth noting that if you want to run Photoshop in compatibility…
Hey thanks ! I'll definitely try that. - - - - - Here are more details : it looks like my main issue isn't so much the OpenGL canvas crashing fully (= becoming greyed out in options), but rather, it failing per-document. I can now reproduce the behavior consistently by looping through the various full-screen display modes…
Re. the settings : indeed I've tried all permutations I could possibly think of (CS5 indeed already has the option to chose between different OpenGL performance levels). Basic actually seems just a tad bit faster than Advanced - but regardless, the third screen mode still breaks. At least it is consistent ! I just wish…
Sorry to hear. Maybe it's an OS compatibility issue that can be solved by running PS in Windows 7 compatibility mode? "CS6 and Earlier on Windows 10" https://helpx.adobe.com/creative-cloud/kb/Windows_10_compatibility_FAQ.html#:~:text=with%20Windows%2010%3F-,CS6%20and%20Earlier%20on%20Windows%2010,-Windows%2010%20is
Heya - while I didn't try swapping cables (as it isn't quite possible since not all the displays use the same tech : HDMI / DVI / DP), I made one last attempt today consisting of first disabling all secondary monitors (which are currently back to a more reasonable total of 3 BTW) and then re-enabling them and giving them a…