Here's a tip from Elements K that may address some of the PS memory concerns
I've seen posted here...
The number of History States will affect how Photoshop runs
The History palette can be quite useful, but it can also be a
memory hog. To see how many History States you have, choose
Edit > Preferences > General. If you're working with low
resolution files then go ahead and allot yourself a minimum of
20 History States, but try not to go over 40. If you're working
with predominantly large files set it to 3 or 4. This should keep
you from getting that annoying warning about not having enough
memory whenever you try to run a filter.
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