Rendering/Loading images in LR 2.0

[courtleve]

I am using a macbook pro and an older g5 desktop. I get the same speed issues with both machines, the mbp is quicker but...

When I switch from one image to another there is a 3-6 second delay before the image is done loading/rendering. This is the same after I optimize my catalog and I have the write xmp field un checked. Is this just how fast LR runs? Am I missing something? Is there anyway to speed this up?

 

[Brad Snyder]

Have you pre-rendered the image previews? That should help some.

Either on import, or select some images in Grid,

Library menu > Library > Previews > Render x Previews ; where x is a size. Render standard or 1:1 depending on whether you work in Fit or Zoomed views.

 

[courtleve]

Thanks, giving that a try right now. That's a fairly lengthy process from what it seems. Time will tell if that is a time saver in the long run. Not something you want to sit and watch...

 

[Brad Snyder]

True, most folks try to do that during otherwise dead time...

If you need to get back to work, I believe you can interrupt it at any time by clicking the little X at right end of progress bar, with no harm done. It'll just stop where it is, you shouldn't lose any rendering already completed.

 

[courtleve]

Thanks for the tip. MUCH quicker in library mode. Still a bit slow in the development area but overal, a very improved speed.