Speed Of Lightroom 2.1

[bigbob]

I Am Using Lightroom 2.1 On Two Mac Computers – 1 – Imac Dual Processor 2gig Ram Os 1'.4.11 # 2- G5 Os X 1'.5.5 Dual 2 Ghz Power Pcg5 Processor 4 Gig Ram : In Dev Modual Going From One Image To The Next It Takes 4 To 5 Sec. For Image To Load. On G5 Internel Hd On Imac Externel Hd Same Time On Both Computers. Is This Normal? Question 2 If I Do Adjustments In Dev Modual Before Image Is Loading Will It Save The Corrections? Bob

 

[Victoria Bampton]

Hi Bob

Yes, if you do adjustments in Develop while the image is finishing loading, it'll still save the settings.

To better understand what it's doing - when you first view the image in Dev, it reads the standard preview, so it's worth having previews rendered so you can start evaluating the image while waiting for it to load. Then it does a quick read of the raw file, frees up the sliders for you start working, then it does a full read of the raw file, then the 'loading' bezel will disappear. That raw data is written to ACR's cache, so if you come back to that same photo a few minutes later, it'll be quicker to load.

 

[a_j]

To chime in on the matter of Lightroom 2.1 performance: Just installed the latter but find that the widely reported 2.' performance issue (which I was dealing with also) is still there. CPU usage close to 1''% nonstop, even when don't touch the program for long times, rendering slow, etc. Reinstalled 1.4.1. and it works rather nicely with same 15'MB library, no CPU issue here even if it goes up to 7'% or so sometimes - it just works. I think I will have to stick to 1.4.1. until 2.1's speed is improved. I have looked around for solutions but do not seem to find any.
(Setup is 1.8 Ghz processor Pentium M, 1.5 GB Ram, ATI Radeon 96'', RAW-files on external hard drive connected via USB2)
Best, AJ

 

[Kiwigeoff]

To chime in on the matter of Lightroom 2.1 performance: Just installed the latter but find that the widely reported 2.' performance issue (which I was dealing with also) is still there. CPU usage close to 1''% nonstop, even when don't touch the program for long times, rendering slow, etc. Reinstalled 1.4.1. and it works rather nicely with same 15'MB library, no CPU issue here even if it goes up to 7'% or so sometimes - it just works. I think I will have to stick to 1.4.1. until 2.1's speed is improved. I have looked around for solutions but do not seem to find any.
(Setup is 1.8 Ghz processor Pentium M, 1.5 GB Ram, ATI Radeon 96'', RAW-files on external hard drive connected via USB2)
Best, AJ

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