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what 's about the limit of pics in a catalog
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Victoria Bampton
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There's no limit that I'm aware of, but it does get slower with lots of images. My biggest library is currently about 14',''' images, and is a bit on the slow side!
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it gets slower if you want to show all the images at once... But I keep them organized in monthly folders and/or job folders - LR shows images faster that way.
But I am looking if there is a way to sort images by file size and dimensions - or show images of a certain width/length.
I made one catalog from a folder of old images resized for web and print use and i would like to show only files larger than 1 MB or full size
But I am looking if there is a way to sort images by file size and dimensions - or show images of a certain width/length.
I made one catalog from a folder of old images resized for web and print use and i would like to show only files larger than 1 MB or full size
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Hi,
We have a LR catalog with 8','''' raw images (about 1.1 TB). This catalog is kept, organized in sub-folders, in an external 1.5TB hard drive connected with fire wire 8'' to a Mac Pro with 4GB ram. We are using LR 1.3 and OSX 5.
The catalog has been behaving erratically. Most of the time we are in the library module, searching for images with 'find'. Sometimes it works really smoothly and sometimes the 'spinning wheels' won't stop.
I've tested LR with a fresh OSX and LR install, I've re-imported the catalog using 1:1 previews, I've even used 'Disk Warrior' to repair any possible problems in the external drive but still the program becomes sluggish and most of the time, it just stops responding.
Any ideas on what to do or where to ask for help?
Thanks.
We have a LR catalog with 8','''' raw images (about 1.1 TB). This catalog is kept, organized in sub-folders, in an external 1.5TB hard drive connected with fire wire 8'' to a Mac Pro with 4GB ram. We are using LR 1.3 and OSX 5.
The catalog has been behaving erratically. Most of the time we are in the library module, searching for images with 'find'. Sometimes it works really smoothly and sometimes the 'spinning wheels' won't stop.
I've tested LR with a fresh OSX and LR install, I've re-imported the catalog using 1:1 previews, I've even used 'Disk Warrior' to repair any possible problems in the external drive but still the program becomes sluggish and most of the time, it just stops responding.
Any ideas on what to do or where to ask for help?
Thanks.
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This is probably what is usual for a catalog of that size at this point in LR's development. Not really the ideal situation, that's for sure. However what I have done is to break my files into manageable sized catalogs for my system. It may take some experimentation to find the size that works for you though.
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