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JacksterD
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April 24, 2015

P: File handling much slower

  • April 24, 2015
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I'm having an issue with Lightroom CC being very slow at file handling. In Lightroom 5 I could move files from one folder to another on the same drive very quickly (almost instantly, never more than a few seconds), but in Lightroom CC I'm currently moving 400 CR2 files to a different folder and it's taken 10 minutes. This is on a Retina MacBook Pro with an SSD.

Also, the way Lightroom CC converts to DNG seems to be different. Normally when I import files I choose to convert to DNG in the Import dialogue. Normally in Lightroom 5 I ended up with a folder full of DNG files. However, in Lightroom CC I seem to get a folder of CR2 files which are then converted to DNG. I tried moving these files (from within Lightroom) while this process was going on and Lightroom got very confused and around 25% of my files could no longer be found by Lightroom (they were still on the disk, but with "DNG" extensions as opposed to the "CR2" which Lightroom seemed to be expecting, even though it had just converted them!).

Overall, this has slowed my import workflow down hugely. I used to Import as DNG, move my files around and boom, done. Now I need to import as CR2, then move the files into the right folder (which takes at least 100x longer now), and then convert to DNG. Not good!

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    EvilBoris
    EvilBoris
    Participating Frequently
    May 16, 2015
    You have to be viewing multiple files in grid view for it to convert multiple files, if you are selecting them and choosing convert in the film strip/preview view then it will only do one.

    this is how it was in the last version too and presumably other versions before it
    BobDaamen
    BobDaamen
    Participant
    May 13, 2015
    I noticed the slowness especially on my 3 year old laptop (core i5, 8 GB RAM but still a normal harddrive). My desktop seems to run a lot faster. Haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary on this machine.

    But on top of the slowness I noticed that on my desktop I can select a bunch of files to convert.... no matter how many times I try, it will only convert the one that is more highlighted.
    The laptop however will convert all the files I selected. I vaguely remember seeing this behaviour in one the previous versions.
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    amdkt7
    Inspiring
    May 12, 2015
    That's good to hear. It would not hurt them to be more up front about the issues and be more involved with the customers. I sure am looking forward to a real fix!
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    denniR
    Participating Frequently
    May 12, 2015
    Finally managed to get a response from Adobe today - they know there's a problem and are working on it. Until an update is ready they suggested sticking with 5.7...
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    denniR
    Participating Frequently
    May 11, 2015
    Interesting... What a pain to have to add that step. I'm still wondering why Adobe is silent on this. Has anyone received an actual reply from them yet? My direct queries haven't been acknowledged yet.
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    amdkt7
    Inspiring
    May 11, 2015
    It sure helps to use the Adobe Raw to DNG converter first, the import takes next to no time after that (ok, building previews still takes a while, but you can start to work). It's a pain to add to the work flow, but the converter is blazing fast compared to LR6.

    Since I turned the GPU acceleration off my only remaining complaints is the slow import/export process.
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    denniR
    Participating Frequently
    May 9, 2015
    Just ran some time comparisons:

    *All times in seconds.
    **GPU acceleration unchecked in CC.
    ***Face detection paused in CC.
    ****Mobile sync paused in both 5.7 and CC.
    *****Catalogue already has over 100,000 images.

    Launch
    5.7: 6.4
    CC: 12.02

    Importing 5 CR2s from a 5DM2 and convert to DNG
    5.7: 14.95
    CC: 27.69

    Import 5 high quality jpgs
    5.7: 3
    CC: 4.45

    Export 5 full res Jpgs from DNGs
    5.7:13.57
    CC: 30

    Export 5 1200x800, 72 ppi Jpgs from DNGs
    5.7: 5.32
    CC: 9.57

    Export 5 1200x800, 72 ppi Jpgs from full res jpgs (original imports)
    5.7: 3
    CC: 6.88
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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    May 9, 2015
    I would be interested in hearing if others are experiencing issues with LR hanging up. It seems I have to use force quit way too often. And I agree import has become incredibly slow. It would seem this product should have been Beta tested more thoroughly.
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    denniR
    Participating Frequently
    May 8, 2015
    I've paused facial reignition too. And as for Victoria's comment, unfortunately after all these years dealing with adobe, I think we all know they tend to avoid uncomfortable issues for a year or more.
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    denniR
    Participating Frequently
    May 8, 2015
    I hope so :). You never know with adobe though
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