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October 22, 2020

P: Slow UI when using Mac and Custom Display Profile

  • October 22, 2020
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Hello,

 

Since upgrading to Lightroom Classic v10.0, all UI-related functionality is painfully slow. All editing functions are working correctly and quickly but scrolling through the catalogue or even scrolling a side panel is taking many long seconds to refresh. Unreasonably long.

 

Disabling GPU Accellaration has no affect on my Lightroom's performance.

 

macOS Mojave 10.14.6

Mac Pro (Late 2013)

3 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon E5

32 GB 1866 MHz DDR3

AMD FirePro D700 6 GB

 

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TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 8, 2020

@bill_3305731 As Lightroom exports at 8-bits per color channel, does it matter whether Lightroom is set to sRGB or RGB?

RGB what? 

sRGB is a well defined color space. RGB is a color model. 

I always assumed it was due to the monitors and that Lightroom didn't "know" the difference. 

All ICC aware applications are aware of a display profile that defines a behavior (a calibration if you will). The profile does as the name implies; profiles device behavior. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Known Participant
December 8, 2020

Question 

 

As Lightroom exports at 8-bits per color channel, does it matter whether Lightroom is set to sRGB or RGB? Perhaps I'm not even wording the question correctly?

 

For several years, my monitors have been 10 bit, always calibrated and with about 75% RGB / 99% sRGB and when a bit flush, 99% RGB. While the differences were subtle, images on the 99% RGB monitors were usually superior when compared side by side with the lesser monitor.

 

I always assumed it was due to the monitors and that Lightroom didn't "know" the difference. 

 

Have I got this right or am I missing something (or even missing a lot)? 

 

Was DYP
Inspiring
December 8, 2020

Give it up.

A calibration of the display is not the same as a profile. It is no different than printing where calibrating a printer is not the same as a paper profile. 

A profile is built on top of that calibration, which should be a what software uses. The question in using sRGB will be how close it is to a monitor set to sRGB and calibrated. Obvoiusly not the same as profiling (custom profile) the sRGB calibrated monitor but is it close enough.

Probably most of use would prefer a wider gamut for photo editing and probably most of our monitors are wider than sRGB. 

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December 8, 2020
TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 8, 2020

@photostudiotnk Ok for first point, my error,

Not the first error. 

Or maybe you are not able to admit having made an error or a typo.

There's another error. 

Adiós 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Known Participant
December 8, 2020

Or maybe you are not able to admit having made an error or a typo.

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 8, 2020

@photostudiotnk LR can take advantage of a calibration process, that produces a file that LR does not use. 

It's all here: http://www.digitaldog.net/ 

Read, learn, study. 

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Known Participant
December 8, 2020

Again, contempt 😞

During your teaching, how would you explain:

LR can take advantage of a calibration process, that produces a file that LR does not use. 

This is in fact the only point that made me compare this situation with Voodoo and with a lot of smileys.

Regards

TheDigitalDog
Inspiring
December 8, 2020

@photostudiotnk Ok for first point, my error...

Yes. 

For the second point, I  admit without any problem, that I can miss something.

Yes. 

So, LR can take advantage of a calibration process, that produces a file that LR does not use. 

Yes then no. 

You need book on basic color management and this one's perfect:

https://www.abebooks.com/Color-Management-Digital-Photographers-Dummies-Padova/30738434794/bd?cm_mmc=ggl-_-US_Shopp_Trade-_-naa-_-naa&gclid=Cj0KCQiA5bz-BRD-ARIsABjT4niBzEz1FKXAm_ussF_14kfWmNhTr-ZwzkDqTPPpHlUGv1vBe7L2R-AaAkbdEALw_wcB

Author “Color Management for Photographers" & "Photoshop CC Color Management/pluralsight"
Known Participant
December 8, 2020

Ok for first point, my error, LR can directly use the profile.

For the second point, I  admit without any problem, that I can miss something.

So, LR can take advantage of a calibration process, that produces a file that LR does not use. This is what you mean?

Regards